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About me
Often very busy, but sometimes too busy doing nothing… “De weg vooruit is de weg terug.” Some recognise a tsunami only after drowning It takes a man to raise a boy… tre passi avanti, uno indietro per umiltà
Education

IIBLC
-Lean Green Belt
APICS
-Certified in Production and Inventory Management
Sint-Gabriël college Boechout
1992 - 1998Latin-Mathematics
KU Leuven
2004 - 2005Master’s Degree Business EconomicsActivities and Societies: N/A

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
2022 - 2026Bachelor's degree Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
KU Leuven
1998 - 2004Master's degree Bioscience Engineering (Interphase Chemistry)Activities and Societies: N/A

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
2007 - 2009Teaching certificate Secondary Education and TeachingActivities and Societies: N/A
Experience

Procter & Gamble
Nov 2005 - Sept 2010managing a team of 30 (blue & white collars + young technical engineers)o manage DC throughput of 3000 pallets/dayo 30.000 pallet spot fully automated DC (inbound/outbound)o VSM studies & masterplan implementation o Pringles Packaging Departmento Productivity, quality, cost & safety improvement projectso Lean/six sigma tool usage: Kaizen, SMED, Fishbone, Y-Y, DMAIC, VSM, Poka Yoke,… • Managing a team of 3 plannerso Inventory management & Distribution requirements planning for the European supply chain network (1 manufacturing site/DC & 7 local DC’s) & ROWo Introduction of new service level KPI’so Network inventory optimizations reducing European stock from 52MM down to 40MM Euro
Logistics DC Technical Department Manager
Apr 2009 - Sept 2010Process Engineer
Oct 2007 - Apr 2009Customer Service & Inventory Manager (Western Europe)
Nov 2005 - Oct 2007

GE
Oct 2010 - Aug 2012Supply Chain & Operations Manager (global)• supply chain & quality leader for a 300MM dollar business unit (Inspection Technologies - non destructive testing)• S&OP management with 3rd party manufacturing & distribution partner• e-Commerce model implementation

Mondelēz International
Aug 2012 - Mar 2013Order & Promo Fulfillment Manager (Benelux)• Benelux order & promotion fulfillment, managing a team of 5 planners• Business process mapping & optimization on order-to-cash processes

Johnson & Johnson
Apr 2013 - Mar 2015Senior Supply Chain Consultant• Implementation of a yearly business management cycle (Deming/Continuous Improvement) for the Janssen Pharma European Distribution Network • Project management: set-up of a new integrated European distribution platform (SAP-eWM) for the Janssen European DC; focusing on tools, processes & organization• Development and integration of a new inventory & capacity model for the European Distribution Network (CLS EMEA)• Implementation of a project management system & tool for the EMEA CLS pharma network• Development of a new BCP (Business Continuity Plan) for the J&J pharma European distribution center• Development of the EMEA CLS pharma network ‘lean roadmap’ 2013-2014 including lean assessments & trainings for the 3 distribution centers (DC Beerse, DC Courcelles, DC La Louviere) Show less

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Apr 2015 - Apr 2017Senior Supply Chain Consultant• Janssen Supply Chain ESI (External Supply Integration) – “Person in Plant” @ GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Parma (Italy) – 4 month assignment in Italy to improve communication Janssen – GSK on delivery service levels• Janssen Supply chain inventory manager (interim management), managing a 3 billion USD inventory globally (actuals / projected inventory / destruction management)• Support on automated extraction & increased visibility on Janssen SC Global Planning destructions (manufacturing sites & DC’s), making use of QlikView (BI and visualization software) Show less

CMAST
Feb 2016 - Sept 2017Business Unit Manager - Supply Chain & Operations- Leading Supply Chain projects/programs in the pharma industry- People management- Account management- Support on Supply Chain business development activities

PwC
Sept 2017 - Dec 2018Senior Manager Supply Chain
PepsiCo
Dec 2018 - Aug 2021North West Europe E2E Supply Chain Transformation Lead
Philip Morris International
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022Regional Cost & Productivity Lead EU
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Sept 2022 - nowNursing Student
UZA
Sept 2022 - nowHealthcare Professional
Licenses & Certifications

Teaching Certificate (GPB)
Katholieke Hogeschool KempenJan 2009
Green Belt Lean
International Independent Board for Lean Certification vzwJan 2013- View certificate

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
APICSNov 2015
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer for Antwerp province
Issued by GAIA Vlaanderen on Jan 2020
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Languages
- duDutch
- enEnglish
- geGerman
- frFrench
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