CV Lars Jakob Rasmussen Contact Information Name: Lars Jakob Rasmussen Address: Im Kugelfang 32, 4102 Binningen, Switzerland Phone: +41 61 331 2566 Mobil: +41 79 837 5996 Mail: Lars_Jakob@amsted.dk Personal Profile Long experience turning business strategies into IT solutions working for medium sized enterprises in the global healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Developed and implemented solutions to support the business direction of providing added value services to customers. I have been responsible for transforming a former cost center (IT-department) into a profit center (Business Services) through close link with and understanding of the commercial side of the business. Build global transparent IT environment based on business needs within all areas of the value chain. Well structured and able to handle many tasks and with analytical skills to approach problems and finding solutions. Strong communicator and decision maker with good experience in developing and leading teams in a global organization. Solid understanding of economics and marketing aspects. Enjoy working on strategic and tactical level in combination with hand-on work. Professional Experience 2011 Present Actelion Pharmaceuticals Switzerland Actelion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small-molecule drugs as innovative treatments to serve high unmet medical needs. The company has its corporate headquarters in Allschwil/Basel, Switzerland where it was founded in 1997. Actelion employs 2.500 people around the world 2011 Associate Director, Global Business Solution Excellence Manager Established program and portfolio management aligned with sales and marketing strategy. Leading development and implementation of best practices and knowledge sharing within CRM, E.-detaling and analytics Completed pilot project for Multi Channel Marketing program and started country implementations. Defined strategy for Business Analytics solution and successfully conducted pilot in 2 countries. Prepared global core template for BI
based on Qlikview and prepared this for further country implementations. 2011-2013 IT Business Relationship Manager Established solution strategy for CRM, and CLM - aligned with Business Sales Force Effectiveness and marketing strategy. Responsible for country pre-project launch of global CRM project. Solution based on the cloud based solution from Veeva/Salesforce.com. Established global CRM, CLM and BI groups for knowledge and best practice sharing. Project managed and system responsible for implementation of a global Close Loop Marketing solution incl working with agencies. Solution based on Veeva IREP and done in close cooperation with local marketing and agencies, 2009 2011 Harlan Laboratories Switzerland Harlan is a leading provider of essential, pre-clinical and non-clinical contract research, research models, lab animal diets, and services. Our focus is on providing customers with products and services to optimize the discovery and safety of new medicines and compounds. Harlan employees 3.000 people and I worked from the office in Switzerland. 2011 Manager, Business Analysts Developed and implemented global IT order intake process 2009-2011 Manager IT & Applications Responsible for IT team 15 people covering Application Development, Infrastructure, Support and Business Analysts. Responsible for EUR 3 mio. budget and member of site management team Leading IT team and tasks in high profiled cross functional project responsible for redesigning the company s quote to cash process and supporting systems. Designed and lead development and implementation of revenue forecasting system a cross different system platforms and business functions Passed external GLP audit with no remarks
2002 2009 Vernal Group Holding company for Tytex and Norafin Vernal is a holding company for Tytex Group and Norafin with office based in Basel Switzerland. TYTEX GROUP provides niche medical textile products that help to improve quality of life for people all over the world. A long-standing tradition of innovation and quality excellence means that the group is the world market leader within its specialist field. Tytex employees 600 people at sites in Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Ireland, USA and Thailand. Norafin is a solution provider for engineered fabrics, specialty and technical nonwovens and composites. We target industrial market segments such as filtration, performance apparel and specialty applications. Norafin employees 150 people at sites in Germany and Switzerland. 2007 2009 Vernal Group Manager of Global Business Services Established structured process for aligning strategy and projects between business and Business Services incl responsibility for planning and managing projects from concept to realization Project Manager for ERP implementation in Thailand Plant. The project covered Finance, Orderhandling, Production Planning, Purchasing and Warehouse Management. My responsibility included planning, coordination with stakeholders, resource allocation and execution of tasks. Setup supply chain processes between US sales and distribution center and plants in Thailand and Slovakia to ensure transparency in budget, forecast and financial figures. Reduced inventory levels with 35% in 4 months. Successfully implemented global forecasting and MRP processes in ERP system to automize handling and sourcing of outsourced products in a complex setup. Implemented Warehouse Management System with barcode readers for different processes with full integration to ERP system. Established global support and service function. Launched Global electronic Incident system giving the organization access to issue services ticket to this service function. System based on ITIL Service Management techniques. Started Deploying IT process from Denmark to low cost areas 2007 Manager of Global Business Services for Norafin & Tytex Group
