Alexandre Sahlia

Senior Project Manager | Supply Chain Transformati

Salary / Daily rate

Zürich, Switzerland

Freelance

Skills

Project Management (PMO)

Languages

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About me

Intro

Senior Project Manager with 15+ years driving supply chain transformation and ERP implementations. Led global teams of 70+ employees, delivered 20% cost reductions and service improvements through SAP S/4 HANA, Oracle, and Kinaxis solutions. Ready to optimize your supply chain operations with proven expertise in project management and process redesign.

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Work experience

Supply Chain Consultant

Supply Chain Operations SA

Aug 2024 - Present

2 years 3 months

1030 Bussigny, Switzerland

Bringing and securing the execution of mandates that align with clients’ needs to enhance process efficiencies and optimize their supply chains Mandates include: 🔸Developing end-to-end supply chain strategies for biotech, pharmaceutical, and luxury clients, enhancing process efficiencies 🔸Implementing solutions to optimize supply chain networks, focusing on ESG goals and circular economy principles

Senior Event Team Member

PMI Switzerland

Feb 2024 - Present

2 years 9 months

Greater Zurich Area

Senior Project Manager | Supply Chain Transformation

JC New Retail

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

10 months

Greater Zurich Area

Leading the strategic transformation of supply chain operations with a specific focus on implementing Warehouse Management Solution. Combining deep expertise in project management and cross-functional collaboration to drive operational excellence. 🔸Successfully initiated and structured the implementation project, establishing clear governance, methodology, and project charters to align stakeholders and streamline execution. 🔸Conducted the Solution Definition Phase, including comprehensive Process Design and Configuration to ensure system alignment with business requirements. 🔸Developed comprehensive project documentation, clearly capturing requirements and ensuring alignment with company-wide ERP objectives. 🔸Built and motivated a high-performing, cross-functional team comprising logistics, IT, and external consultants, promoting transparency, collaboration, and accountability (+20 team members, 5 key process areas). 🔸Fostered strong stakeholder alignment through proactive communication and adaptive relationship management, ensuring integration and synergy across complex organizational structures. 🔸Proactively managed project risks through structured mitigation strategies, focusing on resource allocation and integration challenges to maintain project momentum and effectiveness. 🔸Recognized for creating an inclusive team culture, inspiring team members, and driving efficient onboarding and knowledge sharing processes.

Senior Project Manager | Strategy & Programs, Global Operations

adidas

Apr 2022 - Jan 2024

1 year 10 months

Greater Zurich Area · Hybrid

🔹 Value Stream PMO for Omnichannel Fulfillment & Availability: large-scale global digital transformation with SAP S4/HANA. 🔹Leadership: Coordinated 7 Product teams and 70 Employees, enhancing over 50 Business Processes. 🔹 Project Management Excellence: Ensured meticulous oversight of deliverables. Focused on diligent reporting, milestone achievement, and progress tracking with the Supply Chain Leadership Team. 🔹 Agile Methodology Implementation: Deployed agile methodology, achieving high-quality and consistent deliverables. Exceeded global template build backlog completion target of 98%. 🔹Resource and Budget Management: Key in staffing and budget oversight. Included tracking, reporting, and risk mitigation for Supply Chain Value Streams. 🔹Workshops & Ideation: Led workshops to define requirements, update designs, and validate Business Processes in the Fulfillment Product Area. 🔹Backlog Planning & Prioritization: Assisted in roadmap development and backlog planning. Aligned objectives with business and tech leaders, focusing on critical capabilities and functionality for product teams. 🔹Effective Communication and Reporting: Managed team progress communication. Reported outcomes and provided recommendations to the program board. 🔹Project Evaluation and Insight Generation: Analyzed outcomes to generate actionable insights. Guided product teams in risk management and informed decision-making. 🔹Best Practices: Documented agile approach and delivery stages best practices: plan, design, build, test, train, and handover. 🔹Team Play: Recognized for integrity, respect, and teamwork. Supported colleagues with training, onboarding, and best practices sharing.

LifeScan

Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

3 years 6 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Business Process Lead & Project Workstream Lead | Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Optimization

Feb 2020 - Mar 2022

2 years 2 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Agile / Hybrid Project Management : 🔹Select the vendor, define business requirements, lead and orchestrate key phases in the project such as backlog planning, building, testing, training and handover, ensuring it met all technical requirements and user expectations. Business Process Management : 🔹Audit, review and documentation of current supply planning & inventory management processes 🔹Redesign of processes, identify and define key internal capabilities to develop 🔹Positioned as go-to person for up to 10 Supply Chain Planners and senior leaders, achieve high process adherence Workstream Management : 🔹Actively engage internal and external stakeholders through communication and change management 🔹Global deployment of new processes and solution to deliver cost efficiency and grow EBIT 🔹Oversee solution build, configuration & customization in line with business requirements 🔹Organize & conduct user acceptance testing, key-users and end-users training 🔹Plan Go-live activities, provided post Go-live support and monitored system adoption Achievements : 🔹Successfully Implemented and Deployed Kinaxis RapidResponse Supply Planning and Inventory Management applications. Project completed in 18 months within scope, time and budget. Improved Customer Service by 20%, decreased Planning cost by 20%, reduced Freight cost by15%. 🔹Improved Supply Planning process with development of Scorecards to compare scenarios performance and Short-Term Exception Management reports resulting in a 20% reduction in stockouts situations. 🔹Led Six Sigma Green Belt project: Redesigned Inventory Planning & Optimization process and initiated product segmentation. Delivered 10% Gross Inventory value reduction while maintaining high service and balancing cost

Senior Global Supply Planner | External Operations

Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

1 year 6 months

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Skills: Problem Solving

Johnson & Johnson

Sep 2009 - Oct 2018

9 years 2 months

Zürich Area, Switzerland · On-site

Senior Global Supply Planner - Medical Device I Diabetes Care Companies

Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

1 year 1 month

Zürich Area, Switzerland · On-site

LifeScan, Inc. - External Operations 🔸Market / External manufacturers supply network and inventory planning on global scale. Managed and controlled product changes and new introductions 🔸Planned production with medical ancillaries’ contract manufacturers ($30 Mio annual spend) 🔸Lead partner and supply S&OP, balanced requirements vs long range manufacturing and packaging capacity 🔸Lead Inventory Planning & Optimization deployment model: trained 5 planning team members in best practices and processes to set global inventory targets, adapt safety stock settings and interpret projections 🔸Developed and implemented Supplier Risk Management framework with Contingency Supply Scenarios resulting in 30% reduction in supply disruptions.

Supply Chain Planning Lead - Consumer Healthcare EMEA -

Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

2 years 8 months

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Johnson & Johnson Consumer EMEA – Consumer Healthcare

Regional Planner/Buyer - Consumer Skin Health EMEA -

Sep 2009 - Mar 2015

5 years 7 months

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Johnson & Johnson Consumer EMEA – Consumer Healthcare Internal and External manufacturing

Supply Network Planner

JT-International S.A.

Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

2 years 1 month

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Trade Development Manager

ITMPCS Sàrl, previously FACTORY121 SA

Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

1 year 7 months

Martigny, Switzerland

Market Research Consultant

HEC Montréal

Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

1 year 1 month

Montreal, Canada Area


Education

HEC Montréal

Master of Science degree

2004 - 2006

2 years 1 month

ISEGCOM

Bachelor's degree

2000 - 2004

4 years 1 month

UC Irvine

Certificate

2003 - 2003

1 month

UC Irvine

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