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Flexmanager reference number: 81506
Available from (d/m/y): 08/02/2012, for days per week: 5
Resume written in: English
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Finance, Logistics, Procurement

Work Experience

Working Capital project for international group active in + 35 countrieds
Procurement project, negotiating existing contracts realizing 3 M€ saving for Benelux affiliate for large Oil and Gas company

Logistics set - up for private owned US company in The Netherlands

- Advisor and private support for people, succession planning, protection of assets, tax

Education

Master Degree In Applied Economics
Degree in Insurance

Skills

Curriculum Vitae

1. Personal details

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2. Education

High School

Koninklijk Atheneum Hoboken

Economic Sciences and Mathematics

1976 - 1982

University

Universiteit Antwerpen (RUCA)

University Degree in Applied Economics ( specialisation in Accountancy and Taxation ( Licentiaat Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen)

1982-1987

Other

In 1987 I obtained a “Teacher License” at the University of Antwerp ( Aggregaat Hoger Onderwijs).

3. Professional Experience

Actual Employment : Managing Director

Activity : Providing Consulting Services in the area of Finance, Logistics and management services

Date of foundation of the company : 28/08/2006

Assignment 1 : ABX

Main activities : Within the Group ABX Worldwide, being the acting manager for Working Capital, Network Billing practises, Customs and VAT

Main realizations :

- Material reduction in Receivables, allowing to reduce share capital of ABX ( Publications in several Belgian newspapers)
- Implementation of several procedures and policies, ( P2P, O2C)
- Initiating and Managing “ Cash is King” programme
- Implementing new performance indicators for DSO and DPO
- Direct support to ABX Netherlands and Germany, allowing to reduce significantly DSO
- Analyzing customer portofolio and examine customer profitability, providing feedback on customers to management and sales force
- Implementing Credit Risk management and Group Insurance structure
- Advising senior management on various Customs and Duty handling within the group, with the purpose to optimize cash flows

Used applications : SAP, Isabel

Period : 16/08/2006-31/03/2008

Assignment 2 : Viabo – Nijverheidsschool Antwerp

- Training and coaching of young starting entrepreneurs with their business

Period : ongoing – new participants starting on regular times

Used applications : Bob software, Win Editor ( Accounting software)

Assignment 3 : Forever Direct- Forever Living

Industry : health care

- interim finance management, including accounting, budget, forecast
- set-up of business plans in co-operation with countries to be migrated
- Review of Customs and tax requirements of the Group in Europe
- Cash flow planning
- Structured Intercompany Financing
- Performance measurement
- Treasury management, recycling of cash
- Tax planning
- Initial contact with Tax advisors, Customs and auditors

Period : August 15- December 31th
On Call until March 31th

Assignement 4 : SHELL Benelux

Industry : Oil and Gas

Function : Procurement and Contract manager Shell Gas Benelux

- Responsible for negotiating new contract with suppliers
- Active involvement and leading price negotiations
- Interface with Global Procurement Shell Group
- Monthly reporting to Shell HQ on procurement savings
- Analysis on ROI on investments
- Target to realize min savings of 10 % on existing contracts
- Support integration of affiliates in the Shell Gas Group
- Active involvement in the transition of activities to the Shared Service Center in India.

Period: February 2009 – August 31st 2009

Used applications : Inhouse Shell software, Sun Accounts ( Order Management module)

Previous employer 1 : DHL Worldwide Express Logistics SA/NV

Activity : Air Express Courier/Supply Chain Logistics

Start : 1 July 1993

End : 15 September 2007

Actual Position: Global Controller DHL Worldwide Express Logistics NV/SA

Main responsibilities :

- To lead and manage all initiatives in the set-up and ongoing management of the financial and management accounting function, including, planning, budgeting ( AOP, 3 yearly plans), billing and monthly reporting of the EMEA and Asia logistics services, to ensure that financial management controls are in place, timely billing and infrastructure are in place for existing and future growth. ( Logistics network covers currently 60 countries with more then 400 locations)

- To lead, manage and incorporate all the financial aspects of the DHL deferred Road Express with the Deutsche Post Euro Express, including the set-up of a single financial clearance system that provides full visibility of all transactions.

