2001 – Current Senior IT Purchasing Manager.
Primary Achievements:
-Reduced IT budget from 120 million € to 77 million € in 5 years, whilst maintaining optimum quality.
- Achieved in excess of 120 million € savings versus budget since 2003.
-Introduced Dual Vendor Concepts in Storage and Server environments.
-Simplified Hardware Maintenance model for servers while achieving 15% savings
-Extended Hardware warranty in Storage area, reducing X with 25%
-Defined Group strategy of Lease vs Buy decisions, reducing expenditure by 10-15%
-Performed all outsourcing TCO studies for the Group serving as underlying decision trigger
-Reduced expenditure for leased lines by 20% every year.
-Overcame geographical, cultural and political barriers after take-over to head Group-wide procurement for the abovementioned categories.
-Introduced e-procurement in relevant areas.

10/1998 – 11/2001 Senior Buyer IT.
Annual Spend : 200 million €.
6 Direct Reports.
Scope : RFP’s, commercial & contractual negotiation, IPR issues.
Categories : Software, Service Providers, Projects.
Responsibilities included sourcing for customer projects. Function included management of 6 direct reports (4 Buyers, 2 Junior Buyers). Achieved savings in excess of 30 mio € first year at the Company. Heavily involved in e-procurement project.

05/1997 – 10/1998 Product Manager Internet Massmarkets.
Responsible for introduction of high speed cable Internet offering for Massmarkets.

11/1994 – 04/1997 Partner in Internet Provider.
Responsible for Legal and Administrative Divisions.

06/1992 – 10/1994 Partner in Legal Services Firm.
Specialised in IPR, Commercial Law and Mergers and Aquisitions

09/1989 – 05/1992 Legal Counsel.

Bachelor in Harbour and Maritime Sciences, Master in Law, Bachelor in Law

Languages: Dutch , English, French, German, Luxemburgish.SIT: Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, Powerpoint, Access), SAP R/3, Lotus Notes.

Training: In-house Purchasing Training, Managing Teams and Projects, Negotiation Techniques.