Dave Anakotta

I specialise in project roles that combines change, process improvement and people management.

My interest and experience in logistical processes and optimizing processes have evolved from the moment I started to work at Randstad (a temporary employment agency) in the Rotterdam harbour area. After working in aerospace manufacturing, I worked at CB. CB is the logistics service provider for the book industry in the Netherlands and Belgium, serving publishers and book retailers in retail and e-commerce. CB also provides logistics services for medical devices.

Some of my career project highlights

• Customer implementation of international scientific and educational clients (annual revenue €2,500K) operating at the intersection of commerce, ICT, and project.
• Successfully Operational responsible for establishing and implementing nationwide distribution, transportation and support for LCH (National Crisis Consortium for personal protective equipment for healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic).
• Developed and implemented a multi-channel strategy based on customer journeys.
• Developed and implemented centralized forecasting and capacity planning (S&OP), resulting in over 10% reduction in workforce hours in the first 2 years.
• Managed procurement of flexible labor (in-house, +€200K), external transportation (B2C e-commerce, +€3,000K), and packaging materials (€3,000K), achieving savings of less than 10% and TCO app. 8%.
• Successfully adjusted service framework (extended order deadline from 17:00 to 23:00) as a project manager, reducing lead time for internet fulfillment using Lean Six Sigma tools without additional personnel costs.
• Provided insights into time allocations per activity to enhance productivity by designing and implementing a new fully digital time registration system.