Franziska Härting

• Drive global supply chain strategy to enhance efficiency and quality across operations. • Lead a multinational team of 30 professionals in managing global and regional projects and transformations • Develop supply chain analytics and automation to optimize performance management. • Focus on optimizing supply network strategies to meet evolving business needs.

• Manage multiple local supply chain teams across various European sales organizations, ensuring efficient operations during a period of transition into a new supply chain organizational set-up • Coordinate S&OP and manage demand and supply planning processes for the European business (B2B & Wholesale, Retail/B2C, E-com, OEM) • Lead a dedicated European inventory management team to optimize inventory levels in different DCs • Manage >100 professionals with 8 direct reports through company wide transition

• Lead and continuously improve the Supply Chain operations, focusing on KPIs such as service level, inventory, and costs • Manage the cross-functional S&OP process to ensure optimal product availability and inventory levels • Oversee logistics operations for all customer deliveries across B2B, Wholesale, Retail, E-com as well as OEM • Drive process standardization, harmonization and automation in demand planning and analytics • Lead and develop the local Supply Chain team, consisting of 14 professionals

• Establish an innovative performance management system for the European Supply Chain operations • Monitor and drive improvement of key supply chain performance KPIs, including service level, forecast accuracy, inventory and logistics costs • Lead the European Supply Chain Improvement Program, managing project resources and oversee budget, schedules and risk control • Manage a team of project managers and supply chain data analysts

• Lead a project management and continuous improvement team focused on order management, demand planning and distribution optimizations. • Drive local standards for CRM system (Salesforce.com) and enhanced local sales reporting and analytics. • Act as a lean coach within the D/A/CH organization, fostering a culture of standard work, daily management and problem solving methodologies.

• Ensure integration of planning best practices in the global blueprint for SAP IBP Demand Planning module design • Author and review user stories; conducted pilot testing of the SAP IBP Demand Planning system • Coordinate alignment of the minimum viable product (MVP) for SAP IBP Demand Planning go-live • Collaborate closely with Global Business Process Owner for Demand Planning and consultants • Maintain S&OP Manager responsibilities, sustaining operational performance throughout project assignment

• Manage the Sales and Operations Planning process for the Professional/B2B business (luminaires and lamps) for the D/A/CH region • Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and customer forecasts to develop accurate demand plans for products. • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams to align inventory levels and production schedules with forecasted demand. • Act as local key user for SAP APO Demand Planning module

• Demand planning for the ambient food sector to ensure optimal product availability and maintain balanced inventory levels. • Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to service quality and inventory management. • Coordinate logistics for frozen foods between Germany and French clients, serving as the primary contact for logistics services across both ambient and frozen sectors for French clients.

• Planning and and order monitoring of watches sourced from Chinese suppliers

• Support planning teams in daily operations • Implement a new Forecast Accuracy metric and develop tools for KPI reporting • Bachelor Thesis: Performance Measurement of Demand Planning in Consumer Goods Supply Chains

• Manage and oversee the shipping of goods by sea, ensuring timely and efficient logistics operations • Book shipping slots and track shipments to facilitate smooth international cargo transport • Ensure compliance with regulations while communicating effectively with clients and carriers

Master Thesis: "The Physical Internet in Urban Logistics: A Theoretical framework and its application to the City of Bordeaux"