Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Results oriented leader with proven track record in leading large manufacturing/supply chain organisation through transformational change. Expert in acquisition for supply chain integration (Richardson Vicks, Wella, Clairol, Gillette). International career with Procter & Gamble, across multiple regions, business sectors and disciplines. Extensive experience in strategy development, high performance organisation design, lean manufacturing, low cost digitization/automation, end-to-end supply chain synchronization and leadership. Passionate about employee engagement through leveraging diversity and creating environment where everyone can feel valued, included and able to perform at their peak.
Leading Scotch Planning from Barleys crop to Markets
Lead Diageo company planning excellence and transformation.
I oversee Global Planning Team to transform Tequila Capability allowing business to triple smoothly in 3 years.
- Led Latin America Feminine Care Health supply network: cost, service cash and organization. - Led global capability development for new products launch and innovation delivery (NPI P&G corporate). - Results: service (>98%), inventory reduced by 50%, 7% yearly cost savings, best organization award. - Skills: agile NPI, Fem Care Health category, end to end synchronization and loss analysis, global virtual team, P&L in inflation and devaluation environment, courage to adapt footprint to business need, digitalization: re-invent P&G master-data process and infrastructure to drive agility and speed to market.
Led Europe Oral Care Supply Chain – $1.8B Net Sales – $0.6B Cost - 2 General managers–30 people. Integration of Oral B (Gillette) acquisition across the supply chain. Implement central planning structure driving 30% productivity improvement, Invent “Fuel the Growth” program delivering 10$MM savings/year. Results: service (>98%) & inventory (-10% year on year), Supply Driven Sales +1.5%, $10MM savings. Skills: Consumer Health Care, new brand introduction across 50 countries (NPI ORAL B), service and inventory breakthrough, supply chain design, agile planning, speed to market, lean management, GMP.
- Site leader - 300 people – 100MM items – 2,800skus – 3 categories. - Integration of Wella acquisition into corporate culture - Develop vision & strategy leading to site expansion (from 50 to 100MM items during assignment). - Results: deliver cost savings program (2MM€ year on year), productivity (flat headcount/double volume). - Skills: beauty care, large organization, Portfolio rationalization and product design in complex category (allowing to reduce from 30 packing lines down to 19 while doubling volume), manufacturing process, acquisition.