Timo Fokker
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Annabell Moser
Timo is an incredible professional as Operations Manager. I had the pleasure to work with him in distribution onboarding project. His full understanding of the complexity of the business and the market, makes him a person you can learn from every day. Timo is able to create a perfect work environment due to the combination of his excellent skills in relationship management, human values, kindness, respect and empathy. He has the capability to understand very complex systems, processes or requirements and always comes up with a smart and logical solution. Timo is an example of a great professional. Working with him has been very inspiring for me.
Ron Duijn
In the 12 years I have worked with Timo, I got to know him quit well. He is a very good Operations manager. What makes him a good Operations manager? 1 He is a peoples person; he is good with his team and manages them well while maintaining a friendly relationship and athmosphere. 2 He is very capable in the operations area; he is very good in making sure the packages go from A to B in the right way and time, and he is very dedicated to match the customers' expectations. 3 He is able to communicate with all kind of people on all kind of hierarchy levels. 4 He is also capable to understand complex processes and systems and will always strive for logical and efficient solutions. All that together makes that a good operations manager. In short; I appreciated working with Timo.
Annabell Moser
Timo is an incredible professional as Operations Manager. I had the pleasure to work with him in distribution onboarding project. His full understanding of the complexity of the business and the market, makes him a person you can learn from every day. Timo is able to create a perfect work environment due to the combination of his excellent skills in relationship management, human values, kindness, respect and empathy. He has the capability to understand very complex systems, processes or requirements and always comes up with a smart and logical solution. Timo is an example of a great professional. Working with him has been very inspiring for me.
Ron Duijn
In the 12 years I have worked with Timo, I got to know him quit well. He is a very good Operations manager. What makes him a good Operations manager? 1 He is a peoples person; he is good with his team and manages them well while maintaining a friendly relationship and athmosphere. 2 He is very capable in the operations area; he is very good in making sure the packages go from A to B in the right way and time, and he is very dedicated to match the customers' expectations. 3 He is able to communicate with all kind of people on all kind of hierarchy levels. 4 He is also capable to understand complex processes and systems and will always strive for logical and efficient solutions. All that together makes that a good operations manager. In short; I appreciated working with Timo.
Annabell Moser
Timo is an incredible professional as Operations Manager. I had the pleasure to work with him in distribution onboarding project. His full understanding of the complexity of the business and the market, makes him a person you can learn from every day. Timo is able to create a perfect work environment due to the combination of his excellent skills in relationship management, human values, kindness, respect and empathy. He has the capability to understand very complex systems, processes or requirements and always comes up with a smart and logical solution. Timo is an example of a great professional. Working with him has been very inspiring for me.
Ron Duijn
In the 12 years I have worked with Timo, I got to know him quit well. He is a very good Operations manager. What makes him a good Operations manager? 1 He is a peoples person; he is good with his team and manages them well while maintaining a friendly relationship and athmosphere. 2 He is very capable in the operations area; he is very good in making sure the packages go from A to B in the right way and time, and he is very dedicated to match the customers' expectations. 3 He is able to communicate with all kind of people on all kind of hierarchy levels. 4 He is also capable to understand complex processes and systems and will always strive for logical and efficient solutions. All that together makes that a good operations manager. In short; I appreciated working with Timo.
Annabell Moser
Timo is an incredible professional as Operations Manager. I had the pleasure to work with him in distribution onboarding project. His full understanding of the complexity of the business and the market, makes him a person you can learn from every day. Timo is able to create a perfect work environment due to the combination of his excellent skills in relationship management, human values, kindness, respect and empathy. He has the capability to understand very complex systems, processes or requirements and always comes up with a smart and logical solution. Timo is an example of a great professional. Working with him has been very inspiring for me.
Ron Duijn
In the 12 years I have worked with Timo, I got to know him quit well. He is a very good Operations manager. What makes him a good Operations manager? 1 He is a peoples person; he is good with his team and manages them well while maintaining a friendly relationship and athmosphere. 2 He is very capable in the operations area; he is very good in making sure the packages go from A to B in the right way and time, and he is very dedicated to match the customers' expectations. 3 He is able to communicate with all kind of people on all kind of hierarchy levels. 4 He is also capable to understand complex processes and systems and will always strive for logical and efficient solutions. All that together makes that a good operations manager. In short; I appreciated working with Timo.
Experience
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Pathé Thuis
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Netherlands
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Traffic
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Universal Pictures
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Operations
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Apr 2013 - Jul 2021
Responsible for the complete supply chain for physical home entertainment product: master data, procurement, demand planning, inventory & VMI, distribution (via 3PL) with a team of direct reports in the office and remote teams for Customer Services, claims, distribution & transport for UP and partner-Studio product, with associated financial responsibilities and managing S&OP. Closely working together with Marketing, Sales, Finance and IT. Reporting to MD, part of local MT and to EMEA London office, supporting the Supply Chain for other European countries with challenges / projects. In recent years with a declining market due to digital solutions, the challenge was to change the activities to keep being efficient and cost effective, thinking outside the box not losing opportunities and servicing customers at the best! Projects: Led projects during this period: - Transfer Benelux activities to another Studio due to new partnership. - Moving between 3PL DC’s / Manufacturing vendors; defining KPI’s / SLA’s and managing the IT structure and connections with UP systems - Implementing demand planning tool to optimize inventory availability. - Cost-out initiative programs within Supply Chain and all related activity. - Accelerate integration for online retail with EDI solutions and next level partnership to optimise service to consumers. Show less
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Senior Regional Manager Strategic Improvements
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Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
Main responsibility: Initiate, present, supervise and implement improvements leading to efficiency / cost savings in Supply Chain area for/with the European territories.
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Manager Operations & Vendor Managed Inventory
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Jul 2004 - Mar 2012
Managing all operational activities with 4 teams (direct reports): Customer Services, VMI / Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Digital Operations.Leading with the motto of 'operational excellence' on supply chain care in years of substantial growth in the entertainment business.Manage and optimize with internal departments, European office in London for production & IT and with external partners such as production facilities, 3PL-DC and carriers in the Benelux.Projects: Led projects during this period: - Transfer of all Benelux operational activities to Warner France and subcontractor because of reorganization. - Various moves between 3PL DC’s with defining KPI’s / SLA’s / reports etc. - BNL lead for implementation of new ERP system: SAP for Master Data, Supply Chain, Order to Cash and Credit Control.- Global WBHE blueprint / 'community of practice' project for Supply Chain and Order Management.- Launch of EST and VOD digital Home Ent with Free Record Shop in The Netherlands and shortly after the TV providers in NL and BE. Managing all content/assets/meta data in time for digital release. Show less
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Warner Home Video
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Entertainment
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100 - 200 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Mar 1999 - Jun 2004
Primary responsibilities: Managing departments Customer Services, Inventory Procurement and VHS / DVD Mastering & Production activities.
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Production Manager
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Jul 1996 - Feb 1999
Responsible for inventory management and supervisionof Operations Assistant for VHS & DVD Mastering activities.
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Stock Controller
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Sep 1988 - Jun 1996
Managing Inventory: Purchase of Home Entertainment products and responsible for DC inventory.
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Albert Heijn
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Netherlands
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Store Manager
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Jun 1986 - Aug 1988
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Department Supervisor
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Jul 1984 - May 1986
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