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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Holanda Septentrional, Países Bajos

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

- Successfully Led two key Operational excellence initiatives (Commercial Unlocks & Next Gen Consumer Experience) aiming to deliver growth on top of annual business target, part of PH Business Transformation Program- Delivered support to cross-functional teams to build LEAN and AGILE capabilities to speed up operational execution- Led a team of Agile Consultants responsible for speeding up the adoption of Agile methodology within key areas of the organization- Coached the Consumer Marketing MT in the practical application of LEAN and Change Management techniques to drive operational excellence across the organization- Reported out performance of strategic operational excellence initiatives to drive decision making and leadership support

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Delivered 6 Black Belt projects (Product Wheel, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Growth from constrained asset, Production Schedule Adherence, Product portfolio profit maximization) with a combined CM benefits of over 3 million euros- Operational Excellence Manager to 5 Sites (Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany) working together with Site Leadership to improve performance and prioritize improvement initiatives to reach annual business targets leading to overall YoY volume growth of ~3%- Delivered coaching and training to Operations & Manufacturing Leaders to speed up adoption of LEAN-Six Sigma business model across the Supply Chain organization- Managed the performance of the annual Operational Excellence project pipeline for key constraint assets in the EMEA Region- Delivered support in the development of L6S training material and training activities for Green/Black belt L6S trainees

Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands

Leading implementation of strategic improvement projects

Ijmuiden - The Netherlands

- Led team of process improvement engineers during the execution of key improvement initiatives at upstream operations (Pellet Plant | Sinter Plant | Blast Furnace) as part of the CI Program- Delivered Continuous Improvement Consultancy support to downstream operations to ensure assets were future proof and secure business continuity- Provided guidance regarding sustainability best practices to internal stakeholders during the basic engineering development phase of Green field CAPEX projects

Peru/China

Managed the relationship with main mechanical equipment manufacturer HEC in Harbin China. Main responsibilities included:- Coordinated and managed commercial and technical discussions with equipment manufacturer, project supervision and client- Managed development and approval of detail engineering for main mechanical equipment as well as quality inspections during manufacturing process

Program, Organizational Design For Digital Transformation

Entrepreneurial Edge Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Program, Design Thinking

Black Belt Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence

Master Of Science (Msc), Science And Business, Gpa 3,90/4

Activities and Societies: Member of the Young Leader League Program, Utrecht University.

Young Leaders League Master Honours Program, Leadership

Ir., Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of the Research Institute of the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Faculties, National University.