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Sebastiaan Hollaar

Sebastiaan Hollaar

Logistics Manager

Transportation / Logistics

Bridge of Allan, Stirling

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About Sebastiaan Hollaar:

Experienced Professional with 16 years of experience working with every level of the organization. I take joy in simplifying complex situation, while supporting (my) team(s) get out of their comfort zone to get the best possible result. In my next step I want to take my experiences as (project) manager and further develop my analytical skill set, set between Logistics and Performance Management.

Experience

Career

 

McCain Appetizer & Van Geloven – Logistics Manager

2024 - 2025

Directly responsible for logistics department (5 Coordinators & 1 Customer Delivery Manager), executing, tendering and designing all logistics operations for the snack business. Indirectly responsible for own warehouse operations in Belgium. 

  • Member McCain Appetizers management team
  • Leading and coaching logistics team
  • Ensuring data driven decision making in the order handling process by analyzing and improvement planning
  • Delivering cost-saving improvements to procedures, contracts, and agreements
  • Setting up the basics in logistics reporting; communicate insights to stakeholders, and ensure action follow-up;
  • Part of the SAP implementation team

 

 

Biscuit International – 3PL Manager

2023 - 2024

Responsible for logistics department (4 Coordinators & 1 Project manager), executing, tendering and designing all logistics operations for items sold via the Benelux organization. This includes, Benelux, Lidl International, UK, Ireland, France, Italy and Greece as main markets. 

  • Member supply chain senior management team
  • Leading and coaching logistics team
  • Analyzing and suggesting improvements for order handling processes ensuring data driven decision making
  • Effective transport plans 
  • Cost-saving improvements to procedures, contracts, and agreements
  • Creating logistics reports, communicate insights to stakeholders, and ensure action follow-up;

MediaMarkt Benelux

2018 – 2023 

2021 – 2023            Supply Chain Project Manager

Responsible for leading strategic, long-term projects supporting maturing supply chain at Mediamarkt. Worked together with Director of Supply Chain Benelux on strategy development and communication.

  • Managing Monthly performance cycles with supply chain teams, getting to a data driven organization
  • Developing the supply chain strategy roadmap
  • Stakeholder management for supply chain to broader organization
  • Various Projects (a.o):
  • Project Warehouse Mechanization: Study into mechanization of the Central Distribution center for Mediamarkt Benelux. Managing the project team to come to optimal outcome for business profile
  • Project Network Design 2MH: Network study in redesigning last mile delivery and warehousing for large whitegoods 

 

2018 – 2021            Supply Chain Controller 

Responsible for planning and control cycle for the Supply Chain domain, setting up supply chain reporting from scratch. Next to that, development of reporting, setting up and tracking of business cases, KPI’s and projects 

  • 2019 – 2020  High Potential Program Mediamarkt (de Baak)

 

 

Mediq Netherlands

2009 – 2018 

2016 – 2018            Business Process Manager & Analyst Supply Chain 

Linking pin between operational business and IT solutions for SAP. Additionally, responsible for operational, tactical and strategic reporting for Mediq Supply Chain Institutional. Notable projects:

  • Project Logistics Footprint Bleiswijk; Infrastructure study on warehousing COG analysis:
    • Developing the business case 
    • Supporting the infrastructure study 
  • Process and operational setup developing for the new distribution center
  • Project Warehouse Integration Ede Location; Project lead for the integration of all warehouse activities of the business unit for ERP, process and operational activities. 
  • Project Warehouse Optimization; Project manager warehouse redesign in preparation Warehouse integration Ede location by increasing warehouse space (mezzanine & conveyor system) and productivity increase (4%) 

 

2012 – 2016            Supply Chain & Sales Business Controller 

Responsible for planning and control cycle for Sales and Logistics organization at Mediq Netherlands Institutional, also including the long term strategic blueprint for institutional. Next to that, KPI development for improving the financial or managerial insights of the organization, with a focus on Supply Chain and Sales development. Next to that participated in various projects:

  • Local Business Process Manager BI Symphony: Developing requirements, approve technical design and be the business representative in the implementation of a Mediq global Business Intelligence tool. (Cognos); 
  • Project Leader Working Capital; as part of private equity takeover, working capital reduction at the institutional business of Mediq Nederland, on areas accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP) and inventory management (IM).   Result: Working Capital as % of Net Sales decreased by 5%

 

2009 – 2011            Logistics Specialist Mediq Nederland

Started on a temporary contract at Mediq in Finance, participated in a reorganization project, redesigned processes and concept development for sales. Representative for supply chain at customer site, explaining the logistical concepts provided by Institutional and supporting customers in balancing costs in purchasing services from Mediq

Education

EDUCATION

 

RSM Erasmus University

2005 – 2008

Msc Business Administration –

Double Master -  Supply Chain Management & Management of Innovation

8+ / Graduated 1st

 

Hogeschool Inholland

2001 - 2005

Bsc Economics 

7+ / Graduated Upper 2nd

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