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Interim / change / crisis / general management

Work Experience

Professional Background and Experience
30 years of experience in Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, specifically in purchasing, in one of the largest multinationals, working locally/regionally/globally, of which:
- 20 years of experience at managerial level and 4 years at the level of global director,
- 2 international assignments for a total of 7,5 years
- 2 years general management – focus on restructuring, in-/outsourcing
- 8 years in productive materials (airbags, brakes, lighting, air conditioning, glass, paint,…)
- 12 years machinery, equipment, indirect materials, services, buildings, construction work,…
- 8 years aftersales products (oil, antifreeze, reman engines, brake pads, LPG kits, towing brackets,..)
voluntary bridge pension program end 2008, followed by a sabbatical year
- 2 years leading the European cross-functional Cost Management Team HVAC


Future Goals and Ambition
Utilize my all-round professional expertise and experience together with my drive and motivation to professionalise and optimize Supply Chain processes and/or support an active change / crisis management under a Total Cost Optimization approach.
The primary focus is on an interim, free-lance or consultancy management assignment as this offers the client the highest flexibility, speed, efficiency and transparency in conjunction with the lowest liability, thus yielding optimal cost><benefit . Obviously permanent employment can be reviewed.



Personal Skills and Expertise
- fact based decision making, balancing corporate long term objectives and sustainability with short
term goals and targets
- affinity with hands-on management and implementation in combination with based on a clear,
consistent corporate strategic direction
- strong performance in achieving goals set and materialize competitive advantage through innovative
approaches, commercial and technical benchmarking, appropriate and effective purchasing tactics
- vast experience with international supplier negotiations, from shop floor up to CEO levels, incl.
social partners, with strong focus on achieving aggressive targets whilst maintaining positive
supplier relationships (re. suppliers in China, Japan, US…)
- solidify stakeholder requirements (Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Finance,
Marketing,…) in the strategy setting, decision making, implementation and daily operation
- affinity for multi-disciplinary approaches
- ability to lead, motivate and enhance the performance of teams of varying sizes, skill sets and
cultural backgrounds (lead teams in W & E Europe, US, Mexico, China, Korea, India, Brazil,…)
- experienced in establishing, following-up and achieving aggressive business plans embedded in the
company’s overall objectives
- familiar with project management in various concepts: source/develop/launch and optimize
products, cost creep control, resolve commercial and technical bottlenecks,….

Career Development and Major Achievement
1978 – Nov 2008: sole employer General Motors, Nov 2008 voluntary Bridge pension plan
2007 – 08: Mgr Third Party Service Providers – GM Belgium Supply Chain – 85 M €
- Core Team Member for rightsizing GM Belgium
-outsourcing of 4 non-core activities in the Supply Chain reducing current structural costs with 10% +
- daily management and optimization of already outsourced activities, exceeding budget target of 5%
- identification of additional outsourcing opportunities for Supply Chain and Manufacturing, incl.reviews with the management board and social partners

2004 – 07: Global Purchasing Director HVAC – GM Corp. – 3 Bi USD – 15 pax Ruesselsheim (D) based
- led the single-point-buying teams for sourcing and launching new, global vehicle programs
- set new benchmarks for Airbags and Safety Belts for the new Epsilon (Insignia) and Delta (Astra)
- utilize all toolsets to beat the budget targets for 3 consecutive years and aim for a stretch target of 8%
- operational and strategic lead over the Europe HVAC Cost Management Team
- European commodity manager for HVAC in the global matrix structure

2002 – 04: Cross Commodity Manager – GM-Fiat WWP JV – 1,5 Bi € - 20 pax - Ruesselsheim (D) based
- GME lead in aligning the purchasing strategies of GME and Fiat for HVAC in the purchasing JV
- bridge the vast cultural and strategic differences of the 2 customers: we achieved full buy-in of the 2 parent companies for all sourcing decisions for the new Opel Corsa and Fiat Punto
- identification of synergy effects for all other current models thru commercial and technical benchmarking, economics of scales, aligned strategies and timings,…

2001 – 02: European Commodity Manager HVAC – GME – 500 M € - 12 pax - Ruesselsheim (D) based

2000 – 01: European Commodity Manager Chemicals – GME – 300 M € - 8 pax

1998 – 00: European Commodity Manager Machinery & Equipment GME – various t/o – 20 pax - Ruesselsheim (D) based

1994 – 98: Local Com Mgr Machinery & Equipment, Indirect Materials and Services - GMBe - various t/o – 14 pax

1989 – 94: Purchasing & Procurement Mgr P&A Europe and AC Delco (aftersales products) – GMC/GME/GMBe - n/a – 20 pax

1989 – 89: Purchasing Mgr P&A Europe and AC Delco (aftersales products) – GMC/GME/GMBe - 15 M € - 4 pax

1985 – 89: Divisional Buyer P&A Europe – 5 M € - 0 pax - GME

1980 – 85: Buyer Machinery & Equipment – various t/o – 0 pax - GMBe
1978 – 80: Specialist HR department – GMBe

Education
1977 : graduated “Handelsingenieur” – UFSIA – Antwerpen
1976 : graduated “Licentiaat Toegepast Economische Wetenschappen” – UFSIA – Antwerpen
specialisation Marketing
1972 : graduated “Wetenschappelijke B” – St. Jozefsinstituut – Essen
IT Experience
Operational experience in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Lotus Notes
Language Skills
Speaking Reading Understanding Writing
Nederlands Mothertongue
English Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Deutsch Very good Excellent Excellent Good
Français * Good Very good Very good Good
* Lack of practical experience

Hobbies
Sports : football, tennis, cycling, biljarts
Travelling
Music – various styles
Dining, incl. at home

Education

Hands-on training and experience throughout the development steps in my career:
- 30y automotive, a benchmark in purchasing/supply chain
- 20y managerial level (10 different positions)
- 4 y global commodity director
- 2 international assignment for 7,5 y in Germany
- 2y leading the multi-functional HVAC Cost Management Team
- 2y general management restructuring of/outsourcing in GMBe
- wide scope of experience: 8y production materials, 12y CAPEX/MRO/services/utilities, 8y aftermarket products
- functioned in local/European/global environment
- transitioned from local authority to European coordination, to global single point authority
- master state-of-the-art purchasing techniques and concepts
- affinity for hands-on, no-nonsense functions with strategic dimension, preferably at managerial/director level

Languages

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