Johan Elsen

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About Johan Elsen

My ambition is to support Small and Medium sized companies, with an international footprint or ambition and a strong desire to grow, in the setup, improvement or transformation of their international operations and supply chain. Available for short, medium and longer term assignments. Based in Belgium. Extensive travel (up to 50%) is no problem. You can contact me on +32 474 94 94 00 or johan.elsen@telenet.be Experienced Operations and Supply chain leader with a passion for change in a multi-cultural environment and an ability to oversee the full scope of a business. Strong ability to energize people to embrace change and bring structure in an international supply chain and operations environment. Pragmatic, no-nonsense, down to earth and people oriented. Competences • Demonstrated operations management skills in dynamic international environments driving change and improvements on cost, quality and growth; • Solid expertise in setting up, improving and driving global S & OP process focusing on operational performance as well as strategic scenario thinking; • Connecting easily and open-minded with various cultures, respecting their particularities while uniting them to support the goals; • In a pragmatic and decisive way I find solutions and implement change with a down to earth and no nonsense approach; • Strong ability to analyze complex problems to determine the key issues while maintaining a broad business view; • Recognized leader with high integrity that coaches and develops people and teams to grow; You can contact me on +32 474 94 94 00 or johan.elsen@telenet.be Specialized : Operations management, lean manufacturing, operational excellence, supply chain management, logistics, quality management, strategy, industrial strategy, business planning, continuous improvement, 6 sigma, organizational development, project management, team management, coaching, leadership, end-to-end, sourcing, sales- and operations planning, S & OP