Folkert Bloembergen

Folkert joined ICL July 2014 in the global procurement leadership team that was created as part of ICL’s Next Step Forward strategy. This is a period where ICL moves from decentralized self-governing entities to the creation of One ICL with global functions of IT and Procurement, the set-up of Shared Service Centers and migrating all business to one single ERP platform. In his role as VP Global Logistics Procurement, Folkert challenge is to build a logistics procurement department covering the sourcing of logistics services and packaging materials on a global basis, smoothly take over spend from all the different entities and in the mean team deliver lower costs while improving the service to the internal business partners and customers. From his broad business experience in the (petro) chemical field where next to several supply chain roles he has held positions in procurement, marketing and sales, Folkert can combine his business insight and understanding of supply chain developments to create successful procurement strategies.