Jurgen Put is a Global Category Manager at Nokia responsible for defining cybersecurity and IoT strategy. He has over 20 years of experience in procurement and R&D project management. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from KU Leuven and is fluent in Dutch, English, and proficient in French. Prior to his current role, he held various procurement positions at Alcatel and Nokia, managing suppliers and commodity categories globally. He has also worked in R&D managing testing projects and as a service engineer.

1. Kluislaan 19
2180 Ekeren
Phone 04 77692248
E-mail Jurgen.Put@Nokia.com
Jurgen Put
Wie ben ik?
 Jurgen Put,
 vader van drie kinderen; Hannes, Simon, Marie- Aimee,
 geboren in Hasselt op 22/06/1971
 passie voor reizen, allerlei sporten, hobby’s van mijn kinderen,
organiseren en onderhandelen van activiteiten, lezen van Engelstalige
thrillers, wetenschappelijke magazines, economische artikels en last but
no least bonsai bomen,..
 Afgestudeerd als Industrieel Ingenieur Electro- Mechanica aan de
Katholieke Hoge School Antwerpen. ( 1989 – 1993)
 Nederlands is mijn moedertaal , schrijf en spreek vlot Engels, beheers
Frans maar kan verder geoptimaliseerd worden door actief te spreken.

Procurement Work experience
In 2001 I joined Alcatel and hold different
positions:
+ 2006 – 2016 Global Procurement:
• 2016: since the acquisition by Nokia;
Global Category Manager responsible for the definition of the
CyberSecurity & Internet of Things strategy and ODM suppliers.
• 2010- 2015 : Global Commodity Manager Resale and
Key Senior Account Manager Delta Networks Inc ( Taiwanese
ODM vendor)
• 2006 – 2010: Global commodity manager OEM/Resale “
Multimedia & Security”
With as main responsibilities:
1. Acts as a single point of contact for internal business partners
ensuring proper communication and supporting them from the
business needs identification and strategy preparation until the end
of supplier selection and contracting process.
2. Is in charge of a series of commodities/categories and the related
suppliers, leading suppliers’ selection and negotiations.
3. Manages the supplier relationships
4. Monitors suppliers performance using appropriate metrics and tools
; plan and carry out suppliers audits.
5. Supports the supply plan and is actively involved into the resolution
of supply chain issues

2. 6. Identifies commercial risks, mitigates the company’s exposure to
risk associated with suppliers by developing the appropriate
actions.
Skills developed in
the course of
years?
 Working with different culture all over the World, from China, over India
to Africa.
 Expert in negotiations from global reseller agreements , NDA ,Corporate
Claims, up to product prices.
 Supplier management going from supplier selection processes to
business reviews.
 Defining Supplier KPI’s.
 Working in an international environment with multidisciplinary teams
 Working in big teams on the most complex projects
 Working in a R&D environment with expert in each of their domain.
 Soft skills, listening and motivating people working all around the globe.
Work experience outside procurement
+ 2001 - 2006 I was working for R&D Access products
• 2005 -2006 Total Local Project Manager (R&D ISAM):
1. Total Project lead over the different disciplines with as main tasks:
o Management and organisation of the project start-up:
preparation and making of the necessary project plans,
planning, communication, kick-off meetings
o Project definition / Budgeting /Project planning (overall)
o Definition of the possible impact of proposed implementations
and/or project changes
o Organisation of and participation in reviews and project
meetings
o Decision making in consultation with the team
o Progress tracking: evaluation of the 'earned value'
1. Special Project: Reduction of the backlog of open fault reports:
o Interface for the current projects with a team in Bangalore to
reduce the open fault reports.
o Daily coordination and planning of a team of 25 people
o Organisation of the E2E lab and definition of customer
oriented tests.
• 2004 – 2004 World wide Test Project Manager DSLAM
(R&D) R5.1
o Main tasks see above but special realizations:
o Introduction of new products like: VDSL, Triple-Play
o Qualification of a Gigabit interface in the DSLAM
o Definition of CMM processes

3. 2003 – 2004 World wide Test Project Leader DSLAM (R&D)
o Project R4.5.x with the introduction of VDSL & Multi-DSL :
o Main tasks see above
o Definition of the quality norms and control of these norms
o Negotiate and assemble resources
o Budgeting
o Motivation of a team of test engineers
o Report / escalation process
2002 – 2003 Local Test Project Leader DSLAM (R&D)
o Introduction of new interface towards the network: 100 M Ethernet
interface
o Qualification of full QOS (ATM) in the DSLAM
2000 - 2002 Test Engineer ADSL (R&D)
1994 - 2000 ASEA Brown Boveri Antwerp/Zaventem
Service Engineer Drives
 Organization and implementation of technical training courses world
wide
 Field work and customer support
Experience working at BASF Antwerp:
• Three times in a row holiday jobs during the summer period
• Internship and thesis ; “ Prediktief onderhoud op Reductiekasten”
• Family working at BASF as well
VLEKHO Brussels:
o Marketing Course
o Algemeen Ondernemingsbeleid Cours
(General Enterprise Management)
Alcatel-lucent: Extra internal training:
o Procurement integrated program: Fundamentals and expertise:
1. Standard module –process & systems trainings, legal trainings such
as practices & processes, legal standard and mandatory clauses
2. Functional skills enhancement – Negotiation, Fundamentals on
project management, Finance, quality management policies &
procedures, Procurement processes & systems
o Presentation skills, Project Management , Impact / Input-Output

4. Additional
Professional
Training
Management
o Technical training: TCP/IP, layer2/layer3
protocols, WAN/LAN, DSL techniques, ATM (QOS,
policing)