Günther van der Jagt

Global Category Manager IT, AkzoNobel

Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

• Procurement Manager, Purchasing Manager, Einkaufsleiter, Inkoop manager • Result-oriented procurement management in both indirect and resale • Strong competences in supplier management and development • Business experience in EMEA and APJ • Senior stakeholder management and business acumen with focus on execution • Translate business strategy, market trends and supplier opportunities into performance optimization • Strong experience in operating in diverse, complex and matrix organizations • driving team performance within an international environment • International people management including management of change • Experience in procurement organization merges and internal audit

Experience

  • Global Category Manager IT Services at AkzoNobel
    Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • Procurement Director IT at Philips
    Jun 2016 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Senior Procurement Consultant at Emeritor Procurement Services BV
    Sep 2015 - May 2016 · 9 mos

    Emeritor is an independent Procurement Service Provider, specialized in supporting, improving and/or professionalizing the Procurement function within private and public organizations. Emeritor execute unique organization-wide procurement improvement programs and specific procurement projects. Emeritor Procurement Services portfolio contains; • Procurement Improvement programs • Procurement projects (ICT, Telecom, Temp Labor, Professional Services, Marketing, Facilities) • Interim management • European Tenders • Purchase-2-pay Software • Training & Coaching

  • Hewlett-Packard (15 yrs 6 mos)
    • Global Procurement, Business Partner – Enterprise Services Global
      Sep 2012 - Aug 2015 · 3 yrs

      • Member of the Global Accelerate team to ensure Procurement delivery of 5% P&L cost reduction and responsible to drive the development and implementation of a worldwide tool. • Procurement-analyst, reporting total cost of ownership calculations and reduction opportunities in Europe’s major accounts • Improve worldwide business utilization of the approved suppliers

    • Global Procurement, Business Partner – Technology Services EMEA
      Jan 2008 - Sep 2012 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      • Lead the EMEA Demand Management, enabling the Strategic Sourcing Managers to optimize and leverage supplier resources • Stakeholder management to secure full alignment between business- and Procurement strategies • Establish and drive the framework to support execution of 45 M$ savings within EMEA • In new sales-opportunities, work with sales and solution architects to deliver procurement solutions enabling HP to win tenders and profitable new business • primary interface between the business pursuit teams and Global Procurement categories. • Member of the EMEA Contingent Labor Transformation Council, to implement labor assessment, rate-repository, e-SoW and competitive bidding by engagement • EMEA lead to Procurement internal audit and compliance to policies and procedures

    • Procurement Manager, HP Netherlands
      Mar 2000 - Dec 2007 · 7 yrs 10 mos

      • Manage Procurement’s overall engagement with country key stakeholders (MD, Controller, BU- and function managers) • Lead the Procurement team of 16 individuals, annual 3rd party spend of 300M$ / 3000 vendors • Procurement professionals development, rewards, talent management, workforce management • Deliver cost-savings through tenders and process-optimization within the categories such as Technical Maintenance, Telecommunications, Temp-labor/contractors, Facility Services (catering, cleaning, security, office supplies, print), Marketing, Travel, Carfleet. • Implemented e-Procurement tools such as e-Contract Database, e-Vendor-rating, e-RFx /e-Auction, and e-invoicing • Improve purchase-order-number-coverage on invoices from 45% to 95%. • Establish the Procurement Department within HP Netherlands.

  • Purchase & Marketing Manager at Panasonic (Sanyo)
    Dec 1994 - Dec 1999 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Lead a team of 8 individuals, responsible for purchasing & marketing of a wide range of office equipment for resale in Europe. • Sourcing, supplier-selection, negotiation, contracting, supplier management • Market research, product launch, presales-support • Marketing communications and events, including the CeBIT-exhibition in Hannover