Who does what at BeGlobal?
Some information about everyone who works at BeGlobal. Name and position, and something more: what does your work entail, what do you like most about your job, what learnings have you gained in previous work environments, and what would you do if you didn't work at BeGlobal? A "picture" of the team that is BeGlobal.
Marco Goedegebuure, married, one child.
Marco is account manager, or first point of contact for clients. He works with clients on projects, including making proposals for supporting promotional products.
"The most enjoyable part of my job is the customer contact and developing a product that positively surprises the customer."
He has been doing this work for 13 years, benefiting from experience in hospitality and customer service gained in the hospitality industry, where he was previously employed. He went through secondary and higher hotel school as a preliminary education. "If I wasn't doing this work, I would be working in the hospitality industry as a host/sommelier or maybe even running his own restaurant."
Purdy Weernink, living together, two children.
She is an all-around bookkeeper/financial assistant. "I like to figure things out and troubleshoot problems so that the bookkeeping is 'tight'." She has been doing this work for nearly 20 years.
Her main lesson from previous work circles? "Enjoyment in my work has to do with three factors: the company has to want to keep developing, there has to be a good accounting package and nice colleagues!"
Prior education is BKB, BKC, PDB, MBA, part of SPD, and if she wasn't doing this work at BeGlobal, Purdy would be running her own beauty salon.
Simone Broekmans-Credit, partner, two children.
Simone is an account manager. "I advise clients on purchasing product media that best suits their goals. I supervise the entire process from creative proposal to after sales. I find advising and guiding my clients the most enjoyable part of my job."
Simone completed HBO business communication at the NHTV in Breda. She has been an account manager for over 13 years, and what she has learned before (and now) is that 'no' does not exist and creativity is very important. Very good qualities for someone who otherwise would have been a pilot!
Marco Horneman, married, three children.
Marco is managing director and owner for 50% (the other 50% is owned by André Noordwijk) of BeGlobal. Together with Noordwijk, he founded BeGlobal nearly 20 years ago.
One of his passions in his work is working with the client toward a full service solution. His experience and philosophy formed over the years reads "Stay yourself, be honest, do what you say and say what you do.
Marco is a business economist. If he and André had not started BeGlobal, he would have been working in the hospitality industry, but banking has always appealed to him as well.
André Noordwijk, married, two children.
André is managing director and for 50% owner (the other 50% is owned by Marco Horneman) of BeGlobal. Together with Horneman, he founded BeGlobal nearly 20 years ago.
André deals with the day-to-day operations of BeGlobal. "The thing I enjoy most about my job is defining the future strategy; sustainability is now a heavy focus in our strategy."
His business (as well as personal) motto: "Always build long-term solutions and relationships. Be honest and sincere, even if it doesn't benefit you directly."
André attended high school in America, took HBO commercial economics, philosophy and business studies at Erasmus. What he would be doing if he were not active in the product media business? "Probably I would be active in sports coaching."
Ivo Hagen, married, two children.
Ivo is the graphic designer at BeGlobal, making sure that the artwork designed by the client or by him is completely in order before it goes to the manufacturer. "Designing artwork myself, or coming up with a cool product design together with the customer is something I find super fun. Especially when you later have the product in your hands."
He graduated from the Graphic Lyceum in 1993, and has been working at BeGlobal since 2018. His learnings: "Doing what you enjoy in a cozy and professional team benefits the quality and quantity of your work." If he were not working at BeGlobal, he would choose a position at an advertising agency to collaborate on artwork for major campaigns.
Suzan Kahraman, married, two children.
Suzan is an office assistant. Her duties consist of preparing quotations, order processing from A to Z, coordinating with the customer what is desired and all related administrative work. She finds the diversity of work the most enjoyable part of the job. She has been doing this work for over 7 years.
Her main lesson from previous work circles is that she has learned well to work according to a certain structure and plan, so that everything can be found for everyone. "In addition, also to think and act commercially."
Suzan studied Social Pedagogical Assistance, and if she didn't do this work she would want to work in healthcare. As a teaching assistant in a hospital, for example.
Mark Ideler, living together.
