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Description

Six Sigma Black Belt & Lean Leadership Professional with extensive international and multicultural experience. Deep expertise in both Quality Management and digitalization of business processes. Maximum operational efficiency and reduction of Cost of Non-Quality by transforming business processes, from design to field service. Strategic partner with strong analytical skills combined with people-oriented leadership to align teams and achieve sustainable growth. Additional assets: versatile, positive mindset, eager to learn, team player.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Gent (up to 50km)

Petersime
Quality Manager
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
January 2019 - September 2025 (6 years and 8 months)
Zulte, Belgium
→ End-to-End Quality responsibility (Design, Operational, Supplier, Field)
→ Reduction of 55% in the Cost of Non-Quality (from €760k to €343k annually) within a production environment. This was achieved through a restructuring of the team, improved data sharing (Service & R&D), and a continuous focus on prevention rather than reactive solutions.
→ Led a team of 7 Business Process Owners + played a leading role in harmonizing business processes and integrating them with new systems (e.g., as Steerco member for the S4HANA implementation). International Management
→ Successfully drafted the first formal Service Level Agreement (SLA) for supplier quality, in collaboration with Legal and Procurement (fewer discussions about modalities during complaints).
→ Member of the Management Team
→ Business Process Manager
Quality Management Operational Excellence Business Process Management Lean management Change Management
Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia
Quality Manager (CMQ/VRT) & Lean Production Engineer
AUTOMOBILE
January 2016 - January 2018 (2 years)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
-> Setup and leadership of the CMQ/VRT organization: part of the quality organization responsible for customer problem solving
-> Introduction of Lean and Andon in the Volvo factory in Malaysia: doubling production volumes without additional staff
-> Reduction of production errors by more than 60%
Lean management Six Sigma Cost Optimization Problem Solving
Volvo Car Chengdu
Cost Saving Project Leader & IT Application Specialist
AUTOMOBILE
January 2014 - January 2016 (2 years)
Chengdu, China
-> Leading cost-saving projects to reduce operational costs
-> Reporting to factory and regional management
-> Implementing production and quality systems in a new factory
-> Training and coaching employees at all levels
-> Guiding the production apparatus during the introduction of the Andon system
Quality Management Coaching Operational Excellence Andon