Malmö, Sweden · EU citizen

Procurement, Supply Chain & Digital Transformation Leader

I have built my career around how physical products are made and moved. Across manufacturing, supply chain, procurement and ERP transformation, I connect boardroom logic and system constraints with what actually happens on the operational floor.

Ashwin Natesan in Malmö, Sweden
10+ years
Manufacturing, supply chain and transformation
€25–50M
Commercial scope
5–10×
Return on Investment
10%
Downtime reduction through ERP adoption

How I create value

Strategy that survives contact with operations.

My experience spans the full decision chain—from supplier and category strategy to production planning, enterprise systems and organisational adoption.

01 / PROCUREMENT

Category Management

Connecting sourcing, demand and supplier choices to long-term business priorities.

02 / TRANSFORMATION

Digital & ERP Transformation

Turning SAP, IFS and data platforms into processes people understand and adopt.

03 / SUPPLY CHAIN

Supply Chain Optimization

Improving delivery, inventory and production through disciplined cross-functional execution.

04 / COMMERCIAL

Negotiation & Supplier Management

Strengthening commercial outcomes without losing continuity, quality or working relationships.

05 / LEADERSHIP

Stakeholder & Change Leadership

Creating alignment between decision-makers, system teams and operational users.

Selected impact

Evidence over adjectives.

A selection of measurable outcomes delivered across manufacturing, supply chain and enterprise transformation.

Digital transformation in practice

Technology is useful only when decisions improve.

I connect operational problems, enterprise systems and decision support to create change that works after go-live.

Understand

CelonisSignavioSQL

Transform

SAP S/4HANAIFS CloudOracle

Improve

Power BIPythonApplied AI
UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION

Find where performance is being lost.

Map the real process, expose bottlenecks and separate system assumptions from operational reality.

CONNECTED OUTCOMEBetter problem definition

Selected career highlights

Three problems. Three different operating contexts.

Short examples showing how procurement judgment, operational knowledge and transformation delivery reinforce one another.

MANUFACTURING

Restored delivery performance

Improved on-time delivery from 85% to 98% while strengthening planning discipline, supplier performance and fulfilment.

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS

Moved change beyond go-live

Helped transformation programmes reach 95% user adoption by connecting system design with how teams actually work.

COST & CAPACITY

Converted process change into savings

Reduced annual labour costs by approximately SEK 2 million while improving operational performance.

Contact

Procurement, operations and transformation—connected.

Based in Malmö, Sweden. EU citizen. I work across strategic procurement, supply-chain performance and business transformation—connecting commercial decisions with operational execution.

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