Mark works at BeGlobal as a senior account manager. In this role, he visits BeGlobal customers, as well as targeting new customers. "My goal is to provide every customer with the right product media. Within my position, I also have a lot of contact with producers and manufacturers about products, certification and purchasing. Within my position, I have support from the inside sales department through making proposals and purchasing, here I direct them where necessary." What he likes best about his position is the variety in customers and work. "No project is the same and a different solution can be devised for every customer." Mark has worked at BeGlobal for almost 5 years, of which about 4 years have been in an account management role. What in particular has he learned in previous work circles that he now uses in his work at BeGlobal? "My main learning is to always be open and honest, a deal is a deal."
Previously, Mark was a student of Sport Marketing and Management at the Hogeschool Rotterdam. "If I wasn't doing this work, I would also be active in the sales profession, but in another industry. Sales is my passion."
Laura Huising, married, one child.
Laura is an inside sales representative. She works out quotations that are created through the account managers or come in by phone, through the website or infomail. She processes orders and maintains contact with customers from the beginning to the end of the job, so a bit of after sales is also part of the job.
She finds the most enjoyable part of the job is contacting customers and colleagues about order processing.
She has been doing this work for 12 years now, and she enjoys taking and having responsibility, something she has often done in previous activities. "You have to do everything you can to get your job done," she said. She is trained as a radiodiagnostic technician, but if she were not working at BeGlobal, she would like to pursue a creative profession in the floral industry.
Tamara Berhitoe, living together, two children.
She has, since mid-2018, been working in the inside sales support department, including responsibility for trading, promoshops, ethics and product compliance and administration support.
"I love understanding and mapping processes, understanding where the bottlenecks are and solving them so that we can continuously improve. This is the common thread running through all my work."
What is her most important lesson from previous work circles, which is especially useful to her in her work at BeGlobal? "I am very much into processes, this helps me work as efficiently as possible and come up with solutions." Her prior education is in the field of International Business and Languages. If she wasn't doing this work, what would she want to do? "Something in the field of psychology, which I find very interesting."
Michelle Westmaas, living together, one child.
Michelle is a commercial employee, and from that position she keeps in touch with customers and is active in the field of order processing, two aspects of her work that she therefore enjoys doing. She has been doing this work for over 2 years, supported by her previous work experiences where she learned the importance of good handover and taking responsibility over an order or quote.
Her prior training included aviation services. But if she did not work at BeGlobal, she would run her own lunchroom.
Roald Koornneef, living together.
Roald is a traffic clerk. "My job is to make sure that the processing of orders is
runs smoothly." He maintains contact with the suppliers where the product media are
sourced. He also deals with clients' brand stores and web shops.
Roald has been doing this job for two years. He loves picking and working out the orders. "It
arranging things behind the scenes suits me."
"In this work environment, more than before, I can focus on my task. As a result, I can focus my
focus more attention on the progress of the orders I put into the system, the expectation of
our customers and communication with suppliers. I like that very much, and comes the customer
obviously for the better."
Roald is trained as a pharmacy assistant MBO level 4, and if he were not doing this work, he would be
he would like to work in a hospital pharmacy, where you are very focused with the well-being of people
occupation. Having contact with people, listening to them well, knowing what they want and giving them
support, that's in his fibers.
Rian Hoogendijk, married.
As account manager, Rian is responsible for a regular group of clients. He supervises and
supports their projects, and makes sure the products are delivered on time - that's what he goes for.
"I take care of clients and always try to surprise them with a creative, out of the box idea."
What do you like most about your job? "The multitasking, I love that, and having a
helicopter view guiding all projects. This always with a smile on my face, you won't get me
easily upset or cranky."
"I also like it when the customer shows how satisfied he is with our proposals and solutions.
If the client lets us hear that we did our job well and that they got the intended effect from it
achieved, then that really gives you a kick. Then you remember what you and your team are all about.
do!"
Rian has now been in this business for 12.5 years, working from inside sales over the course of the
time moved on to field service. Through the industry association PPP, he completed several
taken industry-related courses.
He studied HBO Commercial (sports) Economics at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam
followed. Consequently, he has athletic hobbies: running, cycling, soccer and snowboarding. When he
would not be working at BeGlobal, he would be working in an environment that would be primarily related to sports.
have.
