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John Lion

Operations, Change Management & Project Management

Belgium, Beersel

Operations Management
Business Process
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Sales Management
Human Resources (HR)
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Sales Management
Project Management
Project Planning
Microsoft SharePoint Administration
7 more...

Base Rate:

€120.00/h

Rating:

No Information

Availability:

Full Time

Works:

Remotely, On-Site
Overview
Linking pin, problem solving consultant in Operations, Change Management and Programme/Project Management Has led big teams and proven track record in People Management. Started career in 2000 at Accenture (Management Consulting) Then worked at AT&T (Telecom) as Customer Service Center Manager. Then worked at Shell (several roles in Project Management and Director of a Business Line: Retail) In 2016 founded Paul&Lion and started as a freelancer. Over 3 years experience as COO at Fipra (Consulting)
Language Skills
DutchNative
FrenchNative
EnglishProfessional
ItalianLimited
GermanLimited
Skills
Operations Management14 years
Business Process17 years
Microsoft Dynamics CRM8 years
Sales Management14 years
Human Resources (HR)9 years
Microsoft Excel25 years
Microsoft Word25 years
Microsoft PowerPoint25 years
Sales Management14 years
Project Management25 years
Project Planning17 years
Microsoft SharePoint Administration7 years
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Professional Experience
2003 - 2005

Customer Service Center Manager

AT&T
Belgium

Responsible for efficiency of processes and process improvement in the Belgian Helpdesk for B2B clients. Also responsible for the 24/7 Network monitoring team and the Change Management team.

2000 - 2003

Analyst

Accenture
Belgium

I worked on several projects in the Telecom Industry (UPC, Mobistar) and also the Public Sector (Electrabel, Belgian Post + Federal Government Portal).

2005 - 2008

Director European Export Centre

Shell
Belgium

Responsible for a subsidiary of the Shell group dealing with the Imports, Exports and Networking of Lubricants between Local entities of the Shell group.

2008 - 2011

Project Manager

Shell
Belgium

Managed several SAP rollouts in various geographies: Benefrux, Central and Eastern Europe & finally Russia. Projects focused on process (E2E process analysis and improvement), people (roles & responsibilities) and platform (SAP in this case) and the efficient interactions between those three elements.

2011 - 2016

Director Retail Belgium & Luxembourg

Shell
Belgium

Responsible for Sales and Operations on all Shell retail sites in both countries. Direct team of Sales of 8 people but indirect management of the whole retail community (marketing, finance, pricing, operational excellence, Retailers, Dealers, site staff)

2016 - 2019

Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Freelance basis

Fipra
Belgium

Responsible for steering the company based on KPIs agreed with the Shareholders. In this role I was able to put to use both my people management skills (HR, Administration, Finance and IT teams) as well as my previous experience as Project Manager. I rolled out a new email platform (Outlook 365) as well as a CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) in order to improve efficiency of processes and information retention.

Education
1996 - 1998

Bachelor in Economics

Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis
1998 - 2000

Master in Applied Economics

UCL

Major in Production and Operations

1998 - 1998

Semester in Applied economics

Unniversity of Montevallo
Birmingham

Exchange student for 1 semester.

2015 - 2015

Lean - Six Sigma

Lean-Six Sigma Academy

Green belt certified Lean/Six Sigma. The concept is Continuous Improvement by looking at processes from end to end, understand what the end goal of the process is and then looking at ways to make it more efficient either by doing more in less time or with a focus on quality of outcome.

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