Axel Ivarson

• Currently acting Head of Supply for 2 CUs with 10+ countries in Eurasia, the Levant & the Middle East.
• Leading a team of 7 and member of the MMEA Supply and CU LEO Leadership Teams.
• Role semi-conducted in parallel with Change Lead role

• Responsible for driving Supply Strategy & Change Management initiatives for the Middle East & Africa Market Area
• Member of the units Leadership Team
• Led the Last Mile transformation project for MMEA as Project Manager

• Landing role & home unit during, between & after program rotations
• Unit responsible for strategy & execution within GSU SCM organization
• Project lead on EP5G case study, conducting an in-depth analysis to provide recommendations to address current Supply challenges with Enterprise & EP5G business

Program lasts 18-months and aims to give candidates the opportunity to engage with commercial projects at a strategic and global level through three rotations between different business and market areas:

Global Supply Chain Planner | BNEW GSU SCM | Stockholm, Sweden | Aug 2021-Feb 2022

• Global Supply Chain Planner for Radio portfolio, conducting Strategy & Process improvement work & master administrator for supply key system (SWB). Drove Rough-Cut initiative, providing financial input based on production capability to the BA S&OP.

Account Manager| MMEA CU SEA Airtel Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Feb 2022-Aug 2022

• Lead the project ITACA (Invoice to Airtel Africa Cash) with 4 members. Aim to enhance the Order to Cash process for the account, reporting to the KAM & CU Head. Highlighted as one of the strategic pillars for CU SEA 2022 strategy.

CU Demand Manager | MANA Supply, CU Supply T-Mobile | Plano, Texas | Sep 2022- Mar 2023

• Demand Manager for CU T-Mobile. Performing demand management, re-shaping CU S&OP process and implementing Demand Sense & Shape related activities.

Strategic Assignment | MANA, CU Canada | Virtual | Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

• "Enterprise Business "Assessment" - performed together with two other Excellerate Graduates, parallel with ongoing rotations. Reported to the CU Head & CU LT.