Strategic sourcing & contracting
Topics addressed
- Sourcing strategy development
- e-RFX management
- Negotiation strategy development
- Supplier negotiations
- Contract development
Geographies, industries, and spend types
- The Netherlands, Europe, and Asia
- Various industries, including consumer goods, retail, and B2B
- Direct, indirect, and goods-for-resale categories
Selected project experience
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Role description: Executed strategic sourcing projects for food manufacturers, addressing packaging and food ingredient categories. Managed e-auctions with suppliers from Europe, Africa, and Asia, covering a total spend of €110 million.
Value delivered: Achieved €16 million in total savings based on written agreements. -
Role description: Led a significant portion of a procurement transformation programme for a global FMCG, covering a total spend of $240 million across Western Europe, Turkey, and Russia.
Value delivered: Secured $28 million in cost savings based on written agreements, approved by leadership. -
Role description: Led an assessment, category management, and sourcing programme for a Dutch food retailer, managing €1.9 billion in spend across retail goods (branded and non-branded) and indirect spend.
Value delivered: Identified profit improvement of €65 million. Implemented category management, performance management, and data enablement. -
Role description: Led the Europe PMO for a global procurement transformation programme at a large consumer goods company, overseeing $6 billion in spend. The project began in Q2 of year 1.
Value delivered: Achieved over $50 million in savings in year 1 and more than $200 million in year 2, based on written agreements and approved by leadership.