Alexander Volnov

Experience

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  DESY

  May 2008 - May 2009

  User Consulting Office
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  Imperial Brands PLC

  May 2009 - Dec 2022

  Responsibilities:- Supported as a Green Belt Coach Lean White Belt and Yellow Belt certifications within Supply Chain, Product Development and Quality- Participated as co-trainer in various Lean trainings (White and Green Belt trainings)- Supported as ISO Champion regular ISO certifications for a function with 120+ employees. Total amount of major non-conformities identified was 0Achievements:- Proactively developed and implemented as Project Leader solutions to reduce the lead time of Product Initiation Process with estimated cost savings of up to 840k €- Developed and supported the implementation of Visual Performance Management tools within 20+ teams as project co-lead- Developed and implemented Visual Performance Management Tools within own department (15 employees) as project co-lead Show less Responsibilities:- Created as only team member production plans for all factories and all product groups in scope with up to 400 active products per month- Created mid- and long-term production plans for up to 7 factories simultaneously with 400+ active products in total. Average plan fulfilment rate was over 95%- Created production plans for Central and Eastern European factories, including the 4 biggest factories company-wide with up to 400 active RSKUs per site- Ensured optimal supply of Eastern European and Central Asian markets simultaneously with 180 active products in total. Out-of-Stock rate was below 2%Achievements:- Reduced stockholding levels for Ukraine and Russia by up to 23,3% on the monthly basis- Improved sales forecast accuracy (+14%) and production plan adherence (+17%) through the introduction of Sales & Operations Planning process within Russia and Central Asia cluster in close cooperation with local Sales and Factory management- Reduced Out-of-Stock rate of Sweden and Norway from 3,4% p.a. to 0,6% with simultaneous reduction of the lost margin by 1,5mn £ down to 20k £ on annual basis- Optimized and strategically redesigned the transport and production network (Route-to-Market) with total savings of up to 1mn € p.a.- Developed service level agreements with markets and factories, which were later rolled out company-wide as project co-lead- Supported as the only pay-scale employee analysis and development of Lean optimization solutions for BeNeLux cluster with 168 active RSKUs/products. Estimated cost savings up to 0,29mn €, 10% reduction of Cycle Time and 20% stock reduction- Supported sustainable reduction and standardization of the Project Lead Time for snus and other oral products at 48% below the global average Show less Responsibilities:- Planned and coordinated actions for inventory/Working Capital reduction for up to 6 Central European markets with more than 400 active products in total simultaneously- Coordinated stock reduction activities among up to 10 Central European factories- Supported achievement of Working Capital targets of up to 120mn € p.a. Stock reduction achieved up to 50% per month- Creation and standardization of financial reporting tools, which were implemented across the markets in scopeAchievements:- Supported preparation of Business Continuity Plans with a total cost reduction for the company of up to 700k € p.a. as an insurance discount- Independent analysis and development of the solutions to improve Sales Forecast Accuracy within Master Thesis, confirmed later within an internal project by McKinsey Consulting Show less

  • Senior Project Coordinator

    Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

  • ISO / Continuous Improvement Champion

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Operations Planner Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and Nordics

    Oct 2012 - Sept 2021

  • Working Student

    May 2009 - Sept 2012
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  STARCO

  Jan 2023 - now

  Business System Transformation Manager
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  KENDA Tires Europe

  Jun 2024 - now

  Business System Transformation Manager