As the new year begins, I would like to update everyone on the promotions that took place at the end of last year. Please join me in congratulating all those who were promoted!

• Kristian - Promoted to Senior Finance Business Partner 

Kristian has demonstrated full ownership of the end-to-end finance department, managing SCM reporting, budgeting, and variance analysis, while consistently delivering strong results. Besides that he will also be covering for Simone during her maternity leave, which means he will be supporting logistics, highlighting his readiness for a senior position.

•  Cathelijne - Promoted to Associate Director Warehousing 

Cathelijne has taken full ownership of pre-production processes, ensuring smooth operations and the best product for our customer. Her leadership has driven key successes, including improved metrics, enhanced collaboration with procurement, and impactful initiatives like operational meetings and supporting the roll out of project Chimera, which improves efficiency and streamlined operations. Additionally, your expertise stabilized the fust process and improved inventory management, reducing waste and increasing operational visibility. Her resilience and hands-on leadership have driven success through initiatives like all-hands sessions and operational improvements.

• Luuk - Promoted to Associate Director Ops Systems 

Over the past two years, Luuk has significantly professionalized his team, supporting successful cross-functional projects like the FACTOR launch and the Klappolder merge. His creation of a dedicated data analytics team has provided valuable shopfloor insights, and his team's efforts in operating model testing and increasing tech reliance will drive further success in 2025, as they take on greater responsibilities in supporting tech initiatives. Luuk's attention to detail, willingness to challenge others, and strong strategic input make him an invaluable team member. 

• Corne - Promoted to Teamlead Data & Analytics Production 

Corné has created a clear vision for Data & Analytics and taken ownership of over 94 data assets, enabling the tracking and visualization of Warehouse Management, Waste, and Kitting processes, with Assembly processes soon to follow. His efforts have removed quite some 'black box' processes within operations, resulting in the creation of over 20 Tableau dashboards supporting various teams. This all he did in great collaboration with the shopfloor, providing training and really deep dives in the needs of the shopfloor. With 2 people in his team, Corné showed to have great leadership potential and therefore will shift to the leadership track.

• Marie - Promoted to Associate Director OPEX

Over the past year, significant progress has been made in metrics, achieving a 1% error rate driven by a shift to data-driven decision-making supported by Marie and her team. In great collaboration with the operational teams Marie is building a culture where production teams actively use dashboards and engage in data-focused discussions, marking a major milestone in operational improvement. Marie’s critical mindset, coaching, and impactful training have earned her respect and trust across the team. Over two years, she has embraced feedback, grown as a leader, and positively influenced both her team and the broader organization.

• Romee - Promoted to Material Planning(Mid-Level)

Over the past year, Romee has grown significantly in her role. In addition to her daily material planning tasks, she has taken on packaging and marketing materials as a category. She ensures strong feedback during marketing actions and serves as a key stakeholder in the Inventory Planner project. Romee is a dedicated and collaborative team player who fosters a positive atmosphere, which improves the outcome of projects for our team. 

• Mitchel  - Promoted to Material Planning(Mid-Level)

Mitchell is very experienced in his daily tasks for material planning. If there are problems with inbound or production, he quickly has an overview of the situation and feels confident to make decisions. This decisiveness comes from experience and ensures that colleagues can rely on him. Mitchell is one of the first to reach out to if we foresee issues, since he has a good overview and is always happy to think along or help out other colleagues. 

• Sina  - Promoted to Material Planning(Mid-Level)

Sina, with his strong connection with the floor, effectively manages the entire supply chain on weekends, ensuring smooth operations and contributing to a record-low error rate, while staying highly involved, providing feedback on team changes, and taking on key responsibilities like leading supplier performance meetings and onboardings to drive improvements.