Head of Supply Chain & Procurement

• Oct 2020 - Present

• Process mapping and efficiency analysis. Direct activities of all functions involved in procurement, production planning and scheduling, warehousing, control of materials from the receipt of forecasting to the delivery of the finished product, shipping activities. • Digitalize and simplify key procurement and supplier management activities : Real-time Supplier Communication. manage communication with suppliers in real-time and have a shared understanding of the order status. • Setting up procurement department: Creating procedures for all company purchases. Consolidating purchasing from several different departments (Design engineering, R&D, support) and suppliers, to ensure more streamlined and cost-effective supply chain. • Creating Digital Supplier Performance Evaluation system • Demand planning and analyzing , driving efficiency by matching capacity with demand. Responsible for the direct procurement of raw materials (large variety of complex Bill of Materials) to effectively support the production requirements of the factory in Farum. • Power BI , Analysing and visualising spend (category spend visualisation) • Cost reductions, Optimizing for Manufacturability, ensuring quality and cost effectiveness from design through assembly (with close collaboration with team Design engineering, R&D) • Inventory Management, Reduce cost by balancing overstock and outages effectively. Maintaining visibility of inventory in UNICONTA ERP. Transportation and warehousing solutions, including outsourcing and third-party options. • SRM, Supplier evaluation, Supply network mapping, Supplier consolidation Show less

Technical Procurement / Purchaser / Strategic Sourcing

• May 2018 - Oct 2020

- Responsible for direct procurement of a large variety of complex Bill of Materials (BOM) to effectively support the production requirements for Grafisk Maskinfabrik. Materials Management. - Mapping and analysing data on current spend patterns, total costs and total values of ownership and identifying cost drivers. - Digitalization of procurement process. - SRM. - Negotiating pricing agreements, lead time & terms, and creating strategic supplier partnerships. - Responsible for direct procurement of a large variety of complex Bill of Materials (BOM) to effectively support the production requirements for Grafisk Maskinfabrik. Materials Management. - Mapping and analysing data on current spend patterns, total costs and total values of ownership and identifying cost drivers. - Digitalization of procurement process. - SRM. - Negotiating pricing agreements, lead time & terms, and creating strategic supplier partnerships.

Consultant / Independent contractor

• Jan 2015 - 2018

Purchasing Manager / Technical Procurement

• Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

- Locating and qualifying new suppliers, establishing and maintaining supplier evaluation system along with supplier performance feedback. - Forecasting levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels, forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities. - Directing and executing a profitable sourcing strategy for competitive advantage in areas of cost, quality, technology, delivery. - Negotiating purchase orders and buying contract agreements to support business needs. Show less

Production Manager

• Feb 2003 - Feb 2010

- Preparation of product documentation. - Developing a detailed work plan for each order. - Pre-production & sampling. - Review each style/line and select appropriate vendor. - Cost negotiations with vendors to insure competitive pricing and determine best placement options. - Sourcing. - Support technical issues for testing and performance faced during development and production. - Quality control and reports after the production is completed. - Preparation of product documentation. - Developing a detailed work plan for each order. - Pre-production & sampling. - Review each style/line and select appropriate vendor. - Cost negotiations with vendors to insure competitive pricing and determine best placement options. - Sourcing. - Support technical issues for testing and performance faced during development and production. - Quality control and reports after the production is completed.