Panagiotis Nikitiadis
About Panagiotis Nikitiadis
Panagiotis Nikitiadis is the Director of Global Demand Consolidation and Performance Management at Bristol Myers Squibb in Switzerland, with over six years of experience in demand planning and analytics at the company.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Panagiotis Nikitiadis is currently serving as the Director of Global Demand Consolidation and Performance Management at Bristol Myers Squibb. Based in Switzerland, he is responsible for overseeing global demand consolidation efforts and managing performance metrics. His role involves analyzing demand trends, optimizing supply chain processes, and ensuring efficient performance across various markets.
Past Roles at Bristol Myers Squibb
Before his current position, Panagiotis Nikitiadis held multiple roles at Bristol Myers Squibb. From 2020 to 2021, he was the Associate Director of Global Demand Consolidation and Analytics Lead in Zug, Switzerland. Prior to that, he served as the Manager of Demand Planning and Analytics from 2017 to 2020 in the Zürich Area. In these roles, he was deeply involved in demand forecasting, data analysis, and strategic planning to streamline the company's supply chain operations.
Previous Experience in Demand Planning
Panagiotis Nikitiadis has extensive experience in demand planning, having worked in various companies before joining Bristol Myers Squibb. From 2016 to 2017, he was the Global Demand Planner for Organometallics at LANXESS Americas in Zürich. Before that, he worked at Alcon, a Novartis company, from 2015 to 2016 as the Demand and Inventory Planner for the EMEA S&OP in Fribourg. His responsibilities included inventory management, demand forecasting, and supply chain optimization.
Early Career and Internships
In the early stages of his career, Panagiotis Nikitiadis worked at Lidl, both in Greece and the UK. He was the Area Sales Manager at Lidl Hellas in Athens from 2013 to 2014 and a Stock Controller at Lidl UK in London from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, in 2010, he completed an internship at Lavipharm in Greece, where he gained hands-on experience in the purchasing, production, and distribution departments.
Educational Background
Panagiotis Nikitiadis has a robust educational background in supply chain management and engineering. He earned his MSc in Supply Chain and Logistics Management from the University of Warwick from 2010 to 2011. He also completed a Mini MBA Certificate from PriceWaterHouseCoopers Academy by PWC in 2010 and studied Integrated Business Processes with SAP-ERP at the University of Duisburg-Essen the same year. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, where he studied from 2003 to 2009. He also completed his secondary education at Lycee Leonin in Athens, attending from 1997 to 2003.