An overview of Mr. Thomas Kjeldsen's career accomplishments to data

1. CV of Mr. Thomas Kjeldsen (Ready to relocate to Jutland)
Trademark: Delivering Tangible Change through Teamwork & 360° Stakeholder Management
Career objective: Strengthen my career in Change & Project Management, Leadership, SCM/Operations
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Thomas Kjeldsen
Gyngemose Parkvej 2A., 3TV, 2860 Søborg
t.kjeldsen@gmail.com
Mob: (+45) 2291 4914 / (+45) 2186 0581
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tkjeldsen
Professional profile
 +9 years work experience – 6 years in Project Management & Strategy roles leading projects from strategy to execution and 3.5 years in operational roles in Supply Chain, Production & Distribution.
 7 years’ work experience, while on expatriation assignments has developed my Global Mind-set
 Recognized leadership capabilities in leading cross-cultural teams working in Asia, Europe and USA.
 Natural ‘sense of urgency’ with holistic business understanding – down-stream & up-stream.
 A self-starter and creative person who proactively will challenge the present and explore new paths.
 Strive to do things smarter and more lean! with a continuous improvements effort – numerous project experiences putting Kaizen/Lean/Process improvement tools into practice.
Work experience
Project Manager – Corporate Strategy & Projects | Satair Group
Denmark |May 2014 – Present
Consultancy, strategy and project management support to the Satair Group CEO & Corporate Management to achieve the global leader position in the commercial aircraft aftermarket.
Key Achievements:
 Go-to-market/commodity strategy for Standard Parts in the commercial aftermarket (In progress)
Senior Project Manager | Satair Singapore
Singapore | June 2012 – May 2014 (2 years)
Overall Program responsible and accountable for the biggest investment project (USD 27.6m) in Satair history; Building of a Green Field “Satair Airbus Singapore Centre” in Singapore. The assignment involved everything from maintaining authority relationships, contractor, consultant and equipment sourcing, high level stakeholder management, change management and operational transfer.
Key Achievements:
 A smooth and on time transfer of Airbus and Satair business operations with minimum disruption.
 Actual project costs ended 7% (USD 1.9m) lower than the original business case budget limit.
 Functional and operational state-of-the-art “Green Mark Gold” Building that meets the future business needs of Airbus and Satair in the fast growing Asia-Pacific region.

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Project Manager – Corporate Strategy & Projects | Satair
Denmark (& US) | March 2010 – June 2012 (2 years 4 months)
Lead and manage strategic projects across the global organization – primarily within process/LEAN optimization across functions; Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Production etc. Mergers & Acquisitions and providing internal Project Management training were additional duties.
Project experience & key achievements:
2011-2012: Post Acquisition Project Leader of Global Supply Chain work stream project team.
 In cooperation with the Airbus M&A team and a Satair support team, we analyzed and recommended operational supply chain savings and synergies between Airbus and Satair.
2011 (6 Month Expatriation assignment): Interim Site Manager and “Cultural Change Agent” for Satair when acquiring a production facility in Miami. Managing a team of 28, including 4 direct reports
 Improved Delivery Performance from an unreliable level of <75% to a consistent 90%
 Organizational alignment and implementation of Global functional organizational structure
 Improving internal production processes from ‘push’ to ‘pull’ strategy by means of Lean techniques
 Business responsible for implementing SAP ERP platform
2011: Lean optimization of Singapore Repair Shop (Lean Project)
 Reduced repair Turn-Around-Time and improved delivery performance from 72-80% to 90-93%
 Improved productivity by 11% and reduced of non-value-added activities by -18% from year 2011 to 2012 by implementing new production layout, KPIs and new employee responsibilities
2011: Lean optimization of Global Procurement processes (Lean Project)
 Increased productivity by 20%, implemented KPI indicators and Kaizan board culture
2010-2011: Implementing Global Customer Service processes (Lean Project)
 Global- customer service processes, organization, KPIs and SAP improvements
2010: Assessment of Satair Manufacturing activities in France and United Kingdom
 Internal Manufacturing/logistics capabilities assessment – led to a divestment of the OEM division.
ERP Project Manager & Process Development Manager | Coloplast
Denmark (and the world) | October 2008 - February 2010 (1 year 5 months)
Implementing a Global ERP platform and BI Reporting tool (Cognos ReportNet ) within Sales, Distribution, and Supply Chain, and to ensure sufficient training of the ERP receiving organization. Was furthermore Process Development responsible within Customer Service and Distribution.
Project experience & key achievements:
2008-2010 Successful ERP implementations in Coloplast sales subsidiaries
 ERP implemented and the receiving organization was trained in the following countries: China, Hong Kong, Korea, USA, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Russia, Japan, South Africa and Poland
 Contemplating Global KPI reporting framework within Customer Service and Distribution
Head of Distribution, Asia | Coloplast
China (Hong Kong & Australia)| Apr. 2007–Oct. 2008 (1 year 7 months)
With a team of 30 employees including 5 direct reports in China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Australia, our focus was on delivering world-class distribution operations in the Pan Asia region.
Project experience & key achievements:
 Established from scratch customer service and logistics operations with 3PL provider in Korea

