'Ensuring tangible results is what energizes me' - Wies ten Vergert

'In the last year of my studies, I came into contact with Boer & Croon during a training they gave. The company really appealed to me even then, so when they organized a two-day business course, I immediately signed up for it. After my master's, I applied and ended up in the Management Development program as a Young Executive. At the same time, I did many assignments in different sectors. Among others, I am in healthcare, at Eindhoven airport and in retail at Via Outlets (Batavia Stad). In all possible roles, including project management, process improvement, and a manager, that way, you can quickly find out what you are good at and what you like.'

'The Management Development program fits very well with the assignments you do. It consists of twelve training sessions that focus on situations you encounter in your work. You learn soft skills as well as hard skills. Who am I, what can I do, and how can I motivate and convince people? You do this in a fixed group, a nice and safe environment where you can make yourself vulnerable. This is a potent element of the program. Your hard skills are honed with scrum training and other project management skills.'

'As time passed, I discovered that theSupply Cain & Operations Solution suits me best. Making a process concrete, which is very tangible and that attracts me. I joined that in my final year as a young executive and then progressed there to manager. This past year, we did an intensive Black Belt training there with the team, a ten-day course lasting over three months. It's based on the Lean Six Sigma method. Lean is about eliminating waste in a process. Six Sigma is a method for structuring large, long-term projects and eliminating variations in a production process. We need efficient training that we use one-on-one in our work. I am currently a Black Belt project manager at Asito. They clean airplanes and terminals at Schiphol Airport, among other things. I use the Black Belt method to implement process improvements.'

'At Supply Chain and Operations, we work with a passionate team that focuses on the five crucial areas within the COO's area of responsibility: procurement, supply chain management, operations & manufacturing, asset management and customer excellence. The people in our team develop innovative propositions and are given the space to make their own mark on the future of operations and supply chain management. With a strong focus on the needs of the COO, we are not only solving current issues and training our people to become the COOs of the future. We are ready to answer any issue and really make a difference, both with our clients and within our own solution.'