Bastiaan Westhoff

Head of Operations Services Nordics at Alstom

Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

About

Skill Summary • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams towards achieving organizational goals. Proven capacity to lead cross-functional activities and drive organizational success. • Team Collaboration: Proven team player with a positive attitude, passion for networking, and strong interpersonal skills. • Operational Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge across all Operation disciplines, including industrialization and manufacturing. • Supply Chain: Extensive experience in demand, supply, and industrial planning, as well as logistics management (warehouse, 3PL management, and transportation). • Analytical Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities in complex environments. • Cultural Adaptability: Ability to work effectively across sites in a multicultural environment.

Experience

  • Alstom (Full-time · 5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Operations Performance Director Services Central & Northern Europe
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Head of Operations Services Nordics
      Oct 2023 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      • Lead a team of +/- 125 FTEs covering supply chain, industrialization, methods, processes, integration, S&OP, CAPEX, footprint, technical training, and railway safety. • Develop and execute the Nordics Operation Strategic Plan. • Ensure execution excellence for all projects. • Drive the transformation and digitalization of Nordics Service Operations.

    • Operations Director Digital & Integrated Systems Europe Region
      Mar 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      • Led the DIS Europe OPS team of 1000 FTEs in a matrix organization. • Drove and implemented the end-to-end Operations Strategy. • Managed the electric component crisis for D&IS Europe, ensuring uninterrupted production and delivery. • Implemented the Alstom Perform System for all DIS sites in Europe which is based on the lean principles.

  • BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Region North RCS Divisions
      Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      • Led a team of 60+ FTEs across the Nordics, UK, Germany, Poland, ensuring timely delivery, reducing material cost & optimizing inventories, resulting in reduction in total cost of ownership. • Drove continuous improvements within supply chain and procurement.

    • Global RCS & Wayside Supply Chain Director
      Nov 2017 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Set the long-term strategic vision and short/medium-term objectives for the RCS supply chain, aligning with overall targets and achieving improvement in supply chain performance. • Led the transformation of the supply chain through automation and digitalization, gaining efficiency • Sponsored SAP deployments for RCS plants in Germany and Singapore, enhancing system integration and efficiency.

    • Global Logistics Manager Rail Control Solutions
      Nov 2015 - Oct 2017 · 2 yrs

      • Defined the global logistics strategy for the RCS footprint, optimizing material flow and inventory management across all regions and sites, resulting in reduction in logistics costs. • Standardized processes, improving consistency and efficiency.

  • ORIFLAME COSMETICS (Stockholm, Sweden)
    • Process Manager Global Operations
      Jan 2015 - Oct 2015 · 10 mos

      • Expanded previous role to cover global operations, serving as the primary contact for senior management. • implementing a global subscription model and kitting solution. • Integrated the Minsk operation within the Russian operation, streamlining processes and improving availability and reducing inventory.

    • Process Expert Logistics
      Jun 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • As an internal management consultant, focused on logistics process integration, improvements, project management, and systems development, achieving an increase in operational efficiency. • Implemented the Batch Traceability Project, enhancing product tracking and compliance.

  • Project Manager (Supply Chain Division) at Yamaha Motor Europe
    Feb 2008 - Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    • Led supply chain projects within Europe, including establishing logistics operations in Istanbul and integrating markets into European distribution. • Managed tenders for warehousing and transport, sourcing logistic services and achieving cost savings.

  • Logistic Manager / Project manager at Stride Rite
    Oct 2006 - Jan 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Supported and improved day-to-day operations, designing and implementing the European warehouse, • Supported the integration of new brands after the acquisition of Saucony, streamlining operations and improving efficiency.