Belgium
* 15+ years of procurement, covering a wide variety of direct goods and indirect facilities (IS) /CAPEX property, G&A, professional services, recruitment, marketing, POS and media, within retail, manufacturing, FMCG and e-commerce industries. * B2B and B2C, supply chain, sourcing and operations experience. * Excellent negotiation, tendering, cost control and pro-active problem solving skills. * Category management, market, budget TCO and savings strategic planning experience. * A solid grasp of legal principles, contract writing and compliance/ audit requirements. * Strong sustainbility ethos, setting up lyfe2.com * Energetic, keeping a cool nerve and an ability to work under pressure. * A positive status quo challenger and bottom-up thinker. * Highly developed analytical skills, accurate and reliable. * Being aware of, but unafraid of, risk. Entrepreneurial, tenacious and determined. * The ability to work independently, but also encouraging, coaching and fostering the team spirit whilst setting common goals and individual objectives at all levels.
Scope: Draft, negotiate and manage contracts across global (EU, Japan and The US) stakeholders and external suppliers, specifically for complex new product launches. o Led contract management services for Toyota Europe Connected in-car services. o Advised on scope, governance, and payment structures, with an emphasis on contract commercial terms and performance metrics, particularly SLAs and KPIs. o Negotiated and drafted CAPEX and OPEX contracts, aligning with stakeholders and legal standards. o Created and implemented a new and robust, contract management system and tool for the end-to-end lifecycle. o Manage timely updates, change processes, amendments and contract renewals. o Created and maintained relationships with external suppliers and product owners. o Worked with international suppliers, understanding cultural differences. o Ensured contract audit and governance compliance. o Solved contract problems, served as the “go-to” for matters concerning contracts. o Deliver summaries and progress reports, communicate risks and concerns to the team and executive management.
Scope: Indirect category management and strategic procurement across marketing and creative agencies, facilities and fleet, IT, media, events and launches, POSM, consultancy and professional services. o Developed and implemented cost-effective, consumer-centric local, European and Global sourcing strategies. o Achieved annual cost reduction and negotiation targets exceeding expectations. o Modelled Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Acquisition Costs. o Scoping and writing RFQ, RFI and RFP tendering, full evaluation and awarding. o Analytical and data mapping, interpretation, analysis, market trending with recommendations and decision making. o Managed stakeholder relationships and contract governance, ensuring audit compliance. o Supplier vendor relationship management, including Quarterly Business Reviews. o Contract drafting, preparing, updating, implementing, amending and maintaining supplier contracts with legal sign off. o Wrote supplier Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) together with defining best practices. o Monitored competitor and market activity. o Mitigated risk and ensuring continuous supply. o Led European wide projects in sustainability, demand planning, e-commerce and customer service centre streamlining. o ERP procurement tool familiarity, integration and best practice.
Scope: Indirect category management and strategic procurement across marketing and creative agencies, facilities and fleet, IT, media, events and launches, POSM, consultancy and professional services. o Developed and implemented cost-effective, consumer-centric local, European and Global sourcing strategies. o Achieved annual cost reduction and negotiation targets exceeding expectations. o Modelled Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Acquisition Costs. o Scoping and writing RFQ, RFI and RFP tendering, full evaluation and awarding. o Analytical and data mapping, interpretation, analysis, market trending with recommendations and decision making. o Managed stakeholder relationships and contract governance, ensuring audit compliance. o Supplier vendor relationship management, including Quarterly Business Reviews. o Contract drafting, preparing, updating, implementing, amending and maintaining supplier contracts with legal sign off. o Wrote supplier Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) together with defining best practices. o Monitored competitor and market activity. o Mitigated risk and ensuring continuous supply. o Led European wide projects in sustainability, demand planning, e-commerce and customer service centre streamlining. o ERP procurement tool familiarity, integration and best practice.
Scope: Established and managed a greenfield procurement and operations website for a business unit start up. o Designed end-to-end procurement, P2P and “just in time” supply chain strategies. o Sourcing and outsourcing all of the direct products and indirect services. o Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Acquisition Cost modelling. o Scoping / writing RFQ, RFI and RFP tendering, full evaluation and awarding. o Spearheaded cost reductions, margin control and operational efficiencies. o Supplier vendor relationship management, including Quarterly Business Reviews. o Contract drafting, preparing, updating, implementing, amending and maintaining supplier contracts with legal sign off. o Writing supplier SLAs and KPIs together with defining best practices. o Monitoring competitor and market activity. o Presented strategic plans and progress to board directors and stakeholders. o Implemented Magento, SAP and change management during integration into AXA’s operations.
Scope: Established and scaled a retail and wholesale business from scratch. o Grew sales to £1 million within three years with expansion at multiple locations, concessions, B2B and an online presence. Stock and sales forecast management. o Sourced and launched branded product lines, optimizing cash flow and margins. o 107 people were employed at Chocology during the thirteen years. o Implementing a promotional and seasonal offer calendar that maintained margins. o Transformed the business with a “root and branch review” during the 2008 economic crisis from a UK based B2C to a Belgian based B2B model.