Dirk Dixkens

Leading a manufacturing company for solid filters and painting lines in Spain, Barcelona

Sales manager new global business unit for robotized final assembly in OEMs and Tier1 Manage/motivate a global team in several countries Strategy for market approach and new technology. Budgets and expense control Achievements I entered and established VW customer (Germany) with new technology 5 development projects. Negotiating of an exclusivity contract. Entering in serial production in VW Germany and ´VW China, Volvo Trucks Make technology known to OEMs globally, starting development projects

Global KAM Renault, Ford and Opel account for the business unit of press automation. Sales for high technology system solution Responsible for the German market with seller in Germany Achievments I successfully reentered with new robot automation projects (>5M) in Ford Europe and GM after 10 years out of the business, despite cheap local competition due to right strategy, perseverance and innovative solution. I achieved sales record in Germany I exceeded the budget every year

Key Account Manager for Mercedez Trucks Sales Area Manager German market (Daimler y MAN) Achievements  I started commercial entry with MAN  Process improvement, optimizing costs throughout the logistics chain “Just in Time” with Daimler and suppliers.

-Sales manager of a group of 4 people. -Directly responsible for accounts with Ford (Germany), Iveco (Italy), PSA and Renault (France) -Sales strategy for new technology and new customers (e-mobility and spare parts). -Budgets and expense control -Responsible for new patents Achievements  -Managing insolvency process,  -Opening new business electric cars and spare parts sales channel.  -Coordinating transfer of production to Mexico and outsourcing of production.

Key Account Manager for Aston Martin (England), Ford (Germany and Australia), Pininfarina (Italy). Responsible for technical sales, design, manufacturing, serial introduction, expense control. Supervising team of 3-5 people (according Project size). Patent management Achievements Generation of procedures to improve design, production process, saving of 2% production Managing global projects in Germany, France, Italy, Australia Closing projects on schedule, not exceeding budgeted costs.

Praktica and tesis (Diplomarbeit) at INPG Grenoble (France) from September 1995-March 1997