SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Rieker Schuh AG
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
MAJOR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bypassed Bachelor’s Degree (EXTREMELY RARE) - Earned Masters in Operations & Supply Chain Management in 2015, without an undergraduate degree
Leader at 20, 000-employee, international organization by age 21— youngest EVER Supply Chain Manager in all of the Rieker Company history
Serving as a 33-year-old with 12+ years of international relations experience, including pioneered initiatives leading to a 4X growth in manufacturing, and an €80 MILLION increase in total sales.
EXPERIENCE
Oversee the activities of 3500 direct and 5000 indirect employees while leading initiatives and implementations to maximize efficiency and control costs of manufacturing over 28, 000 pairs of shoes per day. Collaborate with Rieker’s other 4 global production plants, including headquarters in Switzerland and Germany. Top Manager and main contact for 50 people in the IT infrastructure, technical offices, and warehouses, answering questions, troubleshooting problems, and developing solution strategies.
Manage the flow of material and products between production, import, and export. Responsible for raw material storehouses with a yearly consumption of 20 Million €. Handle vendor and freight negotiations, and manage company fleet of over 60 vehicles. Define and maintain performance metrics, forecasts, budgets, quotas, and supply chain processes that support organizational goals. Prepare technical documents and standards for production. Evaluate and select technological solutions to improve tracking and reporting, product distribution, and storage and inventory processes.
Key Operations Executive Achievements:
Serve as youngest Supply Chain Manager in all of Rieker history
Key contributor to the overall positive impact of total quality management among technical offices, production sites, import/export fleet, and material usage.
Minimize consumption of new material and waste and control environmental impact by driving reuse and recycle initiatives
Realized 18000 € in annual cost savings by consolidating and improving warehousing processes
Implemented recycling process for acetone based material resulting in 110000 €. annual savings
Decreased inventory 11% in four years while sustaining production schedules and demand
Project Management Achievements:
Pioneered the complete start-up of warehouses and technical offices for 3 new production sites across Tunisia, increasing production rates by 4 times
Initiated the successful implementation of SharePoint firm-wide resulting in the centralization of critical process information, increased communication efficiency, and maximized time management
Reduced international and domestic communication costs by 40% with the creation and implementation of a new Asterisk VoIP system
Recognized for designing the internal network for the company’s new logistics center and purchasing IT hardware and warehouse equipment to support department function
Led the design and tracking of performance evaluation processes for the technical office staff, warehouse personnel, truck drivers
Supply Chain, Logistics, & Manufacturing Management:
Decreased local transportation costs by 35000 € annually by optimizing logistics network
Credited with improving equipment uptime by 40% and reducing inventory costs by 30% with the development and execution of a spare part/inventory management system
Led the application, troubleshooting, and training for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system specific to Tunisia specifications, resulting in improved material usage and production efficiency
Increased transparency in the manufacturing process and reduced down time with the creation and implementation of a system for controlling open reparations for products in production
Improved quick identification of machine inventory information through the use of RFID tags on each piece of equipment
Gaining valuable and comprehensive training through on-the-job learning and structured development in materials management, production, goods input/output/control, warehousing and logistical programmes
Key achievements included effective management of the sample room, the successful establishment of a new plant in Moldova dedicated to materials management, and also a key role in launching a new distribution centre in Romania
Operations & Supply Chain Management
