Andreas Karatzas

Experience

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  Hobby S.A.

  Jul 2004 - Dec 2005

  Assistant at Warehouse Management & Logistics

  Assistant in warehouse management & logistics departments of industrial tools. Responsible for the procurement of the Balkan costumers (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland).

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  Mochlos S.A. (construction company)

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Traffic Supervisor

  Leading a team of four in the Traffic Control Center of Patras, ensuring compliance with operational procedures of the ring road and implement response strategies and protocols with other agencies when incidents occurred.

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  Coca-Cola HBC

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2010

  Supporting Region Director

  Strategic support to new appointed Region Director (Region 3) having as main responsibilities:- Onboard (with current situation)- Preparation of Business Scorecards & Dashboards- Support on strategic initiatives

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  Mondelēz International

  Oct 2010 - Jul 2017

  • Secured product supply with a high service level to customers from internal plants, external suppliers and co-packers for Brands such as Toblerone, Cadbury, Oreo, Philadelphia and TUC.• Ensured continuous collaboration and contribution to Marketing and Product Change Management (product replacements, NPDs, Food Regulation requirements) to optimise project timelines.• Actively coached and trained team members and collaborative peers in the spirit of continuous improvement. Back up for Demand planning manager.• Led the implementation of APO SNP for World Travel Retail and EU Exports Business and BI Power User for supply planning reports. Show less • Improved forecast with key stakeholders on weekly and monthly demand consensus (Sales, Finance and Marketing), mitigating production and network constraints and developing operational action plans.• Coordinated Marketing and Product Management teams to set accurate launch quantities ensuring smooth and successful product transitions.• Managed the Inbound Transportation processes and prepared freight budgeting for annuals contracts with logistic providers.• Monitored and minimised ageing stock and cooperated with Sales Department to minimise Write-off costs. Show less

  • Customer Service & Logistics/Factory Logistics Project Lead

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Country Fulfillment Coordinator - World Travel Retail & European Exports

    May 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Country Fulfillment Specialist - World Travel Retail & European Exports

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Demand & Replenishment Planner - Gum & Candy

    Oct 2010 - Sept 2013
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  The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  New Products Coordinator for Third Party manufacturing in EMEA region

  • Responsible for the execution phase of new products for Estee Lauder brand in third party manufacturing within the EMEA region.• Ensured continuous communication with manufacturing engineering, procurement, third party suppliers, logistics and resource planning to guarantee on time and in full delivery of projects.• Delivered new launches according to global timelines by planning and coordinated deliverables to meet key milestones.

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  Johnson & Johnson

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

  External Manufacturing Associate Manager OTC

  • Led cross-functional teams and activities to resolve supply constraints on a local, regional and worldwide scale.• Led the development and definition of a risk assessment framework for the largest external manufacturer of OTC products in EMEA implementing risk mitigation strategies.• Coordinated the implementation of quality assurance and compliance improvement initiatives working closely with contract manufacturers and corresponding Q&C teams.• Led implementation of continuous improvement strategies in collaboration with internal and external teams. Led execution through partnering with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic planning whiledriving consistency in methods and tools. Show less

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  Kenvue

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2023

  Procurement Business Intelligence Lead/ Manager Special Projects

  • Business Product owner for a global reporting and analytics capability tool for Procurement Supply Chain. Managed to increase user adoption by 200% reaching more than 220 users and drove business strategies for increasing user satisfaction by 30%.• Led a team of 15 data developers and IT analysts defining user stories and delivering new global reports or enhancements of existing ones. Led stakeholder discussions across all work streams to ensure alignment with agreed roadmap.• Be primary point of contact for business SMEs from Source, Make, Plan, Finance and Quality for gathering new requirements and change requests. Developed training materials and provided training on new functionalities.• Provided project status updates to program director, sponsors and key business and technology stakeholders.• Oversight of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) designs, release activities and workflow improvements for zero business interruptions for new releases.• Developed strong partnerships with stakeholders in Procurement, Supply Chain Strategy, Data Services, Data and Analytics and Business Technology functions resulting in efficient and improved communication.• Led the carve-out activities for Procurement`s systems (tools, sharepoints, processes) for the new standalone consumer company ‘Kenvue’. Show less