Established Virtual Business Services Team in Thailand, Germany, Denmark, Ireland and Slovakia Project Manager of successful launch of ASEPCT 4 ERP System for order and finance management for acquired company Norafin - in 3 months The implementation was based on migration from SAP. Implemented Business Intelligence tool for management and sales organization in Norafin to create global transparency for management and employees with in Sales, Finance and R&D. Implemented new mail and infrastructure for acquired company 2005 2007 Manager of Global Business Services and member of Tytex Group Global leadership Team Implementation of Business Services Project Model based at PRINCE2 Principals. Developed framework and structure for Foundation, Analysis, Implementation and Review stages. Developed Global Business Intelligence for budget, forecast and order management and archived full transparency in the process for all functional and geographical areas incl. KPI tracking for lead time, order fulfilment and cost structures. Implemented CRM solution for global organization to support the change from one point of contact to the customer to multiple contact points. The solution manage contacts, correspondence, Contracts, Responsible for establishing SCM concept incl. implementation of EDI setup with different customers. Focus on reducing lead time and improve service level. Reduced lead time for deliveries from 90 to 5 days incl. 98% fulfilment rate for US customer. Product range span from OEM bulk products to customized end consumer products. Invited to present Supply Chain Concept for strategic IT suppliers Senior consultants Leading internal global seminars regarding optimizing the forecast and demand planning process and established global masterdata structure. Implementation of Stage/Gate system to manage R&D projects and process between Market and R&D. Conducted internal seminars for implementation of new global process. Participation in sales process of Tytex Group 2002 2005 IT Manager of Tytex Group
Established IT function in Tytex Group Developed and implemented IT Strategy Implementation of Datawarehouse Implementation of ASPECT4 ERP production management at Tytex Group plants 1995 2002 EDB Gruppen Herning EG is a Scandinavian IT service company, specialized in developing and providing industry-related IT solutions. It is our objective to provide IT solutions that add value to our customers, and every single day we work with our vision in mind: "Adding value to business". EG has 1.000 employees in Scandinavia and I was working from one of the Danish based offices. 2001 2002 Market Manager and Key Account Manager in Industry Division 1999 2001 Key Account Manager in Textile Division 1997 1999 Implementation Consultant and Project Manager ASPECT4 new sales 1995 1997 Responsible for hotline - ASPECT4 Industry ERP System 1992 1995 Trainee at Danapak Kartonnage Responsible for production planning Education 2014 Actelion Management Training Program 2012 MCE Mini MBA Pharmaceutical 2008 Mannaz Mini MBA International Management Programme 2005-2007 TMI Practical Leadership 1995 2002 Different internal training programmes within sales, consultancy and project management in EDB Gruppen 1989 1992 Diploma from Herning Business School - Denmark
Personal information Birth Date: July 3rd 1973 Civil Status: Nationality: Languages: Married and 3 children Danish, Swiss B-permit Danish, Mother tongue English, Fluent German, Speaking, Reading Personal Knowledge and expertise Area Years of experience Strategy and process development 8 Leading and coaching of IT function 8 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 10 Digital Marketing 3 Negotiating contracts with external suppliers 8 IT Management 8 Change Management 9 Project Management 10 Budget and P&L responsibility 8 Forecast and supply chain processes 6 Internal and External Key Account Management 10 Global project experience from Denmark, Ireland, Slovakia, 10 US, Thailand, Germany, UK and Switzerland GLP environment experience 2 Technical Competencies Area ERP Systems ASPECT SAP FI & SD Veeva CRM System Veeva CLM and IREP SalesFoce.com Google Apps JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Data warehouse and Business Intelligence ISO Systems ISO 9001 & 13485 Oracle DB and Forms 6I and 10g XML and EDI Customer and supplier integration IT Infrastructure (LAN, WAN, Microsoft Server, Cisco) ITIL Techniques Lotus Notes and Domino Microsoft Office Package Knowledge level Expert Basic Basic Basic Expert Expert