Thom Dijkstra

Manager Operational Excellence and Digital bij FrieslandCampina

Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands

About

Experienced Plant-, Production Manager & Continuous Improvement Manager within the FMCG industry. Skilled in Lean Six Sigma, Change, Operations Management, Supply Chain, and various CI tools. Data driven and strong information technology professional with a Master focused in Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and the ESEC Business School in Barcelona.

Experience

  • FrieslandCampina (6 yrs)
    • Manager Operational Excellence and Digital
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Manager Production
      Jan 2022 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs

    • Senior Continuous Improvement Manager
      Jul 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Supply Chain Excellence Business Partner at Arla Foods
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • The Kraft Heinz Company (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Plant Manager Tomato Ketchup
      Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Site Continuous Improvement Manager
      Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Plant Manager at Koninklijke de Ruijter BV
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr

  • Quality Assurance Officer at FrieslandCampina
    Jul 2013 - Sep 2013 · 3 mos