Head Lead Indirect Procurement EMEA a.i.
Cargill
Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months
International Food Company in Edible Oils, Chocolate, Sweeteners and Protein.
Leading the procurement work stream for EMEA, responsible for managing all indirect spend in EMEA, leading the PO Control Tower and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement projects. Business Partner Strategic Sourcing to implement sourcing projects into the business. Indirect Procurement work stream lead Transformation Office, Continuous Improvement Lead for Operations, Manufacturing and Indirect Procurement.
Consultancy- and Advisory services for several companies, delivering advise on category management, sourcing-, procurement- tender strategies. Acting as Procurement Services Provider, helping organizations addresses all aspects of their procurement and sourcing operations to achieve savings and improve supplier relationships. Delivering consultants with extensive experience building strategic sourcing best practices, category management, negotiations excellence strategies and procurement processes. We help organizations realize hard savings in their procured products and services. While doing so, also helping to increase efficiency, responsiveness, and flexibility in those supply chains. Advised several organizations on strategic sourcing for direct- and indirect Spend, managing indirect spend and harnessing strategic sourcing to enhance profitability. Tendering for low Cost Country Sourcing with the right knowledge and network to help save time and energy in strategic sourcing to low cost countries. Strategic Sourcing from near shore Countries and improve logistics operations with near shore suppliers.
Conceptualised global sourcing and negotiations strategies to capture lowest costs while mitigating supply risks for multinational tea and coffee company. Aligned operational procurement and its negotiations techniques with high-level business needs and strategic plans, acted as liaison to senior management. Supervised local project teams in Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium and the UK. Identified spend reductions across ICT, professional services, Fleet, HR, logistics, marketing, sponsorships, events, facilities management, insurances and several CAPEX projects such as New distribution centre in Hungary, automated packaging system. Communicated strategies to key stakeholders and monitored implementation. Tracked savings and cost performance against benchmark targets by country. Implemented value chain improvements in collaboration with local teams. Negotiated relationships, pricing and contract terms with suppliers. Established KPIs. Conducted supplier reviews and contract renegotiations. Managed business process outsourcing (BPO) partners.
• Improved cost assessment, procurement and negotiations strategy to realize savings, introduced zero-based budgeting (ZBB) wave program across al categories (Indirect spend).
• Increased utilisation of global procurement and contract management services by actively promoting added-value and by ensuring departmental involvement in all tendering, negotiating and contracting.
• Delivered exceptional short- and long-term savings by launching new contract lifecycle management processes and refining existing procedures.
• Negotiated and enforced payment terms to 120 days EOM
• Completed extensive P2P system upgrade program on time and within budget by applying rigorous project governance and assisting countries in adapting corporate process to local realities.
• Optimised P2P lifecycle and shortened processing times by automating key steps.
• Successful tendering in time and in budget for complex projects indirect spend area.
Led indirect procurement for all non-hydrocarbon goods and services across 650 Benelux-region outlets. Increased departmental productivity. Set up ISO certification process and aligned to pay processes. Oversaw master vendor data report. Formalised vendor approval and contracting procedures. Managed government procurements. Acted as project lead for P2P improvement initiative.
• Broke company record for fiscal year savings by lowering costs 17.5% for new business deals totalling more than €235 million.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction and departmental performance while reducing headcount by developing centralised group procurement organisation.
• Accelerated contract delivery time 65% with no cost increase by overhauling procedures later adopted across the entire Kuwait Petroleum organisation.
• Profitably led tendering and contract management stream in €175 million Capex projects at Q8Oils plant renewal project.
Spearheaded indirect procurement for professional services, facilities, transport and logistics, IT, digital marketing, HR and legal services across North West Europe. Supervised team of 8 direct reports. Crafted strategic procurement plans in line with evolving corporate goals. Supplied detailed spending and portfolio analyses to support executive decision making. Implemented vendor evaluation process. Established authorisation and control mechanisms based on vendor performance. Enabled updating via company ERP system. Managed procurement and contract management streams of SAP SRM implementation project. Led P2P implementation team. Acted as change agent and process owner for P2P.
• Boosted departmental performance by leveraging personnel management and training initiatives to produce one of the company’s most effective teams.
• Enforced conditions: Payment terms to 90 days EOM, Discount (5%) & Turn over Bonuses
• Designed company-wide tendering process for both public and private procurement initiatives.
• Adapted competitively to changing market conditions through skilled management of contract renegotiation process.
• Courier Services: negotiation & supplier reduction - 2 players left over (TNT & DHL)
• Long Life Lamps: relighting project at all gas stations - cost saving in lighting by using new technology (T5)
• Furnished innovative contract lifecycle management tools and reports.
• Ensured compliance with corporate policies and codes of conduct in all purchasing activities.
Senior Buyer, KP Northwest Europe a.i. (2011)
Managed purchasing activities for internal customers across retail, IDS, direct. Area's special products, ICT (Mobile-, Data-, fixed- network.), finance, legal, HR and facilities management. Oversaw total budget of up to €200M. Aligned departmental policies with corporate safety, health and environment procedures and codes of conduct. Negotiated long-term partnerships and agreements with selected vendors and suppliers.
• Drove performance improvements through implementation of advanced spend analysis techniques.
• Elevated visibility of corporate spend by strengthening contract compliance and cost savings.
• Formulated efficient vendor evaluation process in compliance with ISO and corporate requirements.
• Orchestrated public tendering monitored under government procurement agreements (GPAs) and international treaties managed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).