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Business Manager and Project Manager

Work Experience

2009 -
Independent consultancy
General management for German mobile media company
Marketing consultant for German franchise company
Business consultant for Dutch educational service company
Regional management for Spanish digital marketing company

2007 - 2009
Sales and Product Manager - € 80 million turnover
Business development of digital camera products, especially in the Netherlands and Switzerland
Responsible for a multimillion marketing budget. Reporting to top management and Global Business Unit.
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany

2004 - 2006
Business Development Manager - € 80 million turnover
Vendor management and sales of computer peripherals to corporate clients. Leading team of 6 internal sales representatives.
Dell Nederland B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002 - 2003
Business manager - € 25 million turnover
Implementing strategy and marketing projects for retail segment. Managing mulimillion marketing budget. Leading central and local marketing experts and agencies.
Sony Europe B.V., Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands

1997 - 2002
Sales and Product Manager - Extremely high sales growth
Business development for digital cameras, especially in Middle East and Africa.
Canon Europa N.V., Amstelveen, The Netherlands

1995 - 1996
Purchase co-ordinator - € 10 million turnover
Category management and sales promotions for consumer electronics.
Makro Nederland B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Education

1987 - 1994 Master of Schience in Business Administration (MScBA)
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Skills

Diligent management professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a very solid business, marketing and operational management expertise. Highly skilled in analyzing and solving complex management issues. Demonstrated record in driving company growth by devising innovative business development and marketing initiatives, building viable business relationships and forming lucrative strategic alliances.

Passionate about developing strong brands, strategy development, operational leadership and organizational change. Excellent understanding of business drivers, political environment, organizational priorities, strategic alignment and financial possibilities / constraints. Outstanding interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.

Specialties:
• Market analysis and business planning
• Advising top management about strategic management issues
• Ability to manage corporate development and organizational change
• Ability to interact and negotiate with key decision makers within an organization
• Creating and executing Go-To-Market strategies (e.g. market entrance, channel development)
• Developing new sales channels (e.g. franchise, e-commerce)
• Contract management, negotiation and dealmaking
• Building and managing leading brands
• Communicating with impact
• Managing remote teams
• Team management & leadership
• Self-starter capable of working on own initiatives

Business management, marketing management, vendor management, category management, project management, operational management, general management, team management

Languages

Dutch, English, German and Spanish

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