Laura Henderson

Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics at Lhoist

Supply chain management and logistics professional with experience managing projects from 5-year strategic capacity planning through execution phase. Skilled in influencing in a matrix organization to ensure operations and supply chain requirements are met while fulfilling marketing needs. Collaborate closely with marketing, procurement, engineering, finance and production functions. Plan and communicate critical details to the field in an environment where flawless execution is critical. In previous roles, led project management, plant capability testing and quality engineering for multiple new flavor launches and reformulation/cost savings projects. Experience as floor manager in R&D prototyping plant with accountabilities including downtime analysis and improvements and managing 6 direct reports. Interest in supply chain management and procurement roles. Specialties: Supply Chain Planning / Cross functional Planning / Capacity Analysis / Inventory Planning / Quality Engineering / Operations Management / Process Improvement