Supply Chain Digital Magazine September 2024 | Page 32

LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN

“We ’ ve learned a lot and made our supply chain more resilient ”

Prior to joining Honeywell , Torsten served as VP Operations and Supply Chain at Elon Musk ’ s space exploration and transportation venture , SpaceX , taking responsibility for planning , purchasing , material management and logistics .
He successfully built a team that supported dozens of launches a year , not to mention the development and production of the Falcon and Falcon Heavy Rockets , the Dragon Spacecraft and the SpaceX satellite programme .
In 2018 , Torsten took the reins as CSCO at the multinational conglomerate , Honeywell . Following his appointment , then-CEO Darius Adamczyk praised the incoming executive ’ s impressive track record of “ driving operational improvements and delivering outstanding results for companies with complex global supply chains ”.
Increasing resilience at Honeywell As CSCO at Honeywell , Torsten is broadly responsible for the integrated supply chain , including procurement and driving improvements in plant efficiency and working capital , while continuing to enhance quality and delivery .
As any supply chain leader working for a major global corporation would attest , the past few years have been far from straightforward thanks to a string of
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