Netherlands
I am a passionate food industry professional with a deep understanding of food manufacturing and with great business acumen.
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Meat and fish trading company (www.wwfdis.com) Responsibilities: Sourcing and purchasing the group’s fish and seafood needs in Asia, South America, Europe and New Zealand Evaluating and qualifying the suppliers by audits on site Managing all the logistics and financial activities related to the trades Evaluating supplier reliability Leading / supporting supplier business reviews and driving supplier performance improvements
Dim sum processing plant (www.asiafood.hu) P&L accountability Production capacity growth: 45 % in 2013, 70 % in 2014 Growth in revenues: 50 % in 2013, 72 % in 2014 Growth in EBITDA: From 15 to 20 % in 2013 and from 20 to 24 % in 2014 Implementation of an ERP: QAD Direct management of 10, indirect management of 215 Full-time employment growth of 145 people (from 70 to 215) in the total period Development of quality and performance indicators for the mid-manager level Adaptation of a new salary policy for coworkers on line (based upon production) Quality Implementation of IFS v.6 into the factory Reducing the quality complaints based on TQM methodology Introducing LEAN workshops Preparation of HALAL certification Projects Installation of new production lines acquired in Asia and in Europe Development of new products and introduction of new packaging (B2B to B2C mix migration) to the customers Applying with success for EU subsidies and local grants on employment (total of EUR 1,500,000) Crisis Management from the 12/16/14 fire case until recovery Organizing and coordinating the crisis team Representing the ownership on the insurance claim (with a loss adjustor) Managing the rebuilding of the site in collaboration with the architect, the general constructor and the technical controlling office (budget: 4 M EUR, duration of works: 7 months) Re-industrializing the new production site (budget of 2 M EUR, installation of the assets in 2 weeks in December 2017) Launching a temporary production facility Launching the new production facility on 12/16/15
I have been working in the quality department of the car manufacturer PSA in Saint Ouen (welding and stamping factory located in the suburbs of Paris, with more than 1,000 products) as a project leader on the implementation of quality and safety improving tools (part of the PSA TQM policy) both in Saint-Ouen (France) and in Vigo (Spain).