Description

Interim Production Manager & Operational Excellence Leader with 30+ years of experience delivering rapid performance recovery in complex industrial environments (food, pharma, aerospace, automotive).

I help organizations stabilize operations, restore delivery performance, and achieve measurable improvements in OEE, OTIF, and cost within short timeframes (3–12 months).

Available for interim assignments (3–12 months) as:

Production Manager
Operational Excellence Leader/Manager
Performance Recovery Lead

Expertise technique

Production management (multi-line / multi-shift / 24/7)
Lean : TPM, SMED, 5S, Flow, Hoshin Kanri
KPI systems & performance management
SAP, MES, Power BI, Minitab

Impact

+20% capacity (IKEA)
+30% OTIF / +10% productivity (Colruyt)
€1M cost reduction (Puratos)
€10M savings + €500M business impact (UCB)

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Fluent
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Halle (up to 50km), Nivelles (up to 50km), Bruxelles (up to 40km), Anvers (up to 10km), Gand (up to 10km)

IKEA (Belgium, Logistics)
Country Lean Manager
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
February 2025 - October 2025 (8 months)
Anvers, Belgium
Context
Underperforming multi-site logistics operations
Mission
Stabilize performance
Deploy Lean site action plan, monitoring and governance
Actions
Implemented KPI-driven management systems
Coached Lean leaders across sites
Coached leadership logistics teams in improving site performance

Results
+20% capacity
Significant cost reduction (>100K€)
Lean management Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training coaching d'équipe
Colruyt Fine Food (Halle, Food)
Production Manager (Temporary)
AGRICULTURE
February 2024 - July 2024 (5 months)
Halle, Belgium
Context
Production performance and delivery issues

Mission
Full ownership of production (40 FTE) and warehouse

Actions
KPI-driven daily management
Resource optimization

Results
+30% OTIF
+10% productivity
+150% workforce flexibility
Gestion de production Training HACCP
Puratos (Food)
Operational Excellence Program Manager
AGRICULTURE
May 2022 - August 2023 (1 year and 3 months)
Lummen, Belgium
Context
General performance issues
Mission
Co-create a global Performance System
Implement System in a pilot plant in Lummen
Actions
Led deployment of Operational Excellence across 5 production sites
Defined KPI frameworks, structured performance governance, and implemented improvement roadmaps
Coordinated cross-functional stakeholders to align execution with operational targets
Results
€1M cost reduction
TPM, 5S, SMED, Management System, SQCDP, Problem Solving, Training, on the gemba coaching HACCP