
Alexandre Sahlia
Senior Project Manager | Supply Chain Transformati
Salary / Daily rate
Zürich, Switzerland
Freelance
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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.
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