I am the co founder of the most exciting drinks company called NIX&KIX. NIX&KIX is a Fruity Cayenne still Drink which gets you cayenne happy. Our focus is to launch in London and grow to an international recognisable business. Aside from loving food and drinks and outdoor sport, my experience consists of 12 years is in Supply Chain, Operations and Program Management in the Hi-Tech and software industry. I lead numerous IT systems and business process improvements programs across multiple regions as well as leading cross functional and international teams. Before that I worked in the hospitality industry. My key strengths are expertise in vendor management, program management, deep supply chain knowledge, excellent communication & influencing skills, and international experience. Her key skills are: partner management, analysis & research, CPFR [Collaboration, Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment], delivering cost reductions, category management and NPI.

Co Founder, COO and Customer Activation Director @ NIX&KIX - Refreshingly grown-up soft drinks with a cayenne kick Get Cayenne Happy! bit.ly/nixandkix From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) London, United KingdomFounder @ From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) London, United KingdomCo Founder @ Co Founder of Facebook page "Reichenbach Im Vogtland"​. Achievements: - we grew organically to 1700 followers - we achieve a steady reach of 1.4k - highest reach 18k https://www.facebook.com/meinRC From December 2009 to Present (6 years 1 month) Consultant for Lean Startup @ From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Consultant for Lean Startup, innovation and entrepreneurship @ From 2015 to 2015 (less than a year) Group Supply Chain Operations Manager @ Lead International expansion enablement and execution • Accountable for costs and KPIs for European Supply Chain • Product Operation Management: Program Management, drive Go To Market initiatives across internal and external stakeholders • Support digital migrations from desktop to the cloud with models and ROI analysis • Deliver new products and capabilities on schedule, within costs, at high quality • Manage end to end product life cycles for physical and digital products • Team Management and Relationship Management: Liaise between marketing, supply chain vendors and agencies and develop partnerships and align across the supply chain organisation for successful execution • Manage and develop one direct headcount • Contract Management and Vendor Management: Align to the best long term partners for Print, Packaging and fulfilment partners, hardware manufacturer and software manufacturer • Manage and Establish Business Continuity Plans with partners and within the business • Lead We Care and Give Back initiatives (NGO) and leader of the next generation network • Fully trained in Lean StartUp Principles Main Achievements: • Reducing SKU list by 60% which resulted in over 70% cost saving and reduced footprint • Define manufacturing and delivery strategies to migrate from physical to digital delivery which resulted in 60% carbon saving From August 2012 to September 2014 (2 years 2 months) London, United KingdomProgram Manager, Customer Fulfillment @ • Successful implementation of B2B and EDI processes for 40 % of the global customer base. • Enhance the incident reporting tool and Monitor, measure and report trends. • Management of Country of Origin project and increase RIM’s competitive advantage. • Successfully reduced the lead-time from 8 weeks to 1 week for strategic customers. From April 2011 to August 2012 (1 year 5 months) Slough, United KingdomSecondment Order Management UK & Ireland @ • Reduced overdue stock within the month and quarter as well as improvements of the consumption process which helps reducing loosing profit on exchange rate and price losses between months. • Responsible for Supply Chain of the Irish Market including market analysis and cost saving initiatives • Project Leader in Improvement initiative of local UK Master Data Management and Optimisation of SAP VMI / APO / BW Tool • Responsible for order and delivery management and main point of contact for all reporting requests • Responsible for conducting SAP training • Generate an accurate rolling Demand Plan via CPFR planning for a 3 months basis • FCST Analysis and Vendor Managed Inventory for O2 Telefonica including stock control and returns From November 2009 to March 2011 (1 year 5 months) Demand Planner @ • 75% of all financial estimates are within the target range (98%-115%) for month N • WE Volume Accuracy N+1 (within range 95% - 110%) • Successful implementation of a process to consolidate the returns, goods on hold and billing blocks to give a more accurate financial estimate in the last week of the current month for closing • Successful ISO audit for the Anti Money Laundering project and is now used as best practice across Sony Ericsson. • Analyzing Forecast and generating accurate demand plans in close cooperation with the local Market Organisations • Responsible for managing planning and delivery priorities and monitoring total order volume on a daily basis • Providing regional support and training to local Market organisations for Planning and Order Execution From October 2007 to November 2009 (2 years 2 months) Supply Chain Planner @ - Creating new processes and procedures for NEC Europe, 9 NEC Affiliates (Sales Organisations) and NEC Japan in regards to daily processing as well as working within SAP - Reducing the inventory levels in Europe for around 10 million in value through improved FCST analysis. •Preparation and presentation of reports (gross profit, forecasted gross profit, price analysis, profit by material groups) for senior management •Build strong relationships with NEC account departments to ensure payments are received in timely manner •Ensure on time supply from Japan to Affiliates •Introducing of new order systems to Japan and Affiliates (SAP introduction and introduction of Universal Codes) •Training of new administrative staff •Training and supervising the daily work of order handlers •Controlling of Transfer Price setting From November 2005 to January 2007 (1 year 3 months) Demand Planner @ - FCST management - Inventory management - Order management - Customer Fulfilment From September 2004 to November 2005 (1 year 3 months) Apprentice and Global Planner for Automotive @ - Apprenticeship as an industrial clerk followed by a role as a global planner for the automotive segment. From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Munich Area, Germany

Julia Kix is skilled in: Supply Chain Management, Forecasting, Project Planning, Program Management, Project Management, Procurement, Demand Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Telecommunications, Microsoft Excel, CPFR, SAP R/3, SAP, Vendor Management, SAP BW