Experience

Building Depot
• Suriname
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Category Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Present


Kooyman BV

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Category Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2021

  As Category Manager, I’m responsible for leading two (2) business units, Tiles and Lighting. This extends from increasing the profitability of existing products, up to developing new product ranges for the company. Help build from existing ideas and new assortments, help develop ideas based on experiences gained in the industry and contact customers and prospects. Spend time in the market to gain insight in the needs and concerns of customers and to search for innovative solutions to a wider market. Work with the Marketing Department to the "go-to-market" strategy and help them to determine the product positioning, key benefits and target groups. Show less


Curoil N.V.
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Fuel Trader & Retail

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
• Assistant Category Manager

  • Oct 2005 - Nov 2012

  Assist the Category Manager in purchasing and retailing a wide range of products by a wholesale organization, break down into discrete groups of similar or related products and using a systematic and disciplined approach for pricing. This process also involves managing product categories as business units and customizing them, on a store by store basis, to satisfy customer needs. Assist the Category Manager in purchasing and retailing a wide range of products by a wholesale organization, break down into discrete groups of similar or related products and using a systematic and disciplined approach for pricing. This process also involves managing product categories as business units and customizing them, on a store by store basis, to satisfy customer needs.



ALM airlines

• Cabin attendant

  • Aug 1990 - 2004

  The cabin attendant, also called cabin crew or steward(ess), is the main point of contact for passengers while they are in the air. The cabin crew is responsible for passenger safety and are trained to deal with security and emergency situations. They ensure that all emergency equipment is in working order prior to take off and explain and demonstrate safety procedures and equipment to passengers. They also reassure passengers in the event of an emergency. Cabin crew ensure that passengers are comfortable throughout the flight and that the flying experience is a pleasant one. They attend to passengers' needs and provide a high level of customer service, serving refreshments and selling duty-free goods. Show less