Sergei Glukhov - Резюме R&D Director/NPD Project Manager

May 2023 — till now 1 year 3 months Progress JSC Lipetsk, progressfood.ru Food Products • Baby Food (Production) Project Team Manager Main functions: • Project Team Management. • CapEx Projects Management. • Projects budgeting, scheduling and tracking. • New production facilities technical design and launch. May 2013 — November 2022 9 years 7 months Kellogg’s Rus R&D Biscuits & Crackers Manager Main functions: • Manages R&D biscuits & crackers team (2 lead food technologists, 3 food technologists, 1 recipe database specialist). • Provides products and technologies development primarily in bakery/confectionary products category and new trends with the purpose to grow business, optimize costs and strengthen the reputation of company brands. • Leads and provides technological expertise in the company in the direction of bakery and confectionary products and relevant process documentation (3 production facilities). • Participates in the development of ideas and investigates options for their performance to form 3-5 years Company innovation plan. • Develops new products in B&C and new categories, starting with discussion and approval of new food briefs with Marketing. • Suggests renovations of B&C products to gain competitive advantages. • Initiates projects for saving and provides technological expertise for their implementation. • Coordinates team members’ actions during projects implementation for timely completion of activities, issues solving and targets achievement. • Plans and organizes laboratory and food production trials by own forces and team members of production sites. • Approves reports of food technologists on laboratory and production trials. • Agrees declaration formulations. Approves operational and trial formulations of B&C products. • Ensures use of identical formulations for production of the same B&C products in all the Company production facilities. • Coordinates development, update and implementation of Company SOP’s for B&C products. • Approves SOP’s for B&C products, specifications of RM used in B&C products production, specifications of finished products (FP). • Assists in immediate solving of techno-logical problems arising in the manufacture of B&C products at the Company factories. • Participates in the design and commissioning of new production lines, production sites, production plants and facilities for B&C products production. • Arranges and performs activities aimed at improving technological literacy of the Company staff, at experience ex-change and solving technological problems related with B&C products production to produce high quality and safe products. • Leads and provides expertise in the field of B&C products production in the Company, monitors the latest developments and technologies through research, trainings and exchange of experience. • Participates in cross functional teams of Kellogg’s company, mainly as a leader. Main achievements: • Built a team of experts which is capable to solve effectively the most difficult tasks. • Annual successful realization of 3-4 innovation projects with budget of 20-30 mil. RUR. • Developed and successfully launched more than 50 B&C novelties under Lubyatovo (https://www.lubyatovo.ru) Kellogg’s Extra (https://kelloggsextra.marieclaire.ru/), Kellogg’s Dinosaurs (https://irecommend.ru/content/pechene-sakharnoe-v-molochnoi-glazuri-kellogs-dinosaurs https://irecommend.ru/content/pechene-kellogg-s-dinosaurs-sdobnoe-vanilnoe-s-kusochkami-molochnogo-shokolada ), Kellogg’s Unicorn https://otzovik.com/reviews/pechene_saharnoe_kellogg_s_unicorn_klubnika/) brands. • Annual successful realization of 4-5 cost optimization projects with annual saving about 15-20 mil. RUR and budget of 3-5 mil. RUR. • Designed and successfully launched 1 new high capacity production lines for rotary molded biscuits and granola. • Visited 7 production facilities of leading European manufacturers of equipment for food industry, conducted trials of new equipment on its producers’ facilities. • Projected and launched new R&D office, laboratory, pilot plant. • Implemented technological documentation (black books) which is following US and UE standards. • Visited more than 10 food production facilities and R&D facilities in US and EU. • Own an expertise in technology of production of some food products unique for Russian market. • Familiar with main global producers and suppliers of ingredients for food industry. • Familiar with HACCP, ISO, PAS standards, certified as internal auditor for ISO 22000. April 2010 — May 2013 3 years 2 months Kellogg’s Rus Chief expert in innovation and biscuits and crackers technology Main functions: • Manages R&D biscuits & crackers team (2 lead food technologists, 3 food technologists, 1 recipe database specialist). • Provides products and technologies development primarily in bakery/confectionary products category and new trends with the purpose to grow business, optimize costs and strengthen the reputation of company brands. • Leads and provides technological expertise in the company in the direction of bakery and confectionary products and relevant process documentation (5 production facilities (Voronezh, Pskov, Vyazma, Gorokhovets, Tumen), 5 chief technologists are under methodological subordination). • Participates in the development of ideas and investigates options for their performance to form 3-5 years Company innovation plan. • Develops new products in B&C and new categories, starting with discussion and approval of brief with Marketing. • Suggests renovations of B&C products to gain competitive advantages. • Initiates projects for saving and provides technological expertise for their implementation. • Coordinates team members’ actions during projects implementation for timely completion of activities, issues solving and set targets achievement. • Plans and organizes laboratory and food production trials by own forces and team members of production sites. • Approves reports of food technologists on laboratory and production trials. • Agrees declaration formulations, approves operational and trial formulations of B&C products. • Ensures use of identical formulations for production of the same B&C products in all Company facilities. • Coordinates development, update and implementation of Company SOP’s for B&C products. • Approves SOP’s for B&C products, specifications of RM used in B&C products production, specifications of finished products (FP). • Assists in immediate solving of techno-logical problems arising in the manufacture of B&C products at the Company factories. • Participates in the design and commissioning of new production lines, production sites, production plants and facilities for B&C products production. • Arranges and performs activities aimed at improving technological literacy of the