✎ ABOUT ME
I am a specialist in worldwide transportation procurement, transport modeling-simulation & worldwide logistics consultancy.
I specialize in large worldwide logistics tenders and procurement (mostly complex and or oversized transport, project cargo) & organizing seminars and (inhouse) trainings heavy and oversized transport and heavy lifting.
My expertise spans industries such as wind energy, manufacturing, and media, where I have successfully led restructuring initiatives, optimized procurement strategies, and negotiated high-value contracts.
Heavy transport and lifting courses:
✎ Weekend seminars:
https://www.breakbulk-logistics.com/weekend_seminar_heavy_transport_lifting.php
✎ Inhouses training:
https://www.breakbulk-logistics.com/inhouse_training_heavy_transport_lifting.php
✎ Masterclass:
https://www.breakbulk-logistics.com/masterclass_webinar_heavy_transport_lifting.php
✎ CONTENT SEMINAR HEAVY TRANSPORT AND LIFTING
Day 1
Module 1 Introduction heavy transport, branches and indivisible cargo
Module 2 Law and permits heavy transport Germany
Module 3 Permits heavy and oversized transport Europe
Module 4 Truck types, axle payload calculations
Module 5 Securing loads on trucks and ships
Module 6 Crane technology, load calculation & deployment
Module 7 Sea freight, inland barges, breakbulk, incoterms & port handling
Module 8 Negotiation logistic projects, liability, calculation, and contracts
Bookings:
Van der Meer Breakbulk logistics consultancy
Phone: +31 6 46 84 23 31
www.breakbulk-logistics.com
bouwe@breakbulk-logistics.com
✎ MY EXPERIENCE
✔30 years management experience (small and large businesses)
✔15 years consulting and interim management
✔25 projects finished
✎ MY CURRENT PROJECTS (until 20205):
✔DMG MORI AG - 2016-2028- Procurement worldwide logistics - breakbulk (project cargo) and heavy and oversized transport - 8 Factories
✔IKO INSULATION - 2016-2025 - Procurement European transportation – 3 Factories
Previous projects & clients: Enercon, Avebe, Gräper, Körber, Tennet, Royal Haskonig, Studio 100, Holcim, Kijlstra, MBI, Rentex Floron, Robert Bosch, , Xerox, Tektronix
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2007
Languages
GermanFluentEnglishFluentDutchNative speaker
Project history
Logistics Consultant - Einkauf Logistics - DMG MORI
DMG Mori AG
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
1000-5000 team member
Logistic and procurement manager – Responsible for inbound / outbound logistics Worldwide (Spend 100 Mio)
Inbound to 7 Factories Europe, outbound worldwide, parcel, road, sea, air, warehousing, heavy cargo
Pricing of transport CIP / CIF conditions all turning and milling machines worldwide, 400 types from 5 to 300 ton to 122 different countries in the world
Responsible for the following logistics categories / modalities (total spend 100 Mio):
Import Sea freight China / India 2.000 TEU / 2 Mio
Export Sea freight USA / Asia 15.000 TEU / 8 Mio
Outbound parcels + Worldwide airfreight 10 Mio
Inbound European Road, parcel / FTL and LTL 3 Mio
Outbound European Road transport, heavy cargo 25 Mio
Packaging sea cases 6 Mio, stowage, and port handling 2 Mio
Rigging and bring-in of heavy machines in Europe and industrial assembly (10 Mio)
Biggest achievements in 5 year
Build a central logistics / purchasing department for 7 factories, spend 100 Mio
Managed the China sea freight situation / leading a worldwide crisis team
Plan and implemented savings plan with a total value of 20 Mio over 5 years
Development and self-programming of new software applications (5 X MS ACCESS Database)
Tennet, NL-Arnhem, high-voltage lines, 3180 FTE, 3,9 Billion EUR
* Engineering supply chain new high voltage line (Spend 110 Mio EUR)
Logistics Consultant - Tender - Enercon
Enercon Logistics, DE-Aurich
Energy, Water & Environment
>10.000 team member
Enercon Logistics, DE-Aurich, Wind energy, 20.000 FTE, 4,6 Mio
* Introducing Transporeon, Digitization Logistics 2.0
* Short-term support in finding a solution for a shortage of transport capacity
* Training and implementation Transporeon of Enercon dispatchers and their carriers in Germany and France
Logistics Tender Consultant - IKO NV
IKO NV, BE
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
500-1000 team member
IKO NV, BE- Antwerp, Construction material, 130 Mio. EUR
* Tendering & restructuring road transport Belgium, France and UK
