Abdelmajid SAKALI

Manager Field Engineers @RSS

Salary / Daily rate

Leuven, Belgium

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Workplace ManagerSystem & Network AdministrationTesting & QAHardwareCopilotMicrosoft 365SharePointJiraAzure ADMicrosoft TeamsEntra IDConfluenceOneDriveConsulting IT

Languages

Dutch (Native)German (Fluent)English (Fluent)French (Fluent)Arabic

About me

Intro

Service Delivery and IT Operations Manager with years of experience managing IT services, operational teams and vendor ecosystems in complex enterprise environments. Proven track record in incident management, service governance and operational excellence across sectors such as retail, transportation and research. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, ensuring SLA performance and driving continuous service improvements.

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Work experience

Manager Field Engineers

Retail Support Services - RSS

Feb 2025 - Present

1 year 9 months

Zaventem, Belgium

As the Field Service and Support Manager, I oversee daily operations and ensure the quality of our service to stores and warehouses. My goal is to maximize incident resolution by delivering effective, timely solutions, backed by a competent and well-trained helpdesk team (on-site - Levels 1 & 2). Helpdesk Expertise: Lead the resolution of major incidents using high-level expertise. Implement ITIL V4 best practices. Foster cross-functional knowledge sharing and promote best practices. Budget Management: Oversee the department's budget. Define staffing needs and execute effective operational planning. Analyze and determine operational requirements. Team Leadership: Manage and evaluate the on-site helpdesk team's performance. Optimize internal operations and ensure smooth communication. Engage and motivate teams in line with our client's interests. Ensure the team understands our client's strategy and ambition. Foster deep commitment and responsibility among team members. Reporting: Develop daily, weekly, and monthly reports on helpdesk team productivity. Customer Centricity: Set specific customer