Erik De Wit Email & Phone Number

Delft Area, Netherlands

• I am responsible for different customers within the Benelux region for our consumer goods portfolios.• For all my customers I am responsible for all affairs, from contract negotiations, supply chain and financial affairs to promotional planning alignment.

Delft Area, Netherlands

• As Key Account Manager Western Europe for the Contract channel, I was responsible for Staples Advantage Europe and the contract channel of Office Depot Europe. • I was responsible for the design and implementation of a yearly European activity plan, that is supported by overall business plans, and I coordinate all central agreed activities with the 3M Western Europe country KAM’s and ensure the execution. • I worked on the yearly European web optimization for the contract channel web platforms, collaborating with 3M E-Hub as center of expertise and liaise with 3M GPIM team to drive the execution.

Delft Area, Netherlands

• As European Channel Lead for Staples Advantage Europe, I was responsible for the co-creation of the yearly Staples Advantage European activity plan, designed for activities on Staples web platform’s, e-mail campaign’s, business magazines, off-line brochures and promotional leaflets.• I was responsible for guiding the Staples Advantage catalogue production on European level and the web optimization for the order platforms of Staples Advantage.• Together with the 3M European Portfolio managers and the 3M local teams, I created 3M’s input for all European Staples Advantage campaigns and ensured the local execution and additional creation of supporting sales activities in all European countries. • For the Benelux I was responsible for Staples Advantage, Staples Online, Staples Office Centre, Office Depot and Viking Benelux.

Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands

• For the Benelux I was responsible for Staples Advantage, Staples Online, Staples Office Centre., Office Depot Benelux, Viking Benelux, Major School accounts and the acquisition of e-commerce accounts.• I coordinated the Category Management process at Office Depot and Staples.• For the web platforms of Viking and Office Depot I rolled out a number of activities, such as the creation of special landing pages, rich content upload, generic and brand specific fixed search ranking and a full year online promotional calendar.• For all my Benelux accounts I created the yearly activity calendar, containing online and offline activities, promotions, participation in events, training of inside, field and enterprise account managers and the start and follow up of customer specific activities such as white spot and benchmark analysis.• For the European websites of Viking and Office Depot Online I coordinated the web optimization process

• Key account manager for the accounts Samsung, Canon Europe IP and St Jude Medical.• For Samsung Benelux I was responsible for all retail shop-in-shop concepts, displays and events. My position was to supervise the process from creation to realization of concepts for in-store communication (shop-in-shop) and live communication (events) based on their strategic, marketing and brand objectives. • For Canon Europe IP and St Jude Medical my position was focused on account/project management for all live communication in Europe. I translated the commercial and creative desires of the client to the internal departments, in order to have a successful realization.

Trip around the world, travelling through the countries: South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New-Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil.

• Responsible for managing the creation and sales of the "Quarterly Forecast". A model to predict market trends of consumer electronics products in the Benelux.• Responsible for managing the creation and sales of the Internet Consumer Behavior Monitor. This product shows the relationship between the orientation behavior of consumers and their buying behavior.• Business consultant for companies such as Samsung, HP and Canon. • I created and implemented an acquisition plan to recruit new retailers, chain stores and e-tailers.

• Business Consultant for the companies HP, NEC, Packard Bell, Microsoft, Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Canon, Epson, Sanford, Sony, PalmOne. • Responsible for the business advice to B-to-B and B-to-C resellers in the field of IT products• Responsible for the setup of the new market research sector Stationary.

• Responsible for the acquisition, contract negotiations and sales of client specific analysis to both manufacturers and B-to-B and B to-C Retailers of ICT products.• Business consultant for the clients; HP, Toshiba, Psion, LG, Sony, Maxdata, Epson, Packard Bell, Samsung, Columbia Tristar, Nintendo, Microsoft, Logitech.• I was also responsible for managing the market research sector Information Technology and Entertainment.

Master, Business Adminstration

Bsc, International Management