Objective

Establish the logistics and supply chain organization for us—Commodore, a producer and distributor of personal computers in Europe—and manage the day-to-day operations.

Execution

Organizational development

  • Setting up the supply chain organization from scratch: Established the order handling process, set up the physical warehouse, implemented the necessary automation systems, built the team, and negotiated service level agreements with both customers and suppliers.

Operational management

  • Managing daily supply chain operations: Responsible for overseeing a team of 25 FTEs in the daily operations.
  • Supply & demand planning: Continuously aligned with both Sales and Procurement to effectively manage inventory.
  • Handling RMAs and service orders: Managed the processing of returns (RMAs) and the fulfillment of service orders.
  • Implementing process improvements: Continuously optimized processes to improve efficiency.

Results

  • Logistics infrastructure ready to efficiently handle purchase and sales orders.
  • Highly motivated team maintaining a high standard of quality in daily operations.
  • Successfully shipped sales orders worth EUR 78 million in the first year.