To be successful you definitely need inspiring & visionary leadership skills, professional & business experience, action oriented vision, product knowledge, positive & kind mindset, market intelligence, a strong & intense desire to achieve ultimate & defined goals in combination with a superior product & on top of everything…
PASSION! The last 34 years I was lucky to take on various professional challenges in different capacities on a global scale that today enable me to have a highly specialized knowledge & view of the total Fresh Produce Chain. I have a proven record of many successful & exciting projects with a specialization in fresh produce, high quality & demanding flows & I am extremely…
PASSIONED ABOUT THE ‘END-TO-END CONCEPT’! From source to supermarket shelf, in a full transparent model, every link clearly defined and monitored according to the highest achievable quality standards…
THIS IS WHERE I BELIEVE IN! Cost efficiency, trustful & clear communication channels, value added logistics, supportive “tailor made” software, systems & procedures to improve efficiencies in productivity, performance & reporting! A professionally managed supply chain improves your bottom line as a result of higher efficiencies & transparency & gives you the opportunity to focus on market oriented activities!
JUST DO IT! What are my key competences?
- Hands on “people manager” with a strong focus on “team building” & “team involvement”.
- Born communicator driven by the power of kindness.
- Visionary & inspiring leader.
- Skilled professional with a wide experience in The Fresh Produce Industry & “Supply Chain Solutions” specialised in the FMCG.
- Established a global network of producers / exporters / importers / distributors / retailers / wholesalers in the fresh produce world.
- Loyal team player with a proven record in achieving companies key goals & objectives & implementing “change” processes
What are my key objectives?
- Customer satisfaction as priority number 1.
- Achieve the companies key goals & objectives in view of budgets/forecasts & expected P&L accounts.
- Create teams with honest, loyal, respectful & responsible members who contribute to achieve the companies key goals & objectives & vision.
- Involve all “team players” in the processes & let them participate in the creation of key goals & objectives.
- Achieve & master long term relationships with clients, service providers & stake holders.
Current Project:
- Commercial Director – Greenyard Logistics Poland since February 2018 – present
Greenyard Logistics Poland aims to be the preferred choice as trusted partner in designing creative, transparent & sustainable supply chain solutions, exclusively focused on food products that require a fast, direct and dedicated approach”. Greenyard Logistics Poland has a passion for the “end-to-end” concept and establishes relations between sustainable producers & exporters of food products on a global scale and importers, distributors, retailers & wholesalers who share the same believes. Greenyard Logistics Poland believes that every consumer has the right to get access to sustainable, high quality food products. Greenyard Logistics Poland is very aware of the trends in food consumption and production. The first choice has to be determined by “local for local”. Respecting the seasons is the way to go! Good growing practice and eating quality are extremely important. The supply chain, every delivery, be it local or global, has to be driven by values to achieve minimum food waste:
“Greenyard Logistics Poland wants to contribute to a better world”. All partners of Greenyard Logistics Poland have to believe in the same values.
Highlights (10/1985 – 05/2017):
- Commercial Director – Erontrans Group – Pruszcz Gdanski / Poland (02/2016 – 05/2017)
- Managing Director – Cargofruit based in Gdansk / Poland (01/2015 – 12/2015)
- Norbert Dentressangle Logistics Antwerp – Interim Customer Service Manager & Interim Business Development Manager based in Antwerp. Responsibilities: Restructuring the Customer Service department. Reactivate and re-establish service level agreements with customers. Establishing a reporting structure towards Senior Management. Develop new business opportunities.
- Cool Chain Group Logistics -Managing Director based in De Lier – Rotterdam / Holland: the tasks consist specifically from the governing CCG Logistics in accordance with the statutes and rules as recorded by the board of the company, in such a way that CCG Logistics’ profitability and the continuity is guaranteed. Responsible for the turnaround of CCG Logistics by increasing the (re-)structuring of the sea freight department (meaning customs clearance and warehouse) and transport as well as the acquisition of new customers.As a service provider, CCG Logistics offers a „full supply chain” solution from producer/exporter till end consumer (DC supermarket) from an „independent and dedicated” perspective with only one goal: full customer satisfaction.
