Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
My main professional experiences have been in the telecom sector within Operations/Supply chain and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. I have been successful in implementing multiple organisations (staffing, processes & tools, coaching, change management) - Commodity management structure - Outsourcing/Insourcing of manufacturing and component management - Actively involved during merger (Lucent) & acquisition (Nokia) - Strong relationships with suppliers (strong network, get things done by suppliers, complex negotiations, escalation levels at executive level) - Internal stakeholders and executives (COO, Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Units) I have extensive experience in strategic thinking, innovation, continuous learning, mid and long term thinking, strong business management driven within an international environment. Throughout my career I developed a strong focus on people management, leveraging the groups strength, being a team player, result driven, working in a transformational context, building bridges between cross functional teams.
Capability Building: Supplier and Market Intelligence, Contract Management, AI tool integration, Supplier Risk/Geopolitics,Sustainability programs, ensuring business continuity and creating foundational capabilities for future growth
Set and implement the strategy for Global Operations and growing capabilities of future organization driven by Industry 4.0 principles and process .Main focus on simplification,automation and digitalization
Leading supplier/manufacturing service partners' commercial and business relationship Driving synergy and traditional savings,cash optimalisation ,achieving double digit savings, tactical and strategic meetings with manufacturing partners, driving innovation projects with other operational stakeholders
Manage component and manufacturing/repair supplier relationships at executive level (Business reviews, Partnerships, Contracts) Led as the Purchasing stakeholder (RFP/RFQ, negotiation and contracting) within cross-functional Operations team on major divestment projects
Performed process,pricing,cost,supplier strategy and contracts assessements (inside the Clean Room) Defined new business model. Implemented new organisation and processes
Definition and implementation of a global sourcing & contracting strategy for components & sub-assemblies. Implemented a low-cost country sourcing strategy, e-sourcing process and third party tool
Customer Contract management with major European telecom operators Establish the Supply Chain organization and program management
Assessments of technical and commercial offers of technologies & suppliers Set and lead corporate negotiations based on total cost, quality, lead time and capacity