Rutger-Jan Schroeder Email & Phone Number

Almere, Fl, Nl

Directing the international NRF Operations & Customer Service teams located in five European countries. Responsible for yearly G&O (Goals and Objectives), budget, OPEX (cost) and CAPEX (investments). Leading 11 local managers responsible for 25 FTE in Customer Service and 200 to 250 FTE in Operations. Resulting in a stable and market leading organization based on KPI’s, realizing yearly double digit growth in collaboration with the International Sales teams.

Management of the international Product Management and Marketing Communications team. Centralization of Product Management department to Poland Gdansk office. Development of the Aftermarket product range based on European car park data. Plus the addition of new first to market product groups with in NRF. Enabled NRF to become a licensed data exporter to platform Tecdoc in Europe and MAM system in the UK and connect to EDI solutions like Teccom. Establishment of Marketing Communications… Show more Management of the international Product Management and Marketing Communications team. Centralization of Product Management department to Poland Gdansk office. Development of the Aftermarket product range based on European car park data. Plus the addition of new first to market product groups with in NRF. Enabled NRF to become a licensed data exporter to platform Tecdoc in Europe and MAM system in the UK and connect to EDI solutions like Teccom. Establishment of Marketing Communications strategies, including the development of a new corporate identity, introduction of digital newsletters and co-ordination of 80 international exhibitions per year. Show less

International responsibility for the Category Engine Cooling, containing the product groups intercoolers, radiators, oil coolers, cooling fans, fan clutches, and EGR cooling. The scope of this international role was yearly budget, forecast, availability, sales, marketing, turnover and margin.

Netherlands

Responsible for the introduction of new international cooling product groups connected to electronics of the motor management system (ECU), like cooling fans, fan clutches and EGR cooling. Making market research and competitor analytics (GAP analyses). Responsibilities included yearly budget, forecast, availability, sales, marketing, turnover and margin.

Projectmanagement:Implementation of a warehouse managing system (WMS), so logistical flows could be followed, resulting in higher reliability of stocks.

Education record

Education record

NRF Sales Accelerate is a combined training and intervision program. Account and Category Managers are trained in Strategic Account.

Education record

The original NRF Management Development program combined internal (departmental) training and soft skills training (Impact skills)..

1998, Nima A

Activities and Societies: NIMA A

1998, Commercial Economics (Ce)

1995, Automotive Business Management