Kris Coppens

External Manufacturing Lead for Seeds EME at Bayer Crop Science

Ghent Metropolitan Area

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Experience

  • Bayer Crop Science (7 yrs 11 mos)
    • External Manufacturing Lead Seeds
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Leading our subcontracting and tolling team and network for corn, sunflower, cotton and rapeseeds in EME region

    • EMEA Seeds plants operations lead
      Mar 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • EME Sourcing Lead direct
      Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Monsanto Company (22 yrs 10 mos)
    • EME Sourcing Lead
      Aug 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for strategic sourcing of chemicals, packaging, energy and seed production services in the EME region

    • Procurement lead
      Sep 2012 - Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Lead the procurement team for the Monsanto Antwerp chemical plant. Own focus on energy procurement and toll-manufacturing agreements

    • Operations & maintenance team lead
      Jun 2007 - Sep 2012 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      production and maintenance responsiibilities of a chemical unit : ESH, volume, budget control

  • PETER at PLATO VOKA
    2007 - 2008 · 1 yr