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cross functional manager

Work Experience

7+ YEARS INTERNATIONAL CROSS FUNCTIONAL, CROSS INDUSTRY PROJECT EXPERIENCE

• Nov 03–Dec 04: Seadco s.a. : Sourcing Development Manager Asia
Prince Albert Fund Laureate (received Royal Grant for a 1 year project to help a Belgium company expand its international business)
India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam – Food

Research and launch of activities in new key sourcing markets in Asia (India, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Myanmar) for a Brussels based global frozen seafood trading company:
o define market potential, opportunities and constraints in terms of products, prices, volumes, seasons, legal matters, risks and quality standards for EU and US customers
o identify reliable key sourcing partners in those countries and define and establish with them the operating models
o launch purchase and QC operations in those countries


• March 02–Oct 03: Levi Strauss & Co EMA: Brand & Go-to-Market Application Manager
Brussels, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cape Town - Apparel

Program Manager on cross-functional projects aimed at implementing the Brand and Supply Chain Strategies: translation of innovative conceptual models into operational impacts, define IT and business process action plans (e.g. High Speed Go-to-Market model)
Management of Applications for Brand, Visual Merchandizing and Creative Design users


• Sept 97–Feb 02: Accenture: Management Consultant
Brussels, Antwerp, Luxembourg, Zurich, Geneva – Banking, Oil

Project Manager, technical lead, functional lead and business analyst roles on 8 different projects, mainly with major International Banks based in Zurich and Luxembourg. Content of the projects:
o Strategy (customer strategy, customer segmentation, products and services portfolio redefinition, commercial release strategy)
o Process (business process design & re-engineering, operating model definition)
o Information Technology (architecture definition, systems assessment, implementation and conversions)
o Change Management (organisational structures, training programs)

Education

• Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation Management
UCL, Brussels, Jan-July 2003
Key subjects: strategic and operational stakes in innovation, success factors for innovation, valuation of intellectual property, financing innovation, organization structures and culture for innovation

• Professional education
Accenture, Dale Carnegie, Global Integration, University of Chicago, Banco Sabadell
Paris, London, Zaragoza, Chicago, Amsterdam and Brussels
o Project and Team Management: Managing Remote Teams, Project Planning and Estimations, Implementing Business Solutions
o Business Skills: Customer Strategy, Financial Analysis for Strategy, Internet Architecture School, Process Excellence School, Business Process Overview, Financiación del Comercio Exterior
o Personal Development: High Impact presentations, The 7 Habits, Pyramid Principles

• Postgraduate GGS in Applied Economics
KUL/Universidad de Zaragoza, Leuven/Zaragoza, Sept 96 - July 97, Cum Laude
Key subjects: Advanced International Economics, Advanced International Management, Capital Markets and Stock Exchange, Economic Development of China, Socio-psychological Issues in International Business

• Masters’ and Bachelors’ Degree in Commercial Sciences/International Relations
EHSAL Business School, Brussels, Sept 90 - July 96, Magna Cum Laude
Key subjects of MA: International Management, International Marketing,
International Private and Public Law, International Politics and Trade Policies,
International Economics, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Organizational Behaviour
Masters’ Paper: “Tequila Crisis: Monetary crisis in Mexico December 1994”

Languages

• Dutch: mother tongue
• English: fluent
• French: fluent
• Spanish: good understanding, basic speaking –6 months Erasmus exchange in Spain
• German: good understanding, basic speaking –university classes and exposure during 1 year assignment in Zurich

Other

• Global mobility and relocation
• Key Personal Interests:
o A passion for creating and chasing new challenges
o Independent travel: Asia (India, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand), Australia, North America (Canada, USA), Africa (South Africa, Mozambique, Tunisia) and Europe (core and new EU countries)

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