* 4 Tenders, 5 Mio, savings 600K. New international contracts with 6 new carriers
Logistics Tender Consultant - IKO Insulations BV
IKO Insulations BV
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
500-1000 team member
IKO Insulations BV, NL- Klundert, Construction material, 130 Mio. EUR
* Analyze logistic processes both internal (warehouse) and external (outbound transport)
* Integrate the logistic of 2 internal companies on site Klundert
* Restructuring all European transports including contracts & SLA (10 Mio)
* Tender Benelux 4,5 Mio (saving 1 Mio), Tender Germany 1,5 Mio (saving 300K)
* Difficulty level: high. No shipment data, contract previous consultancy prematurely terminated
Logistics Consultant - Royal Haskoning
Royal Haskoning
Banking & Financial Services
1000-5000 team member
Royal Haskoning, NL-Nijmegen, Consultancy and Engineering, 7000 FTE, 400 Mio. EUR
* Logistics Benchmark Djibouti and Ethiopia
* Defined with local contacts all logistic main flows, carriers, harbors & rates, logistic benchmark
* Difficulty level: high. Worked under pressure with own local contacts in Ethiopia
Consultant Procurement and Logistics - Enercon Gmbh
Enercon Gmbh
Energy, Water & Environment
1000-5000 team member
* Restructuring procurement of logistics, total category spends worldwide logistics 500 Mio.
* Developed supply chain improvements with a saving potential of 25 Mio (new design tower sections)
* Management of all purchasing activities, coaching the team members and support buyers (15 FTE)
* Identification and implementation of cost reduction potential (separated standard transports and bundled them)
* Full benchmark of all European heavy transport on carriers, vehicle types and rates (60.000 transports, 500 Mio)
* Developed new price calculation tools for heavy transport and large cranes
* Prepare and negotiate high risks projects and contracts (> € 30 Mio) with management
* Defining, executing, and negotiating 15 large international transport tenders, savings 5 Mio
* Worked on international projects (procurement logistics and cranes) like wind parks in Canada & Kazakhstan
* Difficulty level: high. solved operational and financial issues, contract previous consultancy prematurely terminated
Consultant Procurement and Logistics - Gräper Gmbh
Gräper Gmbh
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
500-1000 team member
Gräper Gmbh, DE-Ahlhorn, Concrete transformation houses, 100 Mio. EUR, 700 FTE
* Restructuring procurement of transport and cranes, rigging Europe
* Defining new standard transport contract and SLA with logistic suppliers
* Prepare and negotiate big projects and contracts with carriers (UK, Germany)
* Organizing tender heavy transport and deployment cranes Europe, savings 600K
* Difficulty level: high. No shipment data, nor agreed rates or conditions.
Consultant Procurement and Logistics - Royal Haskoning
Royal Haskoning
Architecture & Civil Engineering
1000-5000 team member
Royal Haskoning, NL-Nijmegen, Consultancy and Engineering, 7000 FTE, 400 Mio. EUR
* Logistic engineering supply chain large and complicated mining project in Africa (50 Mio / year)
* Develop tender strategy and sourcing documents for transport, and handling 2.000.000 tons annually
* Investigation and defining truck types (220 vehicles), route and tracks (600 km desert track) in Africa
* Difficulty level: high. No shipment data, poor documentation, contract previous consultancy prematurely terminated
Interim Category Lead Buyer - Avebe Potato Starch
Avebe Potato Starch
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
1000-5000 team member
Avebe Potato Starch, NL-Veendam, 1300 FTE, 650 Mio. EUR
* Restructuring of procurement and organization of transport and warehousing worldwide (category spend € 75 Mio)
o 2.000.000 ton Potatoes to factories
o 600.000 ton transport and storage of potato starch in bulk, big bags and pallets
o Procurement of external warehouses of 120.000 m and 200.000 ton bulk in silo parks
* Issued and negotiated 5 worldwide transport tenders, savings € 1,5 Mio
* Legal problems with suppliers solved using lawyers and attorneys
* Development and implementation of new purchasing strategy and multi-year procurement plan
* Advised senior management in logistics / transportation on liability and litigation
* Difficulty level: high. Previous buyer was already deactivated when I started.
