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I support my clients in the introduction and optimization of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP / IBP). Through this process, companies achieve their strategic goals sustainably with situationally adapted operational decisions and strengthen their competitiveness, thereby securing long-term business success.
The systematic approach includes the following steps:
- Conducting a weakness analysis.
- Based on this, designing, implementing, and optimizing tailor-made processes and tools.
- Efficient change management with the integration of the Inchainge Business Simulation
- Continuous process improvement.
With over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Production Planning, Process Optimization, Project Management, and IT Management, I possess the necessary expertise and methodological competence. I am also a certified trainer for the Inchainge Supply Chain Business Simulations.
Depending on the need, I am available to my clients as both a consultant and an interim manager.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Düsseldorf (up to 50km)
Experience
- Dr. Olaf Schmickler ConsultingMANAGEMENT CONSULTANTCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 7 months)Düsseldorf, GermanyConsulting focus: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP): Analysis, process design, implementation, optimization, training
- Demand Management: Demand planning, demand/quota management, demand control, product classification
- Supply Management: medium- and long-term capacity management, inventory optimization, supplier management, collaborative planning approach
- Process Management: Redesign of planning and business processes
- Project management and training with business simulations
- Consulting for the analysis of medium- and long-term market influences on customer demand Industry: Raw Materials
- Consulting on selection criteria for production planning and control systems for industrial companies Industry: IT Consulting
- Vallourec Tubes (VT)BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGER PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEMSRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYSeptember 2018 - December 2023 (5 years and 3 months)Mülheim (Ruhr), Germany
- Implementation of a new production control system (MES)
- Implementation of a new planning system with capacity planning and order management, analysis and optimization of the associated business processes
- Project management and change management, test strategy, commissioning strategy, training
- Vallourec Tubes (VT)HEAD OF PRODUCTION PLANNINGRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYSeptember 2018 - December 2023 (5 years and 3 months)Mülheim (Ruhr), GermanyTECHNICAL PREPARATION AND CLIENT SHOPS:
- Derivation of activities and technical manufacturing parameters from booked customer orders in accordance with standards and specifications
- Specification of optimal manufacturing routes and processing times
- Support for sales departments on scheduling, feasibility, and cost issues
- Management of suppliers and services
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CAPACITY PLANNING:- Optimization of plant performance with regard to inventories, delivery reliability, and productivity, and adaptation of associated business processes as necessary
- Sales & Operations Planning for capacity optimization and volume distribution across different sales areas, strategic planning for setting (annual) shift models
- Medium-term (monthly) capacity planning and coordination of measures for capacity adjustment (overtime, shutdowns) with all partners
- Conversion of operational medium-term planning to rolling forward planning during the short-time work phase in 2020 and 2021
- Short-term (daily) scheduling for all plants
PROJECTS AND SPECIAL TASKS:- Implementation of special planning specifications for increasing the volume of technically complex 13Cr products
- Support for changes in global supply chains due to the closure of plants in France
- Support for the ramp-down for plant decommissioning in conjunction with the closure of German plants
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Education
- Doctoral degree (Doctor of Engineering)Chair for Production Systems, Ruhr University Bochum1998Promotion zum Doktor-Ingenieur
- Studies for a degree in Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur)Ruhr University Bochum1992Studium zum Diplom-Ingenieur
Certifications
- SAP Certified Associate - SAP IBP for Supply ChainSAP
- SIX SIGMA BLACK BELTQ-Learning