Supply Chain Advisory · Pharma
Your supply chain
should give you
confidence.
Decisions. Alignment. Impact.
I work with Pharma leaders who are tired of planning noise, inventory surprises, and decisions that never quite stick.
14+ years · Pharma · IBP · S&OP
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Clarity in Complexity
02
Alignment in Action
03
Impact that Lasts
01 · The real problem
I've seen this pattern
across dozens of
organizations.
High inventory— yet still running out of the right things
Planning cycles that exhaust the team— without producing clear decisions
Commercial and supply disconnected— until it becomes a crisis
Escalations that repeat— because the root cause was never fixed
Constant firefighting— mistaken for operational excellence
"The problem is rarely the supply chain itself. It's the operating model around the decisions."
I help organizations move from reactive chaos to structured, confident decision-making — across IBP, S&OP, supply planning, and network operations.
02 · Why it matters
This isn't just operational.
It's strategic.
Supply chain decisions affect everything executives care about.
Patient access
In Pharma, a stockout is not a commercial problem — it's a human one.
Working capital locked up
Excess inventory doesn't just cost money. It signals broken decisions.
Growth that stalls
New markets, new products — all throttled by supply uncertainty.
Leadership credibility
When supply chain surprises the board, trust erodes fast.
"Clear decision logic navigates volatility. Everything else absorbs it."
03 · How I help
Three areas.
One focus: better decisions.
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IBP & S&OP Decision Redesign
Turn your planning process into a genuine decision engine — with clear ownership, real trade-offs, and alignment between commercial and supply.
02
Supply Planning & Network Optimization
Reduce instability, right-size inventory, and improve responsiveness — without adding complexity to an already complex system.
03
AI-Enabled Planning
Pragmatic tools that translate uncertainty into decisions. Not dashboards. Not forecasts. Actual decision support that leaders use.
Every engagement starts with understanding your actual decision problem — not a framework.
04 · Why work with me
I've been inside
these problems.
"I don't bring frameworks. I bring pattern recognition from 14 years of working inside the complexity you're navigating."
My experience spans products, regions and operating models — from the factory floor to the boardroom. That combination is rare, and it's what allows me to bridge operational reality with executive decision-making.
14+ years across Pharma and FMCG — operational and strategic
Experience spanning supply, commercial, and transformation functions
Speaker and contributor on IBP, S&OP and AI-enabled planning
ESMT Berlin MBA
05 · IBP Scenario Tool
From data to decision.
In minutes.
A purpose-built MVP for Pharma planners — turning demand uncertainty into structured, quantified trade-offs.
ibpscenario.john-kloetzing.com
Pharma IBP
Scenario Architect
For Pharma IBP Experts
Build and compare demand scenarios based on real business drivers.
DATA PRIVACY & PROCESSING
Built for pharmaceutical organisations where data sovereignty and compliance are non-negotiable. Your planning data is stored locally in your browser — data only leaves your device when a server-based feature requires it, and it is never sold or used for model training.
CSV — Processed Locally
Parsed entirely in your browser. No bytes sent to any server.
Excel — Secure Conversion
Temporarily transmitted to our EU-based server for one-time conversion, then deleted. Result is stored locally only.
AI Report — Aggregated Only
The Executive Leadership Report sends only aggregated planning metrics to our AI engine on EU servers — no patient or raw transactional data.
All planning scenarios and configurations are persisted in your browser's local storage, not in any cloud database. Data in transit is encrypted via TLS/HTTPS.
Controller: Kloetzing Transformation Partners UG · john@kloetzingtp.com
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Data Upload & Validation
Upload historical demand data and run automated checks to ensure data quality before any analysis.
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Statistical Demand Selection
Algorithm-driven model selection identifies the best statistical fit for each SKU — automatically.
03
Scenario Definition
Define and compare multiple planning scenarios side by side — volume shifts, promotions, new launches.
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Inventory & Cost Impact
Instantly see the projected impact of each scenario on inventory levels, working capital, and total costs.
Interested in seeing this in action?
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