Andreas Horn

Hands-on supply chain optimization & digitalization

Bis 2023, Project Manager Procurement & Supply Chain, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen

Seefeld, Germany

Skills

Supply chain management
Controlling
Process Optimization
Budgetierung
Forecast
Business analysis
Marketing und Sales Controlling
Supply Chain Controlling
CAPEX
Management Reporting
investment evaluation
M&A
Beteiligungscontrolling
Product costing
SAP
Business Information Warehouse
Hyperion
Supply Planning
Demand Planning
Supply Chain Strategie
Logistics Planning
Prognosis
Continuous Replenishment
Procurement
Project Management
Program-Management
Business Process Optimization
Change Management
Quality Management
IT
IT-Projectmanagement
Big Data Analytics
Consulting
FMCG
Retail
E-Commerce
Pharmaceuticals

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

  • 2 months, Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

    Consultant Forecast & Replenishment

    MediaMarktSaturn

    • 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

  • 8 months, Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

    Head of Supply Chain Controlling

    DAW SE

    • 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

  • 6 months, Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

    Interim Head Controlling

    BestSecret Group

    Optimized accounting structure, financial systems and processes to increase cost visibility and cope with strong growth • Operative controlling, budgeting and reporting

  • 2 years and 4 months, Dec 2014 - Mar 2017

    Project Lead - Forecast and Replenishment

    REWE Group
  • 11 months, Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

    Process Improvement Consultant

    Boehringer Ingelheim

    • 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

Interests

Mountain biking
table tennis
squash
running
hiking
skiing
guitar
traveliing
foreign cultures

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