Marion Matthewman
COVESTRO SYNGENTA
Marion Matthewman
Head of Global Logistics
Marion has been with Syngenta and legacy companies since 1991 . With a degree in Business & Finance , Marion ’ s career started as the Quality & Compliance Manager for UK Manufacturing Sites ( then AstraZeneca ), relocating to Basel as Head of Risk Management , following a short spell as the Global Head of Trade Affairs . Marion has been the Global Head of Logistics for Syngenta for three years . Leading a strong logistics , intercompany order management , and duties community for Syngenta , Marion is responsible for developing and implementing the Logistics Strategy , with focus on driving value , simplification and standardisation , and creating a professional environment for the community to reach its potential .
Head of Logistics Marion Matthewman and Global Logistics Capacity Alexandre Leopoldes explain the story of how Syngenta implemented this change , the launch of the Global Logistics Optimisation ( GLO ) program , how it started , what the challenges were , and what solutions they chose to apply .
“ Once we had made the decision to leverage specialised logistics providers ,” Matthewman explains , “ we elected to focus on creating an operating model fit for our business , understand what kind of information and transparency we wanted to manage , and what kind of technology we needed . We created a compelling story that proved to the business the benefits and future value creation as a result of implementing this change .”
82 April May 2016