• Acquisition of new OEM/ Tier1 and industry lead projects in Europe• Negotiation of contracts including T&C’s, piece prices and NRE• Building strong relationships to key roles at customers• Managing of existing customer relations on a day to day basis• Driving current business in different phases inside the company but also between the parties• Program Management related tasks• Representative at fares

• Manage the Velodyne Lidar automotive and commercial vehicle activities strategically and operationally.• Turn leads into opportunities, initiate the sales process, negotiate and close project deals• First contact for customers• International business development including identifying the right people• Develop and execute our product and market strategy

• Managing programs of (electro)mechanical products in phases quotation, serial development,serial production and close down• Leading teams with up to 20 members in global locations• Face to customer, responsible for binding quotes• Reporting and tracking KPI‘s quality, costs and timing• Auditing