While being part of the Procurement Magement Team, drive the effectiveness of the procurement function to maximizing value creation for the business and the company as a whole.- Redefine the overall Procurement Strategy and cascade it down to individual targets- Continuous improvement of procurement best practices, policies and processes- Steering on value creation, process improvements and compliance by enabling factual reporting dashboards- Develop and coordinate internal procurement training programs - Procurement Lead for Stork Europe Divestment (M&A) to Bilfinger

PROVA – Procurement Advisory is about creating rapid sustainable value for businesses.Supporting the transformation of clients by lifting Procurement to the next level, and by guiding the selection & development of the best (IT) suppliers, that directly contribute to the top and bottom line of an organization, is at the core of deliverables.Way of working:- Put experience and Procurement concepts into practice to connect business needs with market solutions- Deliver value rapidly- Flexible in styles and approaches to adapt to dynamicsThe above has been proven with a passion for results and experience in complex and dynamic (international) environments. Feel free to contact Rick directly: Rick.vanderVelden@prova-bv.com, +31 646022432

Co-creating and leading the Agile/Dynamic Sourcing Process consolidating all Outsourced IT Spend to a single Digital Integrator:- Managed Workplace- Connectivity- (Business) Application services (Dev, TAM, FAM)- Data & Analytics- Service Management- Hosting & Infrastructure - Security & Compliance

Advisory/Coaching in the field of Contract and SLA Management - putting concepts into concrete hands-on practices.

I’ve tried, I’ve made mistakes, and I’ve learned an awful lot. Vibus.ai was my first Software Startup and we ceased operations in Sep. 2021.Vibus.ai drives happy Shoppers and boosts conversion with a proven Visual Search solution by:🎴 enabling online shoppers to find a product in a webshop by simply taking or uploading a picture with their phone🔍 fueling the product recommendations on your Webshop based on what a shopper is looking atWe focus on our core in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Neural Networks, and partner up to unlock joint value propositions.

IT Procurement advisory in the field of fixed voice, network and firewall.

M&A Procurement Program Management for: - IT applications Separation of Nouryon from AkzoNobel. This Specialty Chemicals Business of AkzoNobel was sold to The Carlyle Group - a global investment firm with $216 billion of assets under management. - IT applications Separation of Nouryon Projects & Engineering that was sold to Worley - IT applications Separation of the Nouryon Elotex business that was sold to Celanese - IT applications Integration of CK Kelco CMC business that was acquired by Nouryon from JM Huber - Developed an (IT) Procurement Framework for M&A and Divestments; - Led the Procurement Process/RfP for selecting a Global IT Integration & Disentanglement Services Partner for M&A and Divestment situations

IT Procurement Advisory in the field of Managed Workplace Services

Interim Strategic IT Sourcing Assignment. Define and lead (global) cross-functional procurement/project teams, applying strategic procurement methodologies/processes. Main projects:- Automate CoE & Robotics Process Automation (consultancy & software tooling)- Cloud Competence Center (consultancy public cloud)- CRM Platform (Consolidation to 1 platform)- Infrastructure (Web protection, VPN)- IoT (manufacturing data trending and AI in public cloud) - Pricing Excellence (consultancy & software tooling)- Direct-to-Business E-Commerce platform (Managed service & software tooling)- API Management (software tooling)- Cloud Optimization

Nevi is the 3rd largest Procurement association in the world and also provides (international) certified Procurement trainings. The Board is committed to foster networking amongst Procurement professionals, knowledge sharing and innovation in procurement concepts. This is facilitated by organizating high quality network events that, that next to bringing interesting people together, also deal with top of mind Procurement topics.

Interim IT sourcing assignmentMain projects:- Unified Communications & Collaboration (Cloud PABX & Conferencing)- Digital Hub (PaaS, API Management and App Development)- Robotics Process Automation (Software tooling)- Corporate (W) LAN refresh- CRM (Microsoft Dynamics)- IT Sourcing Strategy

Responsibilities:• Global category strategy development and implementation • Define and lead (global) cross-functional procurement/project teams, applying strategic procurement methodologies/processes• Develop and manage relationships & performance in the supplier ecosystem (Key Supplier Relationship Management)• Conclude framework agreements in a complex and dynamic stakeholder environment contributing to optimal TCO against the highest quality• Focus areas; Software solutions, Foundation (Networking), Communication/Collaboration

Responsible for Sourcing at DSM Headquarters:• Procurement at DSM Headquarters• Translate the overall DSM Procurement strategy and the Corporate Department strategies into a long term Procurement plan• Set up and lead Strategic Sourcing Processes for large purchases• Conclude Framework Agreements in a highly dynamic and complex stakeholder environment• Negotiate one-offs• Projects: Supported multiple corporate initiatives in the fields of IT, Treasury, M&S, HR, MARCOM, Operations&Responsible Care• Special Assignments: Corporate Operations – Continuous Improvement Program for Operations and Supply Chain, Corporate Marketing - Strategy revision support

Responsible for:• Global spend and market analysis for Technical Goods & Services • Active support in strategy development, implementation and realization as well as key supplier management. • Identify TCO opportunities, Analysis on customer requirements, Run Tender processes • Negotiate and set up contracts • Project support: Process Control Systems, Waste Management, Performance Based Maintenance, MRO tail-end optimization, Cluster Strategy Technical Goods & Services, Strategic Supplier Account Plans• In 2011, I was responsible for Procurement at the production Site Schoonebeek (Resins)

Responsible for:• Commodity Strategy Development for Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) products• Spend & Market analysis• Data quality improvement, MRO spend

Intern at Philips General Purchasing - Industrial sector • Supply Market Analysis and Strategy composition• Spend analysis and data improvement