Sofie Van den Brandt
COO Thales Nederland @ Thales
About
Years of experience in various global leadership positions across general management, supply chain & operations management, site management, manufacturing (assembly and process industry), direct and indirect procurement, sales & operations planning, product industrialization, strategy development, IT, quality. Experience across a wide range of high-tech sectors (Defence, Healthcare, Semiconductors, Lighting, Consumer Electronics, Chemical) with global exposure based in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore, and China. Strong people leader, connecting leadership, positive mindset, leading with purpose & direction, acquainted change manager, customer focused, combining strategic insight with a hands-on drive for results and continuous improvement, takes personal interest in diversity & inclusion and coaching.
Belgium
Antwerp Metropolitan Area
Defense & Space
Strategy Development, Strategic Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Purchasing, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, Negotiation, Contract Management, Supplier Evaluation, Process Improvement, Team Leadership, Team Building, Change Management, Program Management, Supply Management, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Quality Management, Management, Supply Chain
Experience
COO Thales Nederland
Thales
Netherlands
Associate member
Women on Board Belgium
Belgium
VP, Head of Integrated Supply Chain for Business Diagnostic X-Ray
Philips
Best, the Netherlands
Responsible for Operations & Supply Chain for Business Diagnostic X-Ray Manage the E2E value stream “plan-source-make-deliver-install”; covering functions like product industrialization of New Product Introductions, sales & operations planning, supply planning, procurement, material management, manufacturing, logistics, installation management, industrial P&L management, strategy & transformation
VP, Site Leader for Philips Campus in Best
Philips
Best, the Netherlands
Site Leader for Philips Campus in Best with 3600 employees (R&D, innovation, manufacturing, service, etc...) Vice President and Chairman of Board of Directors PMSN B.V. Member of "Eindhovensche Fabrikantenkring" Reporting to Philips COO
Order to Fulfillment Leader for Business "Image Guided Therapy Systems"
Philips
Best, the Netherlands
Act as global Business Operations Leader for €2 billion Business, overseeing global functions: - Head of Delivery Strategy - Sales & Operations planning - Product Industrialization for New Product Introductions - Global Installation Management for all Systems businesses - Represent Manufacturing / Supply Chain Management functions
Senior Director Procurement - Commodity Cluster Leader for Personnel, Business & Mobility Services
Philips
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Global Procurement responsibility for all Personnel, Business & Mobility Services spend across Philips Responsible for €1.3 Billion global spend Manage a global team of Procurement professionals Member of Indirect Procurement Management Team
Senior Director - Market Procurement Leader
Philips
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Market Commodities in scope: Marketing & Sales, Real Estate & Facility Management and Industrial, Time Hire and HR services, Consultancy, Divested Operations, Law Firms, Insurance, Travel, Leased cars and ground transportation Procurement of 3rd party goods and services for resale to Philips Healthcare customers Manage a team of indirect procurement professionals for Market Benelux Member of Management Team
Senior Director Procurement IT
Philips
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Global Strategic Sourcing and Commodity Management Accountable for IT Commodities Network & Telecom, Datacenters & Cloud, Hardware and Helpdesk services, Security, Software and building strategic alliances with key market players Manage a global team of procurement professionals
Global Commodity Director Mechatronics
Philips
Best, the Netherlands
Global Strategic Sourcing of Mechatronics Strategy development Management of Global Commodity Team Building Strategic Business Relations and Strategic Alliances Make versus Buy decision process
Senior Sourcing Specialist IT
Philips
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing IT Management of a global team of Strategic and Tactical Buyers Global Commodity Lead Software Global Supplier Relationship Manager for strategic IT suppliers
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Philips Lighting (now Signify)
Turnhout, Belgium
Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, IT Strategic Sourcing of Metals
Quality and IT Manager
Philips Consumer Electronics
Singapore and China (Shanghai)
Information Technology, Quality, Environmental and Business Excellence Program Management. Act as quality business partner towards customers.
Senior Buyer IT
Philips Semiconductors (now NXP)
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Strategic and tactical purchasing of IT (hardware, software, services, outsourcing)
Software Buyer
Origin International
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Purchasing of mainframe and client-server software
Process Automation Engineer
Monsanto Europe
Antwerp, Belgium
Project leader and automation of chemical installations
Education
KU Leuven
Master of Science in Industrial Management
KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering Technology - Geel Campus
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
IMD
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