Personal profile: Master of Science in Industrial engineering with 10 years of professional experience in all continents of the world. Held several leadership positions of increasing responsibility in operations and supply chain. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated capability to work effectively in various cultural environments. Able to work as an effective team member and leader. Objectives: A Supply Chain/Operations management position with a multinational organization in a challenging multicultural environment. Contribute to the enhancement of the company’s performance by participating in the strategic decision making process and by implementing the required change derived from the strategy.

Director, Global Supply Chain Planning @ Responsible for managing and executing the Global Fragrances Supply Chain Strategies. From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Greater New York City AreaOperations Manager @ Responsible for managing a 350MEuro/120FTE operation in the area of Production, Warehousing, Planning and Purchasing. From May 2011 to March 2013 (1 year 11 months) Tilburg Area, NetherlandsGlobal Planning Implementation Manager @ Responsible for managing a global team of planning and shop floor experts (4 FTE) to implement standardized processes in all of IFF’s manufacturing facilities around the world (30 plants). From May 2008 to April 2011 (3 years) Manager planning @ Responsible for managing a team of 20 FTE’s in the area of Planning, Scheduling, Sample logistics, Inventory accuracy and Business analysis. From May 2005 to April 2008 (3 years) Industrial engineer and Production supervisor @ Initiating and executing improvement projects in the field of production logistics, purchasing, quality assurance and planning. Supervisor of a production department (10 FTE). From December 2002 to April 2005 (2 years 5 months)

Master's Degree, Industrial Engineering and Management Science @ Eindhoven University of Technology From 1999 to 2002 Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Engineering @ Fontys Hogeschool Eindhoven From 1994 to 1999 gymnasium @ Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen From 1988 to 1994 Stijn Sweere is skilled in: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Change Management, Inventory Management, Project Management, P&L responsibility, Lean Manufacturing, Production Planning, raw material planning, Scheduling, Vendor Managed Inventory, Demand Forecasting, Master Data Management, Business Process Design, Business Analysis