Merchandise operations and systems leadEnhance productivity of product teams via merchandise systems. Leads operational team to ensure current systems are up to date, operational and data integrity is secured - 6 FTELeads and maximizes EMEA Inventory Partner Program by collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners - 3 FTEDevelops and supports roadmaps for new system implementations in EMEA. Partners with US peers and EMEA department leads to understand current and future system needs.*EMEA representative for Syndigo PIM, contributes to quality and continuous delivery, process optimalization & documentation and track & classify requirements.*EMEA representative for Oracle Retail, contributes to global & detailed design and coordination.

Strategic program management - initiate, plan organize, direct and control strategic and high priority initiatives across functions. Strategy development*Organized and lead off-sites with sr management to develop strategy. Coordination of strategic and seasonal decks for senior management including research and analysis.Retail business consultancy*Review and analysis of the end-to-end processes from a Buying, Planning and Allocation perspective according to the Lean philosophy. Including cooperation and communication with Marketing, Franchise, Stores, Logistics and Ecommerce. Improved the productivity and efficiency of the combined teams by documenting the inseason and preseason process and identifying optimization initiatives. *Project lead Store reopening EMEA after COVID 19. Worked closely together with Customer Experience, Health & Safety, Supplies& Procurement. Logistics, Allocation, Finance and Marketing teams. Taking into account national and regional regulations and company policies. *Improved cross functional partnership and reduce workload within marketing by aligning campaign process.*Advised in design and strategy of GTM process with Buying, Marketing and Digital teams to align and document process, roles & responsibilities and timelines.Business analysis & project initiation*Process design and implementation of Inhouse MDM and PO application. Document requirements of EMEA & APAC and share with development team by using flowcharts and use cases. Engage and inform stakeholders. Guard upside and efficiency from a business perspective.*Part of global McKinsey transformation initiative. Initiative owner of Global PIM and Global ERP application, EMEA coordinator of initiatives.

Development and coordination of financial merchandise plan and sales plan of European stores and E commerce together with Finance and Product teams.Support, training and development of Planning system SAS Marketmax.Development and analysis planning processes.Manager of an Associate planner and a Planner.

Manager supply chain team.Responsible for the categories Bed-, Bath and Household textiles, Camping/outdoor, Clocks, Photoframes and Travel accessoires.Optimizing assortment within guidelines of Formula management. Coordination of supply chain and allocation to meet sales, margin and stocktargets. Financial management and commercial analysis.Managing and coaching of two Stockplanners.

Store planning and Stock management. Works together with Sales and Merchandising to optimize salespotential by store.Stock availability and coordination of allocation. Determine optimal space-and product mix by store and is involved in grading process.Management of old stock via outlets.Determine stockpackages of new stores and monitor performance.

Projectmanagement of implementation new Merchandise Planning System (Torex/Micros) interfacing with SAP. Analysis of current processes and functionality new system. Training of Buying and Merchandising department.Implemented:WSSI, Preseason budgetplan and Storespace-plan, Grading/Optionplan and Assortment plan.Participated in Supply Chain Project to align processes for implementation of next phase. Implemented: Sizing and Packing modules.

Manager of Merchandise team Nightwear. Coordination of merchandise planning and allocation to meet sales, margin and stocktargets. Setting buying budgets, inseasonal trading and assortment planning. Initiate proces improvements to ensure effective and efficient merchandising. Managing and coaching of Planner and Allocator.

Assortments- and financial planning of Mexx Accessories and Licensing products in Mexx stores worldwide. International working environment.Inseason management of sales/intake/markdown/stock to optimize trading. Preseason management of buying budget and composition of business- and assortment plans. Quantitative analysis and reporting.

Assortments- and financial planning of the Men Business Collection. Inseason management of sales/intake/markdown/stock to optimize trading. Preseason management of buying budget and composition of business- and assortment plans. Quantitative analysis and reporting.

Forecasting incoming goods for personnel planning for the order picking process. Vehicle routing from the national distribution centre to the regional distribution centers.

Supply chain optimalization of direct mail products. Link between Marketing Product Development and Operations. Involved in Product Development Projects and responsible for Projectmanagement.

KLICT-project :Joint venture between Dutch retailers, Involvation, Erasmus University, NDL and the University of Tilburg. Research subject: application of this distribution concept in the Netherlands. Literature research and taking interviews with retailers, suppliers and logistic service providers and analyzing the results. Publications in Praktijkboek Magazijnen en Distributiecentra and Tijdschrift voor Inkoop en Logistiek.