Rene Van Grootveld

Supply chain management

Supply Chain Management

• Coordinating daily procurement activities for spare parts to minimize ordering from competitors and low-performing suppliers. • Increasing profitability and response times to customers by sharing knowledge and educating department staff about spare parts and procedures. • Executing special physical inspections on spare parts to ensure compliant product quality. • Ensure data availability by collecting and maintaining Multi-brand/3rd party OEM spares data in the ERP-system. • Identify improvement opportunities by Collecting and analyzing supply and demand data. • Coordinating and/or executing sourcing activities and projects. • Executing suppliers audits. • Evaluating and assessing potential new suppliers. • Executing tender projects • Executing price negotiations, closing frame agreements. • Monitoring delivery issues and/or discrepancies with suppliers. • Analyzing vendor rating and audits.

-Developing the entire product line on camping and leisure products -Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities -Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers. -Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, product contract, and positioning. -Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute. -Executing price negotiations, closing frame agreements. -Coordinating and/or executing sourcing activities and projects. -Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.