Véronique Algoet
Wemmel
Summary
Passionate & dynamic leader with a proven track record of delivering world-class operational services globally backed by extensive experience in Procurement, Travel & Strategic Meetings Management.
Expert at leading cross-functional teams to optimize key capabilities and processes.
Proactive and hardworking focused on continuous operational improvement in a fast-paced driven environment. Result driven with a high work ethic.
Strong leadership abilities with a focus on generating structure and consistency and a passion for data generating valuable insights.
Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations Global Meetings & Events
AstraZeneca
03.2020 - Current
- Lead the Operations team & orchestrate key capabilities and processes including Compliance, technical solution & end to end process, Training & content strategy, Data governance & analytics, productivity & business performance reporting, digital operations such as event apps & registrations, headcount monitoring and travel process adherence
- Directly manage a diverse team across 6 locations (offshore & on shore), 7 direct and 25 indirect FTE’s
- Global scope, value $ 120 M
- Deliver 8% productivity, $ 20 M savings and 16,000 hours free up time
Associate Director Procurement Meetings & Events
AstraZeneca
02.2011 - 02.2020
- Strategic global category management & supplier consolidation for a $ 360 M spend category across 38+ markets
- Drove 3 large regional tenders & reduced category vendors from 300 to 60
- Built strategic partnerships, managed global MSA’s & increased partners performance with robust SLA’s & KPI’s
- Coaching 50+ markets with category best practices and extensive collaboration
- Initiating cross category collaboration to further leverage & itemizing M&E spend components from other categories of spend such as PR, Medical Communications, L&D, etc.
Procurement, Congress & Facilities Manager AZ BELUX
AstraZeneca
07.2004 - 01.2011
- Started as Procurement officer, promoted within 2 years to Procurement Manager for Belgium & Luxemburg Procurement of Services and for the Congress and Facilities department, totaling 8 FTE’s
- Project Manager ad interim International Conference project (07-12/2010) to implement a global strategic tool
- Managing categories totaling 25 Mio € of spend, namely Fleet, Congresses, CRO, HR services, Consultants, Advertising, Printing, Telecom, Etc
- Management of supplier base including both operational and strategic activity such as risk management (legal contractual support), supplier innovation, process optimization, negotiation, monitoring supplier performance & “customer” satisfaction, proactively improving critical business processes
- Project management with the implementation of new systems, processes & suppliers (ex: Printing Platform, e-registration tool to congresses)
Procurement Manager Services
Mars inc
03.2001 - 06.2004
- Established preferred suppliers and agreed rate cards across 26 categories of goods and services related to promotional Marketing activities: Advertising, Sales Promotion, DM, Travel, Office Services, Telecom, Temporary Workforce, Merchandising, Car Fleet.
- Risk management through legal contractual support and establishing policies and procedures
- Resolving vendor-user conflicts.
Business & Leisure Travel Management
World Travel BTI, BBL Travel, DHL Travel
12.1994 - 02.2001
- Established a new travel implant at Mars Inc (2 FTE) & delivered 10% savings through preferred partnerships with Hotels, Eurostar and taxi companies
- Travel Counselor for EC staff at BBL Travel (now part of AMEX group)
- DHL internal travel air ticket booking and issuing
Education
Certifications - Leadership-Project Mgmt-Procurement Strategy
Continuous Learning & Professional Training
AstraZeneca07.2004
Bachelor (3y Post Graduate) in Public Relations -
CERIA-IPIAT, Anderlecht
Brussels06.1993
Skills
- Operations Oversight
- Decision Making
- Analytical skills
- Business judgement
- Program Optimization
- Performance Improvement
- Influencing skills
- Organizational Structuring
- Team management & teamwork
- Problem solving
- Has values and loyal
- Critical thinking
- Engaged & enthusiastic
- Data analysis & insights
- Business partnering
- Cost modelling
- Strategic planning and execution
- Performance Analysis
- Resource Allocation
- Cost analysis and savings
Languages
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Flemish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Hobbies
Step & Pilates, painting, traveling around the world, secretary for parent’s school association, learning Spanish
Timeline
Director of Operations Global Meetings & Events
AstraZeneca
03.2020 - Current
Associate Director Procurement Meetings & Events
AstraZeneca
02.2011 - 02.2020
Procurement, Congress & Facilities Manager AZ BELUX
AstraZeneca
07.2004 - 01.2011
Procurement Manager Services
Mars inc
03.2001 - 06.2004
Business & Leisure Travel Management
World Travel BTI, BBL Travel, DHL Travel
12.1994 - 02.2001
Certifications - Leadership-Project Mgmt-Procurement Strategy
Continuous Learning & Professional Training
Bachelor (3y Post Graduate) in Public Relations -
CERIA-IPIAT, Anderlecht
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