Maastricht University

Universidad de Salamanca

Director, Transportation at The Home Depot Canada

The Home Depot Canada

Director Of Transportation

Senior Manager, Inventory Planning and Replenishment

Senior Manager, International Transportation

• Commercially and operationally responsible for three top-tier Canadian retail clients with a combined annual freight spend with Damco of over USD 30 million
• Offers supply chain solutions that add value to clients’ business and deliver positive results to Damco
• Manages customer relationships at VP, Director and Manager levels

Accomplishments:
• Achieved 25% year-over-year growth in business volumes with existing clients while growing top line profitability in ocean, airfreight and supply chain management (SCM) products
• Secured net new business of USD 400K+ contribution margin per annum each year through up- and cross-selling of value-added services and implementation of new programs
• Received average customer satisfaction score of 8/10 with one customer rating Damco 10/10

Damco

Key Account Manager

• Managed Indigo’s Corporate Foundation, a registered charity, in collaboration with the Director
• Oversaw the Foundation's $1.5 million Literacy Fund grant - including fundraising; the application and judging process, and commitment of funds to high-needs elementary schools 
• Organized annual grant announcement event, increasing public awareness and engagement through an accompanying multi-channel (digital and in-store) Marketing and PR campaign 
• Led annual Adopt a School cause marketing campaign (adoptaschool.indigo.ca) 

Accomplishments: 
• Exceeded 2012-2013 fundraising goal of $1.9 million for the Foundation by 16%
• Increased the Foundation’s social media following from 3,500 to 11,000+ 
• Significantly grew all aspects of the Adopt a School campaign: 
	- Over 600% in school participation (from 150 to 900+ schools Canada-wide)
 - Doubled funds raised through retail and online channels from $323K (2010) to $647K (2012)
	- Increased program donors/supporters from a few hundred to over 39,000 in just two years
• Adopt a School was awarded Strategy Magazine’s Cause + Action Award 2012 and was nominated by the Retail Council of Canada for its CSR Excellence in Retailing Award 2013

Indigo

Manager, Indigo Love of Reading Foundation

Development of sales activities, account management and customer relationship building in Western Europe. Visited existing and potential clients in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany and generated EUR 4 million in new business annually. Initially called Norfolkline Logistics B.V., a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller - Maersk group, the company was sold to DFDS in 2010.

DFDS Logistics

Business Development Manager

• Developed and implemented CSR plan & strategy and managed budget for corporate giving 
• Shortlisted and selected national charity partners, establishing programs with Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, Canadian Blood Services and the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
• Identified opportunities meeting corporate objectives for employee engagement and community relations while making a meaningful contribution to the charity partner (in funding, employee volunteer hours and provision of supply chain expertise)
• Handled media relations and internal communications for the Canadian division, working closely with Maersk Inc. Corporate Communications in the United States
• Chaired cross-functional ISO9001:2000 work group and Employment Equity Committee 

Accomplishments:
• Created volunteer opportunities with leading charities for 500+ staff in the company’s key markets (GTA, Montreal and Vancouver)
• Secured ISO9001:2000 re-certification

Maersk Canada Inc.

Communications & Community Affairs Manager

Developed English language edition of Spanish online magazine Energías Renovables. The English website now attracts over 30,000 visitors each month and is a rapidly growing online source of news for the renewable energy industry.

Renewable Energy Magazine

Co-founder

Maersk International Shipping Education (M.I.S.E.) combined on-the-job learning with education in shipping, logistics, economics, finance, maritime law and various other subjects. Rotated between positions in transport planning, customer service and business analysis in four different countries.

Accomplishments:
• Selected as one of 330 trainees out of 85,000 applicants worldwide
• Graduated from the program in the top 10% of my class

A.P. Moller - Maersk Group

Management Trainee

Teaching graduate course “Internet Technology and International Business” to a class of approximately 50 students at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.

Robin Huismans