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Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

Zaltbommel

PliegerGroup a 350 M € company specialized in wholesale and added value solutions for the sanitary, heating, electricity and climate market. Responsible on corporate level for: • Setup of a game changing future proof (IT) strategy and improvement plan (processes and automation solutions)• Advising and translating the strategy of the company to IT platforms and tooling.• IT Strategy, operations, infrastructure, data centers, communication, applications, user tooling, budget, governance and policies.• Security and compliancy• Business Process modeling and optimizationAchievements:• Enabling the company to follow a game changing and future leading role in the market thru IT/automation solutions. From market following to market leading and business driven. • Setup of a stable and growing IT team able to follow the market and company changes. • Enabling the business by implemented added value solutions yet achieving vast cost savings on commodity solutions • Upgrade and improvement of the JD-Edwards ERP Platform and infrastructure to current standards• Implementation of (high lights)o Cloud strategy and integrationo CRM (customer relation management, Sales and Service based on SAP C4Co PIM (product information management), based on SAP hybris commerceo BI (Business Intelligence), based on SAS Viya and AIo new Commerce platformso a High Available hybrid IT infra and datacenter solution o VDI client platform and integration o new network solution, hardware and security platform with improved user experience and security standardso new enterprise data exchange solutiono Invoice automation solution o Wide Area Network based on SD wan with VOIP integrationo Fleet management solutiono Plieger custom WhatsApp solution for an improved customer experience

Zwijndrecht

Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube in Zwijndrecht specializes in stocking and distributing carbon steel pipes, tubes, fittings, flanges, valves and bar steel. We supply to industrial markets such as equipment manufacturers, transport industry, construction shops, machine shops and the shipbuilding industry. We also supply to energy markets such as offshore oil and gas companies, the process industry and companies active in power generation. We complete our delivery with a wide range of services such as cutting, shotblasting, painting, laser cutting, digital and logistical services. Corporate IT Manager Van Leeuwen Buizen Group BVVan Leeuwen a 650 M € company operating in 25 countries, specialized in Tubing and related materials Responsible on corporate level for: • Roll-out of new SAP S/4Hana ERP Platform • Roll-out of new SAP C4C CRM Platform • Setup of Corporate IT and Governance and improve business integration• Advising and translating the strategy of the company to IT platforms and tooling.• IT Strategy, operations, infrastructure, data centers, communication, applications, user tooling, budget, governance and policies.• Contract management and negotiations• Security and compliancy

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

Company ProfileFabory Group, formerly known as Borstlap that is founded in 1947, is a group of leading technical business enterprises with over 140 locations in 15 countries worldwide. More than 1,700 employees provide our customers with excellent service.Fabory is able to service any organization in a variety of ways, depending on activities, product requirements and the level of partnership desired. Our ERP system SAP allows us to work with you very flexibly when it comes to exchanging data. More than 120,000 customers worldwide operate in a wide variety of markets. On September 1st 2011 Fabory became a part of Grainger International, a Fortune 500 company.Responsible on corporate level for: • Advising and translating the strategy of the company to IT platforms and tooling.• IT operations, infrastructure, data centers, communication, applications, user tooling, budget, governance and policies.• Contract management and negotiations• Security and compliancy Key results:• Changing the IT organization from traditional to Business IT, driven by business needs. • Change management (soft aspects) transforming teams to be more efficient and result driven. • Lower TCO of infra and supporting organisation by >50%• Improved governance of IT department by implementing and improving Incident, change, problem and escalation management. Also improved planning and efficiency of departments by combining the soft and hard aspects of change management.• Optimized SAP competence and support center. • Integration and standardization of business units and M&A’s. Enabling a short time to market and lower TCO.• (out)Sourcing strategy i.e. gradually migrating IT services and tooling matching the company strategy.

Bunnik

FRA, a daughter company of Royal and Achmea, handled complex financial products for the “elite”. Mission and goal: optimize the IT to be more agile and flexible and deliver a reporting dashboard for the board of directors to steer the company properly.

Nuenen

A privately held company with started with importing computer equipment and accessories. Later on enriched with a support and production facility. Bought by VDL in January 1998.

Eindhoven

Acer Computers professional division Europe situated in Eindhoven.

Nuenen

Neways, a company that develops and produces electronics oem products or end products for large customers like Ucosan, Philips lighting and VanDerLande.