Peter van der Heiden

Head of Supply Chain

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Builder by nature. Strong execution bias.I help organizations design and scale procurement and supply chain teams, build leadership capability, and navigate growth or transformation. Most recently Head of Supply Chain Europe at Lucid Motors.Previously 9 years at Tesla, including the kick-off team for Gigafactory Berlin — scaling from greenfield to full production. Most effective in scale-ups and complex environments where clarity, speed, and people development matter.

Experience

  • Head of Supply Chain at Tulip Tech
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Delivering reliablity and extended range for drones.

  • Head of Supply Chain Europe at Lucid Motors
    Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs

    Head of Supply Chain Europe. Managing Supply Chain including Procurement for Lucid Europe.

  • Tesla (On-site)
    • EMEA Procurement Lead - Indirect - Construction - Logistics
      Nov 2019 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Part of the 5 person kick-off team for Giga Berlin. Supported the build of the factory from the ground up to a fully functional factory producing 1000's of cars per week with 12.000 employees. Build and Lead the Procurement team for Indirect, Non Production material, Construction and Logistics.

    • Head of EMEA Procurement
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 · 3 yrs

      Supporting the growth of TESLA in Europe. Build out the footprint of TESLA sales and service locations from 5 to 28 countries. Integrating Tesla Automation as the second Tesla production facility in Europe that build the automation for GIGA One in Reno. Build a world class procurement team and automated Procurement processes with a compliance of >98%.

    • Senior Group Manager Indirect Purchasing Europe
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr

      Responsible for all European Indirect Procurement for Tesla. Build out the team that procured all Indirect goods and services to produce, sell, deliver and service the first premium, high performance and desirable electric cars on the planet. Manufacturing - SuperCharger - Retail - Service - IT - Marketing

  • Senior Procurement Manager at Technologia
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr

    Senior Procurement Manager & Consultant. Specialized in Strategic Partnerships, Co-developement, Target Costing and Value Engineering. My aim is to involve the supplier as early as possible in the development or purchasing process and build a strong relationship. Strong communicator both internal as external. Involve internal business stakeholders in the selection and purchasing process that results in a fast and smooth implementation of the chosen supplier. Achieves results - keeps the relationship intact - not afraid to cross borders

  • Acision (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Global Purchasing Director
      Aug 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Responsible for Suppliers and Global Partnerships.

    • Global Business Development Director
      Jan 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Selecting, contracting and managing Partnerships.

    • Strategic Purchasing Manager
      Oct 2008 - Dec 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Selecting, contracting and managing suppliers.