Kathleen Duerinckx
About Kathleen Duerinckx
Kathleen Duerinckx is a Business Process Owner Purchasing at Venator Materials Plc, where she has worked since 2018. She has extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management, having held various roles at BASF and Panalpina.
Current Role at Venator Materials
Kathleen Duerinckx serves as the Business Process Owner Purchasing at Venator Materials Plc. She has held this position since 2018, contributing to the company's procurement strategies and processes. Her role involves overseeing purchasing operations and ensuring efficiency within the supply chain.
Previous Experience at BASF
Kathleen Duerinckx has extensive experience at BASF, where she worked in various roles from 2008 to 2017. Her positions included Supply Chain Management for Ethylamines, Operational Procurement for Raw Materials and Packaging, and Coordinator for Operational Procurement Cluster. She worked in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, during her tenure.
Internship at Panalpina
In 2008, Kathleen Duerinckx completed a two-month internship at Panalpina in Hedehusene, Capital Region, Denmark. This experience provided her with foundational knowledge in logistics and supply chain management.
Educational Background
Kathleen Duerinckx studied at Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, focusing on Logistics, Management, Business Management, and International Business from 2004 to 2008. She later attended Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, where she studied Tourism Management and earned her Bachelor's degree from 2013 to 2017.
Experience in Buyer Role
From 2017 to 2018, Kathleen Duerinckx worked as a Buyer for Raw Materials and Packaging at Venator Materials Plc in the United Kingdom. This role involved sourcing materials and managing supplier relationships, further enhancing her expertise in procurement.