Joachim Kalff - Senior Consultant International

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years 1 month

Senior Consultant International

Freelance

Independent SCM, procurement & logistics senior consultant and advisor

Apr 2013 - Dec 2018

5 years 9 months

Managing Director Germany; Head of Inhouse Consultancy - Transport UK

AS Logistik (Walgreens Boots Alliance)

Led European transport sourcing to standardize processes and realise significant cost savings (annual transport spend: €500m p.a.; realised savings: 9%).
Led supply chain network restructuring for UK pharmacy chain, consolidating and relocating warehouse activities (Apr 2016–Sep 2017).
Led selection and rollout of group TMS (Descartes Systems) across 8 countries (Jan 2015–Sep 2017).
Developed and implemented KPI reporting structure for supply chain areas (Mar 2014–Feb 2015).
Reviewed supply chain strategy in France, Italy, NL, identifying optimization levers and continuous improvement initiatives (Dec 2013–Apr 2014).
Initiated transport optimisation project across Germany, UK, Turkey, applying holistic optimisation to reduce costs (Apr 2013–Nov 2013).

Oct 2007 - Mar 2013

5 years 6 months

Engagement Manager UK

Efficio Consulting

Optimised external transport costs for Alliance Healthcare in Germany and France, achieving over 10% p.a. savings on €180m spend (Aug 2012–Mar 2013).
Led strategic sourcing project for Scandic in Sweden, realising 15% p.a. savings on €75m spend (Jan 2012–Sep 2012).
Managed strategic transportation redesign project for MAN Bus & Truck in Germany, coordinating network redesign, dynamic transport and stock planning, goods receipt optimisation, self-billing implementation to save 8% p.a. on €120m spend (Sep 2011–Apr 2012).
Conducted warehouse network review for KION Group in Germany, identifying potentials to improve spare part service levels and warehouse setup (Sep 2010–Sep 2011).
Assessed supply chain redesign for Alloga in France, opportunity assessment for network redesign (Jul 2010–Sep 2010).
Led strategic sourcing in transportation for Depolabo in France, reducing costs by 12% p.a. on €90m spend (Mar 2010–Jul 2010).
Directed logistics optimisation initiative for Stahlgruber in Germany, saving 15% p.a. on €55m spend (Oct 2009–Mar 2010).
Managed strategic sourcing project for EDS Print in Czech Republic and five European countries, optimising paper, ink, transportation sourcing; saved 19% p.a. on €42m spend (Apr 2009–Sep 2009).
Executed outsourcing and strategic sourcing of facility management for Thames Water in UK, achieving 22% p.a. savings on £42m spend (Aug 2008–Mar 2009).
Improved operations and logistics for NXP in Netherlands, focusing on strategic sourcing of transportation (Air, Sea, Road); saved 15% p.a. on €80m spend (Oct 2007–Jul 2008).