Jesper Harris

Background

About Jesper Harris

My experience and expertise has been obtained throughout the last +20 years and include My career is centered around leadership and people management, business development, premium brand management and customer/supplier relations. Further than management, my career is focused on product development, sourcing, planning, buying and price negotiations. I have years of international experience with remote and near direct leadership and my expertise and areas of work has covered roles such as R&D, design, product development, buying, supply chain, production and project management. Excellent communication and language skills in combination with my extensive business travel experience in Europe and Asia, having a particularly strong network in Asia, ensures that I easily adapt to foreign cultures and ways of business. Competences: o Business and people management o Strategy development and execution o Change management o Supplier relationship management o Category management o Product development o Product lifecycle management o Demand Planning & Forecasting o Strategic Sourcing (7 steps) o Product calculations; gross margin and profit, top line and bottom line o Stakeholder management o Global supply strategy o CSR & REACH I am result driven and business oriented, my focus strictly on developing the business as a whole. Ambitious targets motivate me and every day I strive to perform better than the previous day.