Interim Manager Sales and Logistics
Studio 100 Media
Marketing, PR and design
1000-5000 team member
Studio 100 Media, DE-München, Media Producer, 1000 FTE, 170 Mio. EUR
* Short term replacement of 2 Key staff members, Head of Merchandising and Supply Chain Manager
* Planning, buying and replenishment of 500 SKU in China and Europe
* Negotiating and buying displays from cardboard factories
* Daily management and training employee's department sales and logistics (3 FTE)
* Optimize customer contracts, Supply Chain and SLA of with logistics service providers
* Research and development of new logistics model Europe (from 4 warehouses to 2)
* Optimization of Microsoft Dynamics AX (ERP) and creation of new reports (Crystal Reports)
* Difficulty level: high. The most important staff members left the company, had to take over within a week
Interim Logistics Manager - Laundry service de Blinde
Laundry service de Blinde
Transport & Logistics
1000-5000 team member
Laundry service de Blinde, NL-Heerenveen, Healthcare, 200 FTE, 15 Mio. EUR
* Restructuring fleet management (technical and financial), saving 200K
* Optimization of the material flow of clean and dirty bed sheets linen, textiles, and clothing
* Buying and selling trucks, fleet analysis, insurance, and contacts with Department of Motor Vehicles
* Supplier management and auditing, maintenance, and repair of vehicles
* Interim category buyer for Fuel, Trucks and Personal
* Tenders, RFQ prepared and completed for road transport, labor, and maintenance
Interim Business Development Manager - Gutmann Heavy Logistics
Gutmann Heavy Logistics AG
Transport & Logistics
1000-5000 team member
Gutmann Heavy Logistics AG, CH-Zug, Heavy Transport Logistics, 100 FTE, 35 Mio. EUR
* Acquisition project cargo in Europe through cold calling, internet, emails, newsletters and presentations
* Branches: wind energy, power plant construction, steel mills, oil and gas and top 100 companies Germany
* Buying and organization transport, cranes, special equipment for projects in Europe
* Worked on wind projects in France and Poland, shipping (from Portugal to Antwerp and Rostock) transport and
installation of multiple wind turbines (onshore), transport and montage (heavy lift) of transformers (300 ton)
Interim logistics Manager- Rentex Floron BV
Rentex Floron BV
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
250-500 team member
Rentex Floron BV, NL-Bolsward, Healthcare, 350 FTE, 33 Mio. EUR
* Improved efficiency planning trucks and creating 500K savings euro annually
* Decreased number of trucks from 34 to 24, sold old leftover trucks through internet auction
* Optimization of the material flow of clean and dirty bed sheets linen, textiles and clothing
* Interim Buyer for IT Systems, Fuel, Trucks and Personal
* Tenders, RFQ prepared and negotiated for road transport, labor, and maintenance
Manager new business - Holtrop van der Vlist BV
Holtrop van der Vlist BV
Transport & Logistics
250-500 team member
Holtrop van der Vlist BV, NL-Assen, Heavy Transport and Machinery, 100 FTE, 18 Mio. EUR
* Acquisition of new customers earthmoving industry, heavy equipment in Europe (2 Mio new turnover)
* Define sales strategy and implement into sales plan, defining prices and issuing on tenders
* Management of 1000 Prospects (cold calling, newsletters, visiting) and 600 customers
* Responsible for accounts receivable management and contact person for major accounts and IT
* Development of own CRM Database and introduced GPS System
Interim Commercial Director - Oenema Transport
Oenema Transport
Transport & Logistics
500-1000 team member
Oenema Transport, Taxi / ambulance, NL-Heerenveen, Logistics, 200 FTE, 20 Mio. EUR
* Developed long term strategy "conditioned, furniture and automotive logistics"
* Responsible for the staff, Transport Department 70 drivers and 5 office co-workers
* Restructuring transportation department, € 600 K annually loss converted
* Purchase / Buying of capital equipment such as trucks, forklift, fuel and temporary workers
