Roman Nowak

Regional Supply Chain Leader for the entire Prestige business ($200m) in UK&I with end-to-end responsibility for planning (demand & supply), physical distribution, customer operations, master data, order management and accounts receivable. Managing the global customer service for the entire cosmetics business of >$500m and global supply planning responsibility for the new Prestige Cosmetics business. Member of senior leadership team for the UK&I business as well as for the Global Prestige PS organisation

Responsible for the management of the finished product transportation system (inbound and outbound) and distribution centres / warehouses in South Africa with full accountability for cost, service and control. Developing strategic direction of all cost components to reduce total budget by 50% over the next five years including leading a new tender of 3PL services for transportation and warehousing. Member of regional supply network design for the launch of Fabric Care.

Sales and Operation planning and evolution to Business Operations planning. Improving service levels to customers whilst simultaneously driving down costs. Providing input to business planning to ensure the right volume forecast and building blocks aligned with the regional Vice President

Responsible for the management of the regional Category Planning team within the Gillette Product Supply EMEA organisation and driving integration of regional physical distribution network reinvention. Serving as a member of the senior leadership team for Gillette EMEA Product Supply

Developing and implementing SAP APO as a new Demand Planning Platform for the organisation. Implementing S&OP on regional level with the Regional President and on local level with Country GM’s. Leading and managing the planning team for the entire region (Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe) with full responsibility for demand and inventory planning, systems applications and strategy development. S&OP Advisor to the Regional President and Commercial Operations Leaders

Delivering a major SAP-APO project implementation in Europe through Gillette, creating the foundations of the competency to drive additional consulting business in Europe Successfully completing a number of engagements for high profile clients including:

Information Technology: “Feedback control loops as a fundamental organisational mechanism by which quality is regulated in a manufacturing organisation” Quality assurance: “Applied quality control within the automotive production from planning to production under consideration of metrological aspects” Logistic: “Supply Chain within automotive industry under consideration of communication technological aspects” Various roles in Production & electrical apprenticeship