Alla B.

Freelancer

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Wiltz, Luxembourg

Experience

Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
10 months
Luxembourg

Freelancer

CSM Ingredients HQ

  • Spearhead a team actively engaged in the S&OP process (including planners, analysts, and coordinators).
  • Direct the global S&OP process enhancement and streamlining in compliance with the organization's strategy for multiple product categories.
  • Collaborate with other departments to create the S&OP process's foundational policies, procedures, and performance indicators.
  • Evaluate the S&OP process for trends, patterns, and improvement opportunities and generate reports to present to senior leadership for decision-making.
  • Address potential threats to the S&OP process, such as supply chain interruptions, demand fluctuations, and inventory expiration, and formulate plans to lessen their impact.
  • Build sustainable and fruitful relationships with department heads and support them to improve their processes considering leading practices.
Apr 2021 - Present
4 years 9 months
Zürich, Switzerland
On-site

Freelancer

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

  • Engage as a freelancer and collaborate with multiple departments (Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Production site lead, Planners, and Global functions) and the Buyer to establish a highly functioning S&OP process for a divested product.
  • Establish change management processes to ensure GMP and GDP compliance of documents exchanged between Takeda and the Buyer.
  • Lead supply separation of the production site to the Buyer.
  • Accomplished a service level improvement of 99.5%.
  • Successfully achieved a buyer satisfaction score of 4.5 out of 5.
  • Decreased supply interruption due to delays in the change management process.
Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 3 months
Luxembourg

Group Demand Planning - SME

Ferrero Trading Lux

  • Enhance customer satisfaction with minimal additional expense by establishing a successful supply chain strategy.
  • Direct the demand planning and S&OP group to implement best practices and track results using predetermined KPIs.
  • Regulate the process of acquiring raw materials and finished goods to keep up with fluctuating product demand.
  • Implement a global demand planning process and distribution strategy.
  • Ensure sustainable coordination with multiple cross-functional teams such as supply chain, sales, marketing, and finance departments.
  • Maintain fruitful relations with external partners such as customers, vendors, and crucial stakeholders.
  • Successfully assessed the training and mentoring needs of over 100 demand planners and implemented those improvements.
  • Increased service level by 5% and sales forecast accuracy by 15% in key markets (US, UK, Italy, France, Russia, Australia, Germany).
  • Managed a team of five direct reports and 100 indirect reports.
Apr 2017 - Sep 2019
2 years 6 months
Luxembourg

Process Implementation Leader

Ferrero Trading Lux

  • Design and deploy operational procedures in alignment with organizational goals.
  • Integrate transformation, motivate employees, and implement strategic initiatives to produce demonstrable results in 29 markets.
  • Oversee logistics for the team tasked with developing a comprehensive strategy for managing supply chains worldwide.
  • Enhance demand planning accuracy and cost-effectiveness ratio (CFR) by collecting data, evaluating performance, identifying issues, and providing solutions.
  • Analyze company results considering key performance indicators and provide reports to senior management and stakeholders to aid decision-making.
  • Increased forecast accuracy by 30% and improved service level by 10% through exceptional process implementation strategies.
Feb 2016 - Mar 2017
1 year 2 months
Luxembourg

Senior Manager (Performance Improvement Department)

Ernst & Young

  • Engage as project manager for Ferrero S&OP/IBP process and SAP IBP for S&OP tool implementation.
  • Deliver strategic leadership and guidance to a staff of six direct reports aimed at completing projects within scheduled time frames.
  • Lead demand planning, supply planning, rough cut capacity planning, and materials requirements planning analyses and deliver reports to senior management for informed decision-making.
  • Design customer-focused solutions and orchestrate teams and task forces to deliver them.
  • Coordinate involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, to meet partner performance objectives and expectations.
  • Prospect potential clients and guide existing clients regarding product portfolio.
  • Directed a staff of 10 and managed $3B worth of projects from inception to completion within time and budgetary constraints.
Sep 2011 - Jan 2016
4 years 5 months
Moscow, Russian Federation

Senior Manager (Performance Improvement Department)

Ernst & Young (CIS)

  • Deliver subject matter expertise in S&OP and IBP process development and execution.
  • Lead a team of five direct reports and manage optimization projects in consumer products and pharmaceutical companies.
  • Coach and mentor a staff of 18 and oversee performance improvement departments of several companies.
  • Provide account management services for three major clients (a Russian alcohol distributor and an international pharmaceutical company).
  • Contribute to business development for consumer products and pharma companies through proposal development.
  • Conduct meetings with clients to understand their specific requirements.
  • Organize and facilitate sales events including thematic round tables and S&OP/IBP workshops.
  • Execute ROCE diagnostic project: identify value leakage and risk in profit and working capital, and agree with CEO on initiatives for $3M improvement (+3 p.p. to company profit).
  • Improved production efficiency by ~8% and increased daily production by 13% of a leading international tobacco company within three months by implementing daily management systems.
  • Managed $4M in sales of advisory services in FY13–14.
  • Guest speaker at partner’s events: CIS SAP Forum; Supply Chain and Logistics Forum.

Summary

Dynamic, entrepreneurial, and goal-oriented leader with extensive experience in supply chain management, new business development, and strategic restructuring. Proven track record of leading high-visibility projects, developing and deploying winning strategies, and enhancing organizational growth. Possessing considerable expertise in project scope definition, investment analysis, implementation, and customer delivery. Strong management skills with the ability to supervise large and highly functional teams. Passionate and keen professional with a knack for creative problem resolution and leveraging novel techniques to drive success.

Skills

  • Strategic Planning & Analysis
  • Contracting & Negotiation
  • Stakeholders Engagement
  • Project Life-cycle Management
  • Cost Reduction & Containment
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • S&op Process Optimisation
  • Sap Consulting
  • Relationship Building

Languages

Russian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Smolensk State Pedagogical Lyceum

Physics and Mathematics Track Diploma with Excellence · Physics and Mathematics Track · Smolensk, Russian Federation

Moscow State University

Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics · Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics · Moscow, Russian Federation

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