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Mihaela RusenMR

Mihaela Rusen

Independent OMP E2E Functional Consultant

€1,000/day
Maastricht, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Mihaela

When research points out that 70% of digital implementations fail due to people, my role is simple: help manufacturing organizations make their planning systems work in real life by aligning data, processes, digital tools and people.

🧩 What I do:

🟣 Lead APS implementations across global manufacturing organizations
🟣 Subject matter expertise in demand and production planning
🟣 Lead data workstreams, planning cycle trainings and change management
🟣 Partner with IT, supply chain and project leaders on E2E APS deployments

🧩 Why me:

🟣 15 years of supply chain, 10 years of APS implementations, 5 global transformations across multiple manufacturing industries: consumer goods, pharma and chemicals
🟣 A hands-on expert with deep understanding of supply chain flows able to translate complex software architecture to business planners and supply chain requirements to technical teams
🟣 Ability to design and deploy projects across multiple geographies and local teams

🧩 Who I’ve supported:

🟣 Nestlé, Barry Callebaut, Sibelco, Arlanxeo and others

🧩 I'm typically brought in:

🟣 To lead or support overwhelmed supply chain and IT application teams during roll-outs
🟣 At the onset of the project to lead/support data, process, training or change workstreams
🟣 After Go Lives to design/execute/mentor change agents/business/IT leaders and their teams on the continuous improvement roadmap ahead


🧩Don't take my word for it!

🟣 Mihaela is a highly knowledgeable expert in supply chain digital implementation. She has a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and deep OMP expertise, making her a reliable and impactful partner on any project.
Veronika Zabolotnaya, Nestle Nespresso

🟣 It is clear Mihaela is a high-performer, setting high standards and working at a fast pace. During COVID she has been the godmother of our demand planning team.
IBP Lead, Arlanxeo – the Netherlands
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Value Chain Architects
    Independent Supply Chain Planning Consultant
    January 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Most planning transformations fail. I'm here to make yours the exception.
    Senior supply chain planning expertise — OMP implementation, capability building and interim leadership - for manufacturing organizations.

    🟣 I help manufacturing leaders close the gap between planning ambition and operational reality — across process design, digital transformation and capability building.

    Decades of hands-on experience across chemicals, pharma and consumer goods. No generalist frameworks. Just senior expertise, delivered where it matters.

    🧩 What I do:
    🟣 OMP FCST and OPR Implementation
    🟣 Demand Planning and Master Production Planning Process Design
    🟣 Master Data Management
    🟣 Planning Training & Capability Building
    🟣 Change Management
    🟣 Senior Fractional & Interim Planning Lead
    🟣 Subject Matter Expertise Workshops in Demand and Production Planning

    🟣 Reach out at and let's have an honest conversation about where you are and how I can help.
    OMP PM Change Management Demand Planning MPS OMP OPR
  • TCS/Nestle (Nespresso)
    Independent OMP E2E Functional Consultant
    January 2023 - June 2025 (2 years and 5 months)
    Key Project: OMP End-to-End Implementation | €7B Global Food & Beverage Manufacturing Organization

    🟣 Leading the deployment team for a full OMP E2E rollout (Demand Planning, MPS, DPS) operating across multiple production sites and markets globally.

    🧩 Supply Planning (OMP OPR — MPS & DPS) 20 planners · 3 factories
    Hands-on team lead and senior functional consultant across the full supply planning scope: business requirements mapping, SAP-to-OMP data migration, multi-sourcing scenarios, shared production and co-manufacturing complexity, solver model design for MPS and DPS, HALB and FERT solver scenarios, capacity planning, multi-user setup, and changeover matrices.

    🧩 Demand Planning (OMP FCST) 20 planners · Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand
    Hands-on team lead across the full demand planning scope: demand planning logic, statistical forecasting engine, product lifecycle management, multi-user configuration, KPI framework, breakdown rules, segmentation, line schemes, scenario management, valorization, and conflict resolution.

    🟣 Roles carried simultaneously: deployment team lead & coach · training lead · senior functional consultant
    OMP FCST OMP OPR E2E Supply Chain Planning
  • Arlanxeo (rubber industry)
    Global Integration Lead
    January 2020 - January 2022 (2 years)
    • o Coordinating a new demand planning process across regions as part of Oliver Wight IBP implementation: process design, trainings, KPI review
    • o Training and coaching a brand new team into their global roles within 3 months; fostering a team mindset and process improvement focus;
    • o Sharper planning due to stronger collaboration between global and regional teams by delivering training session on the use of statistical forecast, timeline reviews, streamlining input and output (focusing on the links with the marketing and supply review process)

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Education

  • APICS CPIM certified
    APICS CPIM certified
  • Facilitation – Designing & Delivering engaging and interactive work sessions
    2019
    Facilitation – Designing & Delivering engaging and interactive work sessions

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