Laurens Traens
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Professional experience for Laurens Traens
- 7 years and 4 months, Jan 2017 - Apr 2024
Sales, Procurement and Logistics
Ebro Foods
Worked for Ebro Foods for 8 in 6 different subsidiaries in 7 different countries. Started in sales in the food and petfood ingredients industry, moved to procurement of rice and pulses, ended with director of supply chain for Riviana Foods in Canada. Overview below:
- 11 months, May 2023 - Mar 2024
Directof of Supply Chain
Riviana Foods Canada Cooperation
Responsible for procurement of raw materials and packaging, logistics and warehousing, and customer service. Canada's Nr. 1 producer of Fresh Pasta and the distributor of the rice brands Tilda and Minute Rice. Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta
- 4 months, Feb 2023 - May 2023
Traineeship Supply Chain and Procurement
Lustucru Premium Groupe
France's Nr. 1 producer of Fresh Pasta and the distributor of the rice brand Taureau Ailé Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta
- 6 months, Sep 2022 - Feb 2023
Global Procurement Manager
Herba Ricemills
Responsible for the procurement of (broken) rice, pulses, and other ingredients on group level. Strategic execution, supplier management, and market analysis. Leading rice producer in Spain with multiple premium brands like SOS, Brillante,... Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta
- 1 year and 10 months, Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
Procurement Manager and Petfood Sales Manager
Ebro Ingredients
Responsible for petfood sales on group level and procurement of raw materials. Ebro Ingredients is a producer of rice- and pulse ingredients for the food and petfood industry. Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta.
- 2 years and 10 months, Jan 2018 - Oct 2020
Key Account Manager
Transimpex Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH
New client acquisition and new product introduction for Scandinavia, The Baltics, Poland and Czech Republic. Transimpex is specialized in private label rice, pulses & grains, ingredient distributor in B2B business. Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta.
- 1 year, Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Market Analyst
Riviana Foods Inc.
Supporting the B2B sales team Riviana Foods is the largest seller of rice brands in the USA Part of Ebro Foods: Spanish Food Multinational, global nr. 1 in rice and a strong worldwide position in premium and fresh pasta.
Educational background for Laurens Traens
- 8 years and 4 months, Sep 2008 - Dec 2016
Master in Applied Economic Sciences - Corporate Finance
University of Ghent, Belgium
Languages
Dutch
First language
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
French
Basic
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