Brussels Metropolitan Area
VISION-ORGANIZATION-PEOPLE-STRATEGY-PROCESSES-TECHNOLOGY-RESULTS Senior executive with 20+ years of international experience in global procurement and commercial leadership across multi-site industrial environments. I specialize in category strategy, sourcing, and supplier management, with a strong track record of delivering measurable value. Combining procurement with sales & marketing leadership, I bring a business-driven approach. I am focused on building structured, high-performing organizations, where procurement acts as a true strategic business partner.
Achievements: • Deployment of a new sales strategy in OEM and OES restoring profitable growth • Coordination of complex technical RFQ’s for multiyear contracts • Acquisition of new customers ( 2 new plants confirmed in 2024, 1 new plant in 2025) • Strategic approach of new prospects from China • Streamlining and digitalisation of the pricing procedure • Modification of corporate identity to increase visibility and improve employer branding
Head of procurement, maintenance and technical support (18 factories) 2018-2020, Head of procurement and components suppliers business development and management 2020-2021, member of the management team • Deployment of a new procurement strategy focused on risk management • Implementation of a group capex and maintenance strategy • Deployment of cost awareness programs and procurement training for non – • procurement • Negotiations of new contracts and pricing with all strategic suppliers including • maintenance SLA’s • Development of an innovation pipeline with the head of innovation
Brands: Godiva, Ulker, Mc Vities, Jacob's , Flipz, Turtle, Carr's, BN, Verkade, Sultana Scope: marketing, logistics, SG&A, Capex, IT Achievements: • Global indirect team recruitment and coaching • Indirect categories strategies creation and validation (+ 500 M€) • Global travel program development and implementation : agency, technology, travel policy, duty of care, credit card - 10% cost reduction & better travellers' protection • Global capex program: Preferred suppliers agreements, capex procurement policy, global terms and conditions, claim management - 15% cost reduction & added value • 3PL contract negotiations - 9% cost reduction • Marketing spend decoupling (creative-production), selecting global production company - cost saving & brand consistency improvement • Major IT program supplier selection and negotiation - 25% cost avoidance • Set up of global chocolate R&D center in Brussels with R&D team in 6 months
Achievements: • Coordination of global procurement teams ( Europe, US, Japan, China) • Creation of global store development function and procurement strategy, focusing on modular approach and low cost country manufacturing of store equipment (25% savings in average) • Negotiation of multiyear agreement for chocolate (savings and added value) • Set up of strategy for procurement of sustainable ingredients • Deployment of global procurement policy, budgeting and cost saving tracking as well as technology roadmap
Achievements: • Organisation of the European purchasing team (7 countries, 19 factories) • Creation of procurement strategies for all European spend (560 M €) and implementation of a 3 years cost saving plan (25 M EUR net) • Deployment of European category management matrix for raw materials and key categories • Development of low cost country purchasing (Turkey, India, China, Poland) • Implementation of European reporting system and budgeting process
Achievements: • Creation of the procurement function in Europe and coordination of the procurement teams in Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo generating synergies and strategic alignment • Implementation of chocolate ingredients coverage policy (cocoa beans, dairies, sugar) • Development of low cost country suppliers for packaging (China, Turkey) • Deployment of cost saving projects in logistics and outsourcing project of the packaging division in Brussels (1500k € annual saving) • Identification and development of contract manufacturing suppliers aligning with global and regional growth strategies (capacity, innovation, quality , cost), coordinating innovation projects