Pieter Buijs

Managing Director at Big Dutchman Vietnam; Vice Chair at Dutch Business Association Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area

About

* Passionate about people development. * Track record in P&L management and company growth. * Improvement of organisations in disruptive situations. * Strong strategic and analytical skills. * Innovation and change enthusiast.

Experience

  • Managing Director Vietnam at Big Dutchman Asia
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Vice Chair at Dutch Business Association Vietnam DBAV 🇳🇱
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Vice Chair Food Agri Aqua Business Sector Committee at EuroCham Vietnam
    Feb 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • General Manager
      Jun 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      * managing 2 offices and 2 manufacturing warehouses with total ~30 Van Leeuwen staff. * designing and driving business expansion strategies. * coordination of improvement initiatives (organizational, operational, financial and commercial).

    • General Manager
      Jan 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

      * managing an office with total ~25 Van Leeuwen staff. * designing and implementing a mid/ long-term strategy to transform the Indonesian business model. * successfully downsized the organization to increase profitability. * coordination of improvement initiatives (organizational, operational, financial and commercial).

  • Vopak (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Commercial Manager
      Jul 2016 - Dec 2016 · 6 mos

      * managing a commercial team and member of the terminal management team. * developing and implementing the overall commercial strategy. * key account manager for major chemical companies. * seeking and developing (new) business opportunities in Indonesia.

    • Sales Manager Indonesia
      Sep 2013 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      * seeking and developing (new) business opportunities. * looking for new customers and serving existing accounts. * designing and implementing a sustainable growth strategy.

    • Business Development China
      Sep 2011 - Aug 2013 · 2 yrs

      * seeking and developing (new) business opportunities. * designing and implementing a sustainable growth strategy. * controlling and reporting expansion projects.