Dandy Franz
Freiberuflich, Consultant: Inventory Management, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Bis 2005, International MBA, Instituto de Empresa
Hannover, Deutschland
Über mich
Adaptable, result driven, culturally savvy procurement and supply chain leader with progressive work experience across six countries in diverse settings. Get in touch at dandy.franz@gmail.com
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Berufserfahrung von Dandy Franz
Bis heute 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, seit Sep. 2022
Consultant: Inventory Management
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Designing, automating and scaling inventory quality ratio application 4 months ahead of schedule.
2 Jahre und 3 Monate, Aug. 2019 - Okt. 2021
Associate Director of Purchasing - Finished Goods
Bissell Homecare
Led team of 6 Project Buyers. Managed global supplier base with an annual spend of ~ US$1.2Bbn. Categories: Vacuum Cleaners / Air Purifiers. Achievements: - Created and improved procurement processes, increasing the number of projects the team completed annually by ~ 60%. - Created / executed data driven sourcing strategy, resulting in ~ half of Bissell's spend transferred out of China within two years. - Managed suppliers performance as well as contract negotiations, yielding 5-6% YonY cost reductions.
Led sourcing team of 15 Buyers globally. Managed vendors with an annual spend of EUR 40Mil. Categories: Beauty Tools. Achievements: - Created operating model, team’s role descriptions and launched bi-annual performance reviews, resulting in increased productivity. - Led negotiations / make-buy decisions yielding 5.8% annualized cost reductions. - Defined several multi-disciplinary processes and KPIs with internal stakeholders, leading to shortened product launches.
3 Jahre und 6 Monate, Feb. 2015 - Juli 2018
Business Operations Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Led global Supply Chain - University Program. Set up and scaled program in Asia / Europe. Achievements: - Partnered with Supply Chain Leadership Team and Talent Acquisition in recruiting, onboarding and enabling ~150+ hires annually. - Developed and implemented KPIs to increase talent acquisition effectiveness and improved 2 years retention. - Streamlined budget of US$5.3Mil whilst improving effectiveness. Revamped forecasting of early in career workforce needs, optimized expenses.
6 Jahre und 11 Monate, Apr. 2008 - Feb. 2015
Global Commodity Manager
Cisco Amsterdam / Hong Kong
Managed global mechanical and PCBA vendor relationships with an annual spend of ~ US$250Mil. Achievements: - Delivered an average of US$14Mil in annual savings via value engineering, cost negotiations and should-costing. - Increase alignment of vendor base: Developed and executed commodity strategies. - Proposed / executed site transfer project, shifting business worth US$120Mil to shorten lead times. - Transformed quoting process, resulting in cost reductions of 3.7% through increased visibility.
2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Apr. 2006 - Apr. 2008
Strategic Purchaser
Ingenico Barcelona
Managed global PCBs, batteries and power supplies vendors with an annual spend of US$40Mil. Provided sourcing support of new product launches. Achievements: - Delivered an average of US$3-4Mil in annual savings via cost negotiations and value engineering. - Drove projects to cost-optimize component specs., yielding US$1.8Mil savings and lead time optimization. - Steered risk assessment and mitigation efforts to secure supply.
1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Juni 2003 - Sep. 2004
Customer Service Representative
Cassava Enterprises (888.com)
Provided customer support by phone, chat and e-mail, improving customer service experience.
2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Mai 2000 - Mai 2002
Buyer
Siemens AG Hannover
Managed purchase orders and shortage escalations for about 2000 components. Lowering stock-outs and optimizing inventories.
Ausbildung von Dandy Franz
1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Sep. 2004 - Okt. 2005
International MBA
Instituto de Empresa
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Muttersprache
Spanisch
Fließend
Chinesisch
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