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Pierre Van Der Snickt

Executive Interim Manager General Manager Supply Chain Operations

30 years of experience in international management and direction of supply chain, manufacturing & procurement, helping you reaching your goals.

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Do you want to extract value out of your supply chain operations? Build a winning team for your factory? Increase customer service level, decrease stocks & production costs, build a transversal team able to animate this process? I did it many times with passion, enthusiasm… and results.

A practical solution for small & mid-size companies consists of delivering your transformation projects through your best people. Projects are delivered, results achieved but the knowledge stays in your company and the people involved are brought at a higher level.

Broad background: Unilever, Danone (FMCG) and Starbucks (Retail), CSM (food production), then also smaller companies… Almost 30 years of performance in IT, Finance and extended Supply Chain. Jobs in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Middle East. Broad responsibilities in USA, Canada, and EMEA. Fluent in English, Dutch and French, basic German.

Specialties: General management. Integrated Supply Chain advantages; process, systems & organisation redesign; sales and operation planning; from supply chain to value chain; manufacturing; procurement; total cost of ownership; turnarounds, restructuring, operating excellence.

Expertise

Services Stemming From Experience.

General Management

Hire, develop and build a strong management team
Align the team around a clear vision, mission statement, strategic plan
Cherish chosen values
Processes -> Systems -> Organisation -> People
By experience at ease when marketing & sales are robust and when the challenge sits in manufacturing, supply chain, procurement & back-office

Sales & Operation Planning

To be addressed after having installed a performing supply chain
Align marketing & commercial strategy with operations capabilities and investment plan
Organise a cycle of routine meetings to monitor & drive the business in orde to reach goals
Pragmatic KPI set and related action plans

Supply Chain

Optimise Planning, Logistics, Customer Service & Master data management
Planning (RCCP, MPS, Scheduling) & Supply review meetings in S&OP. KPI targets around service levels, stock levels & obsoletes
Logistics (Storage, Handling, Transport, Customs, WMS)
Customer Service (Order to Cash, customer centric, forecast consumption…)
Master Data (necessary evil, yet a pillar for ERP & overall performance)

Operating Excellence

Visual management, SQDCPE, LEAN, 5S, DMAIC, PDCA, VSM, quality circles: many tools, prioritise & select some phase the rest, sell, install for long term added value
Listen & Involve blue collars, empowerment
Proximity management

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