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About me
Director - New Product Planning at Pfizer Global Supply
Education
Catholic high school mechelen belgium
2000 - 2003Bachelor's degree accounting and business/managementO.l.v. van de ham institute mechelen belgium
1997 - 2000Technical degree; degree accountancy-computer science; business administration managementKatholieke hogeschool mechelen
2000 - 2003Bachelor's degree accounting and computer science
Experience
Pfizer
Nov 2003 - nowAs Brand Supply Lead (BSL) - I oversee the end-to-end (E2E) supply chain for a set of critical Pfizer Hospital brands across internal & external sources. As BSL I proactively orchestrate supply chain operations within the network to optimize service, cost and inventory. Activities include optimizing decisions within the supply chain design, understanding and managing impacts of network change, monitoring performance to plan, validating global demand signals, assisting with financial analysis and managing and reacting to issues. The role involves a significant amount of collaboration with the Pharma Ops network, External Supply, and other PGS & Commercial stakeholders. As BSL, I'm leading projects for process / performance improvement purposes, which include project plan development, managing task completions, identifying constraints / risks, managing solutions and ensuring timely completion of project(s). Show less The Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning - External Supply (ES) is responsible for overseeing and directing all supply chain management activities for a number of Third Party Manufacturers located in Europe for Pfizer Essential Health (PEH) brands. This comprises supply planning into and out of Contract Manufacturers (CMO's) to Pfizer markets , Pfizer internal sites and third party customers.The role provide oversight of the end-to-end supply chain planning activities of the supply planning team which includes production planning/ scheduling, consigned materials planning, customer service, product lifecycle management, procurement, SC systems and data management, issue prevention and resolution.Working in partnership with Virtual Site Operation Teams (VSOT), Contract Manufacturers' supply chain management, Brand Supply Leaders and ES Operations, this position is responsible for directing the activities of planning colleagues in managing and coordinating supply chain activities to ensure reliable product supply to market consistent with Pfizer objectives and customer service level / inventory management targets.Manage and develop a team of 7-10 talented supply chain professionals by actively coaching, guiding and providing the necessary tools to ensure supply chain excellence. Participate in the ongoing evolution and development of initiatives within the Essential Health External Supply network that improve operational effectiveness, process robustness, and site supply chain capabilities. Show less As a member of the Strategy Execution – Global Sourcing team, I provide leadership and direction in the analysis of in-line sourcing projects. I make sourcing recommendations relative to initiatives that tie into the business strategic plan and operating goals based on established criteria and focus on the best interest of Pfizer Inc. while capturing the needs of the individual business units. I’m responsible for leading sourcing analysis and developing effective sourcing patterns driven by product characteristics, operational competencies and cost effectiveness. During this assignment, I have been leading a number of improvement projects for the GTS SE team, resulting in more lean and robust processes for managing sourcing requests for new and in-line products. Show less Lead a team of API planners managing the supply of intermediates, API, bulk and semi finished goods to a number of key contract manufacturers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. For this activity, the team is the operational link in this domain between the supplying plants (mostly but not exclusively Pfizer plants) and the contract manufacturers, COQA, and other functions within Pfizer.The team actively manage the supply of API from contract manufacturers into Pfizer plants or external customers. In addition, providing coaching and organization of activities of a team of (API) Planners. Support the Director/Team Leader of the operational support team to maintain visibility and control the supply of consigned material and supply of externally produced API’s to Pfizer and non Pfizer plants. Show less
Director New Product Planning
Apr 2021 - nowBrand Supply Leader
Jan 2018 - Mar 2021Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning - External Supply
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017Manager Strategy Execution - Global Sourcing
Jul 2016 - Sept 2017Senior Manager API Inventory & Accounting - External Supply
May 2013 - Jun 2016Team Leader Inventory & Accounting - External Supply
Nov 2012 - Apr 2013Team Leader API Planning - External Supply
Oct 2010 - Apr 2013Supply Chain Planner - External Supply
Feb 2006 - Sept 2010Customer Service Representative - European Logistics Center
Nov 2003 - Jan 2006
Licenses & Certifications
Six sigma greenbelt
PfizerJan 2007Apics cpim
Apics
Languages
- enEnglish
- frFrench
- duDutch
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