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Euromaster
Principal
Name: Jeroen Maas
Position: director of purchasing
Company: Euromaster
“We have hired several professionals on an interim basis through xentys in the period mid-2014 – present: a supply chain consultant, a senior buyer and a logistics planner.
What I appreciate in xentys is the quick follow-up on questions and the personal commitment. xentys itself provides proactive support and also substantive expertise, which contributes in part to the excellent results of the interim workers placed.”
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