Rob van Tilburg

Industrial Engineer / Procurement professional / Teamlead / Contract Manager

Netherlands

About

Experience: * Teamlead Strategic Procurement technical materials and services for Power Plants. * Teamlead Procurement & Contracting related to large overhaul/shutdown projects of Power Plants. * Manage & coordinate multifunctional procurement teams. * Develop and execute procurement strategies (in consultation with clients). * Leading procurement representative in multifunctional teams. * Advise in complex procurement projects. * Focus on sustainable results and improvements. * Identify opportunities for process improvements; initiate and participate in improvement projects. * Develop/improve procedures, templates, information management Key words: teamlead, technical purchaser, technical project buyer, procurement, purchasing, contracting, procurement strategy, contract management; European Tendering; capital investments; overhaul / shutdown / revamp / modification projects; Industrial Engineering & Management Science; business process redesign. Specialties: - Goal and result driven teamleader. - High level strategic approach. - Change management from general to specialist procurement organisation. - Manage & execute Procurement & Contracting activities of major shutdown / revamp / modification projects within the Power (Energy) Industry and other.

Experience

  • Sr. Sourcing Manager at Ennatuurlijk
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Category Manager at EQUANS Nederland
    Sep 2019 - Jan 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Lead Buyer at ENGIE Services Zuid B.V.
    Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 · 8 mos

  • Teamlead Strategic Procurement Benelux at RWE/Essent at RWE
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Essent (8 yrs 8 mos)
    • Teamlead Gas, Utility Procurement Upstream
      Feb 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Teamlead Gas, department Utility Procurement Upstream. Team 'Gas' Provides all procurement services for maintenance and operation of power plants (OPEX as well as CAPEX). • Manage Procurement department ‘Gas’, 6 direct reports • Change management; change the procurement organisation from a functional into a commodity based organisation. • Challenge and support our business colleague’s • Initiate & develop improvements. • Stakeholder Management.

    • Sr. Purchaser & Teamlead for major shutdowns.
      Feb 2010 - Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Senior Purchaser & Teamlead of Procurement Department 'Overhaul Coal': * Manage and coordinate the Procurement department for large scale overhaul projects of coal/biomass fired power plants. * Develop & realize Project Procurement Strategies, typical spend €40 - 100 Ml.). * Initiate new and improve procurement practices. Main responsibilities: - Develop project procurement strategies in consultation with internal customers. - Realise procurement strategy. - Leading Turnaround Procurement team(s). - Member of Project Management Team(s). - Member of Procurement Management Team.

    • Purchaser
      May 2006 - Feb 2010 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Purchaser for major overhaul/shutdown projects of Power Plants. My main responsibilities are to: - Advise on spend of up to € 80 million per project. - Develop project procurement strategy in consultation with internal customers. Realise procurement strategy. - Operate in multifunctional project team. Procurement representative in core team; leading procurement representative in extended team. - Identify opportunities for process improvements; initiate and participate in improvement projects. - Coaching junior purchasers in my department.