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International business + mechanical engineering background
Bilingual in French (mother tongue) & English (+5 years abroad) / Spanish to be improved
Multi-cultural experience in most EU countries & daily Japanese working environment
Proven sales records in highly competitive European construction market

Bridgestone Industrial Ltd - London / UK
EU headquarter of world’s largest manufacturer of rubber products

Since Jun-08: Key account manager (Global market)
Customers: Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens
Products: Airspring for railways equipments

Since Jan-06: Sales account manager (EU market)
Customers: Volvo, CAT, Hitachi, Kubota, etc.
Products: Rubber tracks & cab/engine mounts for construction equipments

- Teamwork with R&D to standardise lastest technology and drive price reduction
- Orientation to high margin products from engineering stage and technical follow-up
- Price & raw material indexing negociation with purchasing dept
- Global strategy per OEM: product line, branding, aftermarket, etc
- Marketing & promotion to sales managers & aftermarket dept
- Competition monitoring and actions to curb down their impact
- Logistic & Admin team “coaching” (non-direct management)
- Daily collaboration with Japan/USA offices. Travel: over 30%