Zeger De Spiegelaere

Senior Executive | Strategy, Management, Operations, Consulting

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

๐Ÿ”น Are you looking to accelerate growth, streamline operations, or elevate quality standards within your organization? As a ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐Ÿฎ๐—• ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ in dynamic international settings, I specialize in helping teams achieve ambitious goals within complex and evolving industrial landscapes. My expertise includes: - ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป & ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Deeply versed in end-to-end supply chain optimization and quality assurance, I ensure reliable, high-standard solutions that drive performance. - ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Skilled in building robust client relationships and translating strategic vision into actionable results, tailored to meet diverse business needs. - ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Proven ability to lead teams through transformation, fostering a resilient and high-performing culture that adapts to change while maintaining alignment with core objectives. With a commitment to ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and extensive experience implementing ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€, I bring a structured yet adaptable approach that empowers teams to achieve sustainable improvements and operational success. If youโ€™re seeking a leader who can propel your next growth phase with a strategic, quality-focused mindset, letโ€™s connect!

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at IPEE
    Nov 2024 - Present ยท 1 yr 9 mos

    IPEE is a start-up that develops new technologies to build meaningful products that eliminate water waste and raise the level of comfort, hygiene and user experience. โ€ข Scope: Production, purchasing, logistics, supply chain, quality, customer success and after sales support. โ€ข Main objective is to scale-up IPEE operations. This encompasses the setup of a Sales & Operations planning including supply chain optimization and inventory reduction, setup of a quality department, selection and implementation of a new ERP and upscaling after sales support.

  • Founder - Owner at Green Starling
    Jul 2023 - Present ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

    Strategy, Management, Operations, Consulting and Services

  • Chief Operating Officer at Classified Cycling
    Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 ยท 1 yr 3 mos

    Classified Cycling is a deep tech scale-up with the mission to create drivetrain products that transform the riding experience and performance of all cyclists. โ€ข Scope: production, industrialization, quality, supply chain, customer success and support departments (HSE, IT, Facilities) as well as be a strong integrator of the other departments such as sales and R&D. โ€ข Budget 5mโ‚ฌ โ€ข 15 FTE

  • Site Director at Kuehne+Nagel
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 ยท 1 yr 4 mos

    Site Director of single source supplier for Carrefour (dry food, Wine & alcohol) in Belgium. Highly scalable full pallet and detail-pick operation, promo process with high volume fluctuation, covering the full retail landscape. โ€ข Scope: full site management and union relations โ€ข P&L responsibility 50mโ‚ฌ โ€ข 500 FTE

  • Quality & Business Excellence Director at SABCA
    Oct 2017 - Feb 2022 ยท 4 yrs 5 mos

    SABCA is one of the main aerospace companies in Belgium, in designing, building and upgrading large and complex elements for aircraft and space launchers. The group is based in 3 sites in Belgium and 1 site in Cassablanca Morocco. โ€ข Scope: Quality control/inspection and final certification, supplier quality, QMS, Business Excellence and Continuous improvement. โ€ข P&L responsibility: n/a โ€ข 120 FTE transitioning to 15 FTE after BU organisation implementation