Stork Technical ServicesProductline Director Pumps&Valves
Jul. 2011 - Oct. 2012Utrecht Area, Netherlands (+ Germany, Belgium, KSA)Stork Technical Services is a world class, knowledge-based asset integrity management company dedicated to providing seamless performance to corporations in the chemical, oil & gas, power and other major industries.
Function : Product Line Director Pumps & Valves Services
Activities : Drive the overall growth and development of the product line;
Initiate and coordinate investments, both in people and tools/ facilities;
Manage cross-regional competence planning;
Manage cross-regional resource planning;
Initiate and coordinate product development programs, based on market needs;
Provide back-up to key account teams and multi-disciplinary service offerings;
Organize and chair international product line meetings and communication;
Lead the product line location managers towards optimal operational performance and an ‘One Stork’ attitude.
Challenges : Develop of a global Pumps & Valves Services “Centre of excellence”;
Establish service partnerships with leading pumps & valves OEM’s;
Provides input to the pumps & valves services product training for our sales force;
Participates in international networks that are of relevance to the pumps & valves service product portfolio
Span of control : Direct reports (#): 6 Regional Product Managers
4 “Centre of Excellence” Managers
: Total product line size: About 100 FTE, Turnover 18 million
Flowserve Solutions GroupLPO Leader DMX
Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2011Etten-Leur, The Netherlands (+ Worldwide)The concept behind Lead Product Operations (LPO) and Secondary Product Operations (SPO) is to design a process to control the DMX product line manufactured by FSG to enable Flowserve to compete in the global marketplace. Responsibility:
• LPO certification and Maintenance.
• Certification RAIL Implementation.
• Mark Management and Control by Product Coordination with FSG functions involved within the initiative.
• SPO identification and assessment including SPO certification.
• Coordination with LPO and SPO Engineering Teams for product design, development and industrialization.
• Coordination with LPO and SPO quality teams for consistency of product processes and procedures.
• Coordination with LPO and SPO engineering teams for Supply Chain Qualifications
and Management
• Pattern Management in good coordination with LPO Supply Chain Organization Challenges:
To coordinate within LPO/SPO facilities same working processes. To coordinate with the Product Manager / Estimating Supervisor / CSOA Manager improvement projects in order to meet market reference prices
Flowserve CorporationManager Frontline Units
Jun. 2008 - Jan. 2011WorldA company that produces products that move, control, and protect the flow of materials in some of the world's most critical industries.
Function : Frontline Unit Manager
Activities : - I directly manage 20 fte's in the field of Engineering, Purchasing and Project Management.
- Manage / direct Project Management teams to achieve the operational performance for each project within their control.
- Support the Business Unit plan for on time delivery, margin development, Sales, Operating Income, general Quality, Cash flow, reduction of operating Costs and Customer service levels.
- Responsible for acceptance of contracts during Project definition phases.
- Implementation and control of personnel assesment for the Team.
- Promoting and developing the C.I.P. culture within the BU.
- Ensure that the defined needs of both Customer and Corporation are translated into precise, quantified and measurable objectives to all personnel within the Department.
FlowserveProject Manager
Aug. 2005 - May. 2008Etten-Leur, The Netherlands (+ Worldwide)The overall control of assigned original equipment projects, to meet the contractual requirements.
- Guidance and motivation of project buyers and engineers to successfully closeout a project.
- Report weekly work/achievements in relation to accountability.
- Report project status on a monthly basis to senior management.
- Check, delegate and expedite necessary work, to obtain customer satisfaction and project control. Additional achievements:
- Obtained a “Spirit of Flowserve” award on collaboration, for my successful work on Chinese projects.
- Contributed considerably to meeting the 2007 cash flow metric, by “pulling” 2 huge orders through our B.U. in Q4 and in addition cashing the money within 2007.
- Awarded for a crucial role in the preparation and implementation of the Oracle ERP system.
VDL SteelweldManager leverancierskwaliteit
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2005Breda, The Netherlands (Arad, Romania / Detva, Slovakia)- The purchase and sub contracting of mechanical parts for automotive production tools/machines.
- Sub contracting entire machines / toolings (after supplier development).
- The logistical guidance of the sub contracting, from drawing to final assembly.
- Development of a vendor rating system and the screening of suppliers accordingly.
- Making frame agreements on strategic level.
- Determining project related purchasing strategies.
- Managing colleagues in the outsourcing department.
- Guiding foreign suppliers (mainly eastern-Europe) to the desired level of quality and reliability.
Freewheel TrailerbouwOperations Manager
Aug. 1998 - Jun. 2001Schijndel, The NetherlandsA company building and selling trailers for boats through a dealership network.
The daily leadership in this construction/assembly company employing 16 people
- Production planning / activity control.
- Purchasing of the entire product range.
- Directly leading both construction and assembly department.
- Combining the production packages in and development of, a MRP system.
- Developing international contacts and determining market strategy.
- Demonstrations and sales on fairs.
- Analyzing internal logistic processes and implementing improvement plans.
- Maintaining the general IT structure (purchase hard- and software / network installation and maintenance / installation of software on the workstations).
- Deliberation on management level on middle and long term decisions.