Thomas Gaal

Trusted adviser to supply chain leaders, principal delivery agent of Gartner services to clients; providing challenge, mixing innovate thinking with conventional wisdom and promoting learning and development. Main focus on strategic initiatives for next level supply chain maturity, or rethinking the operating model.

- Strategy, created technology/data platform enabling IoT success - Established playbook Industry 4.0 digital operations - Architected AI/ML manufacturing analytics driven by IoT data; 3x ROI in first year - Optimized production capacity 7% in key market - Developed digital twin and simulation capabilities - Built innovation ecosystem of startups and universities

- Volunteer, three year appointment. Evolved to ASCM, Research & Innovation Strategy Committee - Governance, direction and financial oversight - Joint design for digital evolution - Led Future Vision Subcommittee

- Incubate ideas and lead pilots: smart and connected supply chain, data science, data mesh - Scout and match technology partners for projects - Developed digital maturity and capabilities framework

- Optimized SC Segmentation, Business Process - Transformation, process digitization methods - Built and implemented governance model, introduced SCOR - Developed smart metrics performance management

- Innovated S&OP process integrating with Corporate annual planning - Co-developed Integrated Business Planning approach - Head Region Europe managing 2.5B EUR sales and 22 matrixed remote staff

- Led global team also centers of competence Asia and Middle East; 60 staff in matrix organization - Provisioned network SW, customized for project rollouts - Evolved tooling for increasing levels of automation

Industrial equipment, telecommunications

- Established capability clinical quality management - Oversaw FDA audits, global medial regulatory standards

- System assessment, product certification and inspection services