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Alain Rakotondrazaka

Part-time Consultant (Regional Sales Development)

Alain Rakotondrazaka
Bad Salzuflen, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Jul 2025
10 months

Part-time Consultant (Regional Sales Development)

Solwig GmbH

  • Acquisition activities
  • Reporting
Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
4 months

Consultant (Regional Sales Development)

SCHLIEGER GmbH

  • Team building
  • Onboarding
  • Sales and motivation training
  • Reporting
Feb 2023 - Sep 2023
8 months

Project Coordinator in the transformation process

SMA Solar Technology AG

Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
1 month

Consultant / Coach

SAIEG \"Société algérienne des industries électrique et gazières\"

  • Advice on improving international tenders
  • Criteria for supplier qualification
  • Workshop on specifications vs. requirements
  • Improving collaboration with foreign suppliers
  • Strategy to improve supply bottlenecks
Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
5 months

Project Manager, Service Department Reorganization USA

Centrotherm Clean Solutions

  • As-is analysis with all stakeholders
  • Goal definition with management
  • Roadmap
  • Introduction of a new organizational chart for service
  • Coaching department heads in their new role
  • Team building
  • Onboarding new employees
  • Setting up a training department
  • Updating the reporting system
  • Staff responsibility for 85 people
Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
3 months

Project Management / Key Account Manager OEM

Westfalen Mobil GmbH

  • Management of FORD (UK, D, F)
  • RFQ
  • LOP
Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
2 months

Machine Tool Sales Consultant

United Grinding (Blohm Jung, Walter Ewag and Studer Schaudt)

  • Sales of machine tools for machining turbine blades and precision tools
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
4 months

Support / Update of turbine blade tender for GE

United Grinding (Blohm Jung)

Apr 2018 - Feb 2019
11 months

Project Manager Technology Transfer to Algeria

United Grinding (Walter Ewag)

  • Coordination of acceptance at the plant
  • Transport to Algeria
  • On-site commissioning according to QM criteria
  • On-site training
  • Complaint management up to final acceptance report
Nov 2016 - Mar 2018
1 year 5 months

Service Partner Manager

SMA Solar Technology AG

  • Establishment of new service partners in EMEA
  • Optimization of selection and downstream processes
  • Identification of potential service partners
  • Conducting the selection process
  • Planning and support of onboarding new partners
  • Definition and optimization of process workflows
  • Conducting international process rollouts
Nov 2015 - Aug 2016
10 months

Sales Manager Automotive

MAG-IAS

  • Led acquisition project for an engine manufacturing project
  • Coordinated Sales, Project Management, R&D, Logistics & Costing
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
3 months

Sales Manager VW-Group

HBPO

  • Managed teams across different gates up to proposal approval and submission
  • Prepared and coordinated RFQs from the VW portal for Cockpit and Front End Modules
Nov 2014 - Jun 2015
8 months

Executive Management Consultant

HERMLE AG

Apr 2014 - Present
11 years 10 months

Project, Sales & Service Consultant & Coaching

Client projects (as freelancer)

  • Sales & Key Account Management
  • Project Management & Coordination
  • Led Projects through to Commissioning and Final Acceptance
  • Acquisition Activities
  • Proposal Management
  • After-sales Service & Partner Management
  • Negotiated Contracts through to Closing
  • Coaching & Mentoring
Apr 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 9 months

Machine Tool Manufacturing Consultant

SPINNER

Apr 2014 - Oct 2014
7 months

Project Manager - Machine Tool Manufacturing

ESCO

  • Acquisition to commissioning
  • Project management from commissioning to final acceptance
Oct 2010 - Mar 2014
3 years 6 months

Managing Director Africa

DMG MORI AG

  • Overall responsibility for over 20 employees
  • Support in marketing Gildemeister Energy Solution (solar, batteries & wind turbines)
  • Development of the entire machine tool market in Africa
  • Establishment of direct sales, dealer, and service networks
  • Reporting to the CEO and the board
  • Market analysis and strategy development for Africa (including defense)
  • Marketing activities and trade shows
Jan 2008 - Oct 2010
2 years 10 months

Product Sales Manager

Gildemeister AG

  • Sales for France, BeNeLux, Greece, Turkey, and MENA
  • Regional responsibility from acquisition to contract signing
  • First point of contact for customers during escalations
  • Management, support, and training of representatives
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year

Sales & Service Consultant / Interim-Management

AR-training

  • Project manager at Valeo for park assist systems for Renault-Nissan (coordinating quality management, R&D, logistics, costing, purchasing, and sales)
  • Sales & service training
Feb 2005 - Dec 2006
1 year 11 months

Area Sales Manager

Studer Schaudt (United Grinding)

