Bert Vanmoortel

Bert Vanmoortel has extensive work experience in the retail and purchasing industry. Bert is currently the Chief Buying & Merchandising Officer at Sligro Food Group since October 2020. Prior to that, they held the position of Directeur aankoop & merchandising at Sligro Food Group Belgium from October 2019 to October 2020. Between 2016 and 2019, they worked at Conway - The Convenience Company België N.V. as Purchase & Marketing Director and Purchase & Category Management Director. In 2016, they were the Aankoopdirecteur Maxitoys at Blokker Holding. From 2005 to 2016, they worked at METRO/MAKRO Cash and Carry in various roles including Head of Non Food, Product Group Manager, and Category Manager/Buyer in departments such as Non Food Office IT, Media, books and gaming, and Household. Bert started their career as a Trainee at METRO/MAKRO Cash and Carry in 2004 and also worked as a master production scheduler at samsonite. In 2003, they were a management assistant at DesleeClama.

Bert Vanmoortel completed their Bachelor's education at Sint Jozefinstituut Kortrijk in the field of Latijn-Wiskunde from 1993 to 1999. Bert later pursued a Master's degree in Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp from 1999 to 2003. In 2003, Bert also obtained a Master's degree in Economics from Università degli Studi di Firenze.