Koen de Graef

Background

About Koen de Graef

Management Executive with over 24 years of experience in Hospitality environments. Innovative businessperson and strong leader, capable to inspire diverse, multi-functional groups to successfully achieve their objectives. Proven record in different functions. Results-driven senior strategic sourcing executive and a real entrepreneur with strong organizational skills, providing best in class strategic leadership for sourcing, supply chain management and procurement operations. A quick learner and can demonstrate strong verbal, written, analytical and problem-solving skills. Process driven with eye for simplification of processes, efficiency gains and maximizing value for the business. A hands-on strategic leader with strong communication and leadership skills and with ability to engage and influence at all levels in the organization. My dynamism, enthusiasm and sense of humour allows me to work collaboratively with individuals and groups from a wide variety of backgrounds and organization levels in order to incorporate their ideas, adapt to their needs and to form consensus in appropriate situations. Strong negotiations skills, a pro-active personality with a positive attitude, not afraid to think out of the box and able to tackle occurring problems in a creative way. A dynamic communicator, able to develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders involved with sourcing and purchasing decisions, to build, develop and mentor a high performing procurement team and to establish long-term relationships with high performance suppliers based on total cost of ownership, quality, responsiveness and sustainability. Demonstrated ability to create and execute a strategic vision, as well as an ability to work within larger organizational objectives, detail-oriented having the ability to prioritize multiple tasks proactively and effectively.