Stefan Kappel

Supply Chain Management - Strategic Purchasing - Category Management - Production Planning - Project Management - CRM

Egernsund, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

About

- Entrepreneur. - Electronic Engineer. - Hands-on experience with manufacturing of mechanical parts and related processes. - 20 years + of experience managing staff. - 20 years + of procurement experience, inclusive strategic purchase, category management and logistics. - Sourcing expert with excellent supplier relationship management. - Low cost country sourcing (China, Thailand, Baltic and East Europe). - Sourcing Project management. - EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) including box build deliveries. - Indirect procurement. - Established the first Danish EMS in China in the early nineties, supplying electronic assemblies and components for larger Danish companies. Stayed in Hong Kong and China for five and a half year.

Experience

  • Component Engineer at TERMA Group
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

  • Supply Chain Manager at Develco Products
    May 2015 - Feb 2020 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Supply Chain Management (Purchase, forecast, production planning, etc.)

  • Managing Director - Brewer at Randers Bryghus A/S
    Dec 2005 - Apr 2015 · 9 yrs 5 mos

    Director and owner at Randers Bryghus, Randers Craft Brewery • Director, Owner, Brewmaster, Manager for 6-8 employees • Established a local microbrewery in Randers from scratch • Project management setting up production facility from scratch • Supervised assembly of all process equipment on site • Developed unique beer for Randers Bryghus • Started production and ramped up to become a relatively large microbrewery in Denmark • Succeeded in becoming approved supplier for COOP in the first year of operation

  • Strategic Purchase Manager at Esko Graphics
    Nov 2003 - Nov 2005 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    ESKO Graphics, Manufacturer of pre-press imagers for the graphic industry • Strategic Purchase Manager for 3 manufacturing sites (Lystrup, Ballerup og Hjørring) • Managing a team of 10 strategic and operational purchasers • Worldwide supply base, low volume, high complexity (annual purchase >100 mio EURO) • Responsible for several cost reduction projects in collaboration with Production and R&D, mainly by changing from Danish suppliers to qualified suppliers in Eastern Europe Esko Graphics choose to close down their entire production of Pre Press Imagers in Denmark during 2005.

  • Logistics and Production Manager at Blue Line
    Mar 2001 - Nov 2003 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Production Manager at Blue Line. Manufacturer of High End Computer Systems and Custom Made Display Systems • Manager of 10 employees in production, warehouse and purchase department (SCM)