Work experience:

Senior Procurement-/Category Manager 2007 - 2010
• Responsible for managing Category activities required to Integrate Procurement into procurement.
• Responsible for managing Category activities required to prepare Purchasing for transition of contracts to individual acquirers
• Managed process to realize pre-separation benefits exceeding target of EUR 50 million
• Advised on Risk Assessments on 600 high risk suppliers within 45 days to ensure continuity of critical business processes and minimization of supplier liabilities
• Managed allocation of contracts to relevant parties including necessary supplier arrangements and also responsible for several procurement projects;
 Re-design Security Netherlands,
 Outsourcing Reprographic services (23 employees)
 Re-negotiating TNT mail contract (savings 20%)
 Commercial catering contract
 Outsourcing building related facility services

Global Procurement Manager Facilities – Global Procurement 2003 – 2007
Responsible for tendering process end-to-end of several International projects a.o.;
 Global Security Contract
 European Vending machine Contract
 Global Catering Contract
 Global Copiers/Faxes Contract
 Implementation E-Sourcing Tool

Purchaser– Regional Procurement 1997 – 2003
Responsible for tendering process end-to-end of several projects a.o.;
 Value transport,
 Express mail, Couriers,
 Security (systems, centrals, services, equipment, vaults, etc)
 Office equipment,
 Gardens/plants,
 Subscriptions,
 Printed matter,
 Insurances,
 Translation services,
 (Mobile)Telecommunications,
 Public transport,
 Archives,
 Client counting systems
Average budget savings >10%

Branch Manager at 3 city branches 1990 - 1997
Head of Management Team and manager of 4 to 8 people.
• Responsible for branch P&L, made 2 branches turn from loss to profitable.
• Responsible for branch commercial targets
• Managed people development and training program
• Responsible for credit and loan portfolio for small- and mid-sized businesses.
• Responsible for private investment clients

Business Account Manager 1988 - 1989
Responsible for credit and loan portfolio for mid-sized businesses.

Assistant Branch Manager – Head of Retail team 1985 - 1988
Member Management Team and manager of 4 people starting new branch:
• Break-even point reached in 6 months, prognoses 1.5 year
• Most successful branch for 2 years
• Managed people development and training program

Sales advisor / Account Manager 1980-1985
Advising retail clients on checking- and savings account, insurances, investments and other bank products.

IT Trainee/Cobol Programmer 1979 - 1980

EDUCATION
European Institute of International Purchasing Management
International Purchasing Management
Average grade B+, graduated in top 5 of Class
Final paper: “Outsourcing/Centralising Document-handling”
Open University
Dutch civil law

TRAINING
Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management
Multiple Global Procurement Courses
Ariba Spend Management
Team Building & Influence Skills
In-company business English course (best in class)
Purchasing Basics, Nevi
Supplier management, Purchasing of printed matter
Basic training Supply/Warehousing management
Multiple internal Sales and Management Courses
Multiple banking (finance) courses NIBE
Basic IT Training, programming