2003 – 2010 Elevators and Escalators.2008 - 2010 Global Sourcing Project Manager Indirect Material.- Driver of selected cross-unit / -functional NPR sourcing projects- Owner of selected subcategory plans, budget and follow up- Support of project implementation in units - Contract ownership of selected x-unit suppliersProjects: European copier tender. Strong reduction number of devices (75%). 2.5m saving/5yRenewed global car policy to reduce fuel usage and carbon footprint 3.5m saving/4y2003 - 2008 Manager Sourcing and Logistics.- Define purchase strategy and annual targets- Develop and implement sourcing plans in alignment with business requirements- Ensure Total Cost of Ownership approach is understood and utilized (0.5m/y)- Managing international KONE sourcing projectsProjects: Initiated car tender to improve commercial and process conditions (0.25m/y)Implementation of Eco Safe driving, 600 drivers, 0.25m annuallyReorganize and structure tooling department. Significant process improvement 1998 – 2003 Automotive. 2001 - 2003 Manager Logistics (9 people).- Define logistics stategy annual targets- Managing in- and outbound transport and control internal and external flow of parts- Define and implement Supply Chain Management strategies- Set up independent centre for sub assemblies and warehousing activitiesProjects: Strong improvement of logistics flow by outsourcing warehousing activities. -80% stock and -4 FTE1998 - 2001 Manager Purchase (10 people).- Managing initial- and operational purchase of production parts and facility purchase.- Define purchase strategy and annual targets.- Setting up management information system through purchase action plans.- Advice in introduction of Supply Chain Management throughout the company.Projects: Implementation of management information system to realize realistic targets (5 – 10% of purchase volume 180m)
1996 – 1998 Senior Buyer/Assistant Manager (Automotive).- Give guidance to operational tasks of all buyers and supplier quality engineers (7 people). - (Re)selection of suppliers.- To advice in- and structure internal and external communication in new organisation.- Responsible for commercial outcome of each program.- Manage QS 9000 certification.
1995 – 1996 Procurement and Contract Manager.- To advice in- and structure a new global quality procurement department.- Increase margins through lowering total cost of ownership of existing products or by introducing new alternate products.Projects: Reduction of vendorbase (1700) by 70% before end of 1996.
1990 – 1995 Aerospace.1992 - 1995 Procurement Account Manager (landinggears, wheels, brakes, tyres).- Selection of major suppliers.- Negotiating and managing of contracts.- Intermediary between suppliers and several departments, e.g. engineering, marketing, product support, finance and logictics. 1990 - 1992 Unit Manager Order Processing.- Give guidance to three groups (25 people) within the department Order Processing.- Advice in- and structure in organisational changes within department.- Control logistic flow of goods and chairman of delivery constraint meetings.
1989 – 1990 Consultant.Advice the complete reorganisation in logistics department from an aerospace company.
1988 – 1989 Material Requirement Specialist (Pharmaceutical Industry).- To analyze product bills of material and structure them to allow facilitate a fully automated MRP system.- To analyze production flows and develop realistic production leadtimes for use in an automated production planning system.- Setting up Material Requirement Planning.

Higher Economic School (HES) Bachelor of Logistics Management Logistics, H.B.O. Vervoersacademie (Logistics Management), HAVO.
Languages: Dutch,English and German.