Dr. Brigitte Kempgens

Core role responsibilities: End-to-end Supply Chain process optimization for all plants: sourcing, production planning, logistics & distribution with focus on customer satisfaction, lead time reduction and inventory management.

Resource and capacity planning for the moulded glass European plants based on demand forecast and actual customer orders. Cost driven inventory and distribution management. For all planning and logistics aspects act as the interface between the division and the key customers.

Core role responsibilities: S&OP management down to production lines scheduling to insures 98.5 % customer service level. Act as the interface between sales & marketing teams and operations. End to end supply chain from oversee raw material supply planning to global customer delivery. Warehousing, inventory and distribution management for temperature controlled product deliveries.

Core role responsibilities: Implementation of S&OP for 3 plants (France & Romania) in order to insure 98% On Time In Full delivery to customers. Organization of the logistics departments including internal and external warehouses with delivery to the DIY distribution channel. Management of the transport & distribution costs: customer’s process optimization. Reduction of inventory and warehouse costs

Core role responsibilities: Insure full support for EU Investment projects for the sourcing part in compliance with SOX and company internal rules; CAPEX budget follow-up, prospection in low cost countries, suppliers qualification, pointing lessons learnt from 360° feedback with plants and suppliers. Lead the capital commercial process (team of 3 persons) bids preparation and negotiation. Preparation and commercial execution of main industrial investment projects

Gathered and analysed data together with a team of consultants (PEA Consulting). Implemented rules for optimizing the integration of the local planning system into the group commercial and industrial planning. International working group. Defined and followed-up actions for decreasing the lead time and the stock level, improving the delivery performance and adapting the IT solutions.

Project leader of purchasing optimization programs on Usinor group level, and Arcelor group level, cooperation in the Reengineering Project on local purchasing level under the responsibility of the CEO: Gathered and analysed data together with a team of consultants (Mercer). Managed a team of about 50 project members to reach the forecasted savings. Developed measures for TCO optimization - strategic purchasing – training on Accenture sourcing methodology: market analysis,

Analysis and follow-up of the project portfolio for new products development together with the global R&D team. Follow-up of the trials on the production line, analysis and results communication. Specific fields: construction, general industry - household appliance.

Performance of a process benchmarking for the local organic coating line and the coating lines of "Cockerill-Sambre": technical process, product portfolio, working ratio, quality ratio, etc... Support by the capital investment for the galvanizing line specifically for the chemical cleaning processes

Management and Marketing for Central and Eastern Europe. Master thesis: "Strategic cost management in the supply chain"

Molecular physic