Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
I’m a strategic finance professional with 8+ years of international experience across Europe and Latin America, specializing in commercial finance and cross-functional business partnering. I’ve owned full P&Ls, led forecasting and strategic planning cycles, and partnered with commercial and marketing teams to drive sustainable, margin-accretive growth. Whether it’s developing tools to support negotiations, optimizing pricing processes, or enhancing forecast accuracy, I focus on integrating data and strategy to deliver measurable impact. With a strong technical foundation in SAP S4HANA, BPC, Power BI, and Excel VBA — and a collaborative mindset — I bring a practical, data-driven approach to solving complex business challenges.
Led innovation projects for Latin America and the Philippines. Regions accounting for €37.1M, ~20% of the CBU business (Forecast FY23). Fostered collaboration with the Strategy & Planning team to optimize resource allocation and operational efficiency. Implemented data-driven processes to streamline project lifecycles and facilitated comprehensive portfolio analysis for informed decision-making. Key Achievements: • Built and deployed a Resource Calculation model to optimize project execution, achieving cost and time efficiency. • Designed a robust forecasting model to predict the financial impact of projects on CBU, improving forecast accuracy and enabling data-driven financial decision-making. • Built a comprehensive PowerBI dashboard to consolidate and visualize financial data across the innovation portfolio, enabling real-time insights and data-driven decision-making for project management.
Managed a €23.4 million distributor network in Latin America (~20% of CBU business, FY20 actuals). Secured favorable trade terms and a strategic route-to-market plan for FY2020, driving a projected +3% YoY growth in FY21 despite regional instability. Implemented data-driven brand strategies to optimize marketing spend and achieve growth objectives. Owned trade support, performance bonus investments, and commercial negotiations. Key Achievements: • Developed a VBA-powered ROI calculator to optimize distributor execution of temporary price reductions and bundle promotions. This data-driven tool provided real-time ROI insights, facilitated historical data analysis, and empowered informed decision-making for future campaign optimization.
Created compelling content for both internal and external communication platforms. Contributed to the planning and execution of marketing campaigns. Analyzed marketing strategies, identifying areas for enhancement in awareness and retention initiatives. Key Achievements: • Implemented the SciVal Teaser tool using VBA and Sharepoint, empowering Sales managers to efficiently generate sales proposals. Reduced costs and turnaround time, enabling efficiency gains.
Managed a network of small mining accounts in Peru & Bolivia, securing ~10% of total procurement volume. Established and maintained profitable, long-term relationships with miners through strategic negotiations. Conducted in-depth financial and hedge analyses to optimize procurement costs and mitigate risks. Owned the entire supply chain from mine to warehouse, ensuring efficient export logistics and back-office operations. Key Achievements: • Led improvements in stock reconciliation by implementing data-driven systems to identify and resolve inventory discrepancies.
Led the development, execution, and monitoring of financial budgets for the platform, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Analyzed intercompany and local sales data to identify trends and optimize revenue streams. Managed 'mark-to-market' evaluations of live contracts, proactively monitoring performance, and mitigating potential risks. Delivered comprehensive month-end reports for global platform stakeholders, providing data-driven insights for informed decision-making. Key Achievements: • Built and implemented the FY2015 budget for the metal’s platform (warehouse & corporate office), prioritizing cost and volume efficiency. • Successfully led and supported a local tax authority audit, ensuring seamless integration of financial data, commercial team input, and compliance regulations. • Developed and deployed a warehouse throughput optimization model leveraging scenario analysis and VBA to achieve improvements in cost and time efficiency.