  • Managing key accounts PSA & Renault Nissan worldwide
  • Sales for France, BeNeLux, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and South America
  • Point of contact for customers during acceptance, commissioning, and training sessions
Jun 2004 - Nov 2004
6 months

Sales Key Account Daimler

Faurecia

  • Series sales of interior systems (door panels)
  • Coordination of internal and external interfaces (sales, purchasing, costing, R&D, QA, logistics)
Aug 2001 - Dec 2003
2 years 5 months

Key Account Manager PSA, Renault & Tier 1

Hugo Kern und Liebers GmbH & Co

  • Supporting long-term customers and expanding sales through thorough consulting
  • Identifying new potential customers from a technical and commercial perspective
  • Serving as the first point of contact for customers
Oct 1998 - Jul 2001
2 years 10 months

Area Sales Manager

haacon Hebetechnik GmbH

  • Sales in France, BeNeLux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Singapore and the MENA region
  • Organizing and delivering system solution presentations to customers and at trade shows
  • Overseeing acceptance tests
Oct 1996 - Sep 1998
2 years

Sales Engineer

Carl Benzinger GmbH & Co

  • Prospecting, closing deals and order handling (factory acceptance, commissioning and training)
  • Building sales networks and training representatives
  • Managing BOSCH Rodez as a key account
Sep 1990 - Jun 1994
3 years 10 months

Technical Coordinator & After-Sales Team Leader

MAHO AG

  • Supporting the sales team with technical issues
  • Project management of commissioning production lines in the automotive sector
  • Coordinating with the head office
  • Leading the after-sales team (10 people)
  • Product training and trade shows
Jul 1988 - Aug 1990
2 years 2 months

Project Engineer in Sales

HAHN & KOLB Engineering GmbH & Co

  • Sales in MEA (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, defense customers)
  • Acquisition and negotiation up to order placement
  • Project management and execution until final acceptance
  • Participation in trade shows and product demonstrations

Summary

Alain Rakotondrazaka is an expert in sales, service, and project management with over 40 years of experience in automotive, plant and mechanical engineering (including defense), and renewable energy.

Through various roles at medium-sized and large companies at home and abroad, he has learned to quickly drive diverse situations and positions to concrete results.

Through various advanced trainings, he gained extensive knowledge and skills in project management, sales/marketing, and service, while developing his communication skills in team collaboration.

Due to his different leadership positions in technical and commercial areas, Mr. Rakotondrazaka is also recommended as an interim manager.

Skills

Key Areas Of Work Include:

  • Sales Management And Project Leadership Of Complex Products And System Solutions (Sales Strategy, Negotiations, Coordination, Commissioning, Acceptance Of Parts Based On Qm Criteria, Training Coordination Up To Escalation Management)
  • Project Management & Service Partner Management
  • Service Management (Optimization/restructuring And Internationalization)
  • Optimization Of International Sales And Service Organization
  • Coaching Of Sales And Service Teams In Internal And Field Operations
  • Training And Support Of Dealer Network

Industry Expertise

  • Defense
  • Plant And Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive (Oem) And Their Supply Industry (Tier1, 2)
  • Machine Tool Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Cad-cam Software
  • Renewable Energy
  • Semiconductor Industry
  • Automation Technology
  • Metalworking Industry
  • Toolmaking
  • Project Management & Coordination

Topics

  • Sales & Key Account Management
  • Sales Strategy
  • Building International Sales And Service Organizations
  • Efficiency Improvements In Sales And Service
  • Coaching Field Staff (Sales & Service)
  • Project Leadership For Commissioning And Training Of Plants
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Selection Of Sales And Service Partners
  • Process Improvement For Quality And Performance Optimization

Methods

  • Strategic Selling According To Miller/heiman
  • Buying Center
  • Market Analysis
  • Ideal Customer Profile
  • Sales Funnel
  • Crm
  • Workshop
  • Project And Risk Management
  • Project Optimization And Leadership
  • Project Controlling
  • Reporting
  • Risk Analysis
  • Escalation Management

Interim Management

  • Sales Management
  • Project Leadership At Home And Abroad
  • Acquisition Activities For Companies
  • Project Handling
  • Service Management

Languages

French
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 1983 - Jul 1988

Hochschule Esslingen

Diploma in Engineering (FH) · Mechanical Engineering - Production Technology · Esslingen, Germany

Aug 1981 - Jul 1983

Technische Oberschule Stuttgart

Technical college entrance qualification · Technical college entrance qualification · Stuttgart, Germany

Aug 1978 - Jan 1981

CJD Vaihingen an der Enz

Mechanic apprenticeship · Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Authorization as \"SME Consultant for the Offensive Mittelstand\"

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