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Vice President / Strategic Sourcing

Vice President / Strategic Sourcing

Work Experience

An international procurement professional, with experience in managing multi-million Euro purchase budgets. Has built and lead several international operating sourcing organisations and is used to operate in international markets globally. Has strong analytical and strategic skills. Worked in several countries in Europe, speaks 3 languages, and has managed extensively cross functional and cross cultural teams.

PREGIS, Protective Packaging Europe as VP Purchasing,(2008-2010) The Netherlands / Belgium, VP Purchasing responsible for the procurement of direct and indirect expenditure. Pregis Corporation is a private equity owned global US company with diverse protective, flexible, foodservice packaging and hospital supply products.
Main responsibilities:
- development and implementation of a cost efficient sourcing strategy for plastic resins in alignment with the other business units of the Corporation in Europe and North America
- driving cost efficiency projects of the entire material expenditure portfolio cross the 10 operations in Protective Packaging Europe
- further development of the regional sourcing processes after restructuring

HUHTMAKI Oyj, (2005 – 2008) The Netherlands / Finland
Group VP Global Sourcing, responsible for an expenditure of 1, 2 billion Euros of direct- and indirect materials. Huhtamaki is a global consumer and speciality packaging manufacturer with expertise in paper, plastic, films and moulded fibre:
Net sales 2007 EUR 2.4 billion
• Operations in 37 countries• 68 manufacturing units• Almost 15,000 employees
Accomplishments:
• With 50 Mio cost improvement over 3 years, a major contributor to the 3 years company cost out program ‘step change’
• Development of a Group global sourcing strategy and organisation for direct and indirect spend management from scratch
• Active support and engagement in the development of the Group global sustainability strategy

UNILEVER Home & Personal Care Division (2003 - 2005) The Netherlands / USA
Global Supply Director Rigid Plastics for Home Personal Care (HPC)
Responsible to manage the global spend of 750 Mio Euro in HPC in co– operation with Unilever Best Foods (450 Mio Euro) of rigid plastic packaging worldwide. Driving an ambitious cost reduction- and innovation program together with global brand development, R & D and suppliers.
Accomplishments:
• Introduction of global supplier management, global mould management aligned with global product launches
• Evaluation of a global polymer- and master batch management program.
• Exploration and implementation of a Unilever Group sourcing strategy for rigid plastic packaging cross all Foods- and Home Personal Care product categories

UNILEVER, Home & Personal Care Europe (2002 - 2003) Czech Republic
Sourcing- and Supply Chain Leader Central & Eastern Europe
Development and implementation of a mid/long term CEE sourcing strategy for a low cost high service supply chain in order to ensure the supply of finished goods in line with the ambitious growth target till 2005. Identification and implementation of savings to increase gross margin. Significant improvement of the service level in CEE countries.

Re design and manage the “Advanced Supply Management Course Program” for global senior supply management training and education in Four Acres.

UNILEVER, DiverseyLever (2000 - 2002) The Netherlands
Vice President Corporate Strategic Sourcing
Responsible for the globally operating procurement function with offices based in Europe and the US. Reporting to the Executive of Supply Chain and Technology in DiverseyLever’s World Headquarters in the Netherlands. Total purchase responsibilities 800m Euro managed with 20 procurement directors and managers in line responsibility.
Member of the Unilever Supply Management Executive (SME) and Mentor of global buying teams.
Accomplishments:
• Launch of an ambitious cost reduction programme mainly driven by the procurement function, resulting in an overall 45 Mio Euro reduced spend by end of 2002.
• Increase of professionalism of the procurement directors and mangers through training and introduction of modern e – technique.
• Successful active involvement in due diligence to divest the industrial cleaning business of Unilever to Johnson Wax Professional including a smooth integration of the 2 global sourcing organisations.
• Development of potential synergy saving initiatives as a result of the merger.

UNILEVER, Central & Eastern Europe Bus Group (1997 - 2000) The Netherlands
Unilever CEE operates in 10 countries and has a turnover of £900m
Regional Buying Officer
Development and Implementation of a regional executive supplier management process as Regional Chief Buyer. Responsible for a purchase budget of £450m spend in 20 factories. Changing 10 local procurement organisations into a regionally operating supply management of materials and goods.
Accomplishments:
• Reduction of the purchase budget more than £30m over 3 years
• Changing procurement processes and organisation from local to regional responsibility
• Integration of the procurement function into the extended supply chain process
• Significant increase of purchase scale by supplier consolidation, product harmonisation, exploration of purchase scale through cross material group synergies (Ice Cream, Home Personal Care, Foods)

UNILEVER, Elida Faberge, Paris (1995 - 1997) France
Senior Buyer Chemicals/Fragrances
European Procurement of chemicals and fragrances used in the Hair care business in 4-6 factories. Purchase budget £50m. Leader of a global cross functional buying team.
Accomplishments:
• Implementation of the new European purchase organisation for chemicals and fragrances.
• Leading the first global executive perfume brief for ORGANICS, one of the leading hair care brands of Unilever
• Active participation in a European big scale value analysis resulting in significant cost reduction in the hair care category

UNILEVER Personal Products Group, Milan (1991 - 1995) Italy.
Senior packaging Buyer and Chief Buyer Elida Gibbs & Atkinsons
Manager of the packaging material buying group of Elida Gibbs, Atkinsons, Rimmel and Elisabeth Arden. From 11/93 onwards Chief Buyer Elida Gibbs / Atkinsons for raw- and packaging- and promotional material and factory buying.
Accomplishments:
• Successful new formation of the packaging material buyers group with 5 new recruits from the Technical University.
• Complete packaging re launch of Valentino and Cerrutti
• Re – organisation of the procurement function integrated in an extended supply chain process and organisation

UNILEVER, Elida Gibbs GmbH, Hamburg (1987 – 1991) Germany.
Packaging material Buyer
Responsible for cost efficient purchase of packaging material in close co – operation with marketing, product development and administration. From 1990 onwards responsible for the team of packaging material buyers.
Accomplishments:
• Several packaging re-launches resulting in lower packaging costs and reduced development timing
• first European responsibility for the purchase of selected packaging material

Krahn Chemie GmbH, Hamburg (1982 - 1987) Germany.
Distribution trade of synthetic rubber and chemicals, mainly imported from East Asia and marketed in Germany and Europe, turnover and profit responsible

Fried. Krupp GmbH, Wilhelmshaven (1977 - 1981) Germany
Apprenticeship (Industriekaufmann) followed by employment in domestic sales and export department of hydraulic cranes


Education

School – leaving exam / Abitur 1977

Business qualification: Industriekaufmann 1979
“ Interne Handelsfachwirt Pruefung” at Deutsche Angestellten Akademie Hamburg 1984

Examination at IHK: “Fachkaufmann fuer Einkauf und Materialwirtschaft” 1990


Skills

Continuous development
Regular participation of the UNILEVER Advanced Management development programme
- Advanced Procurement Management
- General Management
- Advanced Supply Chain Management and external lectures


Languages

German – mother language
English - fluent; Italian – fluent
French / Dutch – basic


Other

IT skills
MS Office, Inter- / Intranet, Lotus Notes

International Experience
Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Czech Republic as resident
All West-/Eastern European countries, US and Asia through extensive travels


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