References

Automotive

Audi,BMW,Fiat,Honda,Jaguar,Land Rover,Mazda,Porsche,Seat,Skoda,Volkswagen,Volvo

Delphi,MGI-Coutier,Pirelli,Tenneco

Various other first and second tier suppliers

 

Chemicals

BASF,British Petroleum,Cabot,Dexter,Engelhard,Exxon,GE Silicones,Scholle,Sigma Aldrich

 

Technology

ABB,Arrow Electronics,ASM International,Belgacom,IBM,Rockwell Automation,Siemens Wind Energy,Weidmann Electronic

 

Engineering,Energy,Utilities

American Water,Hamon,Mecabourg,Stork,Suez Electrabel,Xcel Energy

 

Logistics

Hessenatie Logistics,IWT,Flanders House of Logistics

 

Industrial Equipment

American Lafrance,Crown,Delaval,Dover Corporation,Sumitomo

 

Healthcare & Medical Devices

Abbott,Bausch & Lomb,IGC/Philips Medical,Patient Keeper

 

Financial Services,Insurances & Others

Aetna,Belgian Post,Blue Cross of California,Carrefour,ShowTex,University of Ghent,Zurich Financial Services

 

 

Certificates

Certified Small Business Consultant by the Flemish Government

 

Credentials of the Clear Vantage leader

 

"I found Johan to be a very talented and dedicated sourcing professional. He has proven skills and strategy for implementation a tremendous drive to deliver valuable results. These skills and a strong work ethic enabled him to consistently deliver on savings versus goals" - Tenneco Inc.

 

"The team could not have achieved the level of success realized without the deft business sense, purchasing expertise and language skills which Johan possesses. Continually he demonstrates his skills through actions which support both the tactical and strategic needs of the supply chain process and recognizes the need to adapt his management style to various scenarios. He is a true professional. " - Tenneco Inc..

 

"Johan is a professional Procurement and Strategic Sourcing leader who works at an international level and is up to date on market trends and processes. He is very focused on productivity and savings but takes Total Cost of Ownership as the overall decision criteria. I personally enjoyed and positive experiences gained while working with John "- Rockwell Automation

 

"Johan demonstrated that he is a world class spend management professionals, with a great knowledge and competency in industry, as well as very acute managerial and organizational skills. All the projects were real successes reverse auction, thanks to his great professionalism and dedication" -- Ariba

 

“Johan has done a great job on a strategic level within the purchasing department of the Belgian Post. Thanks to his hands on approach combined with out-of-the box ideas, his intervention resulted in a direct spend decrease on different categories. Eventhough the changes were rather a revolution, he succeeded to implement his approach with total acceptance of the team, and with an increase of the internal customer satisfaction. The share of his detailed expertise is highly appreciated as well. I'm looking forward to work together again in the future.” - Belgian Post

 

“Johan, is an extremely professional procurement expert. His international experience, coupled with his sound grounding in all procurement matters, makes him a very dependable and knowledgeable asset. Johan is definitively one of the most complete experts in terms of procurement tool processes (specially in e-auction management, spent management, ...). His broad background and knowledge on purchasing techniques paired with his eye for identifying the best path forward makes him a strong partner to work with. Johan offers you the right mixture of a "helicopter view" and yet a love for details.” - Belgacom Group