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Managing Director /Plant Manager

Work Experience

2002 - present: Plant/Operations Manager

Hilton Meats Zaandam, The Netherlands
The sole supplier of fresh Mince, Beef and Lamb to Albert Heijn
( + 400 people reporting)

The privately owned Hilton Food Group is a preferred supplier for Ahold and Tesco.
Total chain control, packaging in a controlled environment and in line production
create a constant high quality prodct.

- Operational responsible for the plant, HR and Finance are controlled at co-orporate level,
- Successfully changed the negative view of customer requests into a profitable and
managable pro-active approach,
- Organised a requested take-over and introduced proto-type production technology,
- Improved production efficiency by over 20%, stabillised service level at the agreed +95.5%
and minimised customer complains,
- Managed an overall sales increase of 25%, together with a staff reduction of 15%,
- Developed new packaging concepts and increased sales,
- Introduced cross departemental teams and successfully reduced internal mistakes / rework,
- Changed an Excel focused organisation into a SAP controlled environment.


1999 - 2001: Managing Director

Netagco Rumpstad, The Netherlands (take over in 2001)
Design, manufacturing and sales of high end, custom build Farming machinery
( + 70 people reporting)

Holland's number 1 cultivator and haulm topper manufacturer (+ 25% market-share)
8 production lines, 650 units a year, market trend-setter, worldwide customer base

- P & L responsible for an autonomously operating organisation including research,
product development, manufacturing, finance, sales and after-sales,
- Increased sales by 40% despite the shrinking market and reduced costs by 20%,
- Reorganised and simplified the financial reporting structure and created correct and readable
management information (became Netagco standard),
- Introduced and implemented, controlled quality control systems both internal as external
and decreased delivery break-down by 40%,
- Initiator of the co-orporate purchasing program, initiator and project manager for the
selection and implementation of the Netagco 3D Design Tool,
- Successfully changed a\production driven organisation into a customer focused supplier,
- Initiator and project manager for: the co-orparate intranet sales information system, the
co-orparate sales database, the new and second hand stock availabilty,


1997 - 1999 Opertions Manager

Banta Global Turnkey, The Netherlands
Value added logistics for the Computer Industry.
( + 250 people reporting)

Prefered supplier to Microsoft, Sun, Intel, Logitec ,etc. Top 5 supplier to Sun Micro
Systems in '98 (world wide). Batch-sizes varying from 2 to 250.000 units.

- Responsible for Production, Planning, Engineering, Facilities, Human Resources, IT and
Shipping in an ISO 9000 approved environment,
- Developed and implemented customer specific planning, production-output and quality
control systems, based on real time and costs information, in conjunction with finance,
- Direct customer interface during line and packaging design, improvement processes,
introduction / pricing of new production methods, new products and resolving of technical
and quality issues,
- Changed production processes from manual into automated processes and increased
outputs by 50 to 600%. Implemented controlled adjustment processes to facilitate the
frequently changing customer requirements, product ranges and quantities,
- Introduced and implemented cross departemental teams to improve communication and
to successfully ensure, profitable, on time, quality deliveries,
- Motivated a large flexible workforce, introduced open cummunication, training programs,
delegation, people involvement, positive feedback and the setting of clear measurable
targets.


1995 - 1997 Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering Manager

Gateway Dublin, Ireland
Direct Sales and Manufacturing of custom build Personal Computers.
( +10 people reporting, + external contractors)

Logistics on 100.000 m2, 1600 build to requirement units a day, 5 languages,
1600 configurations, 10.000 partnumbers, supplier for Europe and Asia.

