2007 - today World Wide Supply Chain Director (Singapore).
Responsible for: In and outbound logistics, material management, warehouse optimisation, procurement, quality, ERP implementation,
non product related investments and the HR responsibility related to these activities.

2003 – 2007 Strategic Supply Chain Manager.
Customer’s interface in sourcing organization. Work with the Customer’s Design and Procurement organizations to influence the AVL sourcing process to ensure utilization of Strategic Suppliers.
Align and implement global commodity strategies inside the Customer. Responsible to develop sourcing and quality assurance processes and procedures within the Customer-specific program. Coordinate Supply chain architecture and optimisation. Manage bill of material costs. Coordinate the technical and the sourcing roadmaps during the Customer’s product design stage. Risk analysis, capacity constraints and target prices on component level for outsourced commodities.
This analysis includes reporting/tracking of liability issues based on unique designs, lead-times and forecast changes. Manages escalation issues for all current and potential Flextronics managed commodities.
Develop Procurement strategies for New Product Introduction and ESI-TSI-CSI.
Based in Indonesia for 6 months to support the (procurement) transfer of printers/plotters for a Dutch company to the factory

1997 – 2002 Procurement Manager.
- Initiate a professional procurement organization.
- Responsible for the total supply chain.
- Managerial responsibility for 5 strategic and initial buyers.
- Functional responsible for 4 operational buyers.
- Managerial responsibility for 3 (three) manufacturing departments during outsourcing project.
- Responsible for strategic and operational procurement strategy for goods and services.
- Initiating and supporting the cost reduction activities for goods and services.
- Outsourcing of non-core activities.
Responsible (shared) for the implementation of ERP (SAP) and ISO 9000 for the operational departments.
Member of the Global Sourcing Platform.

1991 – 1997 Manager IPO (Singapore).
- Initiating and managing the International Procurement Office in Singapore.
- Responsible for sourcing of parts and services for copiers and printers (Euro 75mil)
- Responsible for outsourcing of non-core engineering activities.
- Initiating (re)manufacturing activities in the Far East.

1986 - 1990 Strategic Buyer.
- Responsible for sourcing of Print Board Assemblies (Euro 60mil)
- Developing a strategy for outsourcing of non–core R&D activities.
- Responsible for the selection and qualification of suppliers / partners for hardware and software design.
- Team leader for Global Sourcing Platform.

1973 – 1986 Miscellaneous functions and positions.
- Sourcing of parts and tools for assembly purposes.
- Vendor liaison activities.
- Testing and qualifying of components.
- Supplier Quality assurance activities.

Secondary School, Technical High School

Several professional courses; Sound and Vibration Measurements, Purchasing Nevie 1 and 2, Logistics, Material Management, Supply Chain Management, Assembly and Manufacturing, MRP, Effective Leadership, General Management, Global Sourcing, Outsourcing Strategies. Advanced course for Supply Chain Management (presently).

Computerervaring: Competent in the use of IBM PCs. Microsoft Office, SAP R3 , Internet and E-mail.

Languages: Dutch, English and intermediate fluency in German.