Edith Van Erp-Slot
Nuland,The Netherlands
Summary
Supply Chain professional with 30+ years international experience in leadership roles from Sales up to Manufacturing.
Expert in Supply Chain transformation, planning, S&OP and IBP set up and implementation. Driven by impact on people and content.
Effective and comfortable working with people at all organizational levels.
Motto: understanding the problem is half of the solution.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Supply Chain planning director
MARS
Europe & Turkey
2022.01 - 2024.12
- Establish Enterprise planning through leading the newly formed demand planning and demand aggregation function in Europe
- Lead markets through change from market led planning organization to regional led, local embedded planning organisation
- Build and own best 6 quarters rolling forecast in close collaboration with Marketing, Sales. Forecast quality improved (to bandwidth 95%-105%)
Strategic Program Director
MARS
Europe, CIS & Turkey
2018.01 - 2022.01
- Lead transformational program towards customer centric, capable & cost effective Supply Chain across 16 factories and 7 markets:
- Discontinuation of one factory. Reorganisation of one factory
- Lead Enterprise planning preparation and deployment for Europe
- Engage & inspire around Supply Chain transformation
Operations manager (150FTE, 50kT)
MARS
The Netherlands
2016.01 - 2018.01
- Improved performance (Quality & Output) (mainly) through development of leadership capabilities of middle mars
- Start-up of new technology production line (Twix Bites).
- Core member of Veghel management team to lead a plant in transition (Safety/Quality/Service, Leadership), recovering from the most disruptive quality incident in history, early 2016
Market Supply Chain Director
MARS
The Netherlands
2013.01 - 2016.01
- Transformation from: Sales dominated decision making, to: balanced S&OP decision making: market 200 mio NSV, hitting plan 3 years in row.
- Supply Chain team from low engagement to nr 3 in engagement ranking of NL market.
- Span of control: Order to cash, demand planning, Copacking, Masterdata, Warehousing and distribution, Activity management, S&OP
Head of Customer Marketing & Sales Manager
MARS
The Netherlands
2010.01 - 2013.01
- Category leadership at 2 biggest accounts (Albert Heijn & Jumbo)
- Develop Non Food Retail business from opportunity driven towards P&L driven
- Chairman of NL business unit strategy deployment forum (Operational management team, accountable for delivery of operating plan)
Demand planning manager
MARS
The Netherlands
2008.01 - 2010.01
- Build team (recruitment & development), ‘exported' talent to category mngmt
- SFA (forecast accuracy) from 60% to 73% and Bias to 5%
- Integrated Wrigley portfolio in Dutch Mars supply chain (3 Wrigley factories & external manufacturer)
- Span of control: Demand planning, Co-packing, Master data
Category development manager
MARS
The Netherlands
2003.01 - 2008.01
Field Sales manager
MARS
The Netherlands
1997.01 - 2003.01
Sales & Marketing management trainee
MARS
The Netherlands
1995.01 - 1997.01
Co-packing coordinator
MARS
The Netherlands
1994.01 - 1995.01
Education
Bachelor of Science - Logistics & Transportation
NHTV Breda University of applied science
1989.08 - 1993.06
Senior Leadership at Mars -
Mars University, Mars Inc headquarters,
McLean (Washington DC) 2014.01 - 2014.12
Leadership at the peak
Centre for creative leadership (CCL)
Colorado 2015.04 - 2016.04
Change management
PROSCI
2019.08 - 2019.09
Skills
- Perspective
- Starter
- Outcome focus
- Pragmatic
- Talent development
- Approachable, calm
- Autonomous
Languages
Dutch
Native
English
Fluent
German
Upper intermediate
Affiliations
- Sailing, Golf, Pilates, Yoga, Cooking, Spending time with family & friends
Accomplishments
2015: Runner up of Dutch Supply Chain professional of the year contest (Supply Chain Media)
Personal Information
Married with Roy and we are the parents of Thom (25), Juul (23) and Bente (20)
Timeline
Supply Chain planning director
MARS
2022.01 - 2024.12
Change management
PROSCI
2019.08 - 2019.09
Strategic Program Director
MARS
2018.01 - 2022.01
Operations manager (150FTE, 50kT)
MARS
2016.01 - 2018.01
Leadership at the peak
Centre for creative leadership (CCL)
2015.04 - 2016.04
Senior Leadership at Mars -
Mars University, Mars Inc headquarters,
2014.01 - 2014.12
Market Supply Chain Director
MARS
2013.01 - 2016.01
Head of Customer Marketing & Sales Manager
MARS
2010.01 - 2013.01
Demand planning manager
MARS
2008.01 - 2010.01
Category development manager
MARS
2003.01 - 2008.01
Field Sales manager
MARS
1997.01 - 2003.01
Sales & Marketing management trainee
MARS
1995.01 - 1997.01
Co-packing coordinator
MARS
1994.01 - 1995.01
Bachelor of Science - Logistics & Transportation
NHTV Breda University of applied science
1989.08 - 1993.06