Bart Baetens

Background

About Bart Baetens

Experienced and (*) award-winning professional with a demonstrated history of working in global Procurement & ICT operations.(*) Y2016 Procurement Excellence Award - Source-to-Pay - Bullish Enterprise Impact. Skilled in Project Management, Software Application development, Source-to-Pay/ERP implementations, Digital Procurement, Contract Negotiation and Spend Management. Proven practitioner in the domains of Procurement, ICT, Finance and Legal (contracting law). Passionate about Technology and Business Process Management. Graduated from Vlerick Business School (Executive Management programs). A results-driven senior executive with +25 years of progressive experience within global Information Technology and Procurement operations. A people manager at heart with strong organizational and negotiation skills with the ability to break up silos, create self-organizing teams and influence at all organizational levels. A quick learner demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Process driven with eye for detail and simplification of processes, end-to-end efficiency gains maximizing value for both the business and external stakeholders. A “Yes-I-Can” person with a great sense of humor, not afraid to think out of the box and able to tackle problems in a creative way. “It is by logic that we prove, but through intuition that we discover”.