Rob Schuurman

Commercially minded professional with a strong analytical approach and a natural focus on people and business. I enjoy understanding what drives organisations, identifying opportunities and turning them into results. I’m comfortable taking ownership, challenging existing ways of working and making decisions independently. Building strong relationships comes naturally to me, but I’m equally focused on delivering and moving things forward.

Co-founder / Business Operations Lead at CEES CONSULTANCY (2025-10 – Present)

• Built CEES' operational foundation from the ground up, including administration, invoicing, dashboards, commercial agreements, partnership agreements and general terms & conditions
• Designed and established end-to-end recruitment processes, from initial client intake and candidate selection through contracting, placement and invoicing
• Lead coordination across clients, candidates and external back-office partners, ensuring smooth delivery of ongoing placements and recruitment projects
• Own commercial and operational agreements around rates, contracts, margins, timesheets, payments and ways of working
• Developed revenue, placement and pipeline reporting and forecasts, using data to support decision-making and improve commercial and operational performance

Customer Success Manager at INTUS WORKFOCE SOLUTIONS (2025-07 – 2025-12)

• Managing a client portfolio, driving InPlanning adoption and satisfaction
• Analyzing needs and change requests, ensuring clear and timely communication
• Working with technical and account teams to resolve issues and optimize performance
• Deploying software updates and supporting feature adoption

Sr. Principal Accountmanager - Strategic Accounts at HAYS PLC (2023-11 – 2025-06)

• Managing and developing key accounts (like Heineken and a.s.r.)
• Serving as the liaison between onsite teams and the internal delivery team
• Managing a team of 3-5 (remote) talent sourcers
• Driving weekly/monthly meetings with external and internal stakeholders
• Drafting and executing strategic targets

Senior Recruitment Partner (2023-09 – 2023-10)

Promoted to lead client relationships and serve as the primary point of contact after consistently exceeding targets.

Recruitment Partner (2022-01 – 2023-08)

• Acting as a strategic recruitment partner across multiple RPO/MSP clients, onsite and remotely
• Leading a remote team of 5–7 talent sourcers based in Poland
• Advising clients on recruitment needs, workforce priorities and short- and long-term hiring strategy
• Leading stakeholder meetings and QBRs with senior managers and VPs
• Driving recruitment projects and process improvements across client accounts
• Managing VMS, ATS and invoice processes
• Clients: Satellogic, Inalfa, Hitachi, Mitsubishi and Yokogawa

Senior Customer Succes Manager at FINTECH COMPANY (2021-02 – 2021-12)

• Onboard new customers and make roadmaps for the implementation and adoption
• Giving trainings to clients
• Responsible for upsell, cross-sell and extensions
• Managing inbound sales requests
• Giving presentations to potential clients, online and onsite
• Gathering customer feedback and insights to improve the products and add new features

Consultant Sales & Marketing at MICHAEL PAGE (2018-06 – 2021-01)

• Managing the full 360° recruitment cycle, with a strong focus on permanent placements and temp-to-perm assignments
• Developing client relationships, identifying hiring needs and advising on recruitment strategy and market conditions
• Sourcing, screening and presenting candidates, managing the process through interview, offer and placement
• Driving revenue through successful placements, client development, repeat business and cross-selling opportunities

HR and Marketing officer at AB-AZ Studentchauffeurs (2017-07 – 2018-05)

Staffing consultant in the hospitality sector at Loyaal Horeca Uitzendbureau (2012-05 – 2017-06)

HBO in Communication mgmt. – University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Secondary education (HAVO) – NSG Nijmegen