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Operations, logistics, supply chain manager

Work Experience

Supply chain leader with16 years of exeperience demand planning, supply network planning, S&OP, inventory management, material management, MRP, production lines scheduling, warehousing, customer service, transportation, distribution, logistics sourcing, health and safety, footprint optimisation and strategic investments in an international environment
Competencies:
- continuous drive for efficiency
- leading and motivating people through management by example and walking the talk
- strong analytical skills

Nov 2011 - to date
Owner and MD of bvba. Giving supply chain management support to small and medium sized companies.

Van Honsebrouck brewery Nov 2011 - Jan 2012
Distribution and warehouse optimisation study.

AB Inbev May 2000 - Feb 2011
Leading global brewer and one of the world\\\'s top five consumer products companies.

AB Inbev - Logistics director Benefralux Jan 2010 - Feb 2011
Being in charge of the logistics department for the Benefralux market: transportation, inventory management, production line scheduling, warehousing and export.
- managing 7 direct reports, headcount: 400 FTE
- being member of the Benelux management committee
- logistics Opex: 40 million €, logistics Capex: 15 million €
- being in charge of 5 distribution sites in 4 countries
Major achievements:
- ensuring business as usual in a social difficult context after a 2 weeks strike in all Belgian AB Inbev sites with minor impact on customer service.
- Outsourcing of distribution activities in Luxemburg improving delivery costs with 8%.

AB Inbev - Logistics projects director - May 2009 - Dec 2009
Leading projects with the aim to centralize transportation planning and inventory management for 4 countries in a shared service centre in Prague.
Achievement: setting the foundation for a new logistics model.

AB Inbev - Logistics director Central & Eastern Europe - Jan 2005 - Apr 2009
Zone responsible for demand planning, supply network planning, S&OP, inventory management, material management, MRP, production lines scheduling, warehousing, customer service, transportation, distribution, health and safety and strategic investments.
- managing 13 direct reports, 2000 FTE.
- being member of the zone supply management committee.
- logistics Opex: 300 million €, logistics Capex: 60 million €
- being in charge of 25 distribution sites in 10 countries
Major achievements:
- implementation of a new logistics structure in CEE and implementing the related logistics processes reducing headcount with 10%
- procurement of transportation in Russia and Ukraine bringing costs down with 15%
- Logistics core working capital reduction of 20%, logistics Capex reduction with 30%.

AB Inbev - Global Director Supply Chain - May 2000 - Dec 2004
Giving support and guiding the development of regional supply chain strategies and policies. Setting the global KPI targets for logistics. Challenging and approving major logistics capital invenstements. Providing logistics expertise for merger and acquitions activities.
Major achievements:
- introduction of a logistics organisation structure in Russia
- project lead in charge of implementing SAP APO, an integrated supply chain planning tool.
- implementation of AB Inbev\\\'s global logistics KPI
- development warehouse optimisation tool

PricewaterhouseCoopers - Project manager - Dec 1995 - May 2000
Being project manager in charge of supply chain improvement projects across Europe in FMCG, automotive, postal networks and pharmacy.
Major achievements:
- strategic redesign of the distribution system for the Belgian post
- optimisation of distribution activities of AMP, a major belgian magazine and newspaper distributor
- outsourcing of the warehouse activities of Novartis OTC Belgium bringing costs down with 12%
- Implementation of a European S&OP process at Crown Cork & Seal in Paris
- Interim logistics manager supporting the closure of Eurocan Mechelen

GB-Inno-BM - Project Manager - Nov 1990 - Nov 1995
Being project manager within the IT department in charge of all non-food applications and projects of GIB-group.
Major achievement: lead the integration of an enterprise wide retail information system (JDA) for the non-food business.

Education

MBA - Postuniversitair Centrum Limburg (Diepenbeek) 1991 - 1995
Commercial Engineer (Master in business economics) - University of Hasselt (Diepenbeek) - 1984 - 1989

Skills

- distribution studies
- integrated planning
- implementing health and safety in logistics
- inventory optimisation
- logistics sourcing

Languages

Dutch - native language
English - business language
French - business language
German - fair
Russian basic

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