Alain Rakotondrazaka
Part-time Consultant (Regional Sales Development)
Experience
Part-time Consultant (Regional Sales Development)
Solwig GmbH
- Acquisition activities
- Reporting
Consultant (Regional Sales Development)
SCHLIEGER GmbH
- Team building
- Onboarding
- Sales and motivation training
- Reporting
Project Coordinator in the transformation process
SMA Solar Technology AG
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
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
Project Management / Key Account Manager OEM
Westfalen Mobil GmbH
- Management of FORD (UK, D, F)
- RFQ
- LOP
Machine Tool Sales Consultant
United Grinding (Blohm Jung, Walter Ewag and Studer Schaudt)
- Sales of machine tools for machining turbine blades and precision tools
Support / Update of turbine blade tender for GE
United Grinding (Blohm Jung)
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
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
Sales Manager Automotive
MAG-IAS
- Led acquisition project for an engine manufacturing project
- Coordinated Sales, Project Management, R&D, Logistics & Costing
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
Executive Management Consultant
HERMLE AG
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
Machine Tool Manufacturing Consultant
SPINNER
Project Manager - Machine Tool Manufacturing
ESCO
- Acquisition to commissioning
- Project management from commissioning to final acceptance
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Education
Hochschule Esslingen
Diploma in Engineering (FH) · Mechanical Engineering - Production Technology · Esslingen, Germany
Technische Oberschule Stuttgart
Technical college entrance qualification · Technical college entrance qualification · Stuttgart, Germany
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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