Work Experience:
10-2009 - Present Contract Manager Physical Distribution
As Contract Manager working in the following categories of Physical Distribution:
1. Tanker Chartering & Liquid Storage. (Global deep-sea tanker transport of chemical liquids.)
2. Inland container transport per barge.

Next to the chartering responsibilities, see hereunder, also responsible for the total purchasing of the inland container transport per barge in the Netherlands.
Responsibilities:
1.Responsible for the total purchasing traject. (Market research, contract negotiations, contract implementation, supplier management and KPI measurement.
2.Responsible for all tenders related to this category.

Due to the (timely) absence of the category manager for the category Chartering, storage & rail, I have taken over some of his category management responsibilities with regards to strategic management of this category. (Since October 2009.)

01-2007: Contract Manager Physical Distribution.
As Contract Manager and Sourcing Analyst working in the following categories of Physical Distribution:
1. Tanker Chartering & Liquid Storage.
2. Rail Logistics & Railcar rental.
Responsibilities / tasks per category:
Tanker Chartering & Liquid Storage;
1.Responsible for the complete purchase traject with regards to the contracting of shipping owners and storage terminals worldwide. (This responsibility contains market research and analyzing of the results, contract negotiations with several suppliers, contract implementation, supplier management, performance (KPI) & evaluation.)
2.Managing purchase tenders for and implementing the results.
3.Responsible for the strategy development & realization with regards to the chartering & storage for the coming 2-3 years.
4.Responsible for the global market research with regards to the chartering. This research results are used for making decisions on tactical or strategic level.
5.Operational responsible for the world wide tanker shipments and storage facilities.
6.Co- responsible for projects with as a goal a global optimization of the complete demand supply chain processes from the (with the chartering) involved Business Units.
Rail Logistics;
1.Responsible for the complete purchase traject with regards to the contracting of the European railcar fleet. (This responsibility contains market research and analyzing of the results, contract negotiations with several suppliers, contract implementation, supplier management, performance (KPI) & evaluation.)
2.Responsible for the strategy development & realization with regards to the railcar rental for the coming 2-3 years.
3.Responsible for the European market research with regards to the European rail situation, including the railcar rental. This research results are used for making decisions on tactical or strategic level.
4.Co- responsible for the purchase traject with regards to contract negotiations with the European railway suppliers, including supplier management & supplier performance management.
5.Co- responsible for projects with as a goal a global optimization of the complete demand supply chain processes from the (with the chartering) involved Business Units.

12-2003 / 12-2006: Purchase Officer Physical Distribution
As Purchase Officer I worked for Physical Distribution in the category tanker chartering & Railcar rental. Responsibilities & tasks:
1.Operational responsible for the world wide tanker shipments and storage facilities.
2.Responsible for the complete purchase traject with regards to the contracting of shipping owners and storage terminals worldwide. (This responsibility contains market research and analyzing of the results, contract negotiations with several suppliers, contract implementation, supplier management, performance (KPI) & evaluation.)
3.Responsible for the complete purchase traject with regards to the contracting of the European railcar fleet. (This responsibility contains market research and analyzing of the results, contract negotiations with several suppliers, contract implementation, supplier management, performance (KPI) & evaluation.)

09-2001 / 11-2003: Marketing & Customer Service Officer (40hrs / Week) Company:
As Marketing & Customer Service Officer responsible for:
1.Evaluation of service quality for existing customers.
2.As Marketing Officer market research with as goal finding new customers for the company.
3.Making of financial reports for several clients of the company & the preparation of advices with regards to taxes and customer’s financial situation.

06/2000 tot 08/2001: Team Leader (20hrs / week)
As Team Leader responsible for:
1.Organizing, motivating, leading and training of ca. 15 commercial employees (age between 17 & 22) during their contacts with customers.
2.Improvement of the commercial employee’s communications in practice.
3.Target reaching (together with Call Center Manager).

07/1999 tot 06/2000: Commercial Employee (15uur / week)
The first contact Goal of this function is to sell one of the products (together with the advisors) to this particular persons.

Educations:
Demand Supply Chain Management Open University
HBO Logistics Management, Logistics & Economy National transport

Courses:
- Financials & Cost Analysis course,
- Foundation Course for Purchasing,
- Market Research,
- Negotiations Course,
- Project Management Course,
- Advanced Excel Course,
- Basic Management Course,
- Purchasing Ethics Course,
- Orientation Course,
- Practical Tanker Chartering,
- Communication 3, Course to train people in communications and help them in practice with as goal to improve their way of communications including their body language.
- Communication 2, Course for optimizing the own communication skills, body language and observing your speaking partner on his/her language and body language, to use both in your own advantage during meetings and conversations.
- Communication 1, Course to learn most important communication skills, especially the way of communication in several circumstances and the use of body language.

Computer skills:
Logistic software

Languages:
Dutch, English, German, Spanish