2003 – 2004 Purchasing and Logistics Manager
Daily management of the purchasing dept. Upgrading the procurement process (from ordering to professional purchasing). Standardization, modularization (from component buying to modules and systems). Negotiating blanket purchasing contracts. Implementation of Navision ERP software. Management team member.

1998 – 2002 Purchasing and Logistics Manager
Daily management of the purchasing and planning dept. (10 persons). Setting up a professional purchasing team. Negotiating co-operation contract with strategic partners. Investigate synergy possibilities. Standardization and modularization in close co-operation with engineering dept. Management team member.

1994 – 1998 Material Manager
Daily management of the purchasing dept. Professionalization of the purchasing process. Setting up a centralized distribution-center for Europe. Global sourcing. Developing reverse marketing principles. Improving purchasing system software. Setting up of Total Quality Management project. Management team member.

1993 – 1994 Purchasing manager
Daily management of the purchasing dept. Responsible for procurement and logistical follow-up of all technical materials and services for the maintenance of process-equipment and infrastructure. Co-operate with an external consultancy firm in a purchasing improvement program. Implementation of Business Unit – Service Unit principles, negotiate Service Level Agreements. Certification acc. ISO 9001. Management team member.

1986 – 1993 Purchasing Manager
Management of the purchasing dept. (6 – 12 persons) Global sourcing of all non-vehicle technologies (electronics, weaponsystems, communications systems, investment goods etc.). Reorganize the purchasing dept. to better adapt to civil markets. Implement JIT procedures. Make complex make-or-but decisions with regards to offset and reciprocity.

1980 – 1985 Buyer
Operational buying of investment goods, outsourcing, chemical and electronics goods, raw materials etc.

Management-training aimed at teambuilding and communication, International Quality Rating System, ISFAH-XVIII Purchasing-management-seminar for executives, Quality of Work and Organization for management-employees, Post-HBO training in Purchasing Policy-making resulting in setting up a purchasing policy plan, NEVIE I + II Purchasing Trainings Course, NIRIA Marketing of Industrial Products, HTS Electro-technical engineering

Computer skills: MFG-Pro, Sera,Triton, X-Logic, Prisma, Improve, Chess/Glovia, Oracle, Navision, BAAN and Windows oriented office software.

Languages: Dutch, German, English, French