Company staff, at experience ex-change and solving technological problems related with B&C products production to produce high quality and safe products. • Leads and provides expertise in the field of B&C products production in the Company, monitors the latest developments and technologies through research, training and exchange of experience. • Participates in cross functional teams of Kellogg company, mainly as a leader. Main achievements: • Annual successful realization of 2-3 innovation projects with budget of 15-20 mil. RUR. • Developed and successfully launched more than 20 B&C novelties under Lubyatovo brand (https://www.lubyatovo.ru). • Annual successful realization of 4-5 cost optimization projects with annual saving about 10-15 mil. RUR and budget of 1-2 mil. RUR. • Found solutions which allowed to increase capacity of production lines by up to 35 %. • Designed and successfully launched 1 new high capacity production line for cookies and rich biscuits. October 2005 — April 2010 4 years 7 months Cracker JSC (United Bakers Company) Voronezh Food Products • Snacks (Manufacturing) • Confectionery Products (Production) Chief technologist Main functions: • Manages R&D and technology team (12 food technologists are under direct management and 24 food technologists of plant’s workshops are under methodological subordination). • Leads and provides technological expertise in the company (5 production facilities (Voronezh, Pskov, Vyazma, Gorokhovets, Tumen), 4 chief technologists are under methodological subordination). • Leads food development and regular production technological support. • Leads implementation of new progressive technologies, ingredients, technological equipment. • Initiates and leads cost optimization and productivity projects. • Leads new RM approval activities. • Takes part in new production lines and facility projection and launch. Main achievements: • Built effective team of experts. • Developed and successfully launched more than 20 new products. • Launched CO projects with COGS saving more than 40 mil. RUR. • Projected and successfully launched 1 new high capacity production line for rotary molded biscuits. • Developed and implemented: - production efficiency monitoring system; - formulae management system. October 2003 — October 2005 2 years 1 month Vyazmapischevik JSC (United Bakers Company) Vyazma Production manager Main functions: • Manages Production Department Team. • Manages production activities of the plant, ensuring Direct Factory Costs are optimized and complaints are in line with plant targets set by the management team. • Achieves percentage yield and losses as set out at the start of each year. • Profit Improvement Program creation. • Organizes production activities, delegates duties, responsibilities and allocation of work. • Works with the planning department to ensure customer orders are produced on time. • Responsible for an optimum alignment of staffing, machine capacity and raw materials and consumables. • Works closely with the maintenance department to ensure Preventative Maintenance schedules are followed. • Achieves plant KPIs set for the factory. • In collaboration with the Safety Manager – carry out root cause analysis on all incidences to ensure we pervert reoccurrences. • Initiates possible improvements to production installations and machinery and the quality of the processes. • Makes investment proposals. • Manages projects, monitors progress and budgets. • Ensures all people issues are dealt with effectively through concise communication and quality conversations. • Ensures the Team comply with all statutory and company requirements and procedures in the field of safety and the environment. Main achievements: • Built effective Team of experts. • Integrated new production facility into the company’s operations. • Launched 5 SKU of new products. • Improved OEE by 20 %. March 2002 — October 2003 1 year 8 months Cracker JSC (United Bakers Company) Voronezh Food Products • Snacks (Manufacturing) • Confectionery Products (Production) Workshop Manager Main functions: • Manages team of shop (4 production lines, 4 food technologists, 4 shift masters, workshop engineer, 220 workers). • Production plans development together with Supply Planning Team. • Responsible for production plans execution. • Takes part in development and execution of preventative maintenance schedules. • Responsible for creation and execution of workshop EHS program. • Accountable for RM and finished goods. • Takes part in Profit Improvement Program creation. • Responsible for percentage of yield and losses. October 2001 — March 2002 6 months Cracker JSC (United Bakers Сompany) Voronezh Shift Supervisor Main functions: • Manages shift team (1 food technologist, 50 workers). • Production plans execution. • Responsible for execution of workshop EHS program. • Accountable for RM and finished goods. • Responsible for percentage of yield and losses. • Responsible for finished food quality and safety. November 2000 — September 2001 11 months Cracker JSC (United Bakers Сompany) Voronezh Food Products • Snacks (Manufacturing) • Confectionery Products (Production) Food Technologist Main functions: • Leads technological process of production of marshmallow and orient sweets. • Provides technological process control in critical points. • Production formulae calculation. • Provides quality control of finished goods. • Investigates causes of production of flawed products. • Takes part in development of food quality improvement program. • Operating manuals development. • Takes part in launches of new products. May 2000 — November 2000 7 months Cracker JSC (United Bakers Сompany) Voronezh Food Products • Snacks (Manufacturing) • Confectionery Products (Production) Quality control engineer Main function • Quality control of finished goods (semisweet biscuits, oat cookies).

Higher 1999 Voronezh State Technological Academy Technological, Technology of bakery, confectionary and pasta production

Teamleading Project management New product development Leadership Skills Team management

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Trainings and courses:

• «ISO 22000 Internal Auditor», 23.07.2009, SGS;
• «People Management», 10.06.2014, CBSD THUNDERBIRD RUSSIA;
• «Assertiveness and effective communication», 08.08.2014, Ars Vitae;
• «Negotiation Skills», 15.08.2014, Business trainer Alexander Soldatov;
• «Interview Skills», 20.11.2015, HR Kellogg's Company;
• «High Efficiency Coaching», 26.05.2016, HR Kellogg's Company;
• «Financial Management Skills», 22.09.2017, SC Finance Kellogg's Company;
• «Sensory Language Court Of Masters», April 2018, Manchester UK, Jennifer Grady, Clare Dus;
• Lean Six Sigma, May 2019.
• FSSC 22000 V5.1 / ISO 22000:2018. Food Safety Management System Lead Auditor Training Course, 13.12.2022-16.12.2022, SGS.