Arla Foods is owned by approximately 8,900 farmers in seven European countries who supply around 14 million litres of milk per day for Arla’s well-known brands including …

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Ze werkte in de supply chain bij Starbucks en Red Bull. Bedrijven waar ondernemerschap hoogtij viert en waar ze zich de verschillende supply chain-disciplines en leiding­geven eigen …

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Headhunter Edwin Tuyn had, op basis van zijn CV, de nummer 1, Joost Bous, in 2017 nooit aangenomen als supply chain directeur van de snelgroeiende retailer Action. En Bous zichzelf ook niet, geeft hij eerlijk toe. Toch staat hij op de eerste plaats van de Top 26 Supply Chain Directeuren van Nederland, met Karel de Jong van Jumbo op twee en Mark Hoppenbrouwers van Rituals op drie. “Ik heb de afgelopen vijf jaar heel veel geleerd”, stelt Bous.

Inspired-Search interview with Kees-Jan van Wees, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Zeelandia: “Better continuity thanks to focusing on least cost rather than lowest cost” Zeelandia produces a broad …

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Inspired-Search interview with Frank Baur. Frank Baur joined Parker Hannifin two years ago to lead its EMEA supply chain from its regional headquarters in Étoy, Switzerland. The company manufactures a wide range of products that facilitate motion within an industrial application, which, put simply, ‘enable engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow’.

Inspired-Search Interview with Elle Dings, the Vice President Supply Chain at Lumileds :“ We supply mainly standard products in the illumination and conventional automotive markets, and customization in our other two markets.

Nivea is one of the world’s best-known skin care products. But its manufacturer Beiersdorf is ‘relatively small’, according to Harald Emberger. Having worked for Mars Inc and …

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“The right doors opened for me at the right time,” says Isabelle Conrot who has spent her entire career – 27 years – working for the Swiss healthcare company, Roche. Always curious to see where they led, she’s enjoyed a varied and buoyant career, the last 4 ½ years as Head of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Operations for the Pharma division.

Bleeker started his career as a consultant at what was then still known as Andersen Consulting. Just when he had decided that he wanted “a more hands-on role rather than just giving advice from the sidelines”, he became involved in the merger between De Boer and Unigro. It was the perfect moment for him to make the switch from the consultancy side to the client side. After first integrating the front end of the two grocery businesses, he then integrated the back end: the distribution centres, logistics networks and the supply chain management software. 

David Prinselaar joined AkzoNobel in 2015 as the company was formulating a vision to transform the supply chain. While enthusiastic to make change, implementing a major transformation …

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