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 Transfer of all Supply Chain, Shipping & Warehouse operations to the new-build Chinese factory
 Optimization of Order Entry processes and organization in the Customer service department
 Interim Logistics Manager in Australia for 4 months, until a new hire was selected
Logistics Manager | Coloplast (China) Ltd.
China | October 2005 - March 2007 (1 year 6 months)
With a team of 15, including 4 direct reports, we managed all activities of Purchasing, Production planning, Suppliers, Contract Manufacturing, Shipping & Customs Clearance Management, Warehouse Management, Carrier management, Data Warehouse (Cognos ReportNet) and KPIs
Project experience & key achievements:
2007: Global Organizational alignment in Coloplast China
 Leading a 'Change Management' process in successfully transforming the local organization into the Global Coloplast Matrix Organization.
2005-2006 Reduce total production and product cost base: Focus on improved cash flow, reducing stock value, purchasing costs and delivery costs:
 Reduced value of Raw Material stock value by 47%
 Reduced purchasing costs of Raw Materials by 10%
 Delivery cost savings of 12%
 Reduced non-value-adding work activities by 10% due to 5S and process improvements
2005-2006: Improved delivery performance and established a KPI tracking system
 Consistent Out-bound delivery performance of 99.5% (up from 85%)
 Implementation of Supply Chain and Distribution KPI package
Project Manager | Coloplast (China) Ltd. & Coloplast (Hong Kong) Ltd.
China & Hong Kong | February 2005 - October 2005 (9 months)
Local Project Manager for ERP-implementation and Interim Logistics Manager of Hong Kong based Asian Distribution Centre for 5 months.
Project experience & key achievements:
 Successful ERP implementation in the Chinese factory
 Improved delivery performance from 59% to 90% at the Asia Distribution Centre
 Leading outsourcing process of logistics operations from in-house to an outsourced 3PL provider
Education
2003-2005 Arnhem Business School (The Netherlands)
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.BA), Business Logistics Management
2001-2003 Erhvervsakademiet Lillebaelt / Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Education
Logistics Economist (Academy Degree)
- Achieved best graduation diploma and grades as Logistics Economist (in Denmark). - Wrote the best awarding graduating thesis as Logistics Economist (in Denmark). - Received two financial grants for the theoretical results and achievements.

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Professional Training & Courses
2015 (Expected) PMP® Certificate (Status: Certification exam preparation in progress)
2014 Lederne – ”Lederpower gennem dine styrker”
2012 OEM Consultants – 5 principles of LEAN thinking
2011 Satair Leadership training - “Ny leder i Satair”
2010 Valcon – Lean/ Process Ownership & Process Improvement Projects
2010 Satair – Satair Project Management
2010 Price Water Coopers – Finance and accounting
2007 Coloplast – Coloplast Management & Leadership program
Volunteer experience / Organizational activities
2009-2012 – 3 years. Manager and Board Director at Hjemvendte.dk (Volunteer/ Non-profit)
Hjemvendte.dk is a non-profitable organization established for Danish people who have lived and worked abroad and now have returned back to Denmark. Hjemvendte works with the repatriation process, coaching and training, workshops and social events to get through the reversed cultural chock.
Personal information
Age/ Date of Birth: 34 / 19 April, 1980.
Nationality: Danish
Relationship status: Happily Married – and we have one daughter
Interests/Hobbies: Family, Running, Badminton, Travelling, Reading, Playing music (Drums)
Language skills
 Danish (Native)
 English (Full professional proficiency)
 German (Limited working proficiency)
 Chinese (Elementary proficiency)
 Dutch (Elementary proficiency)
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