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Sarah SteimleSS

Sarah Steimle

Supermalter

Strategy Consultant | Ex-Uber & Ex-Accenture

$400/day
2 projects
Dubai City, AE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Sarah

🔧 Strategy & Ops Consultant | Ex-Uber & Ex-Accenture Strategy| FMCG, High Tech, Oil & Gas, Alcohol Bev, Platforms | Market Strategy, Cost Transformations, Process Optimizations, Opportunity Identifications, Tech Strategy & Implementation
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With 6 years of experience driving operational transformation and commercial strategy across tech scale-ups and global FMCG, I help companies unlock value through practical, data-backed strategy and execution. From leading Uber’s global HCV Safety Strategy to implementing Europe-wide S&OP processes, op model and custom tooling at Heineken and cost transformations at ASML, I bring deep cross-functional expertise, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on strategy experience. Available for short-term advisory or strategic project ownership across ops, GTM, and supply chain.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai City (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City (up to 50km)

Experience

  • CREED MIDDLE EAST PERFUMES TRADING L.L.C
    Malt logoOn Malt
    Operations Consultant – Strategy and Supply Chain
    LUXURY GOODS
    December 2025 - March 2026 (4 months)
    Dubai City, United Arab Emirates
    Kering Beaute (Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Creed) Operations Strategy Consultant
    - Built the first end-to-end demand forecast across all brands, channels, and markets in the Middle East, establishing a single source of truth and enabling forward-looking planning where no structured forecasting previously existed
    - Delivered market sizing and demand models for new product launches and retail expansion (new doors), supporting data-driven commercial decisions and reducing uncertainty in growth investments
    - Integrated financial (valorized) forecasting into the planning process, translating volume into net sales and enabling alignment between commercial, finance, and supply chain teams
    - Designed, implemented, and executed the regional S&OP process, including stakeholder alignment and training, creating a structured planning cadence and improving cross-functional decision-making
    - Developed interim planning tools and dashboards to bridge capability gaps, enabling the regional team to independently run forecasting and S&OP processes while transitioning toward more mature systems
    Supply-Chain Management Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Process Management Change and Transformation Management Market analysis
  • Uber
    Global Program Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    February 2024 - October 2024 (8 months)
    Netherlands
    • Led global fit-gap analysis on safety CommOps processes, using data analysis and stakeholder interviews to assess the current state.
    • Mapped and refined the end-to-end customer journey for safety incidents, identifying process gaps to enhance customer experience.
    • Developed an HCV CommOps Safety roadmap with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment on impact and execution.
    • Executed strategic initiatives across Tech, Data & AI, CommOps, and Operations, improving global and local processes.
    • Established a program governance framework to enhance accountability and execution.
    • Analyzed safety data to track metrics, improve incident management, and support leadership decision-making.
    Project Management Data analysis
  • Accenture Strategy & Consulting
    Strategy Consultant
    January 2019 - January 2024 (5 years)
    Netherlands
    • Designed a custom Machine Learning and analytics application to enable a new regional S&OP team and process, improving forecasting and operational efficiency.
    • Designed and implemented a Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy, strengthening risk identification and decision-making across 27 markets.
    • Established S&OP governance and reporting to enhance cross-market collaboration, thus increasing product availability to customers.
    • Designed a custom Machine Learning and analytics tool to optimize S&OP workflows, improving forecasting and operational efficiency.

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Education

  • Strategy: Financial Acumen
    Insead
    Strategy: Financial Acumen
  • Strategy: Executives and the C-Suite
    Insead
    Strategy: Executives and the C-Suite

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