Functional Skills

Procurement
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Relationship Management
Strategy Development
Operating Model Design
Digital Transformation

Software Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerBI
Ariba

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Energy
Financial Services
Retail

Languages

English
Dutch

Notable Clients

Bacardi
Mondelez International
PepsiCo
Refresco
Vestas Wind Systems

Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

ARBERN Procurement Consulting Management Consulting
Independent procurement consultant
11/2023 - Present
Services:
Procurement consultancy, including project/program management.
SME support.
Procurement interim management.

Recent Assignments:
Led a product cost reduction assessment for a renewable energy company.
Acted as SME for a global Equipment and MRO sourcing project for a consumer goods company.
Defined the global procurement operating model for a consumer goods company.
Conducted a category management training workshop for a consumer goods company.

Deloitte Management Consulting
Director
4/2014 - 10/2023
Role:
Member of Deloitte's Strategy & Operations practice.
Led the Dutch Procurement team (15 consultants) and was part of the SC leadership team.
Managed large engagements, business development, and IC development.
Drove the growth of the Procurement consulting practice.

Key achievements:
Grew procurement consulting revenue from near zero to €3M in the last financial year.
Consistently delivered successful projects over 10 years, leading to frequent add-on work and repeat clients.
Expanded the procurement consulting team from 3 to 15 consultants, developing skills, dedication, and motivation.

Kearney Management Consulting
Principal
7/2001 - 3/2014
Joined as an Associate and moved up to Manager and then to Principal.

Last role - Principal:
Member of the European Operations and Consumer Goods & Retail practices; part of the Benelux leadership team.
Led large engagements, business development, and intellectual capital (IC) development.
Managed recruitment, evaluation, and mentoring of consultants.

Key achievements - Principal:
European lead in multiple global procurement transformation programmes, including two of Kearney's largest contingent projects at the time.
Secured add-on work in nearly every project over 13 years.
Successfully mentored and managed junior consultants.

Philips Research
Research Scientist
5/1994 - 8/1999
• Developed polymer light-emitting diodes for consumer electronics.
• Managed a development line with two operators.
• Increased device efficiency by 50% and product lifetime tenfold.
• Led a project that established a new business unit.

Utrecht University Research
PhD Student
1/1990 - 12/1993
• Developed a model to describe material properties in solar cells and FPDs.
• Supervised second-year practicums and coached final-year students.

FOM Institute Research
MSc Student
5/1988 - 12/1989
Optimised a tungsten metal deposition technique for chip manufacturing.
Designed and built a setup to measure fluorine impurities in tungsten layers.