Ton van Dorp

Head of Commercial, DHL Supply Chain EMEA

Netherlands

About

multi year background in commercial and business controlling in the logistics industry, with a special interest in supporting management and business development teams in achieving performance improvement and growth. Specialties: (i) commercial contracting and deal shaping for transformational business projects (ii) providing education and training to colleagues

Experience

  • DHL Supply Chain (21 yrs 7 mos)
    • Head of Commercial for EMEA
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Operations Controller EMEA / Commercial Controller Middle East & Africa
      Aug 2017 - Aug 2023 · 6 yrs 1 mo

      dual position in regional Finance team at DHL Supply Chain: - Support for regional EMEA Operations Excellence function, from a Finance perspective, in achieving its objectives, such as successfully starting up new customer operations and improving the performance of the sites/operations - Support the leadership teams in Middle East and Africa in area of commercial controlling with a focus on transformational new business projects in this geography

    • Head of Controlling, Operations Management System / Operations Controller
      Jan 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

      lead Controller, responsible for finance workstream for Operations Management System program in global DHL Supply Chain. Benefit tracking and reporting, investment and cost controlling. As Controller for Operations Excellence, provide finance support for a program to improve underperforming business and for other initiatives that continuously improve operational / financial performance.

  • Controller at Tibbett & Britten
    Jun 2001 - Dec 2004 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    In the role of business controller I was responsible for the budgeting, forecasting and financial performance monitoring and improvement for the 5 sites of Tibbett and Britten in the Benelux. Leading role from finance perspective in start up of a mechanized european warehouse for a large fashion retailer in Belgium.

  • DAF Trucks (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Plant Controller
      Oct 1998 - May 2001 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Controller for the DAF Engine Plant in Eindhoven. Part of the management team that was responsible for manufacturing and assembly of the engines for all DAF Trucks. Budgeting and forecasting, performance measurement, productivity and efficiency improvement, investment controling. Additional role as controller for the Logistics Department, supporting the Logistics manager who was responsible for materials management for all 5 DAF plants in the Netherlands and Belgium.

    • Logistics Engineer
      Oct 1995 - Oct 1998 · 3 yrs 1 mo