Julia Merkulova
Head of Europe Demand Transformation at Ferrero
Speaking at TFEST26: Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 12:15–12:45 on the Main Stage: “End-to-End Visibility: Why Most Companies Still Don't Have It and What It Takes”. With Dr. Knut Alicke (McKinsey & Company), Vineet Khanna (Nestlé) and Declan Supple (Fresenius Kabi).
About Julia
Julia Merkulova is Head of Europe Demand Transformation at Ferrero. She joined Ferrero in November 2025 from Clariant, where she was Head of Global Supply Chain. Before that she spent 17 years at Procter & Gamble, finishing as Global Supply Chain Strategy & Operations Director.
Session Overview
Only 23% of organisations have achieved full, real-time end-to-end supply chain visibility. This panel explores the specific technology, data quality, and organisational challenges that prevent the other 77% from getting there, and practical lessons from companies that have made it work.
About TFEST26
TFEST26 is Europe's most senior supply chain conference, taking place December 1–2 2026 at Colosseum Berlin. It brings together 400+ Director-level and above leaders (Chief Supply Chain Officers, VPs, and senior directors from Cisco, Henkel, Estée Lauder, Diageo, Schneider Electric, Novartis, Mars, and others) for two days of peer benchmarking, candid practitioner firesides, themed roundtables, and pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings.