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Alex Driesprong

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Global Category Manager, Consultancy and Financial Services at Smith+Nephew
📍 Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland

Alex Driesprong is a Global Category Manager at Smith+Nephew with over 10 years of international procurement experience in the Med-Tech, FMCG, and consulting industries. People who have worked with him describe him as dedicated, professional, and creative. He holds an MSc from the University of Groningen and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

Recently, he relocated to Poland to raise his son, a move motivated by family rather than his career. Outside of his corporate role, he has reignited his passion for events management and DJing, something he previously enjoyed doing while living in Ireland and the UK. He also shows an interest in the history of his native Curaçao.

Unique fact: Alex is a global procurement professional by day and a DJ and events manager by night.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Global Category Manager, Consultancy and Financial Services
Job Level
Middle
Location
Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland
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Procurement Transformation
His experience involves designing and rolling out new procurement processes, building functions from the ground up, and managing Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems in EMEA.
Strategic Sourcing
A core theme in his career, he is responsible for global category strategy, vendor negotiations, and sourcing for professional services, consulting, and logistics.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Global Category Manager, Consultancy and Financial Services
Smith+Nephew
8-2021 - 4-2024
Manager, Indirect Procurement EMEA
Cordis
7-2019 - 8-2021
Manager, Indirect Procurement EMEA
Cardinal Health
11-2017 - 6-2019
Advisor, Indirect Procurement EMEA
Cardinal Health
4-2017 - 10-2017
Strategic Sourcing Supervisor
eShopWorld
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Education
2009 - 2010
Master of Science (MSc)
University of Groningen
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of the Netherlands Antilles
1999 - 2004
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