2003 – today
2007 – today Global Commodity Manager.
Consistenly updating and selecting the supply base for specific sectors & customers, driving negotiations on quarterly basis for cost reduction, work with Jabil buyers across the globe to implement strategy and sourcing decisions, business review meetings, point of escalation in times of shortages or quality issues, building market knowledge, working on quotations for new business, doing customer presentations to show team’s capabilities, work on logistics programs to serve specific sector needs. Providing Value Add to the customers in offering alternate sources. Negotiating contracts with suppliers (Non-Disclosure Agreements, Purchase Agreements).
2005 – 2007: European Commodity Manager.
Working in the European Commodity team responsible for all Semiconductors and Optics (LCD screens, LED, displays, …). Visiting the European sites and driving them to implement the global commodity strategy. Negotiating, awarding business and helping out in escalations.
2003 – 2005: Purchasing Manager.
Responsible for production and non-product related; leading the team of 3 Material Planners and 4 Supply Chain Project Managers; focus on production, quoting activities, new product introductions (quick turnaround jobs) and development projects

1987 – 2003
2000 – 2003 Manager Purchasing & Procurement team.
Responsible for the day to day business of 10 procurement and 7 initial purchasers, in a product creation and mass production environment.
1995 – 2000 Started at purchasing as initial purchaser of IC’s
Including memories supporting CDR, DVD-V and Settopbox.
From 1998 responsible for the worldwide purchasing strategy.
1987 – 1995 Electrical Product development of Laservision followed by CD-I(nteractive),
specialised in analog and digital audio and video and EMC

Industrial Engineer in Electronics, Communcation Skills, ‘International Professional Training Course for Purchasing‘, Negotiation Skills for buyers, Coaching Skills, Self Development Course, Management Development.

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German.