Aleksej R.
Senior Interim Manager and Consultant in Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement
Experience
Sep 2023 - Present
2 years 4 monthsHybrid
Interim Global Project Leader for P2P, S2C and S2P of Indirect and Direct Procurement and Outsourcing to Shared Services
Confidential pharma group
- Interim management of operational and strategic procurement for 2 plants.
- Leading 9 workstreams such as HR, IT, supply chain, accounts payable, corporate purchasing, operational excellence, master data management, shared services and local procurement as part of the project.
- Restructuring and optimizing procurement processes in a pharmaceutical group across the plants.
- Digitalization of procurement processes like the ARIBA platform.
- Cost reduction and collaboration with the works council and legal department.
- Outsourcing selected transactions and processes to shared services.
- Developing and setting up shared services from scratch.
- Mapping processes in the plants (SAP processes, end-to-end processes, communication channels, statistical analyses, KPIs).
- Developing improvement and restructuring proposals for the topics mentioned above.
- Implementation with shared services.
- Working based on ISO 13485.
Jun 2022 - May 2023
1 yearInterim Head of Supply Chain
Confidential international medical group
- Interim leadership of operations, strategic and operational procurement, order processing, customer service, logistics, own warehouse, 3PL warehouses, transportation, technical service and production.
- Project management of optimization and restructuring projects.
- Shopfloor management, realignment and reorganization of supply chain, logistics, production and facilities, process design including site closure.
- Outsourcing, IT and digitalization, strategic alignment.
- Working according to ISO 13485 and GDP.
- Collaboration with works council and HR.
- Personnel responsibility: 20 employees.
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
3 monthsConsulting assignment in cost and process optimization in the industrial segment of supply chain and logistics
Confidential consulting firm
- Identifying opportunities in procurement and supply chain processes.
- Process optimization, cost reduction.
- Proposals for structural changes and cost saving concepts.
Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
3 monthsInterim Manager and Specialist in 4PL Outsourcing
Confidential food group
- Improving European transport and logistics performance of the control tower (4PL/LLP) based in Southern Europe.
- Operations, process design, IT, documentation, digitalization, KPIs.
- Enhancing processes, technical documentation, IT interfaces, KPIs, stakeholder interactions and contracts, introducing KPIs and methods, improving control tower performance.
Oct 2021 - Oct 2021
1 monthConsulting role in transport and logistics strategy in Europe
Confidential food group
- Reviewing transport and logistics strategy in Europe based on existing documents.
- Providing a completely neutral assessment of the transport and logistics strategy and offering improvement suggestions.
Oct 2019 - Sep 2021
2 yearsHeidenheim, Germany
Vice President Distribution Optimization
Paul Hartmann AG
- Management and optimization of global transport & 3PL warehouse logistics (B2C/B2B), replenishment and own B2C warehouse, shop floor management, operations, KPIs.
- Management and restructuring of global procurement in transport, 3PL warehousing and indirect services with a total budget of 150 MEUR.
- Development of strategies and concepts in transport, 3PL warehousing, outsourcing, 4PL. Network analysis, network design, digitization, cost and process optimization.
- Site closures, collaboration with the works council and HR.
- Overall personnel responsibility: 65 FTE.
- Implementation of structural changes and concepts in transport and logistics with total savings of 15 MEUR.
- Introduction of new GDP distribution concepts aimed at digitizing processes and improving delivery performance up to 98%, outsourcing of B2C warehousing.
- Establishment of the P2P procurement department with full tender management and digitization.
Oct 2013 - Dec 2019
6 years 3 monthsHamburg, Germany
Manager European Transportation
Panasonic Business Support Europe GmbH
- Management and optimization of European shared services in transport, warehousing, 3PL, 4PL outsourcing, and insurance/damage for electronics, automotive, industrial, and HVAC business units.
- Management of factory logistics in Pilsen, CZ.
- Establishment and management of the European procurement department for transport, 4PL, and indirect services valued at 40 MEUR, including tenders, negotiations, and implementations.
- Strategy and repositioning of logistics in Europe aiming to optimize costs and delivery performance, operations.
- Network design, digitization, TMS implementation.
- Overall personnel responsibility of 16 FTE across the Hamburg and Pilsen, CZ offices.
- Introduction of transport & logistics concepts with savings of 7 MEUR and improvement of delivery performance up to 98%; digitization of processes; implementation of TMS.
- Introduction of 4PL / LLP as part of outsourcing concepts.
- Development of procurement organization.
Jan 2009 - Sep 2013
4 years 9 monthsGlinde, Germany
Transport Solution Manager
DeLaval Services GmbH
- Definition of the global transport & logistics strategy.
- Development & implementation of global transport, 3PL warehousing, and 4PL solutions. Management of network studies. Network design, process design, outsourcing of invoice control.
- Establishment and management of the procurement department for transport, 3PL, & 4PL outsourcing valued at 23 MEUR, including tendering, negotiation, and implementation.
- Operational escalation management.
- Overall personnel responsibility: 6 FTE.
- Introduction of transport & logistics concepts with savings of 3 MEUR and improvement of delivery performance up to 98%; digitization of processes, implementation of TMS.
- Establishment of logistics and distribution setup in China, Russia, South and North America.
- Introduction of 4PL / LLP as part of outsourcing concepts.
- Development of professional tender management.
Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
1 year 5 monthsHamburg, Germany
Marketing & Sales Manager
NAVIS AG
- Marketing and sales of transport & logistics activities in Europe.
- Customer support and acquisition.
- Analysis and tender management.
- Winning new customers.
- Development of professional tender management.
- Building network partnerships.
Jul 2003 - Jul 2007
4 years 1 monthHamburg, Germany
Manager European Road Transport
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
- Operational management of European road transports valued at 100 MEUR.
- Development and implementation of operational setup.
- Claims handling.
- Tender management and controlling.
- Personnel responsibility: 8 FTE.
- Establishment of road transport lanes and rates.
- Profit-generating dispatch and setup development.
- Project management for key accounts.
- Winning new key accounts.
Summary
As an experienced interim manager and consultant, I bring an impressive 23 years of expertise in the core areas of supply chain, logistics and procurement. My extensive knowledge and proven strategies have already helped numerous companies optimize their operations and reduce costs. I specialize in developing tailored solutions that are aligned with the individual needs of my clients. With a strong focus on increasing efficiency and streamlining processes, I support companies in boosting their competitiveness and achieving long-term success.
Key competencies:
- Interim management of supply chain, operational logistics and procurement
- Strategic and operational management
- Leading restructuring and optimization projects
- Building supply chain, logistics and procurement functions
- Cost reduction and process optimization
- S2P, P2P, O2C
- Outsourcing concepts to 3PL, 4PL and shared services
- Logistics according to GDP guidelines
- Supply chain according to ISO 13485
- Supply chain based on the SCOR model
- Plant closure in cooperation with the works council
Languages
Russian
NativeGerman
AdvancedEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 1993 - Jun 1996
Moscow State Industrial University; International Commercial University in Riga
Bachelor of Science in Economics · Business Administration / Economics · Riga, Latvia
Certifications & licenses
IHK Certified Transport Specialist
IHK
IHK Certified Freight Forwarding Agent
IHK
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