MICHAEL MARK VIEBRANS

• Overlook full process from design to handover bulk production
• Innovation process, looking into new technologies like 3D metal print to reduce lead-times drastically through development phase
• Costing Strategies connected to Sourcing Strategies
• Product and Category Strategies for future markets and to overcome difficult market situations
• Market trend analytics and implementation in new Developments
• Go to market Leadtime reduction with separation of totally new project to material updates and an improvement from 125 down to 90 days
• Budget planning and overlooking
• Material development with related testing methods with new application processes like No-Sew, 3D Printing and Mesh materials
• Cost saving initiatives like lean manufacturing procedures or fully automated Production lines also in Mold opening and constructions
• Updating production floor with new machinery at the own production facility in India & Romania
• Transfer projects and implementing a new develop team in India, Velore at legero own factory. Building 2D & 3D capabilities
• Full overlook of Partner Factories and build Sourcing Strategies to overcome future Import Tax challenges and evaluate capabilities of the Supply Chain partners with a 3 – 5 – 7 year plan
• Involved into a new production building planing with the layout and planing of machinery for a full shoe PU injection floor.
• Adjusting and changing new laboratory testing procedures.
• Automatization and standarization process implementation through the development process
• People development and training for the future
• Lean Management processes and Production optimization
• Continous improvement of Teams and Production lines

• Implemented clear structures and procedures for Product Development, Engineering, Quality Assurance and Operation in China office in Putian
• Consolidation of Footwear Factories to be more efficient with Key partners
• Implement new physical and chemical Laboratory procedures
• Overlooked and implemented a costing team
• Implement a Material team with a Material library
• Best Practice generation and Implementation
• Brought new direct Factories into the supply chain beside the Trading business
• Cost savings of 0.75 million US$ after reviewing and adjusting project prices
• Developed an evaluating template for the Factories in regards of performance, Service, Quality issues and claims
• Implemented a Production Planning Dept.
• Rewrote Laboratory physical test standards
• Build a Social Compliance Team for QA and Social Compliant audits.
• Regionalized QA and Engineering Teams and placed them into factories to shorten and reduce Lead-times.
• Social Compliance Audits

• Implemented clear structures and procedures for Development & Commercialization for 11 Brands in the Wolverine group
• Building a team with multi nationalities in different production countries and set team building and development procedures.
• Buy Ready to T1 Hand-over procedure follows up through T2 – T4.
• Market quality claim solution and preventive action plan
• Product allocation analysis and monthly, quarterly, yearly capacity planning
• Vendor audits with yearly scoring system
• 25 days Commercialization lead-time reduction with lean process control in Mold and upper constructions
• Cost sensitive Engineering.
• KPI's for Commercialization & QA
• Teardown Meetings and Tooling Constructions
• Costing

1. Leading a multinational Team in 4 Countries

2. Translate the Design into factories to the final product

3. Team evaluation

4. Supply Chain evaluation and scoring system

5. Technicial ability increase within factories

• Leading a team in Italy and supervise production vendors.
• Developed & implemented new styles into the production with Lean planning.
• Production line set up and QA process implementation.
• Target Costing and Purchasing strategies
• Mold shop evaluation and follow up.
• Left because the better opportunity with Wolverine in Asia

• Footwear sourcing worldwide based in China.
• Product Development in several countries
• Lead and train teams in different countries.
• Sourcing strategies
• Bulk manufacturing line set up.
• QA manufacturing and team set up.
• Left for personal reasons

• Transition of new Developments from Europe to Far East
• Sourcing strategies and supplier audit program
• Tier 1 audit monthly, quarterly, and yearly
• Capacity and demand planning
• Costing strategies
• Material Development & Sourcing
• Tooling follow up and building control.
• Left when the Company has been sold and restructured

• Building of a new Sourcing office for export out of India
• Building a complete supplier base strategy
• Supplier sourcing and audits
• Increase local demand and capacity planning.
• Costing structure for export markets to be profitable
• QA & QS for export Market implementation to assure the best product
• Left because of personal family reasons

• Production Planning and full follow up with different cross function teams.
• QA audits for T2 & T3 vendors and team procedure building
• Capacity planning
• Building a local material supply base which allows lead-times reductions.
• Supply Chain Management and local material source
• Project Costing

• Lead a team in 4 different production countries.
• Lead-time reduction for molds from 45 to 30 days
• Mold layout feasibility with the view of production make ability.
• Full follow up from T1 – T4 with lead time and Lean focus.
• Teardown Meetings for manufacturing visibility
• Team building procedures and team development strategies.

• Lead a team of developer for several different Customer.
• Production feasibility planning
• Capacity planning
• Quality assurance
• Involved into strategic Developments of new Projects. For example Soccer World Cup Soccer Shoes for Adidas
• Material Development with BASF/BAYER for new outsole programs
• Lean Management layout planning, Cell planning and execution.
• Planning of a new Production building with a full layout for water and air channels for lean set up for injection machines.
• Mold construction Development & Costing depend on Volume and Capacity

• Lead of one category (Casual footwear)