- Redisgned a 6000 units, one language set-up (Sioux City plant) and created a 1600, five
languages operation (Dublin). Increased output by 30% and decreased error levels by 60%,
- Achived improved overall factory efficiency through design, introduction and
implementation of new working methods and processes throughout the entire factory.
- Total design and project responsibility for operational changes: new Narrow Aisle
Warehouse (4500 pallet spaces), the new (barcode controlled) Pick & Pack lines and
the new automated Goods Return Department.
- Selected and negotiated with suppliers and subcontractors for the provision of equipment
and services at the right price and quality standard,
- Designed and introduced new packaging methods for computer parts and finished goods.



1993 - 1995 Plant & Sales Manager Europe

Toughline Manufacturing, Ireland.
Manufacturer of axles, suspensions, trailers and supplier of parts for car industry.
( +30 people reporting)

Specialised in custom-build axles for the mining industry.

- Expanded customer base from British to a European and established long term contracts,
- Designed and build a new factory, employed new staff and moved production without any
disturbance or interruption of deliveries,
- Developed a mobile non-destructive quality control methode using the latest Ultra Sound
Scanning Techniques and resolved existing quality issues,
- Increased production outputs through re-organising the factory, work methods, trainning.

1989 - 1993 Production Manager

Rothmans Tobacco Industries, The Hague, The Netherlands,
Manufacturer of cigarettes
( + 100 people reporting)

25 cigarettes makers, 30 packaging machines, 60 different layouts (Caballero, etc)

- Improved output by transforming and modifying the existing, cigarette manufacturing and
packaging processes through motivation, organisation, good communication with the
strongly unionised workforce,
- Reduced down time by improving line support through introduction of preventive
maiintenance and quality teams,
- Custom built and introduced the frame work for the ISO 9002 Certification.

1985 - 1989 Fokker Aircraft Industry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Manufacturer of Aeroplanes.

Manager for the '90 (management trainee)
Internal program to prepare and train for senior management positions. On the job training
included Logistics and Purchasing, Quality and ICT, People and Project Management.

1988 - 1989: ISO 9000 Co- ordinator Logistics.
1987 - 1988: Project Planner Logistics, Fokker 50
1986 - 1987: Material Review Board Co-ordinator, Fokker 50
1985 - 1986: Manager Tooling warehouse,

1983 - 1985 Maintenance Engineer F16 fighter aircraft, The Netherlands,
During my militairy service I served as a select F16 maintenance engineer for the active
transision and training squadron for F16 aircrafts TCA. The TCA was specially set up
to ensure a fast transision from the Starfighter to the F16.

Education

Education and Training:
1999 - 2004 : Project management courses, business seminars, internal training,
1995 - 2004 : Sales, marketing and procurment training,
1993 - 2004 : On the job English and German language and culture training,
1990 - 1992 : Economics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
1978 - 1983 : B. Eng. Mech. (Aeronautics, vliegtuigbouwkunde) HTS Haarlem,

Skills

Personal Profile:
- Experienced people manager with the ability to work at a high level of autonomy,
- Excellent interpersonal skills with cross boarder teambuilding ability,
- Successful Project Manager experienced in Technical, Logistical, ICT, Quality and
Manufacturing change processes,
- Enthusiastic, independent with advanced technical, logistical, financial and commercial
insight,
- Broad international experience with good, analytical problem solving skills,
- Fresh and inventive ways of creating and successfully implementing new business
opportunities,
- Active communicator in Dutch, English and German.

Skills and Experience:
- Profit & Loss responsible for a fast changing and growing autonomous manufacturing and
sales organisation,
- In-depth experience of technical, logistical and manufacturing processes,
- 20+ years of ICT experience both as application user, initiator and project manager of
development and implementation of customer specific applications,
- Initiated cross company and cross country cost savings sales and operational
improvement programs,
- Operational management exposure in unionised and W.C.M. engineering/production
environments in the Netherlands, Ierland, UK, USA, and Malaysia,
- Detailed career knowledge of both fast moving quality, consumer and high tech products,
- In-depth sales/purchasing exposure, through negotiations, based on design and price of
profitable production processes to facilitate customer requirements.

Languages

Active communicator in Dutch
English
German

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