Benjamin Schüßler

(Promoted from Global Planner within 3 months due to expanded scope and impact)   ▪ Sole global supply chain point of contact across EMEA, Americas, and APAC, coordinating planning, procurement, and logistics across all regions. ▪ Improved Perfect Order Rate by +25% while maintaining existing inventory levels and reduced blocked stock by 20% through systematic visibility and process redesign. ▪ Introduced safety stock logic, MTS/MTO classification, and MRP discipline across all regions, none of which existed before, and anchored them in SAP. ▪ Designed and implemented a global forecasting process now used by 150+ stakeholders across 7 production sites worldwide, serving as the foundation for the company's global financial budget. ▪ Built an internal stock management application used by approximately 10% of the entire workforce across all regions. ▪ Built QlikSense dashboards and data models for CFO and C-suite reporting, and drive SAP process optimization across MM, SD, and PP modules. ▪ Leading an AI-powered forecasting pilot with Sybillion as project lead, while co-developing an internal AI forecast model with the company's data scientist. ▪ Direct report to CFO; cross-functional and cross-regional coordinator between sales, production, procurement, and logistics across EMEA, Americas, and APAC.

▪ Hired as Global Planner and rapidly took on responsibilities significantly exceeding the original scope, leading to a role redesign and promotion within 3 months. ▪ Identified critical gaps in planning visibility, stock logic, and cross-regional coordination and began building solutions from day one.

▪ Thesis: "Greening in the Chemical Industry: A Case Study on Green Product Line Design at MÜNZING CHEMIE." ▪ Applied sustainability frameworks to real product line strategy, combining operations management with environmental impact analysis.

▪ Introduced a new internal budgeting system that measurably reduced planning variances. ▪ Conducted market analysis and business optimization projects across East and Southeast Asian markets in a high-performance Japanese business environment.

▪ Collaborated across technical sales and production teams to manage sample logistics and customer requests, developing process understanding across production, quality, and commercial functions.

▪ Integrated a warehouse management interface across supply chain members within SAP, substantially improving inventory tracking and distribution efficiency. ▪ Reviewed working time models to support workforce transition and retention strategy, and led a simulation-based analysis of dynamic lot sizing models to optimize procurement cost-effectiveness. ▪ Engaged in corporate finance and data analysis, supporting strategic resource allocation decisions.

▪ Shadowed industry professionals to gain firsthand practical insight into business practices within East and Southeast Asia. ▪ Collaborated closely with local personnel in China and Singapore, fostering cross-cultural relationships and valuable international experience.

▪ Data processing and management ▪ General accounting tasks

▪ Accounting and general secretarial tasks

▪ Training in surface treatment and printing techniques

▪ Specialized in Operations Management, supply chain analytics, lean approaches, and sustainability integration. ▪ Built strategic management skills across corporate strategy, cross-cultural leadership, and organizational design. ▪ Strengthened data-driven decision making through business economics, analytical methods, and statistical modeling.

▪ Applied strategic thinking and cross-cultural management in an international MBA environment. ▪ Developed expertise in finance, accounting, and global business strategy. ▪ Built resilience and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, multicultural setting.