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Profile:
I am a reliable and driven planner with 22 years of experience. A practical specialist, very involved in improving total planning and Phase In/-out process. My communicative skills help me and the team align Supply and Demand plan, in line with financial targets. My ability to come up with creative solutions has helped me a lot in solving bigger and smaller challenges and keeping up high service levels. Besides that I am gratified to educate and coach new and young planners.
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Work experience:

2014-Present Reef B.V., interim Supply Chain professional
Assigned to Bavaria N.V., Lieshout as Interim Supply Planner.
- Supply planning of finished goods (short and mid term)
-Intermediate between demand, supply, production and Brewery.
- Reconditioning-/display planning, in- and external
- Component orientation and ordering at external manufacturers
- Stock control and optimization
- Masterdata of planning- and product parameters in SAP R3 and Infor AP
- Support Phase In/-Out process and S&OP process.

2012-2014 Regional Sales & Operations Planner, Philips Lighting EMEA, cat. LED lamps
- S&OP process: own, lead and monitor. Create intake plan, review sales vs forecast level
- Finished Goods strategy & inventory: define, measure, execute service levels, safety stock levels, review stock health and manage component risk.
- Customer Service levels: ensure availability of Finished Goods in line with agreements (factory outbound and Roosendaal inbound management) by setting and monitoring masterdata settings in SAP R3 and SAP APO.
- Facilitate Financial plans alignment
- Phase In/Phase Out planning: determining last buy amounts / prepare scenario’s on phase out items; determining amounts / prepare phase in Ramp Up volumes and timing. Handshake in S&OP meeting.
- Scarcity management: based on predefined rules allocate amounts per cluster/country. Timely and unambiguous communication.
Results: Sales almost doubled; reduction on inventory from 28% to 12% of MAT sales with increase of 15 % on Service level.

2010-2012 Demand planner / Supply Chain Account manager, Philips Lighting Benelux
-Demand planning & forecasting (incl. consultancy and training/coaching)
By involving all relevant stakeholders, align all input to one single, realistic demand forecast. Smooth Phasing in/-out process, monitor sales & orderbook (regular sales, scarcity, projects, promotions). Success: forecast accuracy growth on family level to 82% and on item level to 65%.
- Supply Chain Account management key customers (Wholesalers, Praxis)
- Daily support/problem solving on behalf on Order management depts.
- Scarcity management, Reporting & Analysis
- Projects: member of Customer Service Offer improvement/communication team and member of Phasing in/-out in SAP APO team; member of Sales Planning focus group (improvement of process, reporting and systems)

2007-2010 Assistant Supply Chain Manager, Philips Lighting Benelux
- Demand planning & forecasting (incl. Consultancy and Training/coaching)
- Manager of logistics dept. (5 people)
- Daily work/problem solving on behalf on Order management depts.
- Scarcity management, Logistic complaints, Reporting & Analysis
- Projects: member of Customer Service Offer improvement/communication team and team member of Phasing in/-out in SAP APO.

1998-2007 Customer Service & Logistics manager, OEM Lighting Benelux, Philips Nederland bv.
-Customer Service manager (5 people); owner “Sales Order Fulfillment” process
- Chairman of Philips Logistics Account Team OEM
- Demand planning (in SAP APO).
- Scarcity management, resulting in timely and unambiguously communication.
- Member “Standardized Processes in Europe” team.
- Member of Direct Del. focus group (resulting in 2,3 direct shipments p/m), Sales pl. Improvement -and Project leader for setting up Export Service Desk.
- Projects: • SAP R3 implementation: consultancy from Customer Service Desk for MM/SD applications. Ready in time and up and running for 82% at GO.
• Implementation OEM Benelux-organization
• Integration of Other Lamp Manufacturers in Benelux org. Ready in time, including process description and training/coaching of employees.

1992-1998 Planner/purchaser , Logistics Philips Nederland bv.
- planning/stock management of (non-)standard-/project luminaires
- Implementation Int. Planning & Logistics Centre: move from central stock control in NL (with planning) to local plants within 6 months.

1986-1992 At Philips Nederland Distribution Centre in Acht
- Teamleader Warehouse “Professionele apparaten (1991 till 1992)
- Teamleader “Planning en bevrachting” department (1986 till 1991)
Success: loading factor increased from 68% to 81%.

1984-1986 Teamleader “Herconditionering”, Jansen Reclame- & Service bureau in Son

1980-1984 Battery Control Officer, 5GGW. Lieutenant, Royal Dutch Air Force, Stolzenau
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Personal development:
2008 Communication, Interaction & Management skills (Van Harte & Lingsma)
2007 APICS Supply Chain management
2003 Quality tools (MEDIC)
2002 Supply Chain Management course (SC academy)
2001 Effective Time Management (Boertien & Partners)
2000 Practical management (Boertien & Partners)
1993 Business management (Fontys Hogeschool, Eindhoven)
1991 Warehouse Operations & materials Handling
1989 EVO testimonium Binnenland
1980 HAVO (St. Joris college, Eindhoven)


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Languages:
Dutch, English, German in this order.
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Additional activities/interests:
Scuba diving (still with ‘de zwaardvis’),cycling/cycle racing, tracking, travelling.
Nature- and landscape photography, also active as volunteer at IVN Geldrop youth dept.
Singing with ‘This Generation’ since 2009 (board member from 2010 - 2014), project choirs.
Football, baseball; the last years as player/trainer/coach.
Participation council St.-Jozefschool from 2005 till 2008.