09.2003-present
A machining company with customers in the automotive, hydraulic and central heating industry. I am responsible for the improvement of the production planning using the new ERP system. The goal is to improve the ERP system in such a way that production planning and material planning can be fully automated. This means for purchasing: in time ordering of the right quantity of materials. For production this means: starting in time with the production on the right machine, taking in account the available capacity.

07.2002-08.2003
A manufacturer of shock absorbers for trains, cars, buses and trucks. I was responsible for the purchasing of non-product-related (npr) goods and services. For example: paper, safety products, tooling and investment goods. Negotiate about prices and contracting were the main parts of the job. Besides I was developing a new structure for npr products according the ‘Kraljic’ model.

08.1998-06.2002
A manufacturer of tube and hose-assemblies for air conditioning in cars. Some customers are Ford, Valeo, Volkswagen and DAF. I was working on the purchasing department. My job was divided in two parts: purchasing and logistics.
Main purchasing tasks were:
• Request suppliers for quotations, judge the quotations and make a choice for a supplier
• Negotiate about the prices
• Ordering of consumption goods
• Order Initial Samples
• Being a member of project teams to introduce new products
Main logistic tasks were:
• Making requirements planning for purchasing parts following the MRP-method
• Make delivery-schedules for suppliers
• Daily follow up of the schedules
• Take care of products with a deviation on quantities or packaging
• Measuring suppliers performance

02.1998-07.1998
Developer and manufacturer of professional cameras. I did a graduation project concerning a research to prices of camera spare-parts. The project was divided in an internal and an external research. The internal research was mentioned to make clear the internal price building. The external research included a competitor’s analyses and interviews with some customers. The conclusion was that Philips has a higher price level of camera spare-parts compared to their competitors due to a centralization of the warehouses.

02.1997-07.1997
A company specialized in building hospitals. I did a graduation project about certification according to ISO 9001. The project involved the making of the contents for a Quality Manual. Besides this, the Manual had to be filled for about 60%. By interviewing the people working at b&t all the processes were made clear. When there were problems in a process, proposals were made to solve the problem. When a proposal was approved, the process was adjusted and added to the Manual.

02.1996-08.1998
Worked as a warehouse employee in weekends and in holidays.
• Order picking
• Receiving of incoming goods
• Preparing goods for shipment
• Periodical cycle counts

01.1996-06.1996
A company that produces plastic car parts for the automotive industry. For example backseats and bumpers. At Polynorm I researched the heating-characteristic of plastics from each supplier. For this research there was a special tool available to measure high temperatures in ovens. With the results the ovens could be optimized for each material.

08.1995-01.1996
Doing my practice for my study mechanical engineering I was responsible for the calibration of check-fixtures with a Coordinate Measuring Machine. For each check-fixture there had to be programmed a macro in the Coordinate Measuring Machine to make periodical calibration much easier. Furthermore I organized and calibrated other measuring-equipment like calipers and micrometers as a part of the certification-process for QS9000. I visited big customers like NedCar, Volvo Gent and Mitsubishi.

Summer 1994
Production and assembly employee of rolling-shutters and sunscreens.

Summer 1993 Warehouse employee, production employee

04.1992-02.1996 Car cleaner in weekends and in holidays

Pre University Education, Advanced Polytechnical Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Polytechnical Business Administration, Course Lean Manufacturing, Green Belt Course, NEVI 1