Delft Consulting

Why do companies choose Delft Consulting ?

We specialise in supporting companies in industry, manufacturing, trade, retail, distribution and logistics, by optimizing operations, including efficiency gains and reduction of costs and waste. Our expertise spans the entire End-to-End Supply Chain. Delft Consulting is based in Luxembourg.

For Operations and Supply Chain support in the greater Luxembourg region, this is why we are best positioned to answer your needs :

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Focus on Supply Chain

Delft Consulting truly specialises in Supply Chain, with the dedicated focus required to meet your specific needs. We don’t try to do a bit of everything. Our advisory services are limited to areas in which we possess genuine expertise.
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Real Expertise

Bernhard de Pauw Gerlings [bio below], a professional supply chain expert with over 25 years of hands-on experience, runs Delft Consulting.  His real-life expertise on best practices stems from some of the best-in-class multinationals in the world*, and down to small retail environments.

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Know Who You Get

You will always be guaranteed Bernhard’s partnership throughout your project. No risk of being assigned an average manager, and there will never be a switch to more junior consultants during your project.

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Tailored Projects

For us, “tailored” is not a buzzword. While we apply proven methodologies, we don’t use one-size-fits-all templates designed for other clients, we create approaches specifically for your organization and unique needs – so that they are highly relevant and integrate smoothly into your existing processes.
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Lean Structure

We focus exclusively on your project’s needs, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness throughout, without the heavy overheads, distractions, politics and inefficiencies of larger firms.
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We Speak Your Language

Besides English, Delft Consulting can communicate with your teams in French, German and Dutch/Flemish. We can also provide training sessions, as well as deliver reports and presentations, in these languages.
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Code of Ethics

By adhering to our Code of Ethics, Delft Consulting operates with integrity, transparency, and a commitment to ethical business conduct. Upholding these principles, we aim to ensure a trustworthy and ethical approach in all business dealings.


25+ years of experience, leading a multitude of projects, programs, departments and teams at some of the best-in-class supply chain companies in the world*.
Held board/executive director positions at several SMEs.




Master in Chemical Process Engineering from Delft University.
Master in Business Economics & Management from IFP School, Paris.
Trainer of P&G Advanced Project Management course.
Certified LEAN / Six Sigma black belt.
Computer Science, Python, AI certificates from Harvard University.
CSCMP Certified Procurement Professional.


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Based out of Luxembourg, but originally from Delft, The Netherlands. Worked mostly in Europe, but also extensively outside, running projects in the USA, Canada, Brazil, North-Africa, The Middle-East, India, Mongolia, SE-Asia and Australia.


photo of Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 and Masters report

Gartner®’s Supply Chain Top 25 continues to recognize sustained world-class supply chain performance via the “Masters” category.

To be considered as “Masters”, companies must have attained global Top 5 scores for at least 7 out of the last 10 years.
Only P&G, Amazon, Apple and Unilever qualified for the category in 2024.

Board member, Director Supply Chain & IT – Leclerc Supermarkets (Match) (Luxembourg)

Head of Group Device Logistics Operations – Vodafone (Luxembourg)

Head of Operations and Capacity Planning EU – Amazon (Luxembourg)

Executive Director Global Planning – WMF (Germany)

Head of Portfolio Management / PMO, Sr.Mgr. SC/Manufacturing Strategy, Asia Pacific – Mondelēz (Singapore)

Global Program Mgmt, Supply Planning, Engineering / Manufacturing Project Leadership – P&G (Brussels, Geneva, 16 years)

MSc Chemical Engineering  (Delft Univ/Tech)

MSc Business Economics & Management (IFP)

LEAN / Six Sigma Black Belt

Certified Procurement Professional  (CSCMP)

Computer Science / Python / AI Certificates (Harvard)

Machine Learning Certificate (AI Campus, Univ. of Lux.)

Cyber Supply Chain Risk Mgmt Certificate (US Dept HS)

Teacher of P&G Advanced Project Management course