Patrick Costermans Email & Phone Number

Antwerp, Be

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Continueing my project role, but on a wider EMEA scale, helping our European DC's.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Continueing my project role, but on a wider EMEA scale, helping our European DC's.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Due to my experiences, I’ve been selected to give shape to a new DC (including defining all logistics flows, required installations & tools, represent the company at construction site meetings, leading the implementation of equipment and facilities.)Full negotiations and give support to purchasing dept. on technical aspects for automation, racking & shelving, fleet, worth > 5mio € investments. Full design of RFQ.Bringing practical solutions & introduction of innovative concepts, taking into account cost-effective results.Full tracking of project , design & monitor fully integrated project planning of all contractors.Cost control & timely deliver.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

I parked my thorough Warehousing & Logistics career for a while, to broaden my knowledge by stepping into the Supply Chain world.As a Supply Chain Engineer, I brought my experience on board in order to match Supply Chain calculations with real life & tangible warehouse results.Safety stock calculations & optimizations, effecting in lowering average stocks.Introduction of EOQ by finding the optimum between operating handling cost and inventory carrying cost, taking into account possible rounding to full homogeneous pallets or layers.Multi Echelon Inventory Optimization project, looking at the full supply chain from components through factories & DC’s up to end customers.Defining stocking policies for the entire supply network ( defining where, how what to stock , in relation to forecast )Logistics engineering

* Responsible for the warehouse activities in the Central Distribution Center with a surface of 27.000 m², having 45.000 palletslots and 55.000 shelfpositions to house > 80.000 SKU's.- Daily inbound turnover : 800.000 - 1.000.000 €- Daily outbound turnover : 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 € and > 15.000 orderlines* Project management ( + in co-operation with other divisions ) :- SAP, module SCE (Supply Chain Execution) & TRM (Task and Resources Management) : preparation, implementation and follow up for all warehouse processes.- Warehouse automation : implementation of a mezzanine with integrated box & palletconveyor* Span of control : 1 assistent Warehouse Manager , 3 Shift Leaders, 11 Team Leaders, 200 Warehouse Operators , 1 Supervisor Warehouse Administration , 3 Warehouse Administration Clerks, * Representative for the Works Council and Safety Committee

Responsable for the daily warehouse activitiesPreparation and implementation WMS for warehouse

Responsible for the inbound process

Assistent for Warehouse ManagerSupport implementation ISO standardsSupport implementation RF network in warehouseFollow up packaging departmentPurchaser packaging & shipping materials

Warehouse Administration & Purchaser product family Engine Bearings

Administration of incoming shipments & preparation for + follow up in the warehouse.Daily contact with Suppliers.

Customer Service representative for Benelux , including key accounts.

Bachelor, Economics - Marketing

Economics