Matthijs Vriend
Senior Project Manager | Operational Excellence
Salary / Daily rate
Soest, Netherlands
Mobility: Frankfurt, Basel, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
With 15+ years of experience, my work has been marked by a steadfast commitment to operational excellence and performance management, as contractor or freelance consultant. With a L6S BB certification, I drive continuous improvement and organizational restructuring to achieve operational excellence. At the heart is the alignment with the organization's mission and culture, leveraging my multi-country experiences to foster collaborative and high-performing teams speaking the same language.
Work experience
Independent Management Consultant Operational Excellence
ViaFact NL BV
Jan 2016 - Present
10 years 10 months
25040 Europa, Province of Brescia, Italy
Operational Excellence, Performance Management, Project Control, Lean SixSigma, shopfloor & management coaching, performance behavior, Organisational Redesign.
Principal Post Merger Integration
CLIFreelance
Apr 2026 - Aug 2026
5 months
Netherlands
Define the “way of doing business” across the group Provide clear guidance to local leadership teams Defines the governance structure and management cadence Enable faster and more effective post-acquisition integration Support professionalization and EBITDA improvement Facilitate structured best-practice sharing Establish a baseline level of data integration and performance visibility across all entities The goal is to create a scalable, repeatable framework that balances local autonomy with group-level consistency and control.
Manufacturing Plant Consultant
ViaFactFreelance
Aug 2025 - Feb 2026
7 months
Netherlands
Performance Management, OEE improvement, Program Management
Associate
ProudfootFreelance
Dec 2024 - Jul 2025
8 months
Limburg, Nederland
OEE analyses Food, Ebita impact studies, performance management, change management, maintenance excellence, leadership development.
Projectmanager
CABB
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 4 months
Zwitserland
Performance Management, organisational restructuring, operational excellence , shift team growth
Executive Associate
Renoir Consulting
Sep 2022 - Oct 2023
1 year 2 months
45 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Oil & Gas, Refinery, Maintenance Excellence.
Associate Project Manager
EFESO
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
7 months
Munich, Germany
Chemical Industry, WCOM & Performance Behavior
Associate Projectmanager
Accelerant Consulting B.V.
Dec 2021 - May 2022
6 months
Nederland, CO 80466, USA
Food Processing
Executive Associate
Renoir Consulting
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
7 months
Duitsland
Oil & Gas, Refinery, Maintenance Excellence
Associate Projectmanager
Accenture
Sep 2020 - Jul 2021
11 months
Zwitserland, Germany
Chemicals, Organisational Redesign, Operational Excellence & Cost Reduction, project management Switzerland & Germany plants.
Associate senior manager
EFESO
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
1 year
Neder-Saksen, Duitsland
Food, production line optimization, performance management. Food, new production line development (OEE). Pet Food, management coach
Senior management consultant
Accelerant Consulting
Apr 2019 - May 2019
2 months
2500 Lier, Belgium
Dairy, business case analysis.
Associate senior manager
EFESO
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year 2 months
Berlin, Germany
Food, Plant Performance management, maintenance improvement.
Senior management consultant
Accelerant Consulting
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
5 months
2500 Lier, Belgium
Raw materials, business case analysis customer services and portfolio management.
Customer Solutions Manager
Merck
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year
Manager Proposal Center
Compass Group Nederland
Jan 2010 - Jan 2014
4 years 1 month
Celerant Consulting
Feb 2006 - Jan 2010
4 years
Project Manager
Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
3 years 1 month
Tender & Proposal Manager
Feb 2006 - Jan 2007
1 year
Sr. Bid Manager
Getronics PinkRoccade Nederland BV
Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
5 years 1 month
Order Analist/Team lead Central Region/Case Manager Critsit
IBM Global Services
Sep 1997 - Jan 2000
2 years 5 months
Education
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Drs. / MA, Bedrijfskundige Economie
1993 - 1996
3 years 1 month
Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Bac., International Management
1989 - 1993
4 years 1 month
atc
1982 - 1988
6 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Issued: –
Professional Scrum Master I
Issued: –
Portfolio
Manufacturing
Fine Chemicals
