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Viktor Teklin

@viktorteklin

Supply chain & inventory leader, 17 years at BAT · £9.7m delivered in 2025 · Planning, S&OP, 3PL, AI automation · Remote, across time zones

Argentina

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What I'm looking for

Remote role with an overseas employer. I am based in Buenos Aires (UTC-3), work across time zones and set my hours around the team. Owning supply chain, inventory or planning, or leading the business side of an ERP or planning-system programme. Product businesses, ideally technology. Full-time, contract or fractional, as an independent contractor. Available now; full-time from 1 Dec 2026.

I am a supply chain and inventory leader with 17 years and 9 roles at British American Tobacco across the UK, Malaysia and Central and Eastern Europe. Most recently I was Head of Supply Chain for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary: the end-to-end secondary supply chain for 3 markets, with a team of 20, 500+ active SKUs and 3PL warehousing.

What I have delivered:

- £9.7m financial contribution in 2025, including c. £6.1m of working capital released and £2.8m of cost avoided through phase-in / phase-out and inventory disposition.

- Forecast Fulfilment Rate from 40% to over 95% while stock cover fell from 4 months to 2.5, across 800+ SKUs in BAT's global duty-free channel.

- 3PL cost down 30% on a £1.8m annual contract through a market benchmark.

- 5 full-time positions of manual work automated in 2026 with MS Fabric, Power Automate and generative AI (c. £280k a year).

- Master-data framework for 48 markets and 8 factories on BAT's group SAP APO programme; 9 markets and 6 factories moved onto one standard planning process.

- Supply chain built for a new electronic consumer device category, launched into 5 markets with Asia-based contract manufacturers.

I also spent 4 years in Global Internal Audit: 19 audits across 14 countries on 4 continents, with final reports to BAT's Group Management Board. Stock counts were the most frequent theme of my audit memos, and my findings changed BAT's global spare parts standard.

I am used to working across time zones and geographies, from markets across Africa, the Middle East and Asia to contract manufacturers in Asia and duty-free customers worldwide. I have worked remotely since 2020, including audits run remotely during COVID and leading my Czech, Slovak and Hungarian team from Kuala Lumpur, 6-7 hours ahead. From November 2026 I am based in Buenos Aires (UTC-3) and set my working hours around the team, wherever it is.

I build with AI myself, including a multi-agent AI system of my own design with Claude and Grok agents. The work I enjoy most is inventory, planning and master data, where automation makes the right step the quickest one, in technology, hardware, e-commerce and consumer businesses.

English (bilingual) and Russian (native). British citizen.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Head of Supply Chain - CHS Cluster

British American Tobacco

Jan 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year 7 months)

End-to-end secondary supply chain for 3 markets: planning, inventory, logistics and 3PL, customer service; team of 20, 500+ SKUs. • £9.7m contribution in 2025, incl. c. £6.1m working capital released. • 5 full-time positions automated with MS Fabric, Power Automate and generative AI (c. £280k a year). • 3PL cost down 30% on a £1.8m contract. Led remotely from Kuala Lumpur Jan–Apr 2025.

Supply Chain Management Inventory Control 3PL Management SAP ECC S&OP Stock Accuracy Excise Compliance Team Leadership

Audit Manager - Global Internal Audit

British American Tobacco

Dec 2020 - Dec 2024 (4 years)

19 audits, 6 as lead, across 14 countries: factories, warehousing, logistics and commercial; reports to BAT's Group Management Board. • Most audits of the first 2 years run remotely during COVID, incl. a stock count observed live over video. • Findings revised global standards, incl. the spare parts standard (critical spares, min/max, count frequency).

Internal Audit Stock Count Spare Parts Management SAP Risk Assessment Stakeholder Management Risk Management Internal Controls Root Cause Analysis Executive Reporting Regulatory Compliance Data Analysis Data Analytics and AI

Project & Supply Planning Manager - GTR

British American Tobacco

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Supply planning for BAT's global duty-free channel: dozens of customers, 800+ SKUs, high volatility. • Turned make-to-order into make-to-stock: SKU segmentation, inventory policy reset, SAP APO online planning and a daily and weekly planning drumbeat. • Forecast Fulfilment Rate from 40% to over 95% while stock cover fell from 4 to 2.5 months.

Supply Planning Inventory Management SKU segmentation (Pareto BCG style)SAP APO Process Improvement Inventory Optimization Customer Segmentation SAP APO IBP Business Transformation Service Level Management

Supply Planning Manager - New Category

British American Tobacco

May 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 7 months)

Built the supply chain for a new electronic consumer device category, from blank sheet to business as usual. • NPI process, supply planning, network design and reporting; launched into 5 markets with local test launches. • Monthly forecast, capacity and lead-time cycle with Asia-based contract manufacturers. • Onboarded the category onto SAP APO.

New Product Introduction Supply Planning SAP Project Management Contract Manufacturing Capacity Planning Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)Distribution Network Design Product Launch Lead Time Management Consumer Electronics

Area Supply Planning Manager

British American Tobacco

Sep 2016 - May 2017 (8 months)

Above-market supply planning leadership; 3 direct reports and 1 indirect. • Completed the move of 9 markets and 6 factories onto centralised planning with one standard process. • Standardised planning processes across the area. • Every direct report went on to promotion.

Supply Planning Process Standardization Stock Projection SAP APO Team Leadership Supply Chain Planning Distribution Planning Standardisation Coaching Change Management

Senior Supply Chain Planner

British American Tobacco

Sep 2014 - Sep 2016 (2 years)

Distribution requirements planning (DRP) from factories to end markets. • Delivered the make-to-order to make-to-stock transition for the markets in scope, with high service levels. • Built a stock-projection tool successors still use. • Part of the team moving markets and factories onto centralised planning.

Supply Chain Planning SAP Data Analysis Process Improvement Distribution Planning Supply Planning Inventory Planning Replenishment Planning Replenishment Excel Data Analysis And Reporting

APO Data Lead

British American Tobacco

Sep 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Master-data lead for Africa & Middle East on BAT's group SAP APO programme. • Designed the master-data framework for 48 markets and 8 strategic factories. • Led data cleansing and migration readiness, SIT and UAT testing, cutover and hypercare; trained users. • Led indirect teams in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

Master Data Management SAP APO Data Quality Team Leadership SAP ECC Remote Leadership Go Live Planning Training Delivery UAT

Master Data Coordinator

British American Tobacco

Jul 2009 - Sep 2013 (4 years 2 months)

BAT Russia (Moscow and Saratov): Master Data Coordinator and Administrator, with earlier roles in fleet and travel coordination and HR training & development. • Raised data-management processes to group best-practice level. • Trained business users on data processes.

Master Data Management Data Quality Process Improvement Training Delivery Advanced Microsoft Excel and Macros SAP ECC SAP APO

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Saratov State Agrarian University

Specialist Degree (5-year programme), Management

2005 - 2011

Grade: 4.36 / 5

Activities and societies: University basketball team. Advanced English course taught by a native speaker from the US. Work and Travel USA programme in New York. Joined British American Tobacco as an intern while still studying and moved into a full-time role before graduating in 2011.

Specialist Degree in Management: an integrated 5-year programme, at the same higher-education level as a Master's degree under Russian law. GPA 4.36 out of 5.
Later certifications: SAP SCM-APO suite (SCM 200, 210, 215; PLM 130), Plan Excellence (Grange Partnership, 2019), Industry 4.0 Foundations (2022).