Marcel Poschmann

Managing a team of three planners. Responsible for 1200 products. Achieved a 99.5% item availability in 2014. Decreased inventory by 25% to reach all-time low levels. Leading the S&OP process and improving forecast accuracy. Implemented a make-to-forecast manufacturing process in the OTC business unit. Efficient obsolete stock management. Driving portfolio complexity reduction. Planning / supervising new product implementations. Leading role in managing a flawless warehouse move from Austria to Hungary.

Creating, monitoring and revising forecasts for a vibrant portfolio of up to 550 SKUs. Reviewing and challenging replenishment points, safety stock levels and minimum order quantities. Accurate phase-in and phase-out planning. Embellishment Planning. Representing Supply in cross-functional core team meetings. Leading system and process improvements. SAP Supply Network Planning superuser.

Handling diverse queries from make-to-forecast and make-to-order customers. Liaising with Planning, Quality, Logistics and Activity Mgmt. to maintain high service levels. Essentially involved in one of the company's biggest new product developments up to date.

Distribution Requirement Planning, Master Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling, Materials Management, Completion of a Yellow Belt Six Sigma Project that massively improved long-term raw material demand forecasting.

Improving the internal flow of materials, scrutinising inventory levels, introducing the KANBAN system to new employees, audit preparation.

Planning shift schedules, legal consideration of pecuniary claims.

Specialisation in Supply Chain Management & Production, Human Resources, Business Psychology. Worked two years as a student assistant at the Chair of Supply Chain Management & Production. Worked six months as a freelancer for a working group on lecture transcripts.

Final Grade: 9.5 on a scale from 0.0 (worst) to 10.0 (best).

Grade Point Average: 1.7 on a scale from 1.0 (best) to 4.0 (worst). Specialisation in Mathematics.