Honored for his outstanding leadership in key initiatives
toward a more resilient, regionalized and digitized supply
chain
NORTH
CANTON, Ohio, Sept.
13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Joern
Foerster, Diebold Nixdorf senior vice president, supply
chain, has received the "Leaders in Supply Chain Award
2024" from Alcott Global. Foerster was honored on Sept. 12, 2024, as one of 30 top global supply
chain leaders. The jury of experts honored multiple important
initiatives and successes in the supply chain Foerster and the
Diebold Nixdorf team have achieved in recent years, including:
- Moving from a centralized manufacturing environment to a
distributed model to reduce lead times for customers;
- Developing new suppliers in key locations globally, including
near-shoring to the company's North
America hub in North Canton,
Ohio, to ensure a more agile supply chain operation;
- Optimizing its global supply chain footprint to provide greater
flexibility and resilience while reducing significant goods in
transit.
Foerster, who has worked for Diebold Nixdorf in various roles
with growing responsibility during the last 25 years, said: "I am
delighted to receive this award which, importantly, I accept on
behalf of my leadership team and the entire Diebold Nixdorf global
supply chain team. Over the last years, our efforts to stabilize
and constantly improve our supply chain have been an enabler of
success for our company's performance, which makes me very proud. I
look forward to working with my team to further optimize our supply
chain each and every day."
Frank Baur, executive vice
president, Operational Excellence at Diebold Nixdorf said: "I
proudly congratulate Joern on this well-deserved award. Under his
leadership, our supply chain management has built strong
capabilities and is a differentiating force. Utilizing Lean
principles, we have created strong momentum on our continuous
improvement journey to operational excellence with measurable
impact to free cash flow, margin expansion and profit
improvements."
Every year, the Alcott Global Leaders in Supply Chain Award
honors the top 30 personalities in the supply chain sector,
highlighting the important work those supply chain leaders
accomplish by digitalizing operations and driving forward
decarbonization and sustainability. To be selected as one of the
Top 30 supply chain leaders, nominees must submit a case study that
is evaluated and ranked by a jury of experts from different regions
around the world. Additionally, over 2,000 C-level executives were
invited to vote for the remarkable leaders.
About Alcott Global
Alcott Global provides executive
search solutions for key positions at all pillars of end-to-end
value chains, from general management to overall supply chain
operations, including non-executive board roles. Through Supplify,
Alcott Global matches corporations with the top tech companies to
drive change in supply chain and logistics. In the Makers &
Movers face-to-face events, Alcott Global brings together value
chain executives to connect, collaborate, and innovate — forums
focused on business value creation.
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD),
Incorporated, automates, digitizes and transforms the way people
bank and shop. As a partner to the majority of the world's top 100
financial institutions and top 25 global retailers, our integrated
solutions connect digital and physical channels conveniently,
securely and efficiently for millions of consumers each day. The
company has a presence in more than 100 countries with
approximately 21,000 employees worldwide.
Visit www.dieboldnixdorf.com for more information.
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