Consumer Services
Administrative and Support Services
Manufacturing
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Hospitals and Health Care
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Cornelis

Global Supply Chain executive

Jurisdiction

Netherlands | China | United Arab Emirates | Thailand | Singapore

Notable Employer

  • Regional Head of Supply Chain at IFRC , International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
  • Logistics Manager Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Nigeria, Afghanistan at MSF Doctors Without Borders
  • Inventory Analyst at ev3 Medidcal
  • Inventory Controller at UPS-SCS

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Regional Head of Supply ChainNotable
2024 - Present

Developing, leading and implementation of the Supply Chain across the MENA region. Support partners across the region with supply management and capacity enhancement programs in support of their humanitarian activities. Key achievements: 1. Established supply chain movement coordination enabling a functioning supply chain for the middle east crisis. 2. Rapid deliveries of aid to Syria, Lebanon and Libya trough planning and stakeholder engagement

Procurement and Client Services Manager
2022 - 2024

Leading a team of medical procurement specialists responsible for operational procurement, order fulfilment, and customer service solutions in support of governments, non-profit organizations, and humanitarian agencies. Key achievements: 1. Reduction in delivery lead times for African customers and partners by 10%. 2. Importation and last mile delivery bottlenecks eliminated in Vietnam and DR Congo

Medical Logistics Coordinator
2020 - 2022

Coordinate medical supply chain and procurement in IFRC global COVID-19 response. Quality assurance of global, regional and local procurement of medical supplies. Key achievements: 1. Global provision of high-quality PPE during peak of pandemic. 2. Delivery of oxygen equipment to highly affected countries while scarcity on the market.

Logistics Coordinator
2016 - 2020

Manage logistics and supply chain activities in support of humanitarian programs (Procurement, warehousing, transport, fleet). Procurement of relief goods, supply chain assessments, supply chain and logistics capacity building and training. Design, implementation and monitoring of regional and local supply chain strategies. Key achievements: 1. 15% cost reduction of relief goods for Syria 2. Capacity enhancement program establishing support departments in Lebanon. 3. 20 tons of cargo air lifted to Caribbean within 4 days after hurricane Irma.

Project Coordinator
2015 - 2016

Program management with scope on 1 hospital and 7 remote health centers, strategic planning, budgeting. Management of 120 staff. Key achievements: 1. Sustainable handover of project to local government resulting in an annual saving of EUR 1 million. 2. Measles vaccination campaign for 20,000 children in 3 days.

Logistics Manager Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Nigeria, AfghanistanNotable
2011 - 2015

Responsible for supply chain management and logistics in medical emergency projects (remote health clinics, primary health care and provincial hospitals) Order management, transport, warehouse setup and management, distribution. Procurement of wide range of consumer materials and assets. Key achievements: 1. Setup of supply chain structure within 10 days after hurricane Haiyan in the Philippines. 2. Warehouse relocation in Bangladesh reducing lead times with 50%. 3. Setup of logistics and supply chain team and systems in surgical hospital in Nigeria within 2 months.

Inventory AnalystNotable
2010 - 2011

Lead on optimization project of prepositioned stocks. Key achievements: Significant reduction of excess stock levels.

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs coordinator
2009 - 2009

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs coordinator and administrator

Inventory ControllerNotable
2006 - 2008

Inventory Controller for different customers. 16,000 SKU inventory management, troubleshooting in-and outbound process, setting-up new warehouse for customer in Cluj-Napoca Romania. Key achievements: 1. Implementation of new customer completed within 6 months. 2. Setup of automated inventory control system. 3. Design of factory warehouse management process and trainings.

Education

Degree of Industrial EngineeringZuyd University
2000 - 2005

Skills

Core skills5
Languages4

Skills

Leadership
Agility
Strategic
problem solving
communication

Languages

English
Dutch
German
French

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