Florian is Head of Global Supply Chain Supply and a member of the Supply Chain Strategy Development team, which acts as a center of supply chain excellence within BASF. As part of the division Supply Chain Operations & Information Services the team enable BASF business units to develop a strategic, end-to-end view towards supply chain management. The team set directions for strategic supply chain management to generate a competitive advantage - based on BASF-proven methodologies, innovative tools & concepts. There is also a large focus on future supply chain trends, innovation scouting and global knowledge sharing. BASF has been ranked very well in numerous supply chain rankings this year. In Gartner’s 2016 SC ranking we are the only German company in the top 20. In addition, Gartner ranked BASF #7 in Europe, and first in the Chemicals industry! BASF have also been awarded the “Supply Chains to Admire” Award by SC Insights this year. These achievements, along with BASF's continued dedication to customer satisfaction and resulting progress in the area of innovation, segmentation and smart supply chain solutions can be considered to be the biggest achievement over the last year. The Supply Chain Development Strategy teams corporate purpose has been to "create chemistry for a sustainable future" This is carried out by pursuing ambitious goals along the entire value chain, In this way, the team aim for profitable growth while keeping the balance between differentiation and standardization and taking on social and environmental responsibility at the same time.