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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Sample projects:2022/03-06: procurement manager for PE fund's flagship portfolio companies, working on their proc. strategy incl. PMI and procurement operational excellence.2021/04-2021/12: PM for PE-Owned German-HQ'ed global manufacturer's procurement dept.2021/01 - 2022/05: project manager for corporate transformation for Swiss pharma client2020/06.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Leading work streams on cost reduction in sectors including banking and healthcare

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Operational optimisation at a range of companies realising MM EUR cost savings.Clients include a German mining conglomerate, French agricultural plants and private-equity owned private hospital in Turkey. Responsible for leading both analysis and implementation of project and work streams.Major functional areas: procurement, supply chain, maintenance.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Financial investment strategy firm catering to ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) and families
• Analysis (multiples, ROCE) of European listed companies. Presented recommendations directly to clients

London, United Kingdom

• Leading European supply-chain consulting firm founded by A.T. Kearney alumni
• Achieved 7% savings on refuse truck purchases for Dutch subsidiaries of FTSE-250 waste management firm as part of a 3-country, 4-category project. Laid foundation for further company cross-site collaboration
• Collected, cleaned and consolidated detailed spend-data on truck-level for 15 company sites from internal and supplier databases. Forecasted spend to 2015 for each site and truck type and verified data with local.
• Based on spend forecasts, created and issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for 10 truck types with 90+ specifications each to incumbent and new suppliers. Analysed proposals using advanced Excel models (pivots, sumifs.
• Acted as main contact person for 7 Dutch regional directors of client. Created buy-in at regional and national level for project through data-analyses showing bottom-line results and by working closely together with.

Paris Area, France

• Strategy consulting boutique founded by former CEO Arthur D. Little France
• Analysed German nuclear energy market, identified 15 potential M&A targets out of 400+ companies for a CAC40 European construction firm. Presented shortlisted companies to client’s board of directors
• Defined, collected and synthesized qualitative and financial data. Organised and led interviews with German nuclear experts to validate hypotheses resulting from desk research
• Participated in change management project for top-3 European electrical engineering company. Prepared workshops with senior management analysing the cultural identity of the group’s French branch. Project resulted in.

Paris Area, France

Analysed the Dutch mail market (products, players, clients), preparing La Poste to enter this market and anticipating the arrival of Dutch competitors in French market. Presented findings to head of department.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Prepared opening of Lisbon office. Coordinated legal and fiscal procedures with accountants and lawyers.

Master Of Science (Msc), General Management And Strategy

#1 Msc in Management (Financial Times 2010 ranking) Major in General Management and Strategy, thesis on knowledge creation in strategy.

N.A., History

One-year exchange at St John's College, Cambridge University

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Academic Affairs Council, Graduation CommitteeLiberal Arts, major in history, graduated cum laude

Gymnasium, Culture & Society, 7/10