Sarah Van Hove, Project manager-Packaging R&D-Lean Six Sigma-Scrum

Description

Strong supply chain professional with 20+ years of experience in the food & beverage industry in the innovation, development and optimization of packaging, from idea to industrial end product.
Master's degree in Industrial Sciences and Technology focused on Chemistry/Biochemistry.
Black belt certificate in Lean Six Sigma and certified Scrum master / Product Owner.
Skilled in packaging development, prototyping, customer driven innovation, people coaching, project management and cross-functional team leadership.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Leuven (up to 30km), Brussel (up to 10km), Aarschot (up to 20km), Diest (up to 20km), Tienen (up to 20km)

Neuhaus NV
Business Continuity Planning (freelance)
AGRICULTURE
December 2025 - February 2026 (2 months)
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
Development of back-up production scenarios in case of calamity as part of business continuity plan.
Neuhaus NV
PMO Manager (freelance)
AGRICULTURE
December 2023 - May 2025 (1 year and 4 months)
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
Project management of investment project portfolio in production (automation, new production line, sustainability) - Project coordination on implementation progress, budget, business case and timeline. Monthly reporting to Steering Committee (CEO, CFO, Supply Director, HR Director). Multi-disciplinary stakeholder management (Operations, Procurement, Finance, Marketing).
Project Management PMO Change Management Planning Duurzame Ontwikkelingen
ABInbev
Global Director - Front End Innovation Packaging
AGRICULTURE
December 2018 - December 2022 (4 years and 1 month)
Leuven, Belgium
Responsible for the development, validation and industrialization of innovative packaging and dispense concepts. Business case development and early prototyping to establish Desirability, Viability and Feasibility (DVF) criteria. Project and change management linked to the project portfolio on innovative packaging and dispense technologies. Line manager to team of 6 engineers. Multidisciplinary stakeholder management (Supply, Procurement, Marketing,...).
Technisch Projectbeheer stakeholder management Conceptontwikkeling Strategie people management

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
American Society for Quality
2013
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Inc
2020

Check out Sarah's education

Master Industriële Wetenschappen en Technologie - Chemie / optie Biochemie
Groep T (KUL)
2001