10/2006 – today: Buyer Merchandise Materials,
General activities: tactical and strategic procurement of indoor- and outdoor illuminated signs, permanent in-store displays and plastic event beercups for Heineken International (combined demand of all 140 OpCo’s around the world) and national brands.
Being specialist for (Trade) Marketing and local buyers for the product groups. Analyzing the market and knowing the suppliers, trends and possibilities. Writing up a Sourcing Plan for the specific product groups. Independently initiating cost saving projects and being fully responsible for the product group.
Actively contributing to NPIs via creating functional specs and Early Supplier Involvement. Selecting the best supplier(s) from the preferred suppliers list and/or searching the market for potential suppliers. Developing, negotiating and contracting the supplier. Total spend: approx EUR 10 mio.

12/2002 – 10/2006: Purchaser Packaging Materials,
01/2005 – 10/2006 Purchaser Packaging Materials and Outsourced Activities.
General activities: tactical and strategic procurement of packaging materials (eg foil/corrugated/tape/glue), outsourcing (co-packing activities) and technical purchasing. Analyzing spend and market situation (Kraljic) of the portfolio and consequently defining goals and strategies in consult with Purchasing Manager. Independently initiating cost saving projects. Total spend: approx EUR 6 mio.
Conducting market research (eg market- and supplier knowledge, (price) benchmark and trends), preparing and executing e-sourcing activities (eg packaging materials, lithography, tactical design agencies and printed matters), monitoring supplier performance, auditing (new) suppliers, and monitoring the real spend compared to the spend plan (operating plan), signaling unconformities and proposing changes.
Jr Purchaser Packaging Materials (per 03/2004)
General activities: tactical and operational procurement. Purchasing a part of the packaging materials based on group contracts. Actively participating and (jointly) guiding projects in multidisciplinary teams (eg new product development, and production meetings with Belgium and France) concerning initial purchase. Total spend: approx 3 mio.
12/2002 – 01/2005 Started as Junior Purchaser Packaging Materials
08/2002 – 12/2002 researcher.
Activities: conducting research (by phone: eg image research and satisfaction benchmarks).

summer 2002: employee marketing communication.
Activities: responsible for marketing communication process.

NEVI-1 and almost finished NEVI-2, MBA (WO) - Afstudeerrichting: International Business/European Studies, Internationale Hogeschool - Specialisatie: inkoop- en productmanagement (IPM)

Computervaardigheid: MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Photoshop, SPSS, Internet, E-mail, SAP R3, e-sourcing/Ariba

geaccrediteerd auditor (SGS), NIMA-A

Talen: Nederlands, Engels, Duits, Spaans en Frans.