Benjamin Lauwers

Selection of relevant experience:

Semiconductor company – Manufacturing Intelligence & Analytics program

Program lead responsible for development of manufacturing analytics and innovation on the client's most advanced business line. Leading teams across full product lifecycle, from insight generation and rapid prototyping, to industrialization, to value realization. Enabling 8-figure cost reductions.

European steel manufacturer – E2E Supply Chain strategy

Project lead responsible for assessment and definition of the 3-year roadmap for E2E Supply Chain transformation (S&OP, Production Planning & Scheduling , Transport & logistics, Customer Service). Project realized across 7 geographical clusters aiming to improve effectiveness at European level. Recommendations adopted and implemented by organization

Consumer Goods company– Operating model - Digital manufacturing

Project Manager, responsible for reviewing business capabilities across 40 factories and defining the operating model towards a new, centralized Digital Manufacturing organization. Recommendations adopted and implemented by organization

Aircraft manufacturer – Logistics transformation program

Responsible for the redesign and harmonization of E2E logistics processes (Supplier to end user) across the main sites. Key achievements:

• Re-tendering of supplier contracts, generating 7-figure savings
• Setting up a new central warehouse from scratch, as a social project employing 20 people with reduced mobility
• Design of the distribution flow and contracting of a new distributors

High-tech company - Last-mile Supply Chain transformation

Responsible for setup of analytics, reporting and data governance as well as definition and world-wide roll-out of last-mile logistics processes. Helped define the 3-year program roadmap including roll-out strategy and functional improvement initiatives.

Aircraft manufacturer – Supply Chain crisis management
Project management support for the client’s largest supply chain crisis to date. Mitigating impact on production of 50+ suppliers and 35.000-part numbers at risk. Assessed the impact of the crisis on the shop floor, helped define and follow up on the crisis plan. Responsible for impact analysis, stakeholder management and coordination of activities