- General Manager of Univeg Services Antwerp nv and Fruitpack Antwerp nv.: Full responsibility of all operational/logistical activities in the port of Antwerp in both companies. Main goal is the reorganisation and restructuring of existing operations to fully integrate them in the Univeg Group of Companies. Direct reporting to Board of Directors. Establish correct contracts with all service providers – create transparent organisation with motivated team of people. Achieve cost efficiency. Implementation of SAP computer system. Part of supply chain workgroup involved in reviewing the Supply Chain of the Overseas Flows to Europe for the Univeg Group.
- Country Manager EFT Poland: on request of EFT Belgium, realizing the split between the different companies Univeg Logistics Poland – Univeg Trade Poland – Univeg Exploitation Poland and EFT Polska as a separate independent Business Unit. Make the transport business more cost efficient, develop new business opportunities, intensify cooperation with service providers and create basis for consistent growth and profitability.
- Part of workgroup with Red Prairie to develop and install “Dispatcher” – host + WMS system for FFT in Civita Vecchia – banana terminal near Rome.
- Project leader for instalment of same system at CSC in Flushing for the discharge initially of potatoes from Israel – Agrexco.
- Enzafruit New Zealand Continent NV – Operations Manager Continental Europe : Fully responsible for all operational activities with direct reporting to General Manager:
- shipping – agency – planning – stevedoring – forwarding – handling in & out – storage – transport – containers – in market packing – quality management – customer claims – marine insurance claims ….Negotiating contracts with service providers : service level agreements.
- Putting in place operating procedures :
- inventory management : all movements in & out
- shipping management : vessels – containers – trucks
- port management : handling – storage – HACCP – WMS – forwarding activities…
- quality management : outturn – pre delivery – customer claim procedure -…
- production management : in market packing with development new pack types / labels…
- Global Gap – BRC – QS – IFS – Fruitnet… Food Safety issues
- Auditing performances of service providers as per the Service Level Agreements.
- Forecasting – budgeting
- Med Fruit nv – General Manager :
- Responsible for all daily management (financial – operational – commercial – administrational)
- Maximize export returns to Turkish growers / exporters
- Optimize customer portfolio to come to the ideal product – market mix : customers all over Europe importers/wholesalers as well as supermarkets.
- Create an information system with Turkish suppliers to obtain a transparent well controlled co-operation.
- Optimize communication channels within the European market. Create brand image – brand knowledge for the Turkish products in Europe. Setting up the marketing in East Europe.
- Purchase and organising all logistics of fruit and vegetables to Russia
- Contacts with producers / importers / exporters all over Europe.
- Contacts with stevedoring companies / transport companies (rail/road / see) all over Europe.
- New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board – Sales Executive Eastern Europe
- Market development (frequent travelling all over Eastern Europe)
- Getting access to all levels of consumption via a well-organized and structured operation through the main and financially sound importers / distributors
- Assuring the supply and consumption of a product with very high quality standards in a fast changing environment
- Freddytrans–De Smet Sales Assistant Export and responsible for logistics for export
- Buying & selling of fruit and vegetables at the veg auction in St.Katelijne Waver.
- Planning of all transport activities for export
- Responsible for quality control and stock rotation in warehouse
- Export formalities
- Phytosanitary administration
- Contact by phone and also direct contact with customers all over Europe : focus on France, Spain, Italy and the UK
- Norexa Forwarder at the Fruit terminal in Port of Antwerp:
- Deliveries : operational – administration – planning
- Import / Export formalities – custom clearance
- Daily contact with fruit importers / transport companies all over Europe by phone
- Responsible for transport activities for Norexa at the Fruit terminal at quay 320
- Part in several EDP projects to improve on custom formalities
- Noord Natie
- Tally man in the port of Antwerp
- Assistant Logistical activities at the Fruit terminal in Port of Antwerp:
- Stock control
- Deliveries
- Administration
Roger Boons Sopot, November 2020.