Andreas Horn
Bis 2023, Project Manager Procurement & Supply Chain, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen
Seefeld, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Andreas Horn
Current 14 years and 9 months, since Apr 2009
Consultant Supply Chain, Tech Transfer and Process Optimization
www.ahornsolutions.de
Process optimization, Business Analytics and Project Management.
6 months, Feb 2023 - Jul 2023
Project Manager Procurement & Supply Chain
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen
• Lead transformation and reorganisation initiatives for head purchasing investments goods and services • Workout new purchasing strategy for R&D & IT services to increase externalization and optimize internal procurement processes • Coordinated cross functional project team to ensure quality and supply for auxiliary items. Defined and implemented S&OP, quality and release processes. • Optimized operational processes and tools for facility transformation & reorganization
6 months, Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
Manager Material Management
COHERENT Laser Systems GmbH & Co KG
• Responsible for planning, operational purchasing and logistics for a plant with 150 MM sales • Managed operational troubleshooting to cope with major material shortages due to global supply chain issues • Optimized processes and tools. Lead team of 70 employees
1 year and 3 months, Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Lead Tech Transfer & scale-up of COVID 19 vaccine production on new site
BioNTech SE• Overall responsibility to set-up two new sites at subcontractors for 70MM doses • Achieved ramp-up of commercial production and regulatory approval within 5 months • Lead cross functional team quality, operations, regulatory and logistics of sending and receiving site • Go to person for senior management for all aspects to the projects • Overall responsible for costs, quality, timing & product availability
4 months, Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
Lead OTC process for divestment project of $600 MM portfolio
Takeda
• Coordinate supply chain, finance, regulatory, quality, commercial and buyer • Document and map existing supply chain set-up for 800 SKU’s. • Develop future supply chain set-up optimize production, subcontractor and distribution network during the transition • Develop cut-over plan for operational hand-over with buyer
• Due diligence for senior management on forecast and replenishment process • Interviews and workshops with key stakeholders in Supply Chain, IT, finance, external software provider, key users on local and group level • Identified areas for improvement and recommendation for next steps
• Responsible for supply chain controlling for 12 plants • Drove budgeting, forecast and reporting process for supply chain • Drive and monitor successful implementation of cost saving projects • Process owner Supply Chain Controlling for global introduction of S4/Hana • Lead & developped team of 8 employees
Optimized accounting structure, financial systems and processes to increase cost visibility and cope with strong growth • Operative controlling, budgeting and reporting
• Trained compliance and quality officers to improve investigations on deviations and complaints. Training on tools for route cause analysis (e.g. 5W, Ishikawa) • Created monitoring tool to enhance oversight on backlogs for deviations and complaints. Automatic reports reduced manual workload by 80%
1 year and 2 months, Nov 2011 - Dec 2012
Project Lead - Batch Release Processs
Sandoz AG
• Managed demand & supply troubleshooting in a pharmaceutical plant during a six month backlog in batch releases caused by logistical, administrative and IT issues. • Created visibility by automated report on batch status and coordinated priorization of batches between sales, quality, supply chain and senior management • Implemented process improvements to increase efficiency and to reduce backlog in batch releases in 9 months. Lead and coached team to support Qualified Person
6 months, Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
Consultant Operational Planning & Controlling
GSK Consumer Healthcare
• Created business plan for launch of new OTC product category • Streamlined and automated operational planning and controlling processes & tools
6 months, Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
Site Controller (Interim)
Mattson Thermal Products GmbH
• Increased transparency in product costs by creating new planning and reporting • Automated operational processes (e.g. reduction of workload for closing activities by 30%) • Conduct month- and quarter end close, budgeting and reporting
11 months, Sep 2009 - Jul 2010
Interim CFO
Internet start-up with six subsidiaries in Europe,
• Turnaround management after management change • Setting up operational controlling, accounting and human resources • Responsible for month and year end close, cooperation with auditors and tax consultant
2 years and 11 months, May 2006 - Mar 2009
Regional Operational Business Manager
Wrigley
Leading for Supply Chain strategic-, growth -and optimisation projects on european scale (e.g. Product launches, outsourcing, production transfer, cost savings and efficiency programs)
3 years and 4 months, Jan 2003 - Apr 2006
Financial Planning Manager
Wrigley
• Controlling of product costs, identification and implementation of cost savings. • Financial evaluation of new product launches and investments • Preparing budget and planning.
3 years, Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
Senior Business Analyst
Amazon.de
• Planning and controlling of budget and forecast, reporting deviation analysis.
7 months, Sep 2001 - Mar 2002
Business Analyst- Expatriate Asignment
Amazon.com, Seattle, USA
• Responsible for coordination and consolidation of operational planning and budget process for worldwide subsidiaries
4 months, Aug 1999 - Nov 1999
Consultant
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, Munich,
6 months, Oct 1997 - Mar 1998
Logistics process improvement
ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
Educational background for Andreas Horn
1 year, Aug 1995 - Jul 1996
Economics
UNIVERSITÄT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil
One-year scholarship with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
14 years and 2 months, Oct 1994 - Nov 2008
Economics
UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN
Graduate course in international economics with extra subjects on Latin America such as languages and politics
11 years and 10 months, Oct 1992 - Jul 2004
Betriebswirschaftslehre technisch orientiert
Universität Stuttgart
Undergraduate course in business studies supplemented by technical subjects
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Italian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate