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Barry Van der Groep

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IT Director at Zeeman textielSupers
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Barry van der Groep is the IT Director at Zeeman, bringing over 25 years of senior IT executive and management consulting experience. Described by colleagues as strategic and process-oriented, he leads major digital transformation projects. His background spans retail, automotive, and aviation with companies like Bugaboo, Mitsubishi, and KLM.

Outside of his direct professional responsibilities, Barry has an interest in major global consumer and entertainment brands. His extensive career working with international companies aligns with a broad, global perspective on business and technologys role within multinational corporations.

He described the complex, live transition of Zeemans core logistics software as performing "open-heart surgery with military precision. "

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
IT Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Digital Transformation
He is actively leading and hiring for the digital transformation at Zeeman, a key priority since he joined the company.
Logistics Modernization
He is spearheading the replacement of a 25-year-old legacy system with a modern, cloud-native warehouse management solution to boost efficiency and scalability.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
IT Director
Zeeman textielSupers
2-2019 - 5-2023
CIO
Boretti
1-2019
Global ICT Director
Bugaboo
ICT Manager EMEA
Veldhoven Group
Manager ICT
ALD Automotive
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Open Universiteit
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