Ger Derksen
About Ger Derksen
Ger Derksen is the Transition Lead and Business Process Lead Source-to-Pay EMEA at Boston Scientific, with a career spanning various roles in finance and business intelligence at Medtronic and other organizations.
Company
Currently, Ger Derksen holds the position of Transition Lead and Business Process Lead Source-to-Pay EMEA at Boston Scientific. He has been with the company since 2011, contributing to significant initiatives from their Marlborough, Massachusetts office.
Title
Ger Derksen serves as the Transition Lead and Business Process Lead Source-to-Pay EMEA at Boston Scientific. In this role, he oversees and manages the transition and business processes related to the Source-to-Pay cycle for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
Professional Background
Ger Derksen has an extensive background in finance, business intelligence, and market research. His career began at Centraal Bureau Voor De Statistiek as a Business Analyst from 1988 to 1992. He then moved to Medtronic, where he held multiple roles including Project Lead, Systems Analyst, Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Manager, and Senior Manager Finance Service and Support. His tenure at Medtronic spanned from 1992 to 2011. In 2011, he joined Boston Scientific and has since spearheaded various significant projects as Transition Lead and Business Process Lead Source-to-Pay EMEA.
Education and Expertise
Ger Derksen studied at Hbo University from 1984 to 1987. His education provided a solid foundation in business and finance, which he has applied throughout his career. His expertise includes implementing business intelligence environments, creating risk matrices and internal control frameworks, and standardizing procurement and payment processes in multinational organizations.
Key Projects and Achievements
During his tenure at Boston Scientific, Ger Derksen led the implementation of a standardized European Procurement Organization and designed an SEPA compliant Payment Factory for Europe. He was also the European Project Lead for the implementation of a new Accounts Payable invoice management solution in 2015. Notably, he played a pivotal role in transitioning and outsourcing Purchase-to-Pay activities into a Finance Shared Service Center from 2011 to 2014 and developed a global long-term strategy for Purchase-to-Pay. Additionally, he restructured Travel Reimbursement guidelines and standardized the VAT refund process by outsourcing to a European service provider.