
Jan Deneir
Senior Operations Manager | Industry 4.0
Salary / Daily rate
Avignon, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
C-level executive with 30+ years transforming manufacturing & industrial operations across automotive, steel, and ITS sectors. Proven expertise in Industry 4.0 implementation, multi-site P&L management (€15M+), and international expansion across 15+ countries. Specialized in operational excellence, digital transformation, and delivering measurable results in complex industrial environments.
Work experience
Executive Director of Operations
own
Jan 2014 - Present
12 years 10 months
US - France - UK - China - Algeria
Tire Industry (Chemical industry). Extrusion from Natural Rubber into retread Automotive USA - Steel-treatment France Steel Mill Services & Slag treatment : - Marseille - Fos sur Mer (France) - Bayonne. - Multi-Sites - Steel-industry (Seveso-plant) - Handling-Transport-sales of Steel and Slag. - Start-up new Project - Socially tense environment Automotive - Plastic injection. Plastic Omnium Greer Plant (US) - implementation Industry 4.0 - Project from Construction to Implementation - Project Management - Construction/injection-extrusion - paint - assembly - Introduction of first MES-system ITS Mobility Algiers - Algeria Guest lecturer in Mobility - industry
Managing Director
Infrarent
Jan 2006 - Jan 2014
8 years 1 month
Private held management company, Infrarent is a lease company, also involved in sale and lease back operations in order to help SME's. Is a management company which provides management solutions in operations, merges and acquisitions. In management related items with companies - social peace and unions.. Running family B&B
Managing Director - CEO
Vialis Belgium nv/Vialis International
Jan 2007 - Jan 2013
6 years 1 month
International (Belgium - Poland - Turkey - China)
Vialis Belgium is a provider (manufacturer, implementation, service) of advanced ITS solutions to the worldwide market. Using latest technology and constant developing and merging high tech support tools. Company specialized in : - manufacturing ITS - High Tech solutions - Industry 4.0 (production plants in Belgium, Poland, Turkey and China) - developed SaaS and DaaS. - manufacturing, servicing LED (new production plant in China) - CCTV (360°) security, use of virtual detection - project development, management, servicing software related ITS solutions - passenger information panels (software) PT - integrating different hardware and software in traffic management, enforcement - rental event - construction of LED-panel/wall - SaaS, DaaS, Mobility - V2x, Mobile Data Position as CEO (different entities of group international division) - plant management multi locations/multi cultural - full budget and P&L (over 100 people), multiple locations - HR Management - local and International. Best value, best location - R&D, software and productdevelopment - Quality Management - waste and sustainability - environmental top - strategic alliances with US and Chinese companies, focus on market position - outsourced non-key staff in Belgium - outsourced non-key divisions in production and development - professionalization and centralisation of procurement division - steered launch of new products (NPD) and product lines - SaaS and DaaS, optimal use of software, centralised - optimized different entities, economically relocated productions - attained different certificates such as ISO, EN12966 and CSR Level III - new market penetration (Greenfield - entry - sales) out of B2A including B2C an B2B - successfully introduced new design, focus on facilitating adaptations for distributors - undertook successfully new business operations, Turkey, Georgia (Batumi), Armenia, Aruba, Algeria, AE, USA, Bulgaria, China, Australia, UK, Russia, India, Indonesia, Malta, Cyprus.
COO
Vinci Park (Park Indigo Belgium)
Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
3 years 1 month
Ostend - Belgium - International
Vinci Park (part top 5 world contractor companies, Vinci Group), is one of the world's biggest concession and parking management groups. Company specialized in: - DBFM multimillion projects (speciality parking related) - Construction car parks: underground, towers (construction within group) - Exploiting parking, on-street and off-street, private or public - tendered Brussels Airport concession - shopping malls - multi-use buildings - Concessions up to 99 years - Competing in services outsourced (facility management) - Customer-services - introduction Numéro Azure. (service to clientele) Position as COO - Full budget and P&L (102 people, 15Mio€ turnover), multiple locations - Major outsourcing non-key staff (67 people), generating important service upgrade - Successful decentralisation of local management - Project management (EPC) building 2 new car parks (9Mio€), after going into service contracts - Focus on client-services - HR Management - fast changing environment - 24/7 service - mobile and flexible - Labor-intensive industry, daily handling large cash transactions - Parking contract, concessions for 48 year, services and facility management - Large contract initial only B2A. Introducing B2B, where tradition stood for B2C. - Pivotal role in marketing strategy: * in order to stop increasing inflow of revenue (negative image street-parking) * negative image of car parks (polluting industry - waste regulations - emissions) * large infrastructure works
COO - Director
Group Janssens/Traffic services nv
Jan 1998 - Jan 2003
5 years 1 month
Puurs - Lokeren - Hasselt - Nijlen (Belgium)
Group Janssens is Belgium's biggest and leading company in road signaling, raodmarkings. Company specialized in: - In manufacturing, from aluminium plate to road signal - Powder coating division, aluminium, steel - specialised rental company in Construction area - Renting road safety material for short temp. use Position as Operations Director - General Manager : - plant management new acquisitions - Full budgeting (54 people, 11Mio€ turnover) - multiple locations - Business plan for relocation (for Traffic Services) - 24/7 business - project management building new plant (1 Mio€) - Introducing innovative new market niche, securing public transport infrastructure works - Business plan for introducing new production plant for rubber-material - Strategic think tank for relocation heavy industry to North of France (zone Franche) - Optimized redundant duplicates in production due to multiple acquisitions - Create new work ethic by developing and integrating work forces - Pioneered establishment new sections, installations, concrete repairs - Compliance to Vlarem and introducing ISO9000 series
General Manager - Director
Vanden Weghe nv/Vandipaint nv
Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
3 years 1 month
Olsene - Zulte (Belgium), Paris (France), Eastern Europe
Vanden Weghe is one the three biggest road marking companies in Belgium, Vandipaint was the leading paint manufacturer (roads) in Belgium. Company specialized in: - Manufacturing of paints, thermoplastics and 2 components suitable for road safety - export to France, East Europe, Russia and Africa - In applications of road paints and thermoplastics - In renting safety measurements for roadworks Position as General Manager Vanden Weghe - Plant Manager Vandipaint - Full budgeting (31 people, 7Mio€ turnover) - multiple locations - Generating new market, East Europe - Business development within niche market of road safety - Maintenance of Airport Ostend, Adaptation to B747 and 4 engine - New fabrication strategy for thermoplastics and 2 components in order to export - Compliance to new Vlarem (Flemish environmental ruling) - Introducing new quality norms towards servicing and application. Waste management with packaging - Preparation for relocation and building new entity according to Seveso ruling - Introducing B2B opening market, instead of B2A alone
General Manager
Road Paints Belgium nv
Jan 1993 - Jan 1995
2 years 1 month
9890 Gavere, Belgium
Road Paints Belgium was one of the leading 10 companies involved in road Markings. Company specialized in applications of paint/products in Road Safety environment Position as General Manager : - Full budgeting and P&L (26 people) - single location - Transformation from owner-manager to professionally run - Adapted business plan, including professionalization of staff - Modernize machine park - Achieved financing with sale and lease-back, endorsing - Generating and introduction of new business niche (rental solutions) - From B2A only to B2B and B2C including, specializing in new projects design
Production Manager
Beaulieu Real
Jan 1990 - Jan 1993
3 years 1 month
Belgium, WI, USA
Company specialized manufacturing of fitted carpets position as Production Manager - production in full 24/7 - from low estimate value to high ranked ECO-clim - continuous search for optimisation of production plant
Education
Vlerick Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2004 - Present
22 years 10 months
HOGENT
Marketing/Marketing Management
2000 - 2002
2 years 1 month