Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
Lead supply chain strategy and operations for HOYA vision care for EMEA & Brazil (1MM$ sales)
Lead supply chain organization for Cargill Premix Nutrition for EMEA region (350MM$ net sales) for 8 sites (NL, UK & Ireland, Poland, Jordan, South Africa and Ukraine) leading 135 FTE. Responsible for Planning (materials, demand & supply, production scheduling), Customer Service (Order-to-Cash, customer collaboration) and Warehouse & Logistics (warehousing, transport planning & execution). Member of Management Team. Key achievements: - Led cultural and organizational change program in Supply Chain NL, Poland and South Africa - Achieved productivity improvement of +30% by FTE reduction with improved service (OTIF from 94% to 97%) - Introduced Sales & Operations Planning process and Aligned Customer Service Offering – all functions aligned on one number data via monthly handshake - Supply Chain redesign: Installed external warehouse in supply chain Netherlands – from tender, contracting, implementation to evaluation. - Consistent improvement in key KPIs: Service to customers (OTIF) from 94% to 97% - Controlling warehouse and distribution costs below budget year on year (15 MM$ spend) - ERP implementation (SAP) for site in Poland, 250 users, End-to-end process implemented - Developed talent pipeline and introduced graduate program in supply chain function - Built experience in geographical and cultural diversity, People & Feed Safety, Continuous improvement
Lead BNL Supply Chain team for P&G Fragrances located in Rotterdam, Brussels & Frankfurt. Responsible for Customer Value Creation, S&OP, Customer Service & Account Receivables. Globally responsible for supply chain projects with customer accounts Sephora and AS Watson. Key achievements: - Transition leader creating central Customer Service hub in Frankfurt - improved service & productivity
Supply Chain Account Manager for Ahold, Metro and AS Watson. Responsible for joint supply chain innovation & costs saving strategic projects, lead Customer Service team (order to cash). Key achievements: - Service collaboration & joint promotional forecasting with key accounts (OTIF > 98%) - Truck fill pilot - "on top loading" - to increase truck productivity - Inventory reduction in slow movers for VMI customer
Responsible for S&OP / IBP planning of all categories for the Netherlands (~500 €MM) leading a team of 8 demand & initiative planners and 4 supply & inventory planners, all managerial roles. Working with plants in Western Europe (~12 sites) and multi-category business team. Key achievements: - Led Sales & Operations Planning meeting, improved structure through monthly dashboard for general management for fast & efficient decision making
Master thesis continuous improvement project in materials supply. Improved material supply chain by collaboration with tier 1 supplier Alpla.
Design of furnace for material heat treatment, from design to technical drawings and prototyping.