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Leading the change management process and communication agenda of a fundamental system and process evolution towards End2End Supply Chain Planning (Kinaxis & Rapid Response).Transitioning the long-term and short-term horizon forecasting for the Dutch Market and International Travel Retail within Mars Wrigley, followed by the remaining cluster markets.Guiding the business cluster along the change management trajectory to move existing processes and tools towards the future ways… Show more Leading the change management process and communication agenda of a fundamental system and process evolution towards End2End Supply Chain Planning (Kinaxis & Rapid Response).Transitioning the long-term and short-term horizon forecasting for the Dutch Market and International Travel Retail within Mars Wrigley, followed by the remaining cluster markets.Guiding the business cluster along the change management trajectory to move existing processes and tools towards the future ways of working, while focusing on people, process and systems. Show less

Responsible for creating the long-term demand forecast plan (3-36months), by aligning supply and customer facing functions on base volumes and promotional activities for all NL-Accounts.Facilitation of Step 2 of the S&OP process (Demand Management Review), responsible for alignment between Sales assumptions and Supply capacities. Introduced new collaboration tool for periodical adjustment of Sales plan vs. demand and supply forecast.Oversight and coordination of Volume… Show more Responsible for creating the long-term demand forecast plan (3-36months), by aligning supply and customer facing functions on base volumes and promotional activities for all NL-Accounts.Facilitation of Step 2 of the S&OP process (Demand Management Review), responsible for alignment between Sales assumptions and Supply capacities. Introduced new collaboration tool for periodical adjustment of Sales plan vs. demand and supply forecast.Oversight and coordination of Volume allocation for all strategic customers in extended periods of supply shortage. Show less

Deployment, assessment, improvement and support of new executive operating system (short time horizon 0-12 weeks) with special focus on Customer Service for the European, Russian and Central Asian markets within the Mars Wrigley business unit.Collaboration with a diversity of customer facing and Supply Chain functions, from Functional Expert over middle management, up to General Management (+100ppl).Created and executed several multi-day workshops with entire market… Show more Deployment, assessment, improvement and support of new executive operating system (short time horizon 0-12 weeks) with special focus on Customer Service for the European, Russian and Central Asian markets within the Mars Wrigley business unit.Collaboration with a diversity of customer facing and Supply Chain functions, from Functional Expert over middle management, up to General Management (+100ppl).Created and executed several multi-day workshops with entire market organizations of Sales, Demand and Logistics to implement a new short term horizon operation process (face to face and virtual). Show less

Managing operations across four diverse production areas within a chocolate factory, two production lines, Goods-in, and Goods-out. Accountable for ensuring all significant production KPIs. Holding disciplinary and organizational responsibility for a team of 27 associates, handling tasks such as year-end reviews, associate development, workforce management, and new associate recruitment.Strengthening team engagement significantly by focusing on capability building to enable… Show more Managing operations across four diverse production areas within a chocolate factory, two production lines, Goods-in, and Goods-out. Accountable for ensuring all significant production KPIs. Holding disciplinary and organizational responsibility for a team of 27 associates, handling tasks such as year-end reviews, associate development, workforce management, and new associate recruitment.Strengthening team engagement significantly by focusing on capability building to enable associate development within the team (GALLUP +20% for direct reports). Show less

Successfully completed the international and multidisciplinary Mars Leadership Trainee program after concluding placements in The Netherlands, France, and Germany.R&D Product- & Process Technologist · 1yr Veghel, Netherlands · On-site (Sep 2015 - Aug 2016) Leading the commissioning, validation, and start-up for the successful implementation of the new product 'Twix Bites.' Coordinating detailed planning, overseeing extensive production test runs, and … Show more Successfully completed the international and multidisciplinary Mars Leadership Trainee program after concluding placements in The Netherlands, France, and Germany.R&D Product- & Process Technologist · 1yr Veghel, Netherlands · On-site (Sep 2015 - Aug 2016) Leading the commissioning, validation, and start-up for the successful implementation of the new product 'Twix Bites.' Coordinating detailed planning, overseeing extensive production test runs, and ensuring seamless alignment among key business stakeholders. Technical R&D Lead · 7mos Steinbourg, France · On-site (Sep 2016 - Mar 2017) Organizing seamless collaboration across all R&D functions during the successful product innovation launch of 'M&Ms Ice Cream'. Supervising the process of commissioning, validation, and start-up, ultimately leading to a successful project handover to supply.Activity Manager · 6mos Haguenau, France · On-site (Apr 2017 - Sep 2017) Leading a cross functional team to create the M&Ms menu card of the future (next five years), defining format and weight of all M&Ms pouches within all European countries. Show less

Combination of Internship and writing of MSc. thesis.Researching the influence and crystallization mechanisms of selected tri- and di-acylglycerols on the formation of fat bloom in chocolate. Refining, conching, tempering and moulding of chocolate in technical scale production.

Combination of Internship and writing of BEng. thesis. Supervision and execution of feasibility studies, internal marketing projects, creation of final artwork briefings. Intermediary between suppliers, national and international marketing and operations. Translation of complex project information in structured and comprehensible visualizations/reports.

Combination of Internship and writing of BEng. thesis. Extensive investigations on dosing preciseness of all production facilities of Storck. Economical evaluation of various technical modifications to optimize identified production processes. Evaluating related legal requirements and illustration of associated economic aspects.