Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
At the helm of IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients, my focus lies on driving growth through development of strategic business opportunities and optimization of business performance. The team's commitment to excellence has propelled us to become a prominent producer and supplier of innovative and trustworthy ingredients in the pet food sector. Bringing a wealth of expertise from my tenure as Director at Sonac Functional Products, I excel in crafting strategies that enhance our market position by translating and connecting customer needs to our product offering. This approach has consistently delivered strong results, underpinned by a deep understanding of the industry's complexities, customer challenges, and opportunities. Just send me a PM or contact me via [email protected] to explore our mutual opportunities
In my role as Director Sales Europe at IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients, I lead the development of strategic commercial opportunities for valorisation of food co-products in the petfood and food industry by identifying key market trends and leveraging industry relationships
Responsible for the worldwide commercialization of the food grade proteins of Sonac. Heading an international sales team, with functional lines to Marketing and R&D. Achieved strong growth over the last years since the establishment of the dedicated entity for the food grade proteins within Darling Ingredients: Sonac Functional Products BV (https://sfp.sonac.biz/)
Management and optimization of Cutting, Deboning and Outbound logistics departments (150 employees), member Management Team
Optimization of product- and information flows, together with efficiency improvement, of both the Packaging and Outbound Logistic activities (150 employees)
Optimization of production lines, including planning and organization of production by using Lean Manufacturing techniques
Optimization of production lines by using Lean Manufacturing techniques and line leadership
Responsible for Product Management and Trade Marketing in our relationships with the major retailers in The Netherlands
Courses: Management Control (Postdoctoraal) and Strategic Management (Master)