Gerald de Woot de Trixhe

Current

Owner at Advice & Management

Past

(Interim) Sourcing Manager at Isabel
Change Project Manager at Fortis
(Interim) Technical Project Buyer at Mobistar

(Interim) Lead Buyer at EADS Deutschalnd
Project Procurement Manager at ONSSAPL
Global Large Account Director at Equant
Account Manager at KPN Belgium
Contract & Sales Manager at SABCA
Associate at Mottet & Associates
Sales & Marketing Manager at Kouperman
Commercial Manager at Roton Energie
Spare Parts and Area Sales Manager at Stork Pompen

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Education

Solvay Business School
Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer
E.P.H.E.C.

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Industry

Management Consulting

Gerald de Woot de Trixhe’s Summary

Highly skilled and result driven Executive in Procurement, Project or General Management with over 17 years experience in the manufacturing and service industries including Finance, Telecom and IT.
Multiple European language capabilities and extensive multi-cultural work experience within international and local markets, working with key corporate and public sector organisations.
Offering a successful track record in managing high profile projects and contracts.

Gerald de Woot de Trixhe’s Specialties:

General Management
Project Management
Procurement and Sourcing Management
Change or Crisis Management
Government (local, national and intenrational)
Various industries (Mechanical, ICT, Telecom, Defence)

Gerald de Woot de Trixhe’s Experience

Owner

Advice & Management

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

August 2003 — Present (6 years)

Successful management company providing general management and project management services to a range of private and public clients. Specialisations include procurement, strategy, public markets (EU and NATO) and international trade.

Fulfilled several assignments in:
- Belgium (Finance, Public Sector, IT and Telecom Companies),
- Germany (Large Integrator, Homeland Security),
- Romania (Homeland Security & IT) and
- France (Defence & Aeronautic)
for Public Institutions, Private Companies and Multinationals.
(Interim) Sourcing Manager

Isabel

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2008 — April 2009 (11 months)

Transformed the sourcing approach in this secured online payment organization by concentrating all procurement activities at corporate level.
- create and implement new procurement process and standards.
- define the sourcing strategy.
- Identification of new potential suppliers.
- management of procurement and spend budgets.
- negotiation of several key contracts.
Reporting to CFO.
Change Project Manager

Fortis

(Public Company; FORB; Banking industry)

June 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 9 months)

Managed 2 projects in IT implementing large changes in the organisation and process of the concerned divisions.
(Interim) Technical Project Buyer

Mobistar

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)

· Purchases SW (packages and bespoke) developed through Offshore or Onshore Contracts.
· Organize tenders, proceed with proposals evaluation, negotiation of prices and T&C, spend management of contracts.
(Interim) Lead Buyer

EADS Deutschalnd

(Management Consulting industry)

April 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 10 months)

Several Procurement assignments in Germany, Roumania and France.
. Lead buyer role for a large PPP project t oimplement telecom devices throughout Germany
. Lead buyer for the deployment and integration of ICT, high tech and civil works solutions in Roumania
. Contract negociator and facilitator in a conflictual relationship in France.
Project Procurement Manager

ONSSAPL

(Government Administration industry)

November 2003 — June 2004 (8 months)

Managed the organisation of a tender and contractual negotiations for the purchase of IT HW and maintenance services.
Global Large Account Director

Equant

(Public Company; ENT; Telecommunications industry)

October 2000 — May 2003 (2 years 8 months)

Global management of the EU and NATO (lage account) generating up to 35% margin and 12 MEUR revenues.
· Project managed (PRINCE2) a number of complex contracts/projects (voice & data) throughout Europe.
· Controlled an annual purchase budget with suppliers and partners.
· Increased revenues by 22% a year.
· Rescued and restored a critical relationship with a key customer and meeting all their requirements and satisfaction.
Account Manager

KPN Belgium

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

January 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Successfully positionned this alternative telecom operator in a totally new and unknown market for it: the Belgian Public Sector.
Contract & Sales Manager

SABCA

(Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

March 1995 — December 1998 (3 years 10 months)

Belgian company active in the aerospace and defence industry (Dassault Group).
· Project managed complex integration contracts.
· Managed key Govenment customers: Belgian Army and Indonesian Air Force (IDAF), generating half of the company’s total revenue and an average margins of 30%.
· Negotiated and managed purchasing contracts with 1/3rd parties.
Associate

Mottet & Associates

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

August 1994 — February 1995 (7 months)

Head-hunter in the IT and Telecom sectors
Sales & Marketing Manager

Kouperman

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Packaging and Containers industry)

August 1993 — July 1994 (1 year)

Redefine the commercial and marketing positionning of this manufacturer of metal packging for the DIY (Coating, Lime, ...) & Food (drinks, butter) sectors.
Commercial Manager

Roton Energie

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Mining & Metals industry)

December 1991 — January 1993 (1 year 2 months)

Trading of Coal imported from China and Ukraine.
Organised a barter trade.
Exported final products to France & Germany + managed a network of dealers in Belgium.
Successfully relaunched a redesigned product.
Spare Parts and Area Sales Manager

Stork Pompen

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

March 1989 — November 1991 (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for Spare-Parts Sales World-wide + Area Manager for South-East africa, India & Singapore.

Gerald de Woot de Trixhe’s Education

Solvay Business School

MBA , Economics , October 2001 — June 2002
Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer

Master , Foreign Trade , September 1990 — June 1991
E.P.H.E.C.

Bachelor , Marketing , September 1985 — June 1987