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Emea

Leading a culturally diverse team of highly qualified solution consultants and business analysts, taking ownership for driving development, growth, retention and the commercial success of the solutions consulting practice:- Focus on commercial achievements by offering valuable solutions to new clients and the existing account base.- Build strategic relationships at all levels (CxO) in a variety of sectors incl.: E-commerce, Home Delivery, Parcel, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Retail.- Responsible for the EMEA strategy; incl. business goals, internal processes and organization structure.- Building a diverse team of professionals across Europe through Hiring, Onboarding, Coaching and internal Promotions.- Act as an ambassador at Seminars, Media Interviews and by Writing blogs and white papers.

Emea

First EMEA based Solutions Consultant for Descartes.- Subject Matter Expert/ Trusted Advisor in Route and Transportation Management- Collaborate with Customers, Partners and Resellers as well as Sales, Software Development and Professional Services- Closing $/€ M+ in net new business and add’ revenue at existing accounts

United Kingdom

Scale-up by leading the introduction of Fleet solutions in the UK and embedding the new proposition in the existing organization, reporting directly to Managing Director.- Successfully developed a new profitable business line- Acquired eighteen paid clients (Licence and Consultancy)- Introduced Scrum / Agile methodology to get a runaway software development project back under budget and reduced time to market

Europe

Responsible for a newly formed consultancy team with employees in three different countries, aiding the international expansion into DACH, Nordics, UK, Romania and South Korea. Reporting directly to the Managing Director. - Standardized methodologies and best practices e.g. implementation approach, ROI studies, quick scans and benchmarks- Responsible for pre-sales support in EMEA and Asia (20+ licences)- Developed and coached a network of European resellers

Netherlands

Start-up of a newly formed Dutch branch, focused on Pre-Sales and Implementations. - Thirty licences sold and implemented by ‘07- Successfully implemented Advanced Planning & Scheduling software at 20+ clients- End-user training and coaching

Netherlands

Consulting and Project Managing network (LAN/WAN) installation projects.- Managed a network upgrade project at over one thousand bank branches- Advised a major insurance company on the design and building of the ICT network at its new head office- Advised and coached eight local IT departments during a strategic restructuring

Netherlands

Conducted a feasibility study and wrote a 'go-to market' plan for a new transportation service (Vervoerspool) to be set-up by Supply Link.

Conducted a survey and wrote a report on the developments in the electro technical and mechanical installation market in the region Noord-Holland Noord, The Netherlands.

United Kingdom

Performed a market and competitor analysis.

B.Eng

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