Technical Sales Manager responsible for Customer Infrastructure Services (Smart Build). In my role, I lead and oversee the Customer Infrastructure Services business throughout the EMEA region, working collaboratively with other regions to achieve mutual success. My main focus revolves around driving innovation, formulating and implementing a robust commercial strategy, and ensuring its efficient execution.Key Responsibilities:- Refine the EMEA Customer Infrastructure Services (Smart Build) strategy and adapt to meet evolving customer needs worldwide.- Simplify the sales process for Customer Infrastructure Services (Smart Build) products and services to accelerate the sales cycle and improve customer access.-Maintain our competitive advantage by staying ahead of industry trends and enhancing our service portfolio.-Leverage the unique skill sets of our Smart Build specialists to provide tailored solutions that support customers' digital transformation goals.-Lead and manage a team of specialists, expanding our capabilities and meeting diverse customer requirements. Providing cutting-edge infrastructure services and exceptional customer experiences. With a focus on innovation and strategic growth

Function:Liaising directly with global key account customer contacts to develop a clear understanding of the technical requirements and implications, documenting these requirements to develop an agreed bespoke solution as required. Providing pre-sales technical / functional support to the Equinix GAM sales team, maintaining high levels of customer and partner awareness through technical support within the sales cycle. Dedicated SE contact for global key accounts EMEA wide, working with customer account team and engineers on new applications and developed customized solutions as well as driving global consistency.Responsibilities include:• Working as part of the global account team, building strong long-term working relationships with customers and reporting to the Regional management EMEA• Consulting (prospective) customers, creating and delivering demonstrations of the datacenter and related products • Work with internal departments throughout EMEA (sales, operation, technical facility, marketing), as appropriate • Contributing to large scale bid responses for global and local RFPs and RFIs

Function:Liaising directly with key customer contacts in order to develop a clear understanding of the technical requirements and implications, documenting these requirements to develop an agreed bespoke solution as required.Providing pre-sales technical / functional support to the Equinix sales team , maintaining high levels of customer and partner awareness through technical support within the sales cycle.

Function:Procurement, all Indirect/Direct, Contract-Vendor Negotiation, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management-Relationships, Utilities (power), Server/Network Hardware, Software Licensing, Customer Project-Procurement.Set up of national as well as international vendor relations within Equinix (Europe)Responsibility:Tactical and Strategic Procurement

Function:-Identify, organize, and aid in managing the purchasing of company equipment and resources for the NL operation -Set up of national vendor relations-Warehouse management (reporting, stock levels, logistics)

- Purchase of hardware and software in the datacenter- Inhouse Sales

Managing Coordinator at the IT-store of the University TwenteSelling services / hardware for computers and servers in the business and private market.- Purchase of computer hardware (corporate servers and consumer products)- Managing the IT store at the University Twente- Development of a notebook project at the University Twente for 1st year students

Configuring and Developing of server configurations for the University and small businesses-Technical support of server hardware sold at the ITshop.-Responsible for the building and delivery of servers and computers at the ITshop.-Coordination of a team of part-timers.