Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
I am a performance driven professional manager, team-player and team-leader, with a long experience at the distribution (B2B) of lawn-, gardening- and forestry machines, PPE and tools. My management style can be recognized as coaching: I like to guide my colleagues and let them develop themselves more, next to the goals and targets of the company.
I was part of the general management team of 5, responsible for the departments content management, purchasing and product management. The last 2,5 years I also fulfilled the role of sales manager and guided 5 account managers and 5 colleagues at sales support. In the field of “product management” I maintained the contact with suppliers (worldwide), negotiated prices, conditions and created the yearly and 5-years planning. Knowledge was shared by me through given product training sessions for the EuroGarden sales- and aftersales team. At the dealer events I was hosting the product trainings as well. Intensive, at daily basis, cooperation with ICT-, marketing-, aftersales- and logistic department. Co-organize dealer events, exhibitions, and other events on which the products were presented. The launch and realization of the 5-year strategic plan for the ECHO brand, was one of the most interesting achievements. Created by me and realized by the EuroGarden team and carried out by the ECHO dealer network in the Benelux.
Implementing the PPE assortment of Stierman De Leeuw at Safety Centre International. As product manager and PPE specialist I have educated the Safety Centre team (5 FTE) as well as the dealers of Safety Centre. New business created and assortment enhanced at Safety Centre and their dealers. In this short period achieved to bring most of the Stierman De Leeuw resellers to the dealer network of Safety Centre International. Maintained contact with suppliers and searched for new enhancing suppliers.