Kristian van Casteren

Director Procurement at Canon Production Printing

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Experienced leader in the field of Supply Chain Management mainly in manufacturing environments. Recent experience in leading the Asset Management team within Canon (Equipment Engineering & Maintenance). Experience in SAP implementations, Coordinating New Product Introductions, Lean, Six Sigma, SAP, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Value Driven Maintenance, Asset Management, Change Management, People Management, General Management

Experience

  • Canon Production Printing (Full-time · 4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Director Procurement
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Procurement Manager
      Jan 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Manager Equipment Engineering & Technical Services
      May 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Managing a team of in total 55 FTE (of which 30 FTE direct reports). Responsible for Asset Management (Engineering & Maintenance) for all Canon Manufacturing plants in the Netherlands. My role involves ensuring optimal performance, reliability and safety of all machines/equipments in seven different factories. Key Responsibilities: Maintenance Management: developing, implementing and executing maintenance programs to minimize downtime and enhance equipment longevity. Project Management: Overseeing engineering projects (CAPEX) from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budget, and compliance with industry standards. Projects related to upgrading existing equipments (Fit4Future) and realizing equipments for new factories or factory expansion. Budget & Resource Management: Preparing and managing budgets, optimizing resource allocation and controlling costs Main KPI's: technicial availability; maintenance costs; investment value realization; spare parts inventory; department cost

  • Travel at Career Break
    Feb 2022 - Apr 2022 · 3 mos

  • Supply Chain Manager Machines at Canon Production Printing
    Jan 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Managing a team of +/- 26 FTE. Responsible for the Inbound Supply Chain from our Suppliers to the Factory, Production Planning as well as the Outbound Sales and Operations Planning processes making sure we deliver the right products on time to our customers. Main KPI's: Supplier Delivery Performance; Transport Costs, Inventory, Provisions, Delivery Performance.

  • Océ - A Canon Company (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Supply Chain Manager
      Sep 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Managing a team of +/- 26 FTE. Responsible for the Inbound Supply Chain from our Suppliers to the Factory, Production Planning as well as the outbound Sales and Operations Planning processes making sure we deliver the right products on time to our customers. Main KPI's: Supplier Delivery Performance; Transport Costs, Inventory, Provisions, Delivery Performance.

    • Supply Chain Manager Outbound
      Jul 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Responsible for the Outbound Supply Chain of our Venlo Printer Factory (Production Planning, New Product Introductions and Sales & Operations Planning) Managing a team of +/- 12 FTE

    • Team Leader SCM New Product Introduction
      Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      as Team Leader responsible for succesful industrialization and production start up for one of our new printing products. Close cooperation with Research & Development, Industrial Engineering, Purchasing.

  • Part time project employee at Wiltec BV
    Nov 2004 - May 2012 · 7 yrs 7 mos