Gregory

Gregory Avdeyev
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Core competencies
Team Leadership & Talent Development – Cross-Functional Leadership
Strategic planning & Execution – Supply Chain Management – Production & Process Optimization
Financial Acumen & Cost Control – Problem solving & Analytics
Quality Assurance & Compliance – Customer Relationship Management
Professional Experience
General Manager (act) / Operations Manager Jan 2024 - now
Interfill LLC – FAREVA Group of companies
 Stabilization of contract manufacturing factory business performance in times of production
volume decline and hence immediate and straightforward budget reductions.
 Revitalizing and refocusing of QA function to support factory’s successful exposure to external
quality and compliance audits to onboard new clients in future.
 Continuous oversight and management of factory activities in areas of:
o Finance and profitability:
– solely responsible for factory P&L and profitability;
– manage budgeting and cost controlling,
o Operations management:
– management of factory with both full-cycle manufacturing & toll manufacturing
– overseeing internal processes to enhance efficiency & productivity,
– monitor and manage budget adherence & efficient resource utilization,
o HR management:
– team of 120+ people management, development, motivation, retainment & optimization
– KPI development and monitoring
o Internal \ External stakeholders management
Head of Planning (IBP) Sep 2022 – Jan 2024
Veres Group of companies
 Organization of department from the scratch by uniting existing working units and establishing new functions under
umbrella of “end-to-end planning” concept
 Established the role of planning dept as a single point of contact for sales, marketing, production, purchasing,
finance etc.
Head pf Supply Chain and Customer service (Beauty Care) Dec 2019 – May 2021
Henkel Ukraine
 Lead and coordinated full scope of supply chain activities:
 Business planning in close cooperation with sales and marketing teams as well as forecasting and demand planning
 Supply chain budgeting and costs optimization via improvement of processes and efficiency
 Maintained strategic partnership with key logistics providers to improve quality and optimize costs
 Managed performance, lead, coached and developed SC and CustService team
Supply Chain quality assurance manager – Nestle Purina PetCare Jul 2015 – Jan 2019
Nestle Ukraine \ Nestle Russia&Eurasia
 Developed and supported operation of processes of ensuring quality in distribution and supply network of Purina
 Managed optimization of downstream supply chain activities to increase customer / consumer satisfaction while
minimizing the cost-to-serve
 Addressed customers' claims by through cross-functional improvement project
 Addressed Company's losses by establishing a reporting system to feedback suppliers on quality inconsistencies.
 Acted as a Quality function link between Supply Chain, Business Unit, Production and Corporate Quality functions.
D&S Planning Manager – Confectionary business Jan 2011 – Jul 2015
Nestle Ukraine
Ensured sales range availability of Confectionary business of Nestle Ukraine: Managed sales forecasting; Managed
timely production and distribution; Acted as cross functional SPOC for any business planning related topics
Supply Chain Manager (Nestle Purina PetCare Ukraine) May 2005 – Jan 2011
Nestle Ukraine
Managed category’ sales range availability in line with SC budget controlling SC KPIs
Demand & Supply Planner PetCare products Feb 2004 – May 2005
Nestle Ukraine
Maintained category stock levels at optimal level by effective supply planning & robust demand planning
Logistics Manager Representative Office of Purolite international Limited in Ukraine Jul 2000 – Feb 2004
managed product supply from multiple sourcing
Logistics / Warranty services Manager - «LOGOS – SPORT» LLC Jun 1998 - Jul 2000
Managed company's spare parts supply & warranty services
Merchandise manager and sale manager assistant “MARKET – GROUP” LLC Sep 1997 – Jun 1998

Education
Economist, Specialization: International Business 1993 – 1998
International Economic Relations Department, Dnepropetrovsk State University

Additional skills:
 Fluency in English, Russian, Ukrainian, basic French
 Comprehensive computer literacy (office applications, SAP)