Laan Heiloo has been the wholesaler in ice cream ingredients, ice cream supplies and disposables for over 65 years. Laan Heiloo was a family business for many years, passionately run by the Laan family. Laan Heiloo B.V. has been a 100% subsidiary of Idun Industri A / S since 2017. Idun Industri is part of Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI), which is part of Orkla Brands and owned by Oslo-based Orkla ASA.Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) is the largest player in bakery ingredients in the Scandinavian countries and one of the five largest players in Europe. OFI is made up of 29 companies in 15 countries. Within OFI, Laan Heiloo B.V. is part of the Nic group and within it, it is part of Nic Benelux. Nic has its origins in 2005 when the companies Nimatopaal, Idun and Candeco were merged. All companies have their own specialization in the field of ice cream.The Nic group is divided into 5 clusters. These clusters are:Nic Nordic: Nimatopaal, Frima Vafler A / S, Våffelbagaren i Kristianstad ABNic Germany: EisunionNic BeNeLux: Nic Netherlands, Laan Heiloo, Win Equipment NISSEINic UK: Call Caterlink Ltd, Marcantonio Foods Ltd, Waverley Bakery LtdOrchard Valley Foods Group: Candeco, Orchard Valley Foods, County Confectionery, Confection by DesignThe mission of the Nic group is: “Making every ice-cream experience better”.

Hadecoup is een Belgisch bedrijf gevestigd in Herk-de-Stad en zijn gespecialiseerd is in ijsgrondstoffen en toebehoren voor ijsbereiders. Ze zijn al meer dan 45 jaar actief in de ijssector en fungeren als importeur en distributeur voor de Belgische markt.

Eisunion GmbH is een leverancier van hoogwaardige ijsingrediënten en accessoires, gevestigd in Feucht, Duitsland. Eisunion beschikt over 7 vestigingen in Duitsland en bieden ingrediënten voor ijs, ijsbekers, verpakkingen, toppings, apparatuur en machines aan ijssalons en cafés. Hun motto is “Ihr starker Partner für den besten Eisgenuss” (Uw sterke partner voor het beste ijsplezier).

Retail Development Company (# 650 POS) is an umbrella organization with a full service franchise formula The Read Shop (Express) and purchasing combinations Plantage Partners, Vivánt and Tabaronde. From the position of Manager Purchasing I have managed 4 category managers. I took care of the tobacco category myself. Together with the team, we have realized a quality and quantity that is qualitatively and quantitatively adapted by RDC for the benefit of entrepreneurs and the organization.◉ Integration Tabaronde BV in Retail Development Company B.V.◉ Long-term strategic cooperation with market party. => 400 K per year revenue.◉ Long-term strategic cooperation with market party. => 250 K per year revenue.◉ Development, composition and introduction of new business category Electronic smoking with 6 market parties in omni-channel solution.◉ Catching up in the area of commercial conditions, made transparent and made available per supplier.◉ Leadership given to 4 FTE (Category managers).

The NSO, branch organization for the tobacco retail trade, is an association with members, a member council and a board. Member are the affiliated entrepreneurs (# 1500) in tobacco and convenience retail. As a delegation of commercial market party, take care of collective non-commercial interests.◉ Active contribution in proposing new policies and decision making.◉ Active contribution in strategic tactical decision making regarding lobby activities.◉ Leading role taken in preservation of distribution OV products for the branch at the event of the transition from the fysical tickets to digital products.

Tabaronde BV is a umbrella company for entrepreneurs active in the tobacco retail trade. The organization typifies itself best as a purchasing combination. Tabaronde has 380 affiliated independent entrepreneurs. Tabaronde facilitates the affiliated entrepreneurs in attractive commercial propositions in the form of products and services. Organization merged with Retail Development Company B.V. as of April 2016. ➤ Responsible for strategy and result Tabaronde BV◉ Get financially on track again from a financially bad position.◉ Realization of company relocation.◉ Result driven worked with retained # connected entrepreneurs.◉ Initiatives taken in favor of consolidation. (M & A)◉ Leaded to 6 FTE➤ Responsible for strategy and result of subsidiary company Tabaronde Automatisering BV. (Point-of-Sale checkout system # 150 for tobacco specialty stores).◉ Realization dissolution lease facility and migration of users POS to rental solution.◉ Realization improvement commercial proposition of hardware and SLA’S.◉ Leadership given to 3 FTEs➤ Responsible for strategy and result legal daughter Tabaronde Verkooppunten BV (company-owned tobacco specialty stores # 20)◉ Start up and build organization after acquisition of sales points from bankruptcy.◉ In line with strategy realization of sales outlets. # 6◉ Closed non-profitable sales points in line with strategy.◉ Leadership given to 40 FTE.

As a result of business succession in the family business I was able to grow with the new general manager. As business partner of the new general manager, I have been responsible for all commercial and operational matters.◉ Retention and development of affiliated entrepreneurs.◉ Maintaining and expanding commercial contractual relationships.◉ Lead operations. ( 3 FTE )

Na het lopen van een stage gerelateerd aan mijn studie ben ik bij Tabaronde BV gestart als commercieel medewerker. Hierbij was ik met name belast met en gericht op acquisitie en uitbouw van het klantennetwerk van Tabaronde BV alsmede de operationele opvolging en afwikkeling.