Pieter Van Hengel
About Pieter Van Hengel
Pieter Van Hengel serves as the Sr. Director of Supply Chain for Europe and the Middle East at Kite Pharma, where he has worked since 2023. He has extensive experience in supply chain management, having held various roles at Kite Pharma and other organizations over the past 15 years.
Work at Kite Pharma
Pieter Van Hengel currently serves as the Senior Director of Supply Chain for the Europe Middle East region at Kite Pharma, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he leads the end-to-end logistics for delivering cell therapy to patients across the region. His responsibilities include overseeing trade compliance and managing demand management and cell therapy order management. Prior to his current role, he held several positions at Kite Pharma, including Director and Head of Site Supply Chain from 2021 to 2023, and Associate Director of EU Logistics for a brief period in 2021.
Education and Expertise
Pieter Van Hengel has a solid educational background in business administration and logistics. He earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam between 2006 and 2009. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Business Administration - Logistics from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences from 2002 to 2006. Additionally, he achieved a Greenbelt in Lean/Six Sigma from Stork Technical Service in 2012 and completed NEVI-1 in Procurement from 2004 to 2005.
Background
Pieter Van Hengel has extensive experience in supply chain management across various sectors. He began his career as a Procurement Analyst at Stork N.V. Corporate Procurement from 2006 to 2008. He then progressed through roles at Ziggo and Stork Technical Services, where he gained expertise in supply chain operations. His experience also includes serving as a Supply Chain Manager at Pon and as Director of Global Supply Chain at IDA Foundation, demonstrating a diverse background in logistics and supply chain management.
Professional Experience
Throughout his career, Pieter Van Hengel has held multiple significant roles in supply chain management. He worked at Pon as a Supply Chain Manager in the Automotive Group from 2013 to 2016 and later as a Supply Chain Professional for Volkswagen. His tenure at Kite Pharma includes positions as Senior Manager for Supply Chain, Order Management & Logistics from 2019 to 2021, and as Associate Director for EU Logistics for a short period in 2021. His diverse roles have equipped him with a comprehensive understanding of supply chain dynamics.