- To set-up and optimize management reporting tools, setting up KPI’s, individual sales targets

- To provide financial/billing solutions in RFQ’s for new potential logistics customers, which often exceed 50 M€ in turnover. (Active sales-support involvement with DHL Sales organisation and DHL Logistics customers)

- To steer planning and implementation of logisitics project.

- To provide, design and implement changes in IT platforms ( in cooperation with consultants), in the area of billing, self-billing and pre-billing solutions, work-flow solutions

- To explain to IT-experts the requirements of business and finance

- To act as subject matter expert on VAT and Customs

- To perform risk assessment on ongoing business ( customers and suppliers) and assess risk on new customer prospects

- To support pricing and costing exercises in the acquisition process of new clients, and profitability reviews of existing clients

- Responsible for the implementation of IT projects relating to the automatisation of billing and data capture processes ( including EDI, Web enabled solutions)

- To act as expert in several work streams that will define the new Logistics organisation ( integration of DHL, Danzas and Deutsche post network and Exel)

- To manage relationship with external parties ( VAT authorities, external auditors, tax experts ( PWC and KPMG)

- Member of the Express Logistics Senior Management team

Direct reports :6 – Total staff 38
Total Revenue Express Logistics : 700 M€

Previous positions :

1/7/93 – 30/11/93 : Regional Budget Analyst : Managing and Consolidating Europe –Africa budget

1/12/93 – 1/1/1996 : Investment Analysis Manager Europe – Africa. ( Capex and Opex reviews and analysis- Structured Finance solutions)

1/1/96 – 30/11/97 : Senior Business Finance Analyst + International Accounting Manager Europe –Africa

30/11/96-31/07/07 Manager DHL Group Services
Global Controller DHL Express Logistics /DHL Solutions
( Managing the finance function in a matrix management structure)
Member of the Supply Logistics management Board

Used applications

- JD Edwards ( World and One-World)
- SAP was in planning phase to meet Deutsche post requirements
- Internal Billing software
- Microcontrol
- Hyperion
- Cognos
- Limited Oracle usage
- Internal developed time registration to measure activities of staff ( core, diversionary, holiday planning, others)

Previous employer 2

Price Waterhouse Bedrijfsrevisoren BCV

Activity : Bix Six Audit Firm

Function: Audit Manager

Period : September 1988 - June 1993

Used applications

- Lotus Notes
- Internally developped time registration software ( for project assignments and calculation of billing to audit clients)

Previous employer 3

Education department ( in combination with period in PWC and DHL)

Activity : Lector at Economic Graduate School of Antwerp

Period : 1987-1995

Stopped due to high travel

4. Linguistic Competence

Mothertongue : Dutch

Other languages : French and English ( including writing )
German ( good notions)
Spanish ( Basic understanding, including reading)

5. Managerial training

- Borwick International Management Programme
- Leadership Programmes ( Managerial Grid)
- International VAT conferences
- Certified CBFA ( Commissie voor Bank, Financie- en Assurantiewezen)
- AXA Raadgever training ( Vermogensbeheer)

6. Computer knowledge

Good knowledge of several software packages such as :

- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- Netscape/Explorer
- Cognos
- Word
- JD Edwards/Hyperion
- Navision
- Business and user knowledge of SAP

7. Others

I was member of the European Indirect Tax Group ( PWC initiative towards to European Commission to influence future tax legislation on Indirect Taxes).( During DHL period)

Member of the VAT House

Advisor to Dirk Sterckx, member of European Parlement, Werkgroep voor Europa

Member of Commercial Group of Rupel Boom Football Club

7 years chairman of Parents group at OLVI school at Boom

8. lector experience

Given Courses

- VAT
- Customs regulations
- Cost Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Budgetting

Languages

Dutch, French, English, German

Other

Certified Insurance Broker