Els Pasmooij

Heiske heads up the introduction of new Amgen medical products in Europe for Operations including supply chain design and implementation, SKU strategy, launch/ drug in channel strategy, manufacturing, logistics & distribution, customer support and life cycle management. Heiske focuses on problem solving and execution to implement new strategies and ensure new products reach the market quickly and efficiently.

Els is accountable for new product introduction, product life cycle management and product supply planning for the EEMEA region. In her role, Els is currently investigating how differentiation between customer requirements can help optimise supply chain for the customer, with a focus on how the market is built to define her supply chain strategies.

• What are the best ways to segment your customers to determine your optimum supply chain?
• How can you best work with wholesalers and distributors in the region to implement customer segmentation?
• How can you define an effective strategy for high value products?
• How can you make the right decisions for a region where shelf life requirements are extreme and you cannot meet customer requirements through relying on high inventory?

Corina leads a team of 150 and also oversees the regional management for all internal and external logistics activities across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. She recently has worked closely with site, regional and headquarters cross-functional teams to implement a global distribution strategy, recognizing the evolution of Bristol Myers Squibb portfolio towards the biopharma space.

Corina has relocated to Paris after 14 years abroad, holding site, regional and global Supply Chain roles in the USA and Italy providing her with a global culture-sensitive mindset in the pharma/biopharma industry. She is viewed as a leading pioneer in developing and motivating high performing teams, therefore best placing her to discuss supply chain talent management. Corina‘s key areas of responsibility are Change and Talent Management. Recently she has pioneered an extremely successful HR Transformation in a multinational global environment – ensuring global requirements were successfully translated into local needs. Corina has a wealth of knowledge in supply chain talent development, best placing her to lead a session on nurturing rising stars.

• Why are women underrepresented in the supply chain and what can be done to overcome this?

• What are the main priorities for women in accelerating their career path?

• What experience should be gained to move to leadership?

• How can you encourage more women to become involved in supply chain careers?