Olena

Olena Zhosan
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Summary:
10+ years of combined Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Distribution, e-commerce and State procurement experience in pharmaceutical and FMCG industry.
Have been employed by two FORTUNE 500 companies, currently work with the company, which is in the list of the one of 20 largest Medical Device Companies in the World.
Successful leading of Supply Chain, Warehouse, Distribution, Tender Team (4 span of control, 4 Departments, 15 people total Team), successful management of Regional projects, such as Class A for Business Excellence implementation, Production Localization, E-commerce, Development and management of the tender participation function, align goals between Global, Regional and Local business needs and corporate functional strategy.
Managed an annual budget of EUR 1 million
Built efficient and win-win relationships with cross functions (i.e. Finance, Legal, OEC, Regulatory, Commerce and Marketing, Market Access).
Strong managerial, analytical, communication and organization skills, result-oriented, fast and productive, always eager for new knowledge, strong team player.

B.Braun Medical Ukraine, LLC03.2019 - present
(B.Braun Group is a medical and pharmaceutical device company, over 63 000 employees globally, offices and production facilities in more than 60 countries, revenue ca. $7B. Headquaters are located in Melsungen, central Germany. UA affiliate is a LLC company with 67 employees, annual turnover $20MM)
Head of Supply Chain and Distribution UA (reporting to Managing Director UA)

• Led the Supply Chain and Distribution organization (4 direct reports, 4 departments, 15 employees): Supply Chain UA & CIS, Customer Service UA, Warehouse UA, E‑commerce & Tender Department.
• Built and optimized the Supply Chain and Distribution structure and processes, including development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Established the Tender Department and e‑commerce operations from scratch; e‑commerce achieved break‑even and fully covered launch expenses within the first 6 months of sales.
• Process owner of the S&OP cycle at the Ukraine affiliate level.
• Contributed to the development and implementation of company standards for transportation, warehousing, procurement improvement initiatives, and inventory turnover optimization.
• Coordinated quarterly Standard Commercial Terms approval, ensuring compliance and proper execution.
• Oversaw and continuously improved order management processes, ensuring timely order placement while monitoring manufacturing lead times and product availability.
• Collaborated with Global Supply Chain teams at headquarters and other B. Braun manufacturing sites.
• Optimized warehouse logistics and ensured business continuity during wartime, quickly identifying and launching an additional warehouse, which enabled uninterrupted product supply to the Ukrainian market.
• Conducted a comprehensive analysis of customs clearance partners, identified improvement opportunities, led a tender process, and significantly optimized the customs clearance cost structure.

Abbott Laboratories10.2016 – 03.2019
(Pharmaceutical company, annual turnover $140MM, 600 employees, 13 Countries Region (CIS). Part of Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL)
CIS Project Manager Logistics (reporting to CIS Demand and Logistics Manager)
(CIS Region: UA, BY, MD, AM, AZ, GE, KZ, KG, MN, TM, TJ, IL, UZ)

• Launch of Class A for Business Excellence implementation in UA affiliate (the 1st Country within the region chosen by the HQ for this project);
• Manage interaction with countries cross functional managers (i.e. local logistics, RA, marketing, commerce, finance) and HC/Production Sites etc (supply chain, planners involved into specific initiative/project);
• Manage the process of projects implementation against agreed timelines and KPIs to ensure product availability and financial results;
• Coordination of planning process with Veropharm (a Russian site newly merged by Abbott) (main contact, countries support and control as for sales planning, documents validation, etc);
• Guide 13 Countries Affiliates as for process changes/ new rules etc implementation, support Direct Manager in Countries alignment as for procedures, approvals, planning etc.;
• Proactively monitor key data for feedback and initiate or propose strategic planning/tactics adjustment, initiation of forecasting process improvement.
• Reports to Division preparation: ADR, KPIs, BOBJ user (reports in BOBJ), information for supply review, data accuracy report;

Abbott Laboratories04.2012 – 10.2016
(Pharmaceutical company, annual turnover $140MM, 600 employees, 13 Countries Region (CIS). Part of Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL)
CIS5 Logistics Manager (reporting to CIS5 Managing Director)
(CIS5 Region: BY, MD, AM, AZ, GE)

• Day to day management of CIS5 Logistics Team (2 span of control);
• Part of the S&OP process in CIS5 countries: shaping sales forecast for 24 months form the countries;
• Challenge of the figures and planned discounts, supporting Approved Demand Statement file and organizing S&OP meetings on a monthly basis;
• Providing analysis of current stocks and planned replenishment to support sales demand. Planning of Bridge Stocks if needed and calculating of Credit Limits for Wholesalers;
• Full support of the demand planning: collecting orders from the clients (subordinates in the country), return the order for increase, negotiations with Wholesalers if needed, providing orders to customer services (located in Switzerland), control of expiries and batches shipped, control all correct shipment documents received on time. Negotiations with Abbott treasury if there is a need to release the order, negotiations with Wholesalers in case additional payment is needed.

British American Tobacco Ukraine10.2009 – 04.2012
(A British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products., UA annual turnover 1B GBP, over 1 000 employees)
Customer Service Specialist (reporting to Customer Service Manager)
• Responsible for the East and South Division wholesalers/clients (4 clients, 15 branches);
• Daily orders from wholesalers/clients management, i.e. orders collection, orders confirmation, control of timely payments and duly shipments, control of contracts prolongation;
• Close cooperation with Logistics Centers (LC/warehouses) and Transport Department in terms of time, place and size of clients orders delivery.

Positions held from 09.2002 to 10.2009 and duties are available upon request

Education:
Kyiv National Linguistic University2001 – 2002
• Specialist (complete higher education), Corporate Management (with honours)
Kyiv National Linguistic University1997 – 2001
• Bachelor, Corporate Management (with honours)

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
PC skills:

SAP APO, MS Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, pivot charts with slicers), MS PowerPoint, BOBJ, CRM, PBI

Language skills
Ukrainian – native
Russian - native
English – fluent
German – beginner