* Set up new commercial departments:
o Automotive inbound logistics (400K)
o Food and conditioned transport for Albert Heijn (1.5 Mio)
o Furniture transport from Germany to Holland (200K)
* Participated 4 European public tenders passenger transport, won three out of four
* Conducting litigation and contact person for banks, taxes, customers and suppliers
Consultant procurement & logistics - MBI Concrete Products
MBI Concrete Products, NL-Kampen
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
500-1000 team member
MBI Concrete Products, NL-Kampen, Concrete Production, 200 FTE, 35 Mio. EUR
* Optimizing flows of goods, storage of raw materials and finished goods
* Optimizing production Kampen NL (200.000 ton) and Veghel NL (300.000 ton)
* Tender and RFQ written for outbound transport finished goods
Interim Transport Manager - Holcim Concrete Products
Holcim Concrete Products, NL-Rotterdam
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
250-500 team member
Holcim Concrete Products, NL-Rotterdam, Concrete Production, 200 FTE, 30 Mio. EUR
* Planning, preparation and organization of transportation of building materials (Daily up to 80 trucks)
* Contact person for drivers, customers, freight forwarders and production staff
* Tender (RFQ) written for outbound transport finished goods
Interim Director - Concrete Production Kijlstra
Concrete Production Kijlstra
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
250-500 team member
Concrete Production Kijlstra, NL-Veendam, Concrete Production, 35 FTE, 20 Mio. EUR
* Heading team of 35 FTE, production, buying, sales, marketing and administration
* Buying all equipment like forklift trucks, wheel loaders, raw materials like sand cement and minerals
* Master production planning in SAP R3 and liaise plans with headquarters
* Solved production problems (interruptions) and prepared expansion of production to 200% in 2007
* Determine new marketing strategy (dealers and end customers) and define selling prices
* Turnaround marketing: create new product range called "Colors of the Earth" which is still their main brand today
* Difficulty level: high. Previous director already had left the company for 6 months when I took it over. A lot of things
had already gone its own way and needed to be corrected afterwards
Managing Director - Van der Werff Logistics BV
Van der Werff Logistics BV
Transport & Logistics
500-1000 team member
Van der Werff Logistics BV, NL-Heerenveen, Transport and Logistics, 100 FTE, 12 Mio. EUR
* Developed long term strategy "Logistics of construction materials Europe"
* Responsible for the staff, Transport Department 75 drivers and 10 office co-workers
* Close and reorganize office Harderwijk (€ 3M and 25 FTE)
* Purchase / Buying of capital equipment such as trucks, forklift, fuel and temporary workers
* Acquisition and integration Hamstra Transport (30 FTE)
* Growth of 3M € to 10M € in 5 years and 35 to 80 trucks in 5 years (through E-Marketing and direct sales)
* Development of warehouse operations, organize and build warehouse
* Purchase and implementation TMS Plan and Go! and Transics Boardcomputers
Supply Chain Manager - Xerox Distribution Europe BV
Xerox Distribution Europe BV
Industry & Mechanical Engineering
1000-5000 team member
Xerox Distribution Europe BV, NL- Heerenveen, Electronic, 200 FTE, 200 Mio. EUR
* Team leader department planning, purchasing color printers Europe (15 FTE)
* Demand Planning, Purchasing 3,000 articles in Mfg/Pro and Oracle, 20 M € stock level
* Organizing inbound container shipments from USA, China, Korea to Europe
* Organizing outbound worldwide shipments, pallets, parcels, and full trucks and air cargo
* Planning production department of configuring printers to sales orders (also managing BOM's)
* Responsible for shipments to customers in Europe, damages and organizing quarterly endings
* Organized the complete removal Heerenveen to Venray (6.000 pallets)
* Implementation of QAD MFG / PRO and Oracle in Heerenveen and Venray (superuser level)
