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VP of Engineering Mars Food at Mars
📍 Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

Ruud Lazeroms is the VP of Engineering for Mars Food, where he leads the global engineering team and capital agenda across a factory network spanning seven countries. He is a graduate of Avans University of Applied Sciences, with a background in technical computer science and machine automation.

Originally from the Netherlands, Ruud has built an international career, having previously worked as a project engineer in Perth, Australia, before relocating to his current role in Chicago. This global experience highlights his adaptability and cross-cultural professional background.

As a Plant Director, he successfully reduced conversion costs by 30% and cut unplanned downtime by 40% over three years.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
VP of Engineering Mars Food
Job Level
Senior
Location
Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Global Engineering
Leads a global engineering team and manages a network of factories for Mars Food in locations across North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.
Operational Efficiency
Demonstrated a strong focus on improving supply performance, achieving significant cost and downtime reductions in a previous Plant Director role.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
VP of Engineering Mars Food
Mars
5-2024 - 9-2025
Supply excellence / TPM Director Interim
Mars
9-2021 - 9-2025
Plant Director
Mars
8-2000 - 2-2001
Trainee: Project engineer
NRP Electrical services
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Education
1997 - 2000
Technical computer science
Avans University of Applied Sciences
1997 - 2000
Power Generation and machine automation
Avans University of Applied Sciences
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