Wouter Schaekers

Unleash the VALUE behind circularity and emerging technology through TRANSFORMATION.

Strombeek-Bever, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Wouter is a passionate Supply Chain leader with 20+ years of experience in Procter & Gamble with a mission to unleash the VALUE behind circularity and emerging technology. Starting from the job to be done, he is partnering up with the business and industry stakeholders, leading the E2E transformation on the work process, the implementation of digital solutions and upskilling of the people. He is an intrapreneur, leading with a start-up mentality in the corporate eco-system.

Experience

  • GS1 Belgium&Luxembourg (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • GS1 belux board member for P&G
      Oct 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

    • Co-chair Global Mission Specific Working Group on Circularity
      Sep 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Acting as co-chair for the global GS1 community in a working group focused on circularity gathering the business requirements behind emerging circularity programs with current focus on the Europe Grean Deal -DPP

    • President
      Apr 2021 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs

  • Procter & Gamble (21 yrs 11 mos)
    • Global Director Digital Transformation
      Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

    • Customization Go-To-Market Innovation Leader
      Oct 2015 - Sep 2019 · 4 yrs

      Responsible for innovating, streamlining and cost-optimizing our portfolio of customized products in Europe, in close collaboration with key suppliers, the regional category business units and local market teams

    • Site integrated planning - head of Supply Chain Operations
      Jan 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Responsible for end to end supply chain management in a production facility in the sector of laundry detergents and auto dish wash tablets. The department is managing raw/packing materials forecast and ordering as well as short and long term production planning in MRP environment with key responsibility for Inventory/cash management and customer service. Additional tasks include site master planning, design of future supply chains/ supply chain optimization, optimization of total delivered cost in collaboration with multifunctional teams.

  • Popai Sustainability Council Member at POPAI UK & Ireland
    Mar 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo