AIE company was founded in 2016 in Amsterdam area, The Netherlands. Resulting many years of global business of which more than 10 years in Asia AIE company 捷构 (Jie Gou) was established also in Shanghai, China in 2019.
The company’s main focus is to support procurement organisations and professionals to advance professionalism and to adapt and execute successfully to ever changing circumstances. The purpose of the company is to support its customers to advance through agility and innovation to excellence and vice versa.
01. Agility
Fast and efficient working methods, involvement of the rigth skills and resources and quick adaptation to customers circumstances and culture allow quick delivery of sustainable practices.
02. Innovation
Experience in open innovation since Chesbrough’s publications and supplier innovation since 2011. Supplier relationships management as a strong foundation. The approach is hands-on, shoulder to shoulder with a focus on embedding change.
03. Excellence
Strong business and commercial sense, large global and industry experience & knowledge are the foundations to support journeys to excellence. Supported by assessments, surveys and toolkits.
Proven Success
The Reactions Don’t Lie
Since the start of the company many clients in Europe and Asia have been supported with procurement transformation, interim management, supplier enabled innovation programs, key note speeches, procurement leadership team motivational trainings, sourcing activities, development of startups, guest lectures, facilitation of round tables or panels.
‘I can only say WOW!! What a day it turned out to be! And the response afterwards – EPIC!” – Petra Ericsson Strategic Sourcing Development Manager Molnlycke
Industries
‘Harm is a top class procurement director with great impact’ – Pieter van Holten CFO SHV Energy
Clients
Consultants
Agile network of Professionals
The company’s purpose is to remain small and networked in a global network of experts.
In the execution an agile and international network of senior procurement professionals and experts is used, for example:
Senior Advisor, previous GapGemini, IBM, Accenture, The Netherlands
Senior Advisor, Professor and PhD in Procurement Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Senior Procurement and Supply Chain VP in Philips, Nippon Pain, Evonik, China
Experienced Procurement professionals in IT, blockchain, AI, bots, The Netherlands
International network of professionals
Procurement Leaders, Singapore, APAC Congress 2019
Harm Veerkamp
Owner and advisor
The founder of the company, Harm Veerkamp, has an industry background and expertise in:
- Business services: AIE company and Procurement Leaders
- Energy: SHV Energy
- Life sciences and food ingredients: DSM, Gist Brocades
- Food: FrieslandCampina
- Feed and animal nutrition: Hendrix, BP Nutrition
- FMCG: Unilever
Harm Veerkamp has been connected as Senior Advisor to the Supplier Enabled Innovation Center of Procurement Leaders since 2016. Besides the interim and advisory activities, he has supported many companies in setting up and progressing their supplier and partnership innovation programs.
Features
What We Do Best
Interim, Transformation and advisory
Interim management
Procurement transformation
Procurement Advisory
Procurement Management (global, direct and indirect)
Procurement Excellence and value creation
Procurement Excellence programming and execution with all standard modules as well as tool development
Supplier Enabled Innovation and relationship management
Open innovation and supplier enabled innovation, Supplier relationship management, tools and surveys.
Core Procurement activities
Strategic sourcing and Category management
Contract Management
Talent management and procurement academy
People, capability assessments, procurement academy, Executive recruitment and coaching
Digitisation
Nowadays a self respecting procurement organisation should have a digital transformation plan and journey.
Supply Chain Sustainability
With hands-on experience in sustainability programs in global companies, you can be supported to accelerate through different stages of supply chain sustainability maturity.
Workshops, support customer and supplier days
Make your workshop or event one that will be remembered by the participants. Preparation, a good script and follow up are as important as the day(s) itself.
Facilitator, key note speaker and trainer
Facilitator, Key Note speaker, trainer in many procurement skills and courses, Change Management & Sales Service Marketing