had to make ourselves available for conversations with people located in the US. Oscar: In the end, everyone met at our site at Rancho Cucamonga to decide what was the best, most efficient location for installing the battery. This must have been a one-of-akind mission. Can you tell us a bit about the process from a personal aspect? Sharona: Managing such a project requires the synchronization of many activities and resources around the world, working with people in and outside of the organization, absorbing vast amounts of information and receiving continuous updates. The most beautiful element of such a project was working together on integrating the cell design and electrolyte technologies in order to create a product that responds to a need and that solves a real problem. And that is really exciting! Just like any other project, there were also difficult moments, but there is an amazing feeling and tremendous satisfaction in creating something totally new - a brand new business for the company. Oscar: I agree - it is a great feeling to be part of an organization that continues to innovate to improve people’s lifestyles as well as the environment. We are very proud to be one of the first sites to have integrated a battery that represents such a technological breakthrough. Our joint work was also an amazing experience. Sharona and her team fully embodied the meaning of “One ICL.” The California site served actually as the pilot project. Where do you go from here? Sharona: The EnergyCell system responds to a real need and as a result, there is a growing market for it. Primus and ICL have already received orders for the systems from several US states. In the coming year we will also be sending systems to, Australia, Kazakhstan and South Africa. I have no doubt that the pilot system we integrated at Phos-Chek will be the first of many! ///
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WINTER 2016
Where needs take us
A Day in the Life
Suzanne Dalzell
Global Sourcing Manager ICL Global Procurement Organization, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
07:00 Our day begins at 7 am. We always try to have breakfast together. We just bought a new apartment in Amsterdam after moving from Ireland in October 2014. I made an internal move from ICL in Ireland (Medentech) to Folkert Bloembergen’s Logistics and Packaging team in the Netherlands where I work as a Global Sourcing Manager. I moved here with my husband Peter and our 20 year old son, Alex, who’s studying at Groningen University in the north of the Netherlands.
08:00 I arrive at work at around 8 am. When I’m not travelling, my focus is implementing our requests for quotations process that we’ve just completed. I work closely with my colleague, Carine Vulliez, to coordinate the implementation plans in our global regions to achieve forecasted savings as quickly as possible while ensuring that we meet all the sites’ requirements.
10:00 Travel is a big part of my job, and I frequently visit our sites throughout Europe. This year, I’ve been to the States a few times and have visited Brazil and Israel, as well. With all these international contacts, I spend a lot of time on the phone.