Filip Buytaert

EMEA Demand Manager
Axalta Coating Systems

Filip Buytaert’s joined DuPont de Nemours in 1991 where he started as supply chain consultant in a corporate field program – followed by assignments in the business Performance Coatings in operations as Production Supervisor (1994-1996), Supply chain manager in UK and later transferred to Germany when DuPont acquired Herberts.

In 2005-2007 Filip had the opportunity to broaden his business experience with a sales leadership assignment. In 2007 Filip became the first demand Manager – a newly formed position inside the new established D-IBM process – DuPont Integrated Business Management – the 5 step process based on Oliver Wright methodology.

Feb1, 2013 the Coatings business was carved out from DuPont de Nemours by Carlyle Private equity and transferred into Axalta Coating Systems.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Filip.

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23rd April - Business Excellence Through Continuous Improvement

Friday, November 4th, 2016

14:40 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION: The Demand Driven Supply Chain – how to evolve from enterprise centric to more agile demand driven

In this innovative and interactive format, spend 20 minutes hearing a best practice case study before being challenged to find solutions to some of the most prevalent challenges in the chemical supply chain industry. Engage in small interactive roundtable discussions before each group presents its conclusions back to the audience. Take away different approaches to key challenges from your fellow industry peers.

Discussion points:

How to make demand management a key part of sales and operations planning and how to assess the maturity of the organization
How to eliminate bull-whips in the supply chain by getting to the right demand signals - turning big data into valuable information that matters
How to measure customer service levels in line with strategic supply chain initiatives
Learning to embrace service as a revenue generator: are we managing the customer experience to the best of our ability?
Sharpening your ability to deliver business outcomes that go beyond cost reduction: how to harness your end-to-end supply chain capabilities to improve flexibility and responsiveness

15:25 DRILL-DOWN ROUNDTABLES

These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of an issue by probing the knowledge and expertise of industry market leaders. Each roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction and is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.

Roundtable 1:
How to overcome the challenges faced with integration applications into legacy systems

Martin Croissant, Global Supply Chain Director, The Dow Chemical Company

Roundtable 2:
What are the technology enablers to bring the evolution of supply chain forward

Thomas Foerster, VP Supply Chain Operations Europe, BASF

Roundtable 3:
Harnessing the influence of supply chain to break down internal silos

Hans-Robert Schmidt, Vice President - Head of Global Logistics Management, Lanxess

Roundtable 4:
Prioritise improvements in demand planning to support strategic change

Ralph van Weerdenburg, Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning & Optimization, SABIC

Roundtable 5:
Omni-channel demand planning and reconciliation of real time changes

Filip Buytaert, EMEA Demand Manager, Axalta Coatings Systems

Roundtable 6:
What implications will the inability to manage big data have on planning cycles?

Billy Duty, Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive

Roundtable 7:
How to achieve ‘end to end’ supply chain visibility – where to start and what’s the value?

Raf Van Aggelpoel, EMEA SC Improvement and Analytics Lead, Monsanto