Susanne Quakkelaar
About Susanne Quakkelaar
Susanne Quakkelaar is a People Operations Associate at Flexport in Amsterdam, with a diverse background in hospitality and human resources. She also works as a freelance pole dance instructor.
Current Title and Role
Susanne Quakkelaar is currently employed as a People Operations Associate at Flexport, based in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She began working in this role on January 1, 2021. This position leverages her extensive experience in human resource management and various roles within the hospitality industry.
Previous Employment
Prior to her current role, Susanne Quakkelaar worked in multiple capacities within the hospitality and service industries. She was a Restaurant Manager at Meatless District in Amsterdam for 5 months in 2020-2021, and a Manager at The Coffee Virus for 7 months from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, she worked as a Barista and Shift Supervisor at Funk You - Natural Food in Berlin for a year starting in 2017 and spent 4 months as a Quoting Agent at Homebell, also in Berlin.
Hospitality and Customer Service Roles
Throughout her career, Susanne has held numerous positions that sharpened her customer service and management skills. She was a waitress and bartender at Restaurant Naast De Markt and Restaurant Aan Tafel in Utrecht and worked as a Kassamedewerkster at Hoogvliet BV for a year from 2012 to 2013. These roles have provided her with the necessary experience to excel in environments that require strong interpersonal and operational skills.
Educational Background
Susanne Quakkelaar holds a degree in Human Resource Management from Hogeschool Utrecht, where she studied from 2012 to 2017. She also expanded her expertise by completing a Buitenland minor in Social Work at Alice-Salomon-Fachhochschule für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik Berlin during the 2016-2017 academic year. This educational background has provided her with a solid foundation in HR practices and social work.
Freelance and International Experience
In addition to her work at Flexport, Susanne Quakkelaar is currently a freelance Pole Dance Instructor. She has also gained international experience, having worked in both the Netherlands and Germany. Notably, she served as a Human Resource Trainee and Junior HR Agent at Europe Hotels Private Collection in Amsterdam for nearly a year and as an Afstudeerstagiare P&O at Gemeente Zeist for 4 months in 2016.