Portrait of Annelies van der Staaij
Hello

I'm Annelies van der Staaij

Supply Chain, Procurement & Project Management

  • ExperienceAlmost 20 years in complex industrial environments
  • ExpertiseSupply chain, procurement, project management, transformation
  • Based inThe Netherlands
  • LanguagesDutch (native), English (fluent)
  • E-mail[email protected]
  • Phone+31 6 1224 0402
  • AvailableInterim and project assignments, permanent leadership roles

After more than ten years at Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe, I am ready for my next challenge.

About me

I am open to both a permanent leadership role and interim or project assignments where I can bring people, processes and perspectives together, connect strategy with operations, and turn complex challenges into tangible results.

My time at Hitachi has given me the opportunity to build and professionalise procurement, develop teams and processes, and lead and contribute to transformation and improvement initiatives. It has also reinforced what I enjoy most about my work:

bringing people, processes and perspectives together to make things happen.

I am a curious, creative and positive person who enjoys navigating between different parts of an organisation. I see connections, bring people together and thrive on complex challenges where there is no standard solution.

What does it take to make this happen?

That question probably captures my way of working better than anything else.

My strength lies at the intersection of strategy and operations: translating ambition into a concrete plan, connecting the right people and disciplines, and making sure that change does not remain a plan on paper, but actually becomes reality in the organisation.

I like to build and professionalise. To create structure where it is needed. To connect people who need each other. And to do this through trust, autonomy, clarity and respect.

Because results matter — but how you achieve them matters just as much.

I believe the most sustainable results are achieved together: by giving people space and responsibility, bringing different perspectives together, and creating an environment where people can contribute, take ownership and grow.

What I bring

With almost 20 years of experience across supply chain, procurement, project management and transformation in complex industrial environments, I am particularly interested in opportunities where I can:

  • lead and facilitate complex change
  • build or professionalise a function, team or way of working
  • connect strategy and operations
  • bring different disciplines and interests together
  • create meaningful and sustainable impact

Core competencies

Project & transformation

  • Project and change management
  • Organisational development
  • Process optimisation
  • Stakeholder management
  • ERP and system implementations

Procurement & supply chain

  • Strategic procurement
  • Supply chain optimisation
  • TCO & cost reduction
  • Supplier development
  • Contract management

Leadership

  • People-oriented leadership
  • Team development
  • Ownership
  • Connecting people and disciplines

In numbers

20

Years

of experience in complex industrial environments

10+

Years at Hitachi

Construction Machinery Europe

€100M+

Purchasing volume

managed annually within an international supply chain

€20M+

Annual savings

from a transformation impacting 400+ employees

Experience

  • Hitachi Construction Machinery
  • Prysmian Group
  • Diageo
Apr 2023 – present

Procurement Manager

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe, Amsterdam

  • Leading the transformation of the procurement organisation, including the integration of operational purchasing from Supply Chain
  • Redesigning the organisation with clearly defined operational, tactical and strategic roles
  • Developing Procurement into a more strategic, externally focused business partner
  • Leading the ERP transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4 for the Procure-to-Pay processes
  • Delivering €6M in structural cost savings through supplier optimisation and value creation
  • Leading a team of 14 professionals, responsible for an annual purchasing volume of €100M+
Aug 2018 – Apr 2023

Corporate Program Manager

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe, Amsterdam

  • Coordinating a large-scale organisational transformation impacting 400+ employees and generating €20M+ in annual savings
  • Leading an integrated factory transformation: production, logistics, warehousing, infrastructure and safety
  • Acting as the link between project streams and the Management Board
  • Recognised, together with the project team, with a President's Award from the Japanese parent company
Dec 2017 – Jul 2018

Supply Chain Manager

Blok Mechanische Industrie, Velsen-Noord

  • Responsible for the daily coordination between production, purchasing, material availability and logistics
  • Leading a team within production preparation, purchasing and warehousing
  • Stabilising material flows and improving the purchasing structure
Mar 2015 – Nov 2017

Supply Chain Management Manager

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe, Amsterdam

  • Leading Warehouse, Operational Procurement and Production Planning, around 70 employees
  • Complete redesign of the warehouse, completed within three weeks during the summer shutdown
  • Safety improvements, including better separation of pedestrian and forklift traffic
  • Introducing an inventory management tool to reduce material shortages and production disruptions
2013 – 2015

Supply Chain Specialist

Prysmian Group, Delft

ERP transition from BaaN to SAP and leadership of the implementation of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

2011 – 2013

Logistics Manager HV Cable Factory

Prysmian Group, Delft

Responsible for planning, material management, warehousing and shipping.

2010 – 2011

Supply Chain Specialist

Draka Nederland, Amsterdam

Implementation of Kanban and standardised planning processes across Dutch manufacturing sites.

2008 – 2010

Forecast Demand Analyst

Diageo, Amsterdam

Demand analysis and management reporting for the Latin American market.

Download my full CV (PDF)

Education & training

2005 – 2008

Master's in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam

2001 – 2005

Industrial Engineering and Management

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

Certificates & training

  • 2023PMOWIN
  • Development Procurement ExpertiseNEVI
  • 2015 – 2017Management trainingHitachi in-house
  • 2011TOP Talent Development ProgramDe Baak
  • 2011PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner

Values & focus

The values that matter most to me are:

  • Open-minded
  • Autonomous
  • Positive
  • Purpose-driven
  • Respectful

I am particularly drawn to technology-driven organisations that contribute to a better and more sustainable world — for example within the energy transition, mobility, circular economy or other industries where meaningful change is needed.

  • Energy transition
  • Mobility
  • Circular economy
  • Sustainable technology

Contact

Let's talk

If you know an organisation, team or project where this combination of experience, energy and way of working could make a difference, I would love to hear from you. And if someone comes to mind who I should talk to, an introduction would be very welcome.

And perhaps the conversation starts with my favourite question:

What does it take to make this happen?

Email me