02-1995- today Purchasing Manager
market leader in the field of bathroom products.
Responsibilities: Implement the procurement strategy in accordance with the companies’ policy to adjust the availability of both goods as well as services to the optimum.
Manage the day-to-day business within the own department, in close corporation with the internal customers and deal with the various international suppliers of the company. Within the purchasing department deals with all financials commitments towards third parties.The purchasing department makes first contacts to new suppliers. The department has a commercial as well as a financial responsibility. The internal customer is responsible for technical details and specifications.Each employee within the department has a specific field to handle, whereas the purchasing manager has the final responsibility.
Items:- trading items taps, bathtubs, furniture,- product related goods fixtures, fittings,- ceramic raw materials clays, feldspar- investments building, machineries- services cleaning, marketing, advertising, forwarding- forwarding bulk, finished goods- IT - suppliesCommunication:Reporting is done on regular basis towards the financial director as well to the managing board. These reports consist of Key Performance Indicators of the various suppliers, projects and financial savings of the department. On running projects the internal customer receives reports stating the best options and advise on the specific topic or project.
Other tasks: As a team member I am also part of the quality-committee based on ISO 9001;As a teammember I am involved in the implementation of a new computing system based on SAP-platform: as such I have the responsibility for all business requirements for the procurement activities. During 2001 a purchasing group was founded, since the first start I have been part of these group.Each member has a certain range of products in which he has authority, as being lead-buyer, to deal with suppliers and to (re) negotiate on behalf of the full group. The lead-buyer is chairman of a cross-functional team, which consists of various other disciplines out of the different business units of SanitecIn this respect I act as lead buyer for:- packaging;- telecom and- various ceramic raw materials

10-1993 until 01-1995 Office manager
Company: a trading company on pneumatic and hydraulic garage-equipment. Products are bought merely in the Asian market and sold, by own label, into the Benelux and German market. Responsibilities:My first task was to move their business from Roosendaal offices to a new site. As office manager I was responsible for all internal services: stock, balancing and ordering the full range of products from the various suppliers. Besides purchasing and logistics, the day-to-day activities of the internal sales and financial department had my supervision.In close cooperation with suppliers and sales I managed the product assortment of the company.
Items:pneumatic and hydraulic garage equipment. Communication: Monthly financial reporting towards the Managing DirectorOther tasks: Weekly respond with external sales and various contacts towards banking and authorities.

02-1984 until 09-1993 Buyer
the only car-manufacturer in the Netherlands.
Responsibilities: As buyer I was working within the Procurement Department. Our department was dedicated to all goods, services and investments on behalf of the production facility. As a junior I started my activities purchasing all needed items to service the technical department. All spares and consumables that were needed to keep the machinery running. Lateran I changed towards investments:In the function of senior-buyer I got the procurement of the welding shop. This activity was merely project-based, whereas the buyer was part of a cross-functional team. I had the responsibility contact potential suppliers, submit RFQ’s, balance quotations and finally the negotiating-process and ordering. Items:- welding equipment;- handling equipment;- robotics;- tooling.