Markus Pascher

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About Markus Pascher

Senior Operations Executive with >25 years of experience in the semiconductor/electronics, consumer goods, furniture and construction fitting industries and a strong track record especially in procurement & inbound supply chain, cost reduction, transforming procurement organizations in a global environment and successfully leading through global supply chain crises EXPERIENCE->25 years of professional experience, thereof 20 years as an executive - P&L responsibility for a subsidiary with 250MUS$ turnover - Leadership responsibility (direct) for up to 150 employees - 20 years of global responsibility, 3 years working in the USA - Dr-Ing. Electrical Engineering SCOPE- Medium-sized family businesses, turnover 500M€ - 5M€ - Semiconductors, electronics, computers, electrical appliances, consumer goods, ceramics, glass, metal / plastic products, furniture, kitchen, household goods - Global matrix organization with overall functional responsibility - Company in transformation, e.g. strong growth, development into a global player, reorganization of supply chains, restructuring / turnaround CORE DISCIPLINES: Operations, COO, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, CPO, CSCO, SVP / VP / Vice President / Director / Head of Procurement / Purchasing / Supply Chain, global, overall responsibility for procurement, purchasing,(strategic / direct / indirect) purchasing, supply chain, inbound supply chain, material planning, inventory control, demand & supply control,(external) production, strategy, global sourcing, contracts, negotiations, working capital, leadership in crisis situations and transformations, lean management, Six Sigma, consulting PARTICULAR SUCCESSES- P&L Bottom Line: Substantially reducing costs p.a. for own-brand products from external contract manufacturers by establishing global strategic purchasing - P&L Top Line: Enabling above-average sales growth by ensuring outstanding delivery capability across the entire product range - Balance sheet / working capital: Reducing global incoming goods inventories by 15% within 5 months (global inventory task force), improvement of the DPO / cash position by systematically extending payment terms from an average of 20 to 56 days - Restructuring: Concluding an outsourcing project with a sustainable cost reduction of >10% p.a. including transfer of operations in accordance with Section 613a of the German Civil Code (BGB)- Supply crisis: Securing supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic and aftermath (2020/21) without any interruption (e.g. electronics, Chinese contract manufacturers)