Bruno Lesseur
Head of Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Experience
Feb 2013 - Dec 2016
3 years 11 monthsCologne, Germany
Head of Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Rewe-Group / toom Baumarkt GmbH
- Member of the executive board (budget: double-digit million range / warehouse sales in the triple-digit million range / >150 staff)
- Lead, motivate, and develop employees
- Define and design the toom supply chain structure for developing and implementing a sustainably successful supply chain
- Increase supply chain efficiency to improve logistics quality and reliability while reducing costs
- Manage material and information flows to ensure timely, high-quality, and fully available goods at optimized cost
- Set goals, derive actions, and track measures to improve processes and optimize inventory
- Review IT requirements (WMS) for their contribution to operational processes and derive improvements
- Oversee operational management of all service providers and continuously improve service contracts regarding scope, quality, and cost
- Continuous monitoring and reporting of relevant KPIs (logistics controlling)
- Lead and implement the “Logistics In-House” project
- Analyze, optimize, and implement internal logistics processes across 130,000 sqm in 10 halls; reduce complexity
- Raise service level to >98% through use of a planning tool
- Integrate around 150 Rewe Group employees
- Secure new warehouse space with real estate department; ensure sustainable cost levels
- Reduce service provider contracts by 40%
May 2012 - Oct 2012
6 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Principal – Project Leader
Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH
- Lead procurement and supply chain management projects at mid-sized FMCG and rail industry companies
- Map and optimize processes
- Conduct market analysis and identify alternative suppliers
- Analyze and optimize product categories
- Define and implement new procurement and SCM processes for clients
- Negotiate purchases internationally
- Analyze, optimize, and implement new process designs; reduce lead times from order to delivery
- Cut procurement volume by 5–15% through category analysis and alternative supplier selection
Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
1 year 1 monthNeuss, Germany
Supply Chain Management Consultant
BL Consulting
- Support and advisory services on projects
- Prepare and conduct training sessions
- Build the SCM area at Wiesberg Consulting Group
- Prepare tenders
Jul 2001 - Dec 2011
10 years 6 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Supply Chain Management Director
Schwarzkopf & Henkel GmbH - Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Executive board member (budget: double-digit million range / 50 staff / 4 direct reports)
- Lead, motivate, and develop employees
- Develop, conceptualize, and set national SCM strategy aligned with executive board strategy
- Continuously adapt to and leverage market developments
- Contribute to international SCM strategy
- Represent national interests, initiate enhancements and process optimizations within the international SCM strategy
- Design, establish, and monitor a KPI system to achieve targets
- Plan and control the supply chain budget for transport, warehousing, and personnel
- Determine national forecast and net requirements considering cash net working capital goals
- Ensure and optimize customer satisfaction in SCM for materials management (S&OP), master data, supply-side logistics, and order-to-cash processes
- Advise and support key account management
- Align German IT strategy for Business Warehouse, SAP R/3, and CRM software
- Lead various international and national projects on co-packing, logistics allowance systems, and planning tools
- Reduce inventories by 35% while raising service level to >98%
- Optimize delivery routes to retailers; cut drop points by 70% in 5 years
- Expand and structure the SCM department; recruit via high-potential program
- Integrate co-packing activities in central warehouse; save single-digit millions
- Conduct complexity analysis: sales, weighted distribution, batch size vs. range, contribution margin; rationalize assortment, optimize SKUs, and improve CNWC
- Analyze warehouse processes; balance special measures vs. standardization; reduce costs by over 10%
Feb 1999 - Jun 2001
2 years 5 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Supply Chain Manager (Senior Manager)
Schwarzkopf & Henkel GmbH - Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Budget in the mid double-digit million range / 30 staff
- Lead sales and net requirements planning (hundreds of millions in revenue), order processing and customer complaints, supply-side management, and master data
- Process owner of interfaces between central logistics and European manufacturing
- Analyze and optimize logistics processes
- Achievements: Reduce inventories by 35% while increasing service level
Mar 1997 - Jan 1999
