I lead a global team of specialists driving sustainable procurement, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and supply chain risk across the organisation.• Leading sustainable procurement program to reach Bekaert's 2035 ambition (scope 3, resource circularity, supplier engagement incl. EcoVadis, conflict minerals, due diligence, CSR audits)• Developing and rolling out a central SRM framework increasing focus on collaboration with key suppliers and generating additional value streams for the business• Enhancing supply chain risk management with holistic mindset, benchmarking and piloting new approaches to stay ahead of the curve• Optimised and implemented supplier onboarding and qualification processes in S2P platform (GEP SMART)• Project manager for global demand management project

Successfully reorganised the procurement excellence and SQM teams to give more focus on strategic priorities, this resulted in me taking up my next role and building up a talented team of global specialists focused on supplier management and sustainable procurement.Prepared and represented the procurement department in recertification audits for IATF and ISO 9001.

Leading Quality Control, Process Audit and Stocktaking – a team with 30+ members, atcentral distribution center Gent, the largest distribution center in Belgium (270k SKUs).• Empowering team to implement improvement ideas and innovate with latestavailable technology• Facilitating a major change in way of working for leaner inbound quality inspectionwith an open and inclusive approach• Increasing the agility of the team through competency development• Managing Covid-19 response and communicating to give confidence to the team• Initiated an IOT proof-of-concept to automatically select which orders to audit• Coordinated 3rd party stocktaking audit and drove follow-up actions

Driving process improvement, data analysis and visualisation, roll-out of new tools andexploration of new technologies – all with the customer in mind.• Developed a logistics PFMEA program and coached proactive mind-set• Innovated a new platform and approach to standardised work in service market• Created Power BI analytics tools to provide actionable insights• Automated simple and complex tasks using Python and RPA• Implemented a Kanban system and stand-up meetings to coordinate team activities

15-month program giving an invaluable overview of Volvo Group operations and building aglobal network in the organisation.• Spent a week dedicated to meeting and understanding dealers and customers• Completed trainings for personal development• Participated in projects across packaging, VPS (lean) and customer adaptation areas

Lead tutorials for two groups of BSc International Business students in the course - Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management.

Transfreight is the on-site logistics partner for Toyota Manufacturing UK’s Burnaston plant,coordinating all inbound logistics and running JIT sequencing.• Shadowed the manager of on-site support, working together with Toyota and otherlogistics partners (joint Kaizen, Hoshin, safety and quality activities)• Developed a complete overview of the company’s operations (e.g. route planning,route tracking, compliance, driver scheduling and auditing) through role rotation

Codility is an innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) start-up (now scale-up) headquarteredin Warsaw, helping companies and recruiters to hire tech talent effectively and efficiently.• Established sales development practices as the first SDR in the company• Achieved highest yet turnout at a company-hosted event in Berlin• Worked closely with customers and the company's management alike

Taught individual conversational classes as well as general group classes using a method with fast-paced, interactive lessons, which facilitates learning English without the need to translate from mother tongue.

Received training and assisted in managing a project at Kontekst HR International Group - a training and consulting company operating in Poland, Ukraine and Great Britain.

Headed the community events team - a school organisation responsible for managing large school events such as theatre productions and award ceremonies. Whilst in this position, I:- Motivated, trained and actively managed a coherent team - Developed team rotas for effective distribution of shifts- Transitioned strategic input from management into practical action - Implemented changes to continuously enhance efficiency