Management Consultant and Interim Manager for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
hlc-solutions
SCM, warehouse and transport logistics
ERP system implementations (SCM): blueprints, realization
Warehouse management systems implementation
SCM concepts
SCM controlling (reporting)
Purchasing and procurement processes
Company consolidations after acquisitions
Inventory optimization
Jan 2015 - Jul 2021
6 years 7 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Head of Logistics
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Personnel and operational leadership of the logistics division in Germany (approx. 250 employees) - production and sales organization
Budget responsibility for the logistics division (€70 million)
Merging logistics divisions of Aryzta Food Solutions (sales organization) and Aryzta Bakeries (production)
Ensuring continuous delivery capability while meeting cost and quality requirements
Optimizing and further developing business processes in SCM
Ensuring optimal alignment of warehouse and distribution structures
Leading various cost-saving and restructuring projects
Feb 2013 - Mar 2015
2 years 2 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Project Manager SAP WM/MM and Reorganization of Demand Management
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Project location: Zurich / project language English
Project lead: SAP WM implementation (02/2013 – 12/2013)
Project lead: SAP MM (P2P) implementation (01/2014 – 06/2014)
Project lead: Reorganization of the Demand Management and Export department (S&OP) (07/2014 – 03/2015)
May 2011 - Dec 2014
3 years 8 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Head of Logistics Southern Germany/Austria
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Personnel and operational leadership of the logistics division in Southern Germany and Austria (approx. 100 employees)
Budget responsibility for logistics Southern Germany/Austria (€15 million)
Strategic and operational optimization of logistics structures in Southern Germany and Austria
Aug 2010 - Apr 2011
9 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Head of Warehouse Organization/Dispatch
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Personnel and operational leadership for the route dispatch division with a transport volume of €23 million (11 employees)
Personnel and operational leadership for warehouse organization at 6 warehouse locations (30 employees and external partners)
Budget responsibility for the warehouse division (€8 million)
Setup of the Stuttgart warehouse
Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
3 years
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Head of Projects/Services
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Personnel and operational leadership for the Projects/Services division (3 employees)
Leadership in truck procurement
Development and optimization projects for logistics controlling (key figure systems / cost forecast tool)
Projects in distribution/warehouse/IT (implementation of telematics management system / further development of an automatic, dynamic route planning system / site analysis for warehouses)
Projects in sales and corporate organization (logistics consolidation Hiestand & Suhr and Fricopan / integration of Hiestand production warehouse into the sales organization / decentralization of logistics structures as part of the "Field Sales" sales project / setup of contract logistics for logistics customers / quotation preparation for key account customers)
Feb 2006 - Jul 2007
1 year 6 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Head of Dispatch
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Personnel and operational leadership for the route dispatch division with 120 in-house trucks and 10 external carriers (7 employees)
Management of national and international transports
Project lead: implementation of a dynamic route planning system
Trainer for the job profile "Logistics and freight forwarding clerk"
Aug 2005 - Jan 2006
6 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Assistant to Management
Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH
Operational tasks for management
Budgeting and cost analyses
Project support: setting up in-house logistics for Hiestand Switzerland
Project experience/management: Implementing new business concepts (change management), consolidating companies after acquisitions with a focus on logistics processes, department restructuring, implementing ERP systems SAP WM/MM/APO (E2E: P2P/O2C); Infor M3, SCM projects (including S&OP), introducing route planning and telematics management systems, setting up new warehouse and distribution centers