Geert Mels Email & Phone Number

Bekkevoort, Flemish Region, Belgium

Bekkevoort, Flemish Region, Belgium

Based on my extended experiences and proven track of improved supply performances, and within an internal reorganisation of the company, I got as manager of the supply department the clear mission to:- improve the service level to internal customers- solve bottlenecks throughout the complete supply chain of the company;- re-establish confidence in the supply chain;- identify and plan longterm improvements;- integrate a partnership with an external road transport company to improve the delivery of our goods; - create a reliable dashboard for close followup purposes;the scope of the mission includes all materials whether purchased (locally and centrally) or produced and includes all stocks at all storage places in Belgium;therefore:- I lead and coach a team to implement a lean supply chain organisation on national level within Infrabel, including purchasing, transporting, warehousing and distribution issues (stock value € 250 million, 4 central warehouses, 22 logistic centres, 150 FTE all over Belgium).- I establish, comment and report monthly business dashboard with (detailed) reportings and KPI’s for efficient steering purposes in daily management.- I recruit new profiles (junior and senior level, in all logistic functions) to be capable of implementing the developed supply chain strategy;- I hierarchically lead a team for Material Master Data Management in SAP (65000 SKU);- I hierarchically lead a team of Supply Controllers to determine the company's supply vision and implement it;- i hierarchically lead a team of replenishment collaborators, assuring the delivery of materials and communication to our internal customers;- I hierarchically lead a team for the replenishment of strategic railway materials;- I am also member of several steering groups for implementation of new processes (e.g. the TBL1+ safety modules in Belgium, split management of maintenance & investment flows, SAP PS implementation steering group, …)

Brussels Area, Belgium

As an independent consultant I got the mission to:- improve the service level to internal customers- solve bottlenecks throughout the complete supply chain of the company;- re-establish confidence in the supply chain;- identify and plan longterm improvements;- create a reliable dashboard for close followup purposes;the scope of the mission includes all materials whether purchased (locally and centrally) or produced and includes all stocks at all storage places in Belgium;being responsible for the setup of the supply chain management department at national level, including the setup of procedures and optimise the collaboration between the logistic managers and their staff in the different areas of Belgium, as well as the setup of subdepartments 'master data management'​, 'supply controllers'​, 'mgt and replenishment of strategic stocks'​ and 'business customer service' at central level within the company.therefore:- I functionally lead and coach a project team to implement a lean supply chain organisation on national level within Infrabel, including purchasing, transporting, warehousing and distribution issues (stock value € 250 million, 4 central warehouses, 22 logistic centres, 150 FTE all over Belgium).- I establish, comment and report monthly business dashboard with (detailed) reportings and KPI’s for efficient steering purposes in daily management.- I recruit new profiles (junior and senior level, in all logistic functions) to be capable of implementing the developed supply chain strategy;- I hierarchically lead a team for Material Master Data Management in SAP (65000 SKU);- I hierarchically lead a team for the replenishment of strategic railway materials;- I am also member of several steering groups for implementation of new processes (e.g. the TBL1+ safety modules in Belgium, split management of maintenance & investment flows, SAP PS implementation steering group, …)

In this interim management assignment at Infrabel I am responsible for the assisting in the smooth transition towards SAP - acting as 'transition manager' between the SAP Mind3 team - in which I will implement and roll out SAP in the complete business for the Antwerp and Liege areas;

Working independently creates the opportunity for other companies to hire me as 'interim manager' and use my (SAP) experiences in distribution, logistics, supply chain as well as people and/or change manager.

Project lead for the group’s new concept Car Outlet Point: Full operational lead and follow up of the whole concept for the Hasselt pilot site, including business planning from intake till sales for further development in Belgium.Develop, implement and follow-up of continuous efficiency and cost improvement programs within the group of 5 car workshops and the leasing company.

• Managing the European distribution centre – full logistics and administration (68 collaborators).

• Managing transport, administration and customer service departments.

- consolidation from 20 to 8 depots - repsonsible for logistic operations- During 6 months I worked in Strasbourg (France) where I took part in an international optimization project in SAP R3.- depot manager - full operations (logistic, personnel, commercial, financial) until closure

• Responsible for 50 collaborators, blue and white collars, taking care of all daily deliveries to customers in Belgium and for export, as well as responsible for all warehouses on site (maintenance, finished products, raw materials, etc).

I lead a team of 6 sales reps going from recruiting, training and coaching on the job. climbed from starting level upto level 3.I then decided not to go further within the HM-structure.

establish new structure for 45000 sku of technical references for maintenance dpt;coordinate project for physical & admin cleanup of SAP R3 database for 4 sites in Belgium;

belgian member of the international teamcleanup & add date in master data mgtimplement Manugistics DPEE for 3 countries

consolidation from 4 to 2 warehouses;reduce working capital from 6 to 4.5 million Euro;

implementation of SAP R2 for warehousing and purchasing departments in 4 sites in Belgiumfunctional assistance to all end usersestablish training manuals give training to approx 400 end users in 4 sites in Belgium

Certificat, Professioneel Adviseren

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, 25 Years People Management Experience