• Proven Leader – Held membership on all divisional leadership teams at Patheon and was Executive Committee member at BioCryst responsible for company’s strategic planning and board meetings. Inspires and mentors team members to think creatively, and moves the organization beyond the status quo.
• Strategy – Drives sustainable change by designing long-term operational strategies across all supply chain dimensions: plan, source, make and deliver. Demonstrated experience in Fortune 500, mid-market and emerging companies.
• Operational Excellence – Deep expertise in managing global supply chain operations and developing action plans and metrics in domestic and international environments across global multi-site teams. 
• Global Cultural Intelligence – Thrives in multicultural business environments. Twenty years of experience leading and operating on international teams from North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia

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• For 10 years, Eric managed the deployment of the Supply Chain processes, tools and organization throughout one of the Top 50 Pharma Company from the demand collection to the final deliveries
• Established full-fledged SC processes (S&OP, MPS, NPL/NPI, inventory management)
• Establish central Trading structure in Switzerland to optimize product and financial flows to reduce overall company tax rating
• Establish strategic alliance with key-supplier to ensure business continuity and supplier innovation first access
• Establish a repackaging Center in Singapore for late stage customization for Asian markets
• Establish a Supply Chain Center of Excellence, including project management office, data management & reporting and knowledge management
• Academic Lecturer at HEC (GSEM) in Geneva for Procurement modules (category management, strategy), for Supply Chain Performance modules at Healthcare Supply Chain Academy and for Supply Chain Information Systems at Executive Master, both at IML, EPFL, Lausanne

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• Pharma/Biotech manufacturing processes
• International regulatory: Long track record in successful site regulatory inspections
• Experience with supplier management: quality and manufacturing
• Development of pharmaceutical products from Phase II to Market
• Development of innovative injection devices

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• Change management and building effective teams
• Implementing pragmatic and effective Sales & Operations processes (social Supply Chain)
• Excellence in Customer Service, B2B processes and Go-To-Market strategies
• Lean Supply Chain Operations
• Product launch (both on a Marketing and Operations standpoint)
• Outsourcing management
• Risk and Quality/Regulatory management

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• Steered the launch readiness and global deployment of 13 new product families in 100 countries, leading to a complete portfolio's renewal in 4 years
• Organized and managed the S&OP process to guide a business unit above company growth
• Co-ordinated large projects over several continents, leading international cross-functional teams in multiple locations
• Designed, implemented and managed the global trading operations of a division
• Reduced inventory by 40% and lead time by 30% using LEAN methodology
• Managed manufacturer selection, industrialization and distribution of new products, including regulatory
• Restructured the supply chain and channel-to-market operations of a health science business
• Start up coach & mentor, provides strategic business advice to technology start-ups

• Strategic, Tactical and Operational Supply Chain
• Global Demand and Supply Planning
• Building profitable start-up supply chain division
• Management of Tech Transfer projects and external contract manufacturing organizations
• Supply Chain Risk Management and Key Performance Indicators
• Country launches on all continents, including Japan, Russia and South America
• Distribution and Temperature controlled shipments

• Supply Chain strategy development & implementation
• Network design and implementation
• Start-up, turn-round & transfer of logistics operations – warehousing and freight
• Multi-temperature distribution (incl. 2-8 & deep freeze)
• Pharmaceutical GDP & GMP governance
• 3rd Party selection, contract negotiation & management
• Outsourcing incl. Order to Cash management
• New Product Introduction (NPI) Coordination

• Operate worldwide distribution network (more than 20 sites) from manufacturing/suppliers to end customers, optimizing transportation costs and leadtimes
• Implement Distribution Centers for Pharmaceutical industry with late customisation processes
• Create and implement distribution strategy to foster on Customer needs and value by diversifying omni channels and digital distribution
• Lead transformation from small to large organisation to become a competitive advantage and increase value to the company

• Conducted Information Systems audits, and the subsequent ERP selection projects (Medical Devices)
• Lead the complete re-design and re-implementation of the ERP, after a strategic change of Business
• Managed the implementation of a full internal traceability system at a manufacturing and distribution site, in a GxP regulated environment (Medical Device)
• Successfully managed the implementation of the corporate ERP at a fast-growing startup, including System Quality Validation according to FDA requirements (Biotech)
• Completely re-designed and optimized the global corporate Information System (ERP, CRM, APS, HRMS) of a mid-size industrial company, in time and under budget, over a multi-years program
• Guided the ERP evolution and optimization at a fast-growing micro-electro-mechanicals systems manufacturer, to cope with business development and customers requirements in terms of traceability and quality control

• Restoring the GMP compliance of a manufacturing site facility to obtain the manufacturing license and to enhance the Quality Management Systems
• Reshaped QMS to allow a smooth transition from development to commercial (GCP, GMP and GDP)
• Audits lead, RP and DRP responsibilities

• Pharmaceutical supply chain specialist
• Demand and supply planning optimization
• Demand and supply segmentation and lean forecasting
• Clinical Trial Distribution for Phase II : operational day-to-day management
• Expert in statistics and operations research
• Credibility methods applied to reduce risks
• Project management consultant
• Large experience in automating process, designing and implementing tools

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• Proven track record in driving global digital transformations, implementing advanced planning systems, and optimizing supply chain processes
• Skilled in Agile methodology, change management, and business process optimization, enabling him to lead complex projects and deliver significant improvements in efficiency and effectiveness
• Experienced in managing large-scale ERP implementations and deploying comprehensive supply chain planning and inventory management solutions.

• Upstream Supply Chain: S&OP, Supplier relationship management, sourcing and procurement
• Downstream Supply Chain: Production planning, manufacturing inventory, warehousing, distribution, transportation, packaging, order to cash, serialization, customer service
• Lean management, Program & Project Management (PMP® certified), new product launch, digitalisation & automation

• Expert in Downstream distribution and Customer Service
• Passionated about vertical integrations and inventory management
• Agile in planning operations and end-to-end S&OP deployment, a strong team player

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• From idea to action, designed and deployed sustainability roadmaps
• Strong commitment to innovation recognized with several nominations
• Expertise in Logistics network design studies and implementation of new distribution model
• Proven experience in selecting, contracting, implementing and operationalizing new stock holding points as per demand
• Led strategic Logistics and Supply Chain projects across international organizations. Track record includes: digitalization of distribution Value Chain, DropShip deployment, crisis management, etc.
• Experienced in conveying transformation messages across matricial organizations from operational teams to C-Level executives

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• Operate central Trading structure in Switzerland to optimize product and financial flows to reduce overall company taxes
• Manage centrally all planning activities with JDA/Manugistics tools. Rated « Masters in Supply planning » among 70 pharmaceutical companies
• Expert in implementing the postponement and late differentiation concepts to increase product availability for the emerging markets (LATAM and APAC)
• Specialist in product security protections and anti-counterfeiting features with more than 8 years of track & trace operational experience in the US

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