Karolos Maissa

Experience

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  Green Box Publishing S.A.

  Jun 2010 - May 2011

  Editor

  Covered sustainable development news in the weekly Greek newspaper 'Agrenda' and the website www.agronews.gr.Covered the 2010 regional elections in Greece.Interviewed politicians, entrepreneurs and stakeholders on agriculture and sustainable development (print and video).Updated media coverage for the Hellenic Parliament, the Ministry for Agricultural Development and Green Economy industry (print and video).

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  European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2015

  Junior Advocacy Officer

  1. Media monitoring and drafting briefing material and reports on global health and development issues, with a focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender equality, women's and girl's empowerment, and the post-2015 negotiations process2. Managed social media accounts (twitter, facebook).3. Assisted the Communications Officer (newsletters, website content, publications).3. Assisted with the organization of the 6th International Parliamentarians'​ Conference on the Implementation (IPCI) of the ICPD Programme of Action in Stockholm (23-25 April 2014), and the G7 International Parliamentarians'​ Conference "She Matters"​ in Berlin (16-17 April 2015). 4. Involved and supporting a range of advocacy activities (ratification of Council of Europe 'Istanbul Convention', promoting SRHR in the post-2015 SDGs framework).5. Assisted with other administrative tasks and logistics. Show less

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  European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2017

  Advocacy Officer

  - Co-author and researcher of the Euromapping 2017 (www.euromapping.org) - Project manager and researcher of the 2017 European Contraception Atlas (www.contraceptioninfo.eu)- Co-author and researcher of the Euromapping 2016: Accountability guide for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, and Family Planning,- Event coordinator of the Parliamentarians’ Forum, during the 4th Women Deliver Conference, Copenhagen, 17-19 May 2016, - Organised/supported parliamentary delegations to high-level events & meetings - Developed and maintained contact with Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, and civil society across Europe. Show less

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  Agility

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2019

  Ocean Freight Operations

  FCL and LCL ocean freight imports and exports:-Communication with customers (shippers & consignees),-Documentation (Bills of Lading, commercial invoices & packing lists, VGM,-certificates of origin),- Booking with ocean and road carriers (based on Incoterms), -Customs’ arrangements,-Pricing and invoicing

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  Unilever

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

  Supply Chain Operations Lead

  Responsible for soups Knorr and Conimex portfolio in the Foods SegmentStock Management: - Monitor demand variations with regard to baseline forecasts and promo actions (APO)- Mitigate demand variations on the short term that lead to stock availability issues - Stock allocation when necessary- Proactive communication with factories and business on risks Obsolete Management:- Keep stock clean from obsoletes- Drive the residual and obsolete processRelaunch Management:-Facilitate phasing in and out of products' introductions, switches or delisting in coordination with the supply network, Customer Development and Marketing teamsContinuous improvement:- Improve Supply by discussing with sourcing unit- Improve Demand by discussing with Mid Term Planner- Conduct root cause analyses on service losses and obsoletes Show less

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  Viatris

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Supply Chain Planner

  After the spin-off of Upjohn from Pfizer and its merge with Mylan, I integrated the External Supply team of the new company- Viatris. In this changing context, I contributed to the supply continuity and operational stabilisation, being responsible to:- Review, and submit Purchase Orders for a three-month frozen horizon, - Develop and update a rolling 24 month forecast to the vendor,- Establish strong working relationships with vendor and tolling sites, Above-Market-planners (AMP), demand planners,- Monitor and track supply outlook, inventory management and deployment,- Act on supply issues resolution,- Participate and collaborate closely within the Virtual Site Operation team, - Coordinate transfer/ launch SKUs, -Review the Drug Product demand forecast and inventory targets to detect supply shortages/risks,- Maintain regular contact with the logistics centers, collaborate with key stakeholders and all other teams within Global Supply. Show less

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  Pfizer

  Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Supply Chain Planner

  I joined the Upjohn division during the last-mile preparations of its spin-off from Pfizer and subsequent merge with Mylan in order to form Viatris.

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  Keyrus Life Science

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2022

  Supply Chain Consultant

  During my mission as Clinical Supply Planner at GSK Vaccines I was responsible to:• Coordinate with CMOs the packaging and labelling (P&L) activities for GSK Vaccines,• Lead the weekly P&L internal cross-functional Tier 1 meeting and escalate any planning issues during weekly Tier 2 meeting,• Develop and submit a rolling forecast for the ongoing GSK clinical studies to the CMOs,• Participate in internal capacity management meetings and troubleshoot bottlenecks,• Coordinate with Clinical Trial Supply Managers to understand and anticipate their future demand. Show less

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  UCB

  Sept 2022 - now

  Clinical Supply Operations Planner

  As Clinical Supply Operations Planner within the Clinical Supply Chain, my tasks include:- Consolidate the Drug Substance and Drug Product requirements and propose a supply plan for the development compounds under my scope,- Request and coordinate shipments of DS and DP for clinical manufacturing,-Act as Supply Chain Representative within 3 CMOs' vendor management team, being responsible to share forecast, issue Purchase Orders, follow up with the DS &DP shipments, up to final invoice,- Manage inventory, report on inventory risks & write offs, perform half/ end year stock reconciliation, submit 3& 10-year inventory planning exercises. Show less