Flexmanager - Logistics & Purchasing Manager

Logistics & Purchasing Manager

Work Experience

CG POWER SYSTEMS BELGIUM [Jan 09 to Apr 10]
LOGISTICS & PURCHASING MANAGER
Reporting to the General Manager and the Divisional Manager EMEA
° Be a main driver to company’s turnaround management process
° Lead the purchasing and logistic operations: material replenishment [MRP], warehousing [WMS], resource planning [S&OP] and outbound transport
° Screen the supply chain organization to realize effectiveness improvements, develop and implement “Lean” and “Six Sigma” principles
° Design and implement core Business Processes: Plan to Deliver – Purchase to Pay – Order to Cash

BECTON DICKINSON [Jan 04 - Nov 08]
MANAGER EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CENTRE – Temse [EU]
Reporting to the Logistics Director Europe and the VP Supply Chain Europe
Lead a 24/6 vital European logistic operation, accountable for the distribution of BD’s worldwide product portfolio all-over Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East
. Processing performance of 650,000 orders/year towards 31,000 delivery points
. Monthly transition value of USD 130 million, with a monthly outbound volume of 40,000 m³
. Operational team of 170 people
. 65,000 pallet and 14,000 bin locations in highly automated high-bay warehouse[s]
Major achievements:
° strengthen the talent pool and the organization’s capability in order to accelerate and sustain [succession] the operational effectiveness and performance
° design and roll out a governance model [decision making process, development plan, …]
° roll out Six Sigma and Lean principles
° enhance a quality culture and set up structures to comply to ever increasing and challenging regulations [Property Protection, ISO 9001, EH&S, C-TPAT, AEO, SOX, UAM, …]

As BUSINESS CONTINUITY and DISASTER RECOVERY LEADER BENELUX [as from Jun 07]
Reporting to the VP Supply Chain Europe and the Country General Manager
° lead a BCM initiative in line with both BD Corporate and Belgian Federal guidelines
° establish a top-class and shop-floor tested Emergency Response capability for the European Distribution Centre
° design and roll out Environmental, Health & Safety and Security policies for both the European Distribution Centre and the European Hub
° design and launch a Flu Pandemic preparedness plan

NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE LOGISTICS [Nov 02 to Sep 03]
a.i. GENERAL MANAGER, IKEA DISTRIBUTION CENTRE - Doncaster [UK]
Assignment had been given to eradicate all critical bottlenecks that were deteriorating customer relations and obstructing operational efficiency.
. Turnover: GBP 4.1 million
. Operational team of 200 people
. 60,000 m² warehouse, 120,000 rack pallet locations of which 72,000 high-bay automated
Major achievements:
° dramatically improve service performance levels, consistently meeting lead-time, vehicle fill rate and order processing
° introduce resource requirement forecast methodologies and tools, improving productivity up to 13%
° define Key Performance Indicators and set-up a performance improvement plan
° ascertain inbound forecast accuracy, nullifying risk of warehouse congestion, maximizing storage capability
° bring local management team up-to-speed and prepare arrival of future General Manager

VAN GANSEWINKEL GROEP [Dec 01 to Oct 02]
LOGISTICS & PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR BENELUX – Eindhoven [NL]
Reporting to the Group Directorate
. Develop an optimized supplier base management in order to minimize the total supply chain cost of material and services.
. Enhance processes and systems in order to increase the transparency, predictability and cost effectiveness of logistics resource planning.
. Annual budget under consideration: EUR 92.4 million
Major achievements:
° run and re-orient the new department, introduce project ownership and analytic problem-solving
° kick off an adequate and feasible supply management approach
° initiate a short term purchase cost savings program of average 7%
° recommend a framework of Key Performance Indicators in order to create transparency of logistics resource utilization

CHRISTIAN SALVESEN [Apr 01 to Nov 01]
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BENELUX – Zellik [BE] - ‘s Hertogenbosch [NL]
Reporting to the Managing Director
Exploit existing commercial activities and enhance growth, professionalize contract- and customer management and initiate European integration.
.Turnover: EUR 82.5 million
Major achievements:
° settle important claims towards major customers, backlog of year 2000’s industrial underperformance
° map customer base and assess profitability and contract status
°draw Food and Consumer Strategic Plan 2001-2005
[validated by UK Board]

SABENA GROUP [Nov 96 to Mar 01]
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SUPPLY Management [Sep 98 to Mar 01] – Brussels [BE], Zürich [CH], Warszawa [PL]
Reporting to the Group Chief Finance Officer
Develop and implement a corporate supply management strategy at group level, optimising purchasing and logistics synergies within and between Sabena subsidiaries, and maximizing co-operation with other “Qualiflyer” airline partners.
. Annual budget under consideration: EUR 1.34 billion
Major achievements:
° initiate a cost reduction programme of EUR 37.18 million over 2 years [1999 – 2000]
° organize major contract re-negotiations [e.g. food & beverages for Catering home base, Ground Handling activities and Catering supplies abroad]
° develop mandatory policies, guidelines and tools for supply processes
° engage management into supply management through committing “Supply Management Business Plans”
° advise and support business units in the Total Supply Chain implementation
° co-operate in the development and implementation of the Sabena “Blue Sky” recovery plan
° set up and implement, on behalf of the SAirGroup, a cost reduction programme of EUR 13.6 million within Lot Polish Airlines
HEAD OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT at Sabena Technics [Nov 96 to Sep 98] – Brussels [BE], Zürich [CH]
Reporting to the Vice President SN Technics
Lead the Purchasing and Logistics of technical supplies for both the maintenance activities of the Sabena fleet and the commercial technical services to third parties.
. Purchasing budget of EUR 150 million over 120,000 SKU’s
. Operational team of 185 people
Major achievements:
° transform the purchasing services from an order taking department to a team maximizing the total supply benefits
° realize a cost savings of USD 8.6 million for technical supplies by optimising synergy between Sabena, Swissair and Austrian Airlines
° outsourcing of none core activities [e.g. external transport and customs clearance]
° implement a service level improvement programme
° deploy a contingency plan following the burn down of the central warehouse
° develop a logistics strategy with a centralized and automated warehousing
° implement SAP R/2 SD module

GIB GROUP - GB [Sep 89 to Nov 96]
LOGISTICS MANAGER, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED GOODS [Sep 95 to Nov 96]
Rationalize the distribution network of temperature controlled warehouses and associated transport operations, serving GB’s food retail outlets throughout Belgium
GENERAL MANAGER, NIVELLES DISTRIBUTION CENTRE [89 to Sep 95]
Lead three operational units [grocery, temperature-controlled goods and empties], including warehouse operations, finance, technical maintenance, IT and social relations.
. Operational team of 500 people
. 50,000 m² warehouse space
Major achievements:
° implement ‘DALLAS - Distribution Centre Management and Control System’ [WMS]
° improve level of JIT and delivery accuracy, increase productivity and reduce operating cost significant
° monitor warehouse expansion
° implement an important social restructuring
° transfer of undertakings to Exel Logistics [UK]

ALKEN-MAES and ALKEN-KRONENBOURG [Feb 80 to Sep 89]
WAREHOUSE and TRANSPORT MANAGER [Jul 83 to Sep 89]
Lead warehouse and transport activities of successively one [Zulte], two [Zulte and Alken] and three [Zulte, Alken and Waarloos] plants

REGIONAL SALES MANAGER [Feb 80 to Jul 83]
Reorganize the sales department of Brouwerij Anglo Belge [Zulte] after its acquisition by Kronenbourg [France].

APPLIED CHEMICALS [Dec 78 to Feb 80]
SALESMAN and AREA SALES MANAGER

Education

• MSc, Political and Diplomatic Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel [1976]
• Industrial Engineering courses, Rijksuniversiteit Gent [1985]
• Junior- and Advanced Management Program, Vlerick School voor Management[1989 and 1993]
• Various short and medium range trainings. Most recent ones:
Managing for Performance Excellence, Leadership Development, Leading Operational Effectiveness, Selecting the Best, Ethical Fitness, Transactional Six Sigma [Black Belt trained – Green Belt certified], Lean

Skills

Professional strengths
• Comprehensive experience in applying change management through individual and organizational development and/or restructuring
• Analytical and conceptual thinking, combined with the power to translate financial and operational data into understandable and actionable information [do-attitude]
• Forward looking with the passion to seek opportunities and challenge the status quo
• Strong leadership skills with ability to lead cross-functional and global teams in a multicultural matrix environment
• Ethical behaviour characterized by core values: mutual respect, personal responsibility, excellence in what we do

Business Experience
• Extensive operational leadership experience throughout Europe [including Benelux countries, Switzerland, Poland and United Kingdom] within the Purchasing and Logistics area, a.o. in Brewing industries, the Retail, Airline, 3PL and Transformer Manufacturing
• General management of global supply chain business, including procurement, logistics, human resources, finance and systems
• Management of multi-site, dedicated and shared-user logistics operations in both closed book and open book environments

Languages

Dutch, French, English and German

Other

Specialties:
Turnaround Management - Change Management [Kotter - Six Sigma - Lean] - Organizational Development - Crisis Management [Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery] - Union Relation and Negotiation - Transfer of Undertakings