Francine Nielander
Senior Supply Chain | COO | Project Management
Salary / Daily rate
Utrecht, Netherlands
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Supply Chain expert and leader with 15 years experience years leading complex process optimization projects and IT implementations. Systems thinker. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt specializing in process optimization, project management and leadership. B2B & B2C. Available for project management for supply chain optimization (warehousing, production, S&OP, inventory management) and as fractional COO (small- medium sized businesses).
Work experience
Supply Chain Adviseur
De Eekhoorn Dutch FurnitureFreelance
Apr 2025 - Present
1 year 7 months
Hoorn, Netherlands
Interim (Project) Manager & Consultant
FlowFastFreelance
Nov 2021 - Present
5 years
Utrecht, Netherlands
Beter BedFreelance
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Adviseur projectmanagement
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Projectmanager WMS
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year
Responsible for implementing the newly selected WMS.
Sungevity InternationalFreelance
Sep 2023 - May 2024
9 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Supply Chain Consultant
Jan 2024 - May 2024
5 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Consultant for the Supply Chain team. IT key user for SC. Improving flows and logic in Odoo for correct orderflow and stock levels.
a.i. Supply Chain Team Lead
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
4 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Managing Sungevity’s Supply Chain Team. Optimizing inventory and order flow. Assuring OTIF and correct stock levels. Coaching team members.
Project Manager Continuous Improvement
Nisbets Europe BVFreelance
Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
9 months
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Project management for WMS implementation. Agile rollout of different functions. In addition, initiating and realizing a large amount of small CI initiatives to increase warehouse productivity following the DMAIC cycle.
Project Manager E2E Supply Chain Reporting
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTSFreelance
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months
Utrecht, Netherlands
Defining and implementing KPI reporting needs for Power Bi supported Supply Chain End to End reporting. Working closely with data alaytics front- and backend developers as well as business users from various departments.
Process Design Stream Lead
DHL Global ForwardingFreelance
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year
Process design for newly built NL Headquarters warehouse. Integrating heterogenous im- and export flows into one building (25.000 m2). Data analysis, process description, lay out design, business cases, capacity calculations and deep diving into specific subjects such as pallet racking design and equipment purchasing.
a. i. Manager voorraadbeheer / demand & supply planning
ERIKS NederlandFreelance
Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
10 months
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Leading several projects to define and implement business rules regarding stock/non-stock decisions, KPI defining and monitoring, and processes improvements. Managing a team of six Demand & Supply Planners in the S&OP department. Working closely with data analytics / reporting. Closely aligned with European initiatives to centralize stock and processes and streamline the ERIKS supply chain.
Member of expert group "Marketplaces - starting your own platform"-2021
ShoppingTomorrow
Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
10 months
Research question: Which business models and strategies for starting a marketplace are there, and how can you determine which one suits your organization best?
Operations Lead
Maykers
Aug 2019 - Dec 2021
2 years 5 months
Utrecht Area, Netherlands
Maykers is an B2B e-com platform in the agricultural sector, connecting farmers and suppliers. Responsible for Logistics (order management, partner management & fulfilment), Customer Payments and Customer Support.
Education
Radboud University
Master
2009 - 2010
2 years
Radboud University
Bachelor
2004 - 2009
6 years