DCM
Lies Heyns is a Strategic Purchasing Manager at DCM, with experience spanning over two decades in product management and strategic sourcing. Previously, Lies held the position of Senior International Strategic Buyer at Alpro, focusing on the sourcing of non-GMO soybeans and other agricultural commodity ingredients, while also developing hedging strategies based on market trends. Lies has a solid background in the childrenswear sector, with a progressive career at C&A, where roles ranged from Junior Product Manager to Unit Leader Product Manager. Lies began the professional journey with an internship at Samsonite in marketing and product development. Educational qualifications include a Master's Degree in Marketing Management from Vlerick Business School and a Master's Degree in Product Development from Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg, supplemented by studies at INSEAD and ENSCI/les Ateliers.
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DCM
40 years of experience Founded by Herman de Ceuster in 1976, the Belgian family-owned company DCM has over 40 years of experience in creative developing, advanced producing and inspirational marketing high-quality organic fertilisers, organic-based and natural fertilisers and other biostimulants for Europe and the entire world. A team of enthusiastic and qualified researchers, reliable legal advisors, creative sales and marketing personalities, logistic brains and dynamic root engineers is at your disposal to provide you with specific and personal advice. Together with regional professional distributors we always succeed in finding the right solution for every application or problem. In-house R&D The in-house R&D department in collaboration with the research centre Scientia Terrae consistently tries to harmonize respect for the environment with an effective fertiliser action. Moreover DCM products are continuously subjected to quality controls and scientific trails conducted by independent institutes as well as to field testing. State-of-the-art production The annual production volume of over 30.000 tonnes is entirely produced in the ultra-modern and fully automated production facilities in Grobbendonk. The meticulously selected raw materials (mineral and organic (animal and/or vegetal) ) are precisely dosed. Great effort is exerted in developing internal standards to ensure plant, animal, and human health and safety. Quality and traceability can be guaranteed at all times. Moreover, the production facilities are designed to provide maximum energy efficiency and heat recovery with minimum energy consumption, without wastewater discharge. This ensures a sustainable production with respect for the environment.