Description

INTERIM SUPPLY CHAIN & SAP TRANSFORMATION LEADER

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Distribution

I help wholesale and retail distributors of pharmaceutical and healthcare products improve working capital, increase product availability and stabilize supply chain performance.

KEY EXPERTISE

•Inventory reduction & working capital improvement

•Forecasting & replenishment transformation

•Supply chain performance stabilization

•Operational excellence & KPI governance

•SAP S/4HANA supply chain transformation

•Multi-country transformation leadership

SELECTED RESULTS

•16 years leading pan-European supply chain transformation at Celesio / McKesson Europe

•€92M inventory reduction across 10 European markets while improving product availability

•Global harmonization and optimization of forecast and replenishment processes across 12 European markets (Wholesale & Retail)

•Contributed to the successful rollout of SAP solutions at the subsidiaries in Austria, Norway and France as well as the design of a pan-European SAP S/4HANA Template

•50% reduction in obsolescence costs, 18% reduction on stock days and 4 p.p. of increase on product availability at one of the biggest on-line pharmacies in Brazil

INTERESTED IN

Interim Executive Roles | Transformation Leadership | Performance Improvement Programs | SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Workstreams

Based in Germany | Available Across Europe | English, Spanish, German B2

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/josemariamaroto

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Stuttgart (up to 50km)

Freelancer
Interim Supply Chain & SAP Transformation Leader
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
70 Stuttgart, Germany
Typical engagements include:

•Supply chain performance stabilization
•Planning and inventory turnaround
•SAP S/4HANA Transformation Roles
•Executive alignment across business and IT
•Post-go-live operational recovery
•Interim Management Roles
Inventory Optimization SAP Forecast & Replenishment International Project Management Supply Chain KPIs Analytical Thinking
Healthcare Retail Company
Interim Supply Chain Turnaround Lead (Freelancer)
E-COMMERCE
January 2024 - December 2024 (11 months)
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Mandated to stabilize performance and improve working capital in large-scale retail environment.

Key achievements:

•Reduced expiry and obsolescence costs by ~50% (3.5% to 1.8%), improving profitability
•Lowered stock-days by 18%, releasing significant working capital
•Improved product availability by +4 percentage points through replenishment optimization
•Automated procurement processes, eliminating manual workload equivalent to 2 FTEs
•Implemented KPIs and governance framework to enable data-driven decision-making
Supply Chain Transformation Stakeholder Management Data Analytics Inventory Optimization KPI Governance & Supervision
McKesson Europe AG
Head of Global Supply Chain Processes
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
January 2014 - December 2023 (9 years and 11 months)
70 Stuttgart, Germany
Representative Achievements:

•Delivered €92M inventory reduction across 10 European markets while slightly improving product availability across a network of 70+ warehouses
•Led the standardization of forecasting and replenishment processes across 12 countries
•Served as Global Process Owner for Forecasting & Replenishment in the course of an SAP S/4HANA Pan-European Template Design with a first rollout planned in UK
•Implemented a common inbound service level KPI (OTIF) across 11 countries, improving performance transparency and triggering more effective corrective actions
•Supervised inventory optimization initiatives in Italy and Norway, resulting in a double-digit percentage decrease in stock-days while increasing product availability
Inventory Optimization Healthcare Wholesale and Retail SAP Implementation Cross-Functional Collaboration Improvement of Service Level