
Commercial Leader with 25 years of experience in both engineering and sales delivery operational excellence for the manufacturing industry. I have worked and lived in 3 countries and speak 3 languages (French, English and Dutch).
Strong experience in drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements.
- Lead the proposal activities for strategic tenders among several business lines (D&IS, Rolling-Stock, Services, Traction).
- Indirectly supervise varied employees in Bids & Proposals.
- Represent Alstom at customer meetings.
- Contract drafting / negotiation / closing.
- Volume over the 5 last years : 200 M€ Order Intake.
Management of Bids for signalling business :
- Analyse Request for Proposal (RFP) and define the bid operational strategy.
- Lead the bid team consisting of Legal, Tax, Finance, Supply and Technical experts.
- Commercial negotiation with customers / partners / sub-contractors
- Draft of contractuals documents (offer, consortium agreement, sales contract, frame agreement, non-disclosure agreement).
Project Engineering Manager for on-board signalling project for very high-speed trains (VHST) :
- Manage all technical matters of ETCS Level 1/2 and national sub-systems
- Follow authorization process in several countries
- Manage Engineering team made up of 5-10 people.
Leadership
Contract Drafting / Negotiation
Commercial Skills