Soenke Jungclaus
About Soenke Jungclaus
Soenke Jungclaus is the SVP Global Purchasing & SCM at Freudenberg Performance Materials, with extensive experience in supply chain management and project management.
Company
Soenke Jungclaus is currently employed at Freudenberg Performance Materials, located in Weinheim, Germany. He has been serving as the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (SCM) since 2015.
Title
Soenke Jungclaus holds the title of SVP Global Purchasing & SCM at Freudenberg Performance Materials. In this role, he has direct and functional responsibility for global teams, overseeing procurement, operations, planning, and distribution.
Background
Soenke Jungclaus has a substantial background in supply chain management and distribution. His career began at Beiersdorf as a Logistikplaner from 1987 to 1995 in Hamburg, Germany. He then advanced to the role of Leiter Distribution International for the Cosmed Division at Beiersdorf from 1995 to 2000. Following this, he joined BSN medical, where he served as Leiter Global SCM from 2000 to 2007. His career trajectory continued at Freudenberg Nonwovens, where he held multiple roles from Head of SCM to Director Global SCM between 2007 and 2014.
Education and Expertise
Soenke Jungclaus pursued higher education with a focus on business leadership and supply chain management. He completed a Business Leadership Program at INSEAD in 2018 and a Functional Lead Program at Korn Ferry in 2015. Additionally, he holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Produktionstechnik from Hamburg, awarded in 1970. Jungclaus is skilled in utilizing Lean Six-Sigma tools and processes within supply chain management.
Achievements
Soenke Jungclaus has accumulated extensive experience in end-to-end supply chain management, including procurement, operations, planning, and distribution. He has acted as a senior consultant for business operations and has expertise in project management, with a focus on cost and capital management. These skills have enabled him to lead and improve the global supply chain functions at Freudenberg Performance Materials.