Johannes Legrand

Interim COO & Supply Chain Management

Operational Excellence. Strategic Impact. Measurable Results.

Taking operational leadership responsibility in critical phases – from transformation and restructuring to growth and internationalization. With a proven track record in various Industries over 25 years.

Johannes Legrand

Interim COO / Supply Chain Management

Operations and Supply Chain executive with 25 years’ experience, including 10 years at C‑level. Delivering rapid stabilization, structural cost transformation, and end‑to‑end performance improvement across global FMCG and B2B companies. Recognized for stepping into complex situations, restoring alignment fast, and driving measurable impact in cost/cash/service.

  • 25+ years of leadership experience
  • SMEs & Multinationals
  • Cross-Industry Expertise
  • Europe and International
Johannes Legrand
25+yrs intl. Leadership

Services in Detail

I take responsibility, from day one.

Interim COO / Managing Director

Seamless takeover of operational leadership. Bridging vacancy, restructuring, or growth plans – with full accountability and a clear mandate.

Transformation & Restructuring

Change management, process optimization, and organizational realignment. I lead through change – structured, fast, with a focus on results.

Growth & Scaling

Building scalable structures, processes, and teams for sustainable growth. From strategy to operational execution.

Bottle-Neck Management

Identification of critical points in the supply chain, process stabilization & improvement, control and integration into existing management systems

Post-Merger Integration

Managing M&A integration projects: aligning processes, systems, and cultures – efficiently and people centric

Board Advisory & Project Mandate

Strategic advisory for shareholders and boards. Short-term project mandates with defined goals and clear reporting.

Career & CV

Selected positions – full CV available on request.

JJL Interim Management

2026

Interim COO / Services

Operational leadership responsibility in critical phases – from transformation and restructuring to growth and internationalization.

Henkel

Amsterdam
2020 - 2025

CSVP Operations & Supply Chain

Global leadership for Operations and Supply Chain for Henkel Adhesives Technologies. A business of 11bn Euro, serving more than 800 industries with 50k products via a network of 140 production sites. Served as a member of the Executive Committee.

Beiersdorf

Hamburg
2015 – 2020

VP Supply Chain Europe & Global Continuous Improvement

End-to-End Leadership for Supply Chain Europe including Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning and Customer Service for a 2.5bn Euro business. Global Leadership of the Beiersdorf Continuous Improvement program - World Class Manufacturing. Member of Beiersdorf European Board and Beiersdorf Global Supply Chain Leadteam.

Procter & Gamble

Europa
2001 – 2015

Supply Chain & Manufacturing – Various Leadership Roles

Leadership roles in manufacturing/distribution of consumer-goods from Process Engineering over New Product Introduction to full Site Leadership. Certified Internal Consultant for P&Gs continuous improvement and management system (IWS). Led integration of multiple M&A. Wella, Gillette and Braun.

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