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Amsterdam, NH, NL

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Spearhead the development and execution of a vision for end-to-end agility, focusing on People, Process, and Technology strategies.
• Lead the design and successful implementation of OMP (Advanced Planning System) for the EMEA region, covering DRP, MPS, DS & MRP.
• Successfully re-insourced the supply planning team in India.
• Implemented value stream planning strategies to optimize operations.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Developed and implemented best practice processes for transportation and warehousing operations.
• Defined and executed a digital agenda to address the complexities of the international landscape.
• Led the redesign of the footprint in Australia, China, and Brazil to optimize logistics operations.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Led the end-to-end implementation of OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) system, including design, development, and change management.
• Oversaw the development of a greenfield warehouse in BNLX.
• Redesigned and implemented an optimized distribution network across Europe.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Managed 3PL relationships and customer logistics, leading a team of 7 professionals.
• Successfully designed and implemented a new logistics footprint, including a greenfield warehouse.
• Achieved improved On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance and delivered cost savings projects totaling +1MM.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

• Developed and executed long-term planning strategies for the Haircare Category, ensuring optimal capacity and demand balancing.
• Led agility projects in collaboration with factories to enhance responsiveness to market demands.
• Oversaw the RCCP (Rough-Cut Capacity Planning) process and managed inventory control.

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• Managing the implementation of the Shipitsmarter transport optimization and management tool at multiple DCs worldwide of Beckman Coulter. For this I was based at the European HQ of Beckman in Nyon.
• Managed the implementation of a new Transportation Management System (TMS) in warehouses across the EMEAI region.
• Led transportation process improvements to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
• Oversaw software development projects and conducted user training.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Responsible for: - Accounting - Creditors & debtors - New Business development - Strategy development.

Blois Area, France

Half year internship where I performed several process improvements in the planning and service center of the HairCare category. I also did research in how to improving measuring and target setting for supply chain processes impacting customer service on which I wrote my master thesis and graduated with a score 9 out of 10.

Enschede

SKYLED is a tech-startup which uses swarms of drones (quadcopters) for various new innovative applications. We developed scalable algorithms togeter with the university for applications in the field of marketing using a large amount of drones. Due to changed regulations we sadly had to give up our goals.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Part-time soldier at the National Reserves. Give support to the professional units and actual deployment during national disasters or when support is needed.

During the internship of half a year I have created a Quickscan tool for the company with which they can measure the performance of any company within three days. After the performance check the tool automatically proposes implementations that will improve the observed performance.

Netherlands

The Kairos Society is a global network of top student and global leaders using entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the world's greatest challenges. As the Dutch executive team we are building a community of young and inspired entrepreneurs and foster (international) entrepreneurship in major university cities across the Netherlands.

Enschede

ExtraStufi is a startup which goal is to give financial support to academic students paid by businesses. The amount of financial support is determined by the academic as well as extra-curricular performance of the student. The corporation that pays the financial support of a student will also have the possibility of recruiting and other collaboration.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Facilitating the poker table games Texas Hold'em, Omaha Pot Limit and Caribbean Stud at the Holland Casino.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Integrand is the national organization for mediation between academic students and businesses. As the vice-president I was responsible for setting the strategy of the office of our city together with the president. Besides this I was responsible for the operations within the office. During this year we performed as the best office of all the 12 different.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Organisation of the 9 day studytour to st. Petersburg (Rus.). Here I was responsible for all communication with the external companies in both the Netherlands and Russia.

Digital Transformation: Technologies And Their Practical Applications

Master Of Science (Ms), Industrieel Management / Industrial Engineering And Management, 8.2

Activities and Societies: Sv. Stress, Integrand, Kairos Society Specialization: Production & Logistics Management Thesis: Improving.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Technische Bedrijfskunde, 7.0

Activities and Societies: Meerdere commissies binnen de studievereniging Stress, Bestuurservaring. Afstudeeronderzoek: Nevenactiviteiten.

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