1 year 11 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Head of Procurement for Technical Services
Birkel Sonnen Bassermann Nahrungsmittel GmbH, Danone Group
- 1 assistant; oversight of 3 buyers
- Reorganize procurement for technical services
- Take on new procurement areas such as production investments and services (e.g., co-packing, agencies, printing, industrial cleaning)
- Draft and negotiate purchase contracts
- Optimize and classify technical procurement
Jan 1996 - Feb 1997
1 year 2 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Head of Inventory & Information Processes, Logistics Projects
Birkel Sonnen Bassermann Nahrungsmittel GmbH, Danone Group
- Project lead for ECR (Efficient Consumer Response)
- Project lead for EAN-128 barcode implementation
- Manage and enforce a consulting study to improve distribution systems and organizational workflows
- Logistics controlling
Oct 1994 - Dec 1995
1 year 3 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Head of Logistics Controlling
Birkel Sonnen Bassermann Nahrungsmittel GmbH, Danone Group
- Conduct rationalization study within the Danone group
- Develop and manage logistics budget (transport and warehousing; double-digit million)
- Create new logistics concept and requirements (outsourcing central warehouses)
- Act as logistics head substitute (6 months)
- Develop base, key, and early-warning data for logistics
- Establish the BSB reporting system for Danone's logistics directorate in France
Jul 1992 - Sep 1994
2 years 3 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Logistics Project Manager
Johnson & Johnson GmbH
- Manage Ouroumoff consulting study to increase transparency of distribution flows
- Lead internal European working group to set intercompany goods flow rules
- Define manufacturing and logistics metrics to monitor performance and trends
- Implement, commission, and control procedures for information flow on products (launches, changes, promotions)
Apr 1990 - Jun 1992
2 years 3 monthsParis, France
Head of Logistics Department
Vania Expansion SNC – Jamont / Kaysersberg Group (now Georgia Pacific)
- Report directly to the CEO
- Develop short-, mid-, and long-term production plans for multiple European plants
- Manage inventory of raw materials and finished goods
- Oversee new product launches to align marketing, sales, and production needs
- Establish logistics metrics to measure costs and performance for management
- Coordinate logistics for 7 plants in France and Belgium
- Participate in IT reorganization to redesign and optimize international logistics flow
Jul 1989 - Mar 1990
9 monthsParis, France
Logistics Officer
Vania Expansion SNC – Jamont / Kaysersberg Group (now Georgia Pacific)
- Analyze service quality for the logistics head
- Calculate short-, mid-, and long-term line utilization
- Develop and monitor raw material logistics metrics
Sep 1985 - Jun 1989
3 years 10 monthsParis, France
Logistics Staff
Vania Expansion SNC – Jamont / Kaysersberg Group (now Georgia Pacific)
- Plan delivery of finished goods to retailers
- Conduct cost-optimization studies for raw materials
Germany
SCM Expert
Leading Consulting Firms
- Serve as supply chain management expert for a top consulting firm
- Prepare pitch on portfolio optimization for a major German FMCG food manufacturer
- Develop concept to cut complexity costs by streamlining the portfolio
- Create transparency on how products or services (e.g., displays or multipacks) cause internal complexity and costs (e.g., picking)
- Identify further savings by harmonizing products or the overall portfolio
- Advise on demand forecasting optimization, including capacity planning based on forecasts
- Guide general supply chain and logistics process optimization for FMCG manufacturers, focusing on the German market
- Provide expert estimates on project timelines, setup, and deliverables from an SCM perspective
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Interim Manager / Consultant
Leading Home & Small Appliance Manufacturer
- Global company with over 33,000 employees and €6B+ in sales
- Implement and establish a supply chain transformation for better customer focus
- Set up forecasting and supply processes for the DACH region
- Design and implement continuous improvement process optimizations
- Drive and manage projects to improve SC processes in close cooperation with business, corporate supply chain, and business units
- Monthly forecast presentation to executive board
- Prepare and analyze detailed reports on key metrics, opportunities, and risks
- Lead the planning team, foster team spirit, and coach staff
- Continuously optimize inventory planning and product availability in DACH, considering seasonal and regional variations
- Collaborate closely with logistics, customer service, sales, and marketing
Weißenthurm, Germany
Plant Supply Chain Manager
Leading Sustainable Recyclable Metal Packaging Manufacturer
- Global company with 8,000+ employees and ~$3B in sales
- Full responsibility as plant SCM manager: planning, scheduling, logistics, inside sales, master data
- Work closely with and support the plant manager daily as deputy
- Prepare and ensure smooth handover for successor
- Manage challenging delivery situations with quick decisions and effective actions
- Improve on-time, in-full delivery rate (OTIF)
- Analyze current ordering process: contracts, POs, order book, planning method, production, delivery
- Review SCM staff workloads and methods
- Propose improvements in organization, staffing, and coaching
- Implement daily performance management stand-up meetings
- Define clear instructions and guidelines for SCM team
- Coach employees
Paris, France
Director SCM DACH
Food Company (FMCG)
- Global, reputable FMCG firm with 100,000+ employees in diverse fields
- Director SCM DACH and executive board member
- Strategically align and develop SCM DACH
- Actively participate in European S&OP implementation
- Design, establish, and monitor a KPI system
- Build, lead, motivate, and develop a team of 26 (4 direct reports)
- Collaborate closely with production plants and logistics partners
- Lead international and national savings projects in the double-digit million range
Düsseldorf, Germany
Key Member of DACH Budget 2020 & PMO Team
Food Company (FMCG)
- Multinational with 20,000+ employees across 33 countries
- Key member responsible for DACH budget 2020 and PMO
- Review existing budget structures in supply chain and clarify roles and responsibilities
- Stabilize budget process and create full transparency for 2020 in cooperation with operations, finance, and controlling teams
- Conduct objective as-is analysis of current supply chain budget process and implement improvements in operations and finance for DACH logistics
- Define interim solution for logistics cost calculation related to product costing before SAP integration
- Monthly review of actual vs. budgeted costs in supply chain and implement corrective actions with logistics, finance, and sales teams
Berlin, Germany
Interim Manager / Consultant
Food Start-up
- Produce agricultural goods for gastronomy indoors without sun or soil
- Conduct workshops
- Evaluate key dimensions of supply chain management
- Map current state
- Define relevant KPIs and dashboards
- Align with growth strategy
- Plan short-, mid-, and long-term measures (organization, people)
- Define structured work packages
- Prepare for digitalization stages
- Coach team
Aachen, Germany
Interim Manager / Consultant
Mid-sized Food Company
- Implement and lead end-to-end S&OP process
- Create and continuously improve KPI system and reporting for SCM performance
- Identify and implement process improvements for cost savings and complexity reduction
- Develop and optimize supply chain management
- Lead small projects, e.g., HR role and interface adjustments
- Provide targeted, motivating leadership and coaching for the team
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal delivery capability
- Initiate and lead strategic projects like digitalization and process optimization
- Prepare and validate board presentations
Chartres, France
Interim Manager / Consultant
Dairy Industry
- In subsidiary of a 3rd-generation French family FMCG with 7,000+ employees
- Fully reorganize supply chain in the plant from decentralized to central responsibility
- Define, implement, and control new NPI process for product launches, changes, and promotions
- Review and redefine meeting structures and participation levels
- Develop a concept to support key B2B customers
- Review and draft B2B contracts
- Support the rollout of a new forecasting tool
- Coordinate international projects focusing on integration into the corporate concept
- Develop and lead an S&OP meeting
- Create business cases for value-engineering initiatives
- Analyze product transfers within the production network
- Coach HR on the new SCM organization (including works council talks)
- Coach staff through change management
Summary
- Over 30 years of experience in FMCG, DIY, and food sectors at corporate and mid-sized companies in industry, retail, and consulting
- Sustainable performance improvement as an executive board member at companies with €500M to €3B in sales; expertise in inventory, cost, and process optimization
- Extensive experience in leading teams; up to 150 employees in matrix organizations
- Successful design of supply chain structures for developing and implementing sustainable, efficient supply chains and reducing complexity
- Strong social skills, leadership, and a pragmatic hands-on approach
Languages
French
NativeGerman
AdvancedEnglish
Advanced Education
Oct 1982 - Jun 1985
Ecole de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris – ECCIP
Specialized Diploma in Logistics Techniques and International Trade Procedures · Logistics Techniques and International Trade Procedures · Paris, France
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris – ECCIP
Baccalaureate in Commercial Techniques and Management · Commercial Techniques and Management · Paris, France
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