Experience

YER USA

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, North America & Asia Pacific

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Founded in 1987, YER is an international recruitment agency with offices in the United States and The Netherlands. A privately owned company with 3,000+ employees in the Netherlands and 50+ employees in the U.S., YER-USA, Inc. was established in 2007 as a result of international expansion and through existing partnerships with global clients. From our offices in Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago, and supported by our partners, we cover the entire continental United States, as well as Canada and Mexico.__Developing strong commercial relationships with senior client executives and maintaining these relationships during project delivery and beyond to promote positive outcomes and facilitate repeat business.Leading and developing passionate teams to maximize our commercial performance across 50+ employees in the U.S.; 8 direct reports.Developing and implementing revised sales and business strategies.Budgeting and project P&L responsibility. Show less

• Senior Consultant, Sales & Leadership

  • Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

  Strategic recruiting partner for European clients across North America with a focus on leadership and sales positionsIdentifying and developing client/business relationshipsAdvising on and selling the most appropriate solution for attracting candidates and maintaining a candidate databaseAssessing and responding to the needs of each particular client or assignmentSourcing suitable candidates and briefing them on the opportunities offered by the clientManaging the process through the interview to offer stage and beyondNegotiating pay and salary rates and finalizing arrangements between client and candidateOffering resume, interview, and general career adviceNetworking to build business information that can be converted into commercial opportunities Show less



New York International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Strategy & Innovation

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2018

  Strategy and innovation consultancy with a focus on transatlantic clients across e-mobility, new manufacturing, retail, media, and sports.Leading innovation projects; understanding customer needs, creating new concepts (products, technologies, etc), developing demonstrators for new technologies and prototyping solutions, analyzing new business models, and working alongside senior corporate leaders to deliver these innovations for their organization.New customer development through sales trips, conferences, lead development, writing proposals, and presentations for new projects.- Meeting with clients to discuss business goals and objectives.- Conducting market research and studying market trends.- Analyzing existing company processes and workflows.- Evaluating the practices and market behavior of industry competitors.- Creating and presenting analysis reports.- Devising strategies to increase revenue, cut costs, and promote growth.Conference and workshop planning and facilitation, team responsibility, budgeting, agenda development, speaker briefings, review and analysis, strategic action item Show less

• Business Analyst

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  Building trusted client relationships through proactive account management and effective project deliveryEstablishing knowledge of client business challenges and priorities to translate into opportunitiesMaintaining regular client communication and satisfaction, ensuring opportunities and challenges are addressed in a timely mannerHelping deliver presentations to clients and management teamsContributing to project discoveries, kickoff; preparing proposals and statements of work following company standardsTranslating client’s business needs into detailed business requirements documents and use cases Helping to establish milestones and delivery dates and reviewing client deliverables to ensure they meet client acceptance criteria Show less



NPGA Consulting Group

• Munich, Bavaria, Germany / New York, New York, United States

• Business Analyst

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2011

  Business consulting services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including marketing strategy, sales and business development, and digital transformation Business consulting services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including marketing strategy, sales and business development, and digital transformation