Responsible for appointed group wide improvement projects overlooking the end-to-end supply chain, during the overall life cycle of our products, from NPD till phase-out.
Functional responsible for freight and warehousing across Hyva’s regions

Hyva has challenging plans for their current and future supply chain. I will manage programs and projects to reach those TO-BE states with the specialists from the business. Hyva is known for it's customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit, for me 2 essential components to really add value with logistics.

Next to my role as lecturer I am also accountable for the transition to a team based working organisation of the teams of logistics and build environment

Within the Contract Logistics Unit of DB Schenker Benelux I am responsible for Engineering, Project Management & Carrier Management. The focus of this challenge is to strive for operational excellence in all aspects of the business. Adding value to the lives of people and businesses by shaping the way our world connects.

In this function I am accountable for the contract logistics sites in northern Limburg. 
The purpose is to realize profitable growth in this area of the Netherlands and further development of DB Schenker as a whole. 
Strategic focus is to unite our customers with their customers. Living the core values of DB Schenker Logistics Netherlands, Together, Customer focussed, Reliable & Innovative.

Together with my team supporting the DB Schenker Logistics Netherlands organizations (different Business Units & supporting departments) in: 
Strategy deployment (where do we want to go), 
business evaluation (where are we now) and 
continuous improvement program management (what steps do we need to take to reach our goals).

Improve customer value by managing a sustainable program for different continuous improvement systems, tools and techniques

Improve customer value through a setup of a sustainable program for different continuous improvement tools and techniques.

Moderation, management and execution of Lean Six Sigma projects on subjects of improving labour-efficiency of direct and indirect workers. Implementing 5S and kaizen in several warehouses.

Squlo is a company founded with the believe that we are better of by using what we already have. Squlo has the ambition to provide the entrance to the most spreaded and largest warehouse space available. Please visit the website and create a profile to be part of the BEsqulo-community and help to change logistics as we all knew it!

Docent Procesanalyse, waarbij studenten in een projectopdracht en colleges inzichten verwerven met betrekking tot procesanalyse tools uit lean management, systeemkunde, theory of constraints en six sigma

I am responsible for the courses in Quality Management, Project Management (as part of the Change Management Minor), internship coaching, coach of several student project teams in the logistic workfield.

Hansei is a multifunctional company. It was originally setup as a personal and professional coaching business, but it has grown to a complete "best"​ being entreprise, helping people , and there businesses, on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.

Please visit www.hansei.nl for more information and the possibilities to grow

for my WHM INSTRUCTOR page see: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/instructor/rutgerthielen

managing 70 employees, improvement projects concerning Service level.

specialist in Lean Thinking, Business Process Modelling and Reengineering and Work studies.

12-2006 – 08-2007  Production manager,
Responsibility for all manufacturing activities (150 FTE)
10-2005 – 12-2006  Project management, 
Reorganisation UK Business Unit to a value added logistics centre in the UK.
05-2005 – 12-2006 Manager Logistics, 
Responsibility for complete flow of goods and information through the value stream 
04-2004 – 12-2006 Manager Lean Thinking, 
Implementation of Lean Thinking / continuous improvement philosophy.
01-2003 – 01-2006 Works Council,
Vice president works council / Member works council holding. 
10-2000 – 04-2004 Procurement, 
Strategical procurement of components, services and MRO goods.
07-2000 – 10-2000 Logistical Specialist, Goods receipt process reengineering; WMS implementation

Rutger Thielen

Purpose, potential, creative