Sander Fekkes Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, NH, NL

Benelux

• Responsible for the procurement of food and beverage, supplying 130+ hotels in the Benelux, overseeing 50+m annual spend.
• Sourcing products aligned with strategic and ESR goals.
• Actively managing contracts with suppliers, maximising value through optimising relationships.

Amsterdam Area

• Managed a team of 15 people that collectively make Auberge and Épicerie Jean & Marie a nation-wide leading place for high-end gastronomy and wine.
• Full responsibility for P&L, reporting to the owners.
• Achieved to retain our team throughout the COVID crisis and got us back in black figures within 9 months after hospitality re-opened.
• Recognised by the French government as a leading French restaurant on a global scale.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Folium Wine Advisory are a small, specialised advisory company that manage private wine cellars.
• From appraisal through to procurement and liquidation, we offer a full solution to your wine collecting needs.
• Having built an extensive supplier and client network over the last decade, we are able to ensure competitive ways to shape your cellar the way you want it to be.

Dubai, UAE

• Representing 40+ leading wine agencies in the Middle East and Indian Ocean.
• Overlooking all matters commercial on a day-to-day basis.
• Grew listings in 5* hospitality by 20%.
• Grew volume of key agencies by 15%.

Dubai, UAE

• Grew an 8m USD account base YOY by 29% in 2017-2018.
• Grew volume in key accounts YOY by 21% in 2017-2018.
• After holding a wine executive role for two years, I moved into a key account manager role. Continuing to sell our wine portfolio, I also overlooked other categories (Beers and Spirits) and manage our relationship with.

Dubai, UAE

• Sold a 200+ supplier portfolio, consisting of 1000+ products to four and ve star hotels in Dubai, contributing to the double digit growth of the company.
• Managed and maintained a de ned set of ve star accounts in the Dubai on-trade market. Customer base included among others Le Meridien Dubai, the Hyatt Group, Crystal Group and Jebel Ali Group.
• Brand management: directed sales in a direction that is aligned with our brand agendas
• WSET Level 1 and 2 tutoring: trained sta of… Show more
• WSET Level 1 and 2 tutoring: trained sta of my customers and internal sta of African+Eastern. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

I was involved in managing the shop, partly managing the logistics (i.e. the purchasing part and managing the courier with deliveries to customers) and partly acquisition of new business.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Part-time working in the shop, while studying at the Hoge Hotelschool. Helping customers choosing wine, giving wine/food-pairings, giving general explanation about wine as a product and the specific wines we sold.