Jens Vandenberghe

Bringing Fresh Food To Every Pet’s Bowl 🥩🐶

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

I’m an entrepreneurial leader who builds and scales businesses that want to move fast. I bring a full-stack commercial, financial, and operational skill set, and I thrive in fast-growing SMEs where focus, structure, and execution make the difference. I work close to the business, turn strategy into clear actions, and make decisions based on facts, not assumptions. I push for momentum, strong accountability, and results that show up in financials. I’m comfortable working side-by-side with owners, boards, and teams to get things done.

Experience

  • General Manager at Degomeat
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    When we say healthy & fresh pet food, we mean it. Degomeat makes, moves and sells tasty fresh meals to 250+ pet stores in Europe. Our recipes consist of fresh meat complemented with vegetables & fruits. Effectively counter allergies with our wide choice of proteins. Raw materials are sourced 100% fresh ensuring optimal taste, texture and quality. My focus is on scaling the business sustainably while building a strong, professional and future-proof organization. 🚀 backed by Firefly Ventures

  • Bestuurder at Young Connect
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Young Connect (originated from the Friday Friends, Club Van Oost-Vlamingen) brings together motivated, curious and enthusiastic people, between 22 and 35 years old in or from East Flanders (Belgium), to broaden their view on the world. We do this by bringing current topics during Thursday Talks and inspiring each other during fun activities where we get to know the province better. Our goal? Networking, building friendships and gaining new insights. The values of curiosity, friendship and respect form the basis of our organization's mission.

  • Starter of the Year at UNIZO
    Mar 2026 - Mar 2026 · 1 mo

  • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Manager Commercial Strategy
      Feb 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Leading end-to-end strategic projects to grow revenue and margin (e.g. portfolio, promotions, pricing, channel).

    • National & Key Account Manager Retail
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Building, measuring and delivering yearly business plan with international customers. Leading a crossfunctional customer team to achieve ambitious targets (25+% yearly growth). Managing P&L for key retail clients in BeLux (>€50mio).

    • Promotions & E-Commerce Manager (Graduate Program)
      Oct 2021 - Jun 2022 · 9 mos

      Management of promotions for key retail clients in BeLux and P&L responsibility for pure e-commerce players. This role is part of an end-to-end management traineeship consisting of different roles in Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Marketing... at different locations across Belgium in order to gain the required skills to become a future leader at Coca-Cola.

  • Co-Founder at Checkpod
    May 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs

    Checkpod.app helps you discover podcasts you'll love with personalized recommendations, trends and listener reviews. 10K+ users, 6K+ reviews and part of Start It @KBC.