Andreas Horn

Process optimization, Business Analytics and Project Management.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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%

• 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

• Created business plan for launch of new OTC product category • Streamlined and automated operational planning and controlling processes & tools

• 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

• 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

Leading for Supply Chain strategic-, growth -and optimisation projects on european scale (e.g. Product launches, outsourcing, production transfer, cost savings and efficiency programs)

• Controlling of product costs, identification and implementation of cost savings. • Financial evaluation of new product launches and investments • Preparing budget and planning.

• Planning and controlling of budget and forecast, reporting deviation analysis.

• Responsible for coordination and consolidation of operational planning and budget process for worldwide subsidiaries

One-year scholarship with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Graduate course in international economics with extra subjects on Latin America such as languages and politics

Undergraduate course in business studies supplemented by technical subjects