Former-McKinsey Associate Partner and Ex-Chief Procurement Officer
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD
Sep 2010 – Jul 2011
Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.) from the University of Antwerp
Sep 2002 – Jul 2003
Master of Economics (M.Econ.) from the University of Antwerp
Sep 1998 – Jul 2002
Focus: ICT
Work Experience
Chief Procurement Officer at Centrient Pharmaceuticals
Jan 2019 – Dec 2022
Achieved >€10 million in Procurement savings, fully signed off by Finance.
Built a global procurement team out of decentralized pockets of people/activity.
Implemented new Procurement way of working, including best-practice category management.
Associate Partner at McKinsey & Co.
Sep 2011 – Dec 2018
Initiated, designed and implemented 7 large-scale transformation/value creation programs with total impact >€500m.
Conducted various diagnostic and opportunity scan engagements to size potential value creation and develop a plan.
Led clean team to identify, size and assess the procurement synergies in a large pharma M&A transaction, resulting in >€100m in savings potential.
Supply Management – Latin America at Agfa-Gevaert
Aug 2006 – Jul 2010
Consultant at PNO Consultants
Nov 2003 – Jul 2006
About Me
During the last 4 years I was Chief Procurement Officer for Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Bain Capital portfolio company. Previously I was Associate Partner with McKinsey & Company, focused on Procurement. I have extensive experience on indirect categories such as Professional services, Packaging, Transportation, Warehousing, Technical Goods & Services, Facility Management and many more. I’m equally experienced in direct categories related to chemical & pharmaceutical products.
Qualifications
Project Categories
- Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
- Cost Management
- Value Creation Strategy Strategic Planning
- Strategic Transformation Project Management
Industries
- Professional & Business Services
- Pharma & Biotech
- Private Equity
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