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Netherlands

- Lead strategic business development initiatives in energy, offshore oil & gas, chemical and hydrogen (renewables) sectors, identifying and prioritizing high-potential clients and opportunities.- Lead contract negotiations, ensuring alignment between client requirements and technical deliverables in collaboration with legal, commercial and technical teams.- Coordinate closely with internal operational departments to streamline project processes, ensuring efficient execution and… Show more - Lead strategic business development initiatives in energy, offshore oil & gas, chemical and hydrogen (renewables) sectors, identifying and prioritizing high-potential clients and opportunities.- Lead contract negotiations, ensuring alignment between client requirements and technical deliverables in collaboration with legal, commercial and technical teams.- Coordinate closely with internal operational departments to streamline project processes, ensuring efficient execution and applying project management methodologies to monitor timelines, resource allocation and risk management.- Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing client satisfaction, managing after-sales relationships to build long-term partnerships.- Utilize Salesforce CRM to track and optimize sales processes, providing insights for strategic decision-making.- Represent the organization at key industry conferences, promoting services and maintaining industry leadership. Show less

Zierikzee

- Directed all commercial and contractual sales activities within the EMEA region, establishing comprehensive sales strategies focused on market penetration and revenue growth.- Led cross-functional teams in development of technical proposals, determining pricing strategies and risk mitigation approaches for complex bids.- Oversaw the expansion of international markets, establishing partnerships with local agents and cultivating new client relationships to ensure long-term… Show more - Directed all commercial and contractual sales activities within the EMEA region, establishing comprehensive sales strategies focused on market penetration and revenue growth.- Led cross-functional teams in development of technical proposals, determining pricing strategies and risk mitigation approaches for complex bids.- Oversaw the expansion of international markets, establishing partnerships with local agents and cultivating new client relationships to ensure long-term business sustainability.- Collaborated with internal operations and project management teams to ensure that client expectations were met, identifying and addressing any bottlenecks in the sales-to-delivery process.- Managed client meetings and negotiations, providing both commercial and technical input, ensuring alignment with client goals while maintaining operational efficiency. Show less

Zierikzee

- Led end-to-end project management for custom industrial solutions (compressors, dryers, nitrogen generators) for Oil & Gas clients, ensuring projects were delivered on time, within budget and in line with client specifications.- Acted as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations and addressing technical and commercial questions throughout the project lifecycle.- Collaborated with engineering, procurement and logistics teams to develop and maintain… Show more - Led end-to-end project management for custom industrial solutions (compressors, dryers, nitrogen generators) for Oil & Gas clients, ensuring projects were delivered on time, within budget and in line with client specifications.- Acted as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations and addressing technical and commercial questions throughout the project lifecycle.- Collaborated with engineering, procurement and logistics teams to develop and maintain detailed project schedules, ensuring resource optimization and timely project milestones.- Managed supplier negotiations, budget monitoring and payment milestones, maintaining financial oversight to ensure profitability and cost control.- Developed and presented additional service and product offerings to clients, driving incremental revenue through value-added proposals and process improvements. Show less

Breda Area, Netherlands

- Managed the recruitment and placement of logistics professionals (MBO+, HBO, WO levels), aligning client needs with available talent and ensuring successful candidate onboarding.- Led the acquisition of new clients and vacancies, driving business development through targeted outreach and strategic account management.

North Sea

Seconded to Paragon Offshore (previous Noble Drilling) on a Jack-up Rig at the North Sea (Dutch Continental Shelf). - Supported offshore operational teams by managing logistics, coordinating the distribution of materials and ensuring adherence to safety regulations across multiple offshore drilling rigs and installations.

Serooskerke, The Netherlands

- Played a key role in the implementation of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, improving client tracking and sales forecasting capabilities.- Managed international client communications, ensuring alignment between client needs and technical offerings across global projects.- Supported the business development team by conducting market analysis and preparing tender documents, providing both commercial and technical scopes of work.- Assisted the finance… Show more - Played a key role in the implementation of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, improving client tracking and sales forecasting capabilities.- Managed international client communications, ensuring alignment between client needs and technical offerings across global projects.- Supported the business development team by conducting market analysis and preparing tender documents, providing both commercial and technical scopes of work.- Assisted the finance team with outgoing payments and the preparation of annual financial statements, ensuring accurate financial reporting and budget adherence. Show less

Serooskerke, The Netherlands

For my graduation project at the HZ University of Applied Sciences I have conducted a research for the ModuSpec Academy. The main aim was to identify areas of improvement to strengthen the overall brand by researching added value, position of the brand and quality of current services.This graduation project was successfully completed and marked with a 8,2.

Sydney, Australia

For my work placement at the HZ University of Applied Sciences I worked at WAAM in Sydney. As Marketing Assistant I was responsible for several projects. The main tasks were: - Project Management: research, problem analysis and writing recommendations, manage project-team, write progress reports.- Marketing Management: conduct market research, develop and execute promotion plans.

Middelburg, The Netherlands

My job as Sales Assistant was included but not limited to:- Be designated contactperson for private customers.- Sales of Apple products and computing solutions to private and business (B2B) clients.- Support technical department with technical and software related problems.- Advise and execute the company's marketing activities.

As Youth Council we give advice to the municipality and the mayor and aldermen about younger-person affairs. Beside that, the Youth Council organizes various activities for all adolescents of the region 'Noord-Beveland'. As chairman of the working group PR I am in charge of the promotion for all the youth projects in this region.

Business Development

Future of Business and Society, Strategy, Brilliant Failures, Innovation, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Level 3 Business.

Bba, Commercial Economics, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Student Company 'keep-it S.C.' (President) Marketing Management, Marketing Research, Marketing of Products.

3Rd Year Business School, International Business Management

Global Marketing Strategy, Product & Channel Management, Consumer Behavior, Global Supply Chain Management, Operations Management.

Higher General Secondary Education (Highschool), Economics

Activities and Societies: Member of Charity Action Committee Economics, Management & Organization, Mathematics, History, Geography.