1. CURRICULUM VITAE - Mikael Kældsø Andreasen
Contact Mikael Kældsø Andreasen
Information: Humboldtstraße 58
40237 Düsseldorf
Germany
Phone: +45 8938 1656
Email: MikaelKAndreasen@gmail.com
Personal Date of Birth: 27. June 1983, Odense, Denmark
Information: Nationality: Danish
Status: Married
Experience: Project Manager – Net Working Capital Arla Foods, Denmark 2014 – Present
Arla Foods is a large northern European based dairy cooperative. The corporate HQ is
based in Viby, Denmark.
Project Manager – Net working Capital Feb’14-Present
Responsible for supporting the global Arla business with working capital reductions
focussing on inventory tie up. Primary focus is on large scale change programmes in the
German and UK markets. Among key deliverables for the German market has been the
optimised finished goods distribution set-up, especially the strategic sizing of the
distribution centres.
Also included in the role are Site and Business Group reviews supporting the business
partners in delivering the yearly targets within Net Working Capital reductions.
Supply Chain Project Manager Arla Foods Plc, United Kingdom 2008 - 2014
Arla Foods is a large northern European based dairy cooperative. The UK subsidiary is the
second largest food manufacturer in the UK.
SC Project Manager – Head of Supply Chain Optimisation Jan’11-Feb’14
Responsible for a team of specialists and project managers, with the primary focus on
designing the business processes for a Greenfield dairy near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
and the development and implementation of Arla’s new WMS system to a Greenfield 3PL
distribution centre in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Responsibilities cover everything from quality management across planning to production
and despatching along with a high degree of line management responsibilities.
The main deliverables includes:
Distribution & coldstore warehouse system based on SAP EWM including integration to
both ERP and customer systems.
Planning & scheduling solution based on SAP APO
Maintenance management solution based on SAP PM with mobility
Reporting and KPI management solution through SAP BI and Sharepoint reporting services
MES automation based on Wonderware MES 4.0
AGV automation control system and integration
Data centre and server infrastructure based on Hewlett Packard equipment
Internet & Site infrastructure including IP-telephony
Yard management based on MS SQL server
Commissioning & ramp-up planning
Quality Management based on SAP QM
New way of handling master data for new products in Arla UK

2. All of these solutions are geared towards together to build a dairy that is more agile,
flexible and transparent than what is currently the norm. Focus have through the whole
project been governed by a strict set of KPIs driving all decision making.
SC Project Manager – Interim Planning Manager Oct’10-Jan’11
An Interim role as planning manager for the newly opened Stourton Creamery, with focus
on bringing the operation safely through the first Christmas peak period.
The role was purely to ensure as little impact on service level as possible through the first
real test of the new facility. Focus on driving effective communication between the
process and production departments along with stakeholder management of key
individuals in the central functions.
SC Project Manager – Commissioning Manager Apr’09-Oct’10
Responsible for the commissioning of Stourton Creamery. The project was in effect a
Greenfield creamery addition on to the existing Stourton Dairy. The role included a large
part change management and the integration of the new operation into the existing one
was a slow process.
With an additional 103 heads and limited structure in place to manage the new operation a
large part of the time was spent creating ways of working for the various departments.
Primary focus was on the planning and production/filling departments.
Among others creating a replacement planning solution and ways of managing packaging
materials.
Further the role also included a large degree of planning with suppliers to ensure the
factory could deliver the functionality designed.
The main deliverables include:
A complete planning solution based on excel incl. materials mgmt and packaging.
Setting up an operational DRM structure allowing improvements to take place.
Optimise the packaging flow, effectively ensuring no mixed packaging to customers.
SC Project Manager – Project Engineer Feb’08-Apr’09
As a project engineer with Arla I was primarily involved with the expansion project for
Stourton Dairy, effectively designing a creamery factory. The factory planned to produce a
wide variety of products such as custards, creams, fermented creams, flavoured milks and
cottage cheese.
I was responsible for the development off all utilisation and capacity designs including
initial factory layout drawings.
Further as part of this role I completed my Bachelor project – Re-design of parts of the
supply chain – Arla Foods Plc.
The role included involvement in all levels of design, both facility, equipment, products and
tender/contract documentation.
Education: Internal Arla courses, Leeds, England
Arla Middle manager - Leading Leaders 2012
Internal middle manager course, developing skills within leadership, primarily around
coaching, managing change, and understanding interpersonal relations.
Arla Project management – PM2 2010
Internal project management course, focussing on the requirements of senior stakeholder
management and steering meetings. Also practical understanding in managing change.
Arla Project management – PM1 2009
Internal project management course, focussing on the tools required to manage a project
successfully. Includes risk & stakeholder management, time and activity planning, also the
project financial controls required to deliver any capital investment project.

3. University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark 2005 – 2009
B.Sc. in Global Management and Manufacturing with specialization in supply chain
management
 Bachelor’s degree in global management and manufacturing engineering
Courses: Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Management
Accounting, Financial Accounting, Quality Management, Innovation Management,
International Business, International Business Law, Information Business Systems,
Concurrent Product Development.
Academy of Business, Odense, Denmark 2004 – 2005
Production technology
 2 semesters of Production technology
Courses: Axapta, AutoCAD, Inventor, Managerial Accounting, Industrial technology,
Natural sciences.
Odense Technical College, Odense, Denmark 2000-2003
Technical Upper Secondary (Higher Technical Exam, HTX)
 Communications, English, and Natural Sciences.
Experience: Final Thesis 2008
Re-design of parts of the Supply Chain – Arla Foods Plc, United Kingdom
Internship 2008
Arla Foods Plc, United Kingdom
Exchange Student 2007
Tallinn Technical University, Estonia
Previous experience:
Member of the Board– Superheros 2002 – 2005
Full time employee – Gartneriet Kronborg 2003 – 2004
Volunteer helper – Superheros 2000 – 2002
Member of the school Board – Skamby Skole 1996 – 1997
Part time worker – Gartneriet Kronborg 1996 – 2007
Key Competences: Programme and project leadership with focus on the end to end supply chain.
High level of International business understanding, dealing with business and leadership in
a variety of cultures but always with focus on team work.
Language
Skills: Danish - Native
English - Advanced – Lived for 6 years in Leeds, UK.
German – Beginner – 4 years of school German, Living in Dusseldorf 12 months.
Personal Dependable and loyal, open-minded, patient and impulsive, attentive and
Characteristics: engaged, goal seeking, with a high focus on competency.
Leisure: Reading, listening to music, playing/watching football and travelling