Michael K. User

About Michael K. User

Highly accomplished and results-oriented Supply Chain executive with over 20 years of progressive international, regional and global experience, including significant expertise withing the Pharmaceuticals industry.Proven ability to define and execute Supply Chain strategies that drive top and bottom-line growth, demonstrated thought leadership roles across North America, EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia), and Global functions in both FMCG and Pharmaceuticals.Expertise spans End-to-End Supply Chain Operations, including S & OP/IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Purchasing, Materials Management, Logistics, Warehousing and Customer Service.Adept at leading large-scale transformations, optimizing cross-functional collaboration, and building customer-centric, high-performing teams of up to 120 people globally.Extensive experience leading complex ERP implementations (SAP ECC, S/4HANA, etc.) and ensuring GxP, GDP, and regulatory compliance.A strategic thinker with strong analytical, stakeholder engagement, and people leadership skills, committed to continuous improvement and developing talent.

Experience

1. Global Head, Process Chair Manufacturing & Supply

   Sanofi

   Oct 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Leading the Manufacturing & Supply PtM (Plan-to-Manufacture) Global Process Owners Team (10 direct, 9 indirect reports), standardizing, harmonizing and optimizing all Sanofi Manufacturing and Supply practices• Leading the global business process owners team to design and standardize Supply Chain, Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Materials Planning, Purchasing, Supplier Collaboration, Warehousing, Logistics, and Engineering Maintenance practices. • Create and support the implementation of Core Models for all systems in M&S, including SAP ECC6 (Athena), S/4HANA (iShift), Kinaxis, ICS (Ortems), etc.• Manage the technology roadmap, prioritization and approval of new functionality to meet business needs in Plan-to-Manufacture.• Create and update all Global Standard Operating Procedures (GOPs) in Manufacturing and Supply PtM.• Integrate all Internal Controls, GxP, GMP, GDP and Regulatory requirements into process design• Lead cross-functional stakeholder engagement across Supply Chain, IT/Digital, Finance, Quality and Site Operations globally.

Education

• Isik

  High School, Mathematics

  1980 — 1991

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management

  2016 — 2017

• Boğaziçi University

  BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design and Thermodynamics

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Procurement
• Mrp
• Production Planning
• Erp
• Materials Management
• Pricing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Operations
• Operational Excellence
• S&Op Implementation
• Leadership
• P&L Management
• Demand Management
• Process Engineering
• Management
• Outsourcing
• Supply Management
• Consumer Products
• Supply
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Strategy
• Manufacturing
• Fmcg
• Logistics
• Demand Planning
• Business Continuity Planning
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Sap R/3
• Global Sourcing
• Inventory Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Six Sigma
• Warehouse Management