Algemeen Directeur

• Jan 2022 - Present

Algemeen Directeur

• Jan 2022 - Present

Management Consultant

• Mar 2018 - Present

• General and Commercial Management, business strategy and organizational restructuring; • Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) council member; • Guidepoint advisor. Profeq Professional B.V. Jan 2022 - Present Rockmart Kantoormeubelen B.V. Jan 2022 - Present Wickey GmbH Sep 2018 - Dec 2021 Brightlabs BV Mar 2018 - Aug 2018 Incassoteam BV Mar 2018 - Present • General and Commercial Management, business strategy and organizational restructuring; • Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) council member; • Guidepoint advisor. Profeq Professional B.V. Jan 2022 - Present Rockmart Kantoormeubelen B.V. Jan 2022 - Present Wickey GmbH Sep 2018 - Dec 2021 Brightlabs BV Mar 2018 - Aug 2018 Incassoteam BV Mar 2018 - Present

Commercial Director

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2021

General and Commercial Management at Europe’s leading developer, manufacturer and online seller of Children’s playgrounds for domestic and public use; • P&L responsibility; • Development and implementation of the new Vision, Mission and Strategy; • Realizing year on year double digit growth by leading and developing the marketing, sales and e-commerce departments; • Leading, reshaping and structuring the design, product development and innovation department; • The development and market introduction of PRO playgrounds for public use; • Heading HR, introducing the benefits, compensation and appraisal program and professionalised recruitment; • Responsible and advocate for the well-being, continuous growth and development of our people and driving the cultural change (160 fte); • Heading Legal, structuring the department and deploying it as a Marketingtool (i.a. IP Rights); • Heading the Business Intelligence department making the numbers more insightfull and a base for business decisions. Show less

Senior Director New Business Development Europe

• Dec 2016 - Feb 2018

Head of the new business divisions responsible for new business acquisition and the development of new products and services in Europe.• Delivering the European Annual Operating Plan on sales and margin;• Member of the European Leadership Team and European Contract Sales Management Team;• Driving the reorganization and (cultural) change management program for Contract Sales Europe;• Leading, coaching, developing and shaping the new business divisions and sales organization (50 fte); • Heading the introduction of new products and services of Cleaning, Hygiene, workwear, PPE and Catering in Europe and responsible for hiring and training the local sales divisions;• Heading the Furniture sales divisions;• Heading tender and contract negotiations across the globe;• Driving the partnership management program expanding the Global reach;• Identification and development of new value propositions for new and existing product market combinations, improving the effectiveness of the Salesforce.com and driving continuous sales force training through Miller Heiman in Europe. Show less

Director International Key Accounts Europe

• Jul 2010 - Nov 2016

Head of the International Key Accounts division responsible for the management and acquisition of large and Strategic International Accounts across the globe.Responsibilities:• Delivering the European Annual Operating Plan on sales and margin;• Member of the European Leadership Team and European Contract Sales Management Team;• Supporting the development and driving the transformation change program for Contract Sales Europe;• Leading, coaching and training the International Accounts sales and support organization of 30 fte (account management, new business, tender desk, implementation, business intelligence, marketing and communication);• Delivering growth and profitability improvements through salesforce efficiency and effectiveness initiatives (Salesforce.com), new customer value propositions (TCO), improved deployment models (multi-touch point strategies), customer profitability processes (cost to serve), salesforce training (Miller Heiman), improvement of implementation processes and performance management.• Heading tender and contract negotiation teams across the globe, responsible for winning the Global Procurement Alliance our largest International customer;• Member of the team set up for the merger discussions with the commission of the European Union; • Chairman of the Global Accounts Coalition and liaison of our partners optimizing our global business. Show less

Commercial Director

• Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

Head of Sales and Marketing of one of Europe’s largest cooperative sales organizations of Fruit & Vegetables to retail, foodservice and trade. Responsibilities: • Development and implementation of the new commercial strategy of shortening and decreasing the number of players in the channel from grower to retail; • Budgeting and attaining the Sales & Marketing Plan; • Head of a team of consisting out of sales managers, account managers, traders and sales & marketing support; • Member and chairman of the Management Team reporting to the board; • Driving sales and new business development to trade, retail and foodservice in Europe; • Development and sales of new products, concepts and services; • Heading sales and contract negotiation from SMB traders to Major retailers; • Participating in trade missions to Egypt, Morocco and Russia to expand our product offering all year round and representing the cooperation in national marketing boards. Show less

Sales Manager

• May 2003 - Dec 2005

Head of the sales organization of at the time one of Heineken’s production sides of alcohol pops, soft drinks and energy drinks and subcontractor for filling beer in bottles and cans.

International Key-account Manager

• Mar 1997 - Apr 2003

Traffic & Production Manager

• Aug 1995 - Feb 1997