Inkoop van CAPEX en MRO voor productiemiddelen. Verantwoordelijk voor inkoopactiviteiten binnen de B.U.

Managing a purchase and cost engineering team of five persons. Focus on initializing and achieving cost savings and quality improvements. Managing an investigating in business cost built-up and implementation of an improved cost calculation tool. Optimizing of general terms and multiple contract templates for delivery of goods and services. Implementation of SLIM-4 forecast and order system in combination with Exact Globe ERP software. Introduction of LEAN-production in the purchase process and agreements with suppliers. Member of the management team. Since December 2014 responsible for purchase and central warehouse.

Since May fulltime responsible for Sustainability policy according to the Cradle to Cradle philosophy. Draw up of sustainability policy. Managing the ‘C2C-sustainability team’, Draw up of C2C-sustainability roadmap and annual goals for the organization. Managing workshops for management and departments. Certification of several products. Development and implementation of a Design for Environment (DfE) tool. Internal and external communication on sustainability and representation of Auping (e.g. by presentations).

Managing a purchase team of seven persons. Draw up of purchase policy. Focus on initializing and achieving cost savings based on total cost of ownership. Investigating possibilities and managing of make or buy studies. Desk and filed market research in Eastern Europe and Asia. Draw up of general terms and multiple contract templates for delivery of goods and services. Introduction of LEAN-production in the purchase process and agreements with suppliers. Draw up and implementation of standard packaging methods and materials for the delivery of goods on a weekly base (prepared for ship to line). Were possible with returnable packaging materials. Significant reduction of goods in stock achieved.Member of the Product Development Comity and Operations management team.Since April 2010 responsible for implementation of Cradle to Cradle philosophy in organization.

Due to organization restructuring next to purchase- and engineering department responsible for work preparation department, existing of two technical planners and one commercial planners. Responsible for the total pre-production process from delivered design to production set up.

Next to Purchase department responsible for Engineering department existing of four product engineers, two model makers, two production engineers en two tool makers. Focus on realization of new product development projects and cost reductions on account of close cooperation of purchasers and engineers. Draw up and implementation of Intranet web tool to ensure the organization of up-to-date drawings and specifications.

Managing a team of five persons. Draw up of purchase policy and annual goals for purchasers. Conducting appraisal and assessment conversations. Strategic buyer for several commodities and investments. Implementation of ISO-9001 quality and ISO-14001 environment management system in the purchase process. Draw up and implementation of a new way of supplier selection and vendor rating. As well responsible for implementation of working in Multi disciplinary project teams within Auping. Digitizing of the purchase administration.

Project manager, design engineer for production tooling and machines for the steel- and assembly department at Auping. Accompaniment of internal and external build of production tooling and machines and taking them in production. Team manager for two other production developers.

Project manager and design engineer for product development projects. From goal setting and delivered design further development of the technical aspects, logistics, production tools and production location for the product. Project manager for two part projects in a major multiannual product development project. Co-development with foreign suppliers. Within project board responsible for modularity and ergonomics of the product.

Support of multiple product development projects as a design engineer. Autonomous developing (calculating, drawing, building and testing) of constructions for new mesh bases and adjustment systems. Responsible for selection, purchase, implementation and system management of a 3D-CAD system in the product development department.