Ronald Schneijdenberg

Director Supply Chain Emerging Markets
Medtronic

Ronald is responsible for order fulfillment and supply chain management in EMEA Emerging Markets (Eastern-Europe, Russia, Central-Asia, Middle-East and Africa). He leads a team of approximately 220 people in 15 different countries. Total revenue: $1.2B. Successes include channel conversions in Saudi Arabia: Transition from a distributor model to direct deliveries. Ronald finds it difficult to have meaningful multi-year strategic plans. Geopolitical challenges and oil price fluctuations make it hard to look beyond 12 months. Markets to be discussed in this workshop include Brazil, Russia, the Middle-East, India, China and Africa.

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Day 1

Monday, September 11th, 2017

13:50 CREATIVE BOARDROOM – LIVE STREAM WEBEX: Entering emerging markets – learn how to comply with local regulations, waivers, customs and set up successful distribution model

How to comply with the regulatory requirements e.g packing, labelling and bar codes
Adhering to waiver, custom, and import processes
Sourcing reliable local partners to work with
How to set up a successful distribution network
Do you have local people working in DCs (outsource) or send employees there (insource)?
Direct deliveries to hospitals or using local distributors/agents?
Weather, temperature and shelf life considerations
How to avoid transportation and infrastructure hurdles
Creating an agile SC to cope with unforeseeable changes