Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Director with 15+ years with proven track record in Vendor management, Procurement, Sourcing (Private Label), Merchandising / Category management. Experienced in cost saving and terms optimization, while managing high volume and value commodity categories (private brand and OEM) in an international environment & a team builder. Last 5 years Understanding of private equity owned business & involvement in M&A / Di-vestments and business carve-outs across Europe. Working history in the office product supplies industry as well in manufacturing industry, based abroad and in the Netherlands. Like to resolve complex problems, think outside of the box, create & execute compelling strategies, inclusion of stake-holders and still staying hands-on. Key: PE M&A / Divestments - Business carve-out | vendor-contract management | procurement | sourcing | category management | own-brand | direct sourcing | cross-cultural and cross-functional team leadership | TCO analytical | hands-on
• Manage pan-EU purchasing agreements for own-brand, paper, facility, and hygiene products, ensuring clear category strategies and cost-effectiveness. • Develope strong propositions to meet the needs of all local entities, enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Responsible for Vendor-Contract Management in combination with related Category & Marketing plans, Demand planning & stock allocation - Leading a 15+ FTE Merchandising/Sourcing team related to all OEM (A-brands) and Own-Brand (private label) purchasing, category management, product content/PIM and all associated support activities. Enabling change of business, growing from contractual reseller (Enterprise customers) to additional online player (SME/SMB - Home workers), expansion of related- & new assortments/categories for the on-line channels and roll-out into new countries. staples.nl | officecentre.nl | staples.de | staples.be
VP, Vendor Management & Procurement. Strategic responsibility for OEM (A-brands) & Own-Brand vendor management. In bigger plan it was about managing vendor T&C's during a period in which I have worked actively together with the PE owner on divestment / business carve-out plans while securing T&C's through TSA's for the various buyers. Involved in country management presentations of Staples Solutions Europe businesses (previously owned by Cerberus Capital) to enable a split into various regional parts across Europe which have been bought by previous competitors.
Procurement Director Europe (Vendor Management) leading the strategic procurement process with European/Global vendors for the entire EU organisation, for OEM and Own-Brand. Strategic procurement is accountable for vendor selection, terms & conditions and negotiating contracts including product pricing, budgeting under which the vendor operate with the organisation and implementing those procurement strategies. Further accountable for establishing the most reliable, best cost sourcing plans, with pan European category strategies aligned across the regions. This involves leading cross-negotiations, product/assortment optimisation, supply base rationalisation, value chain re-engineering, complexity reduction. Driving effective relationships with other departments within the organisation, i.e. the countries commercial team, supply chain, finance, merchandising & pricing. Excellent negotiating and management skills, communicative, analytical and hands-on. Working on several key projects on C-level in the organisation next to day-to-day tasks.
Staples Solutions Europe is the leading provider of workplace products, services and solutions to small, mid-sized, and large businesses in Europe. Through our integrated offering, Staples Solutions is the partner of choice to meet the diverse needs of the workplace of today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Amsterdam, operating in 15 countries in Europe. As Group Category Director overal responsible for the category strategy- & merchandising marketing plans across channels, based on monitoring results & development of market trends (including sourcing and own-brand). Deliver profitability targets through vendor negotiations & category development, with focus on central defined & locally adapted assortments. Manage a team of direct/indirect reports.
ADVEO the leading wholesale distributor of office products in Europe and owner of the Calipage, Plein Ciel, Buro+ & Office deal retail concepts across Europe. Drive vendor brand strategy & sourcing process for the General Office Products, Facility Management and Private Label categories. Ensuring commercial & strategic business objectives across selected categories are executed, with an eye on harmonization and optimizing business across the field.
ADVEO (previously Group Unipapel; Adimpo & Spicers Continental Europe) - the leading wholesale distributor of office products in Europe and owner of the Calipage and Plein Ciel retail concepts. Drive vendor brand strategy & sourcing process for the TOS, FM and Private Label categories. Ensuring commercial & strategic business objectives across selected categories are executed.
Leading procurement department for Legamaster with their HQ Lochem, the Netherlands. Legamaster is specialized in Visual Communication products in traditional (whiteboards / flipcharts) as well in Interactive (Interactive e-screens / touchpanels / electonic whiteboards) and part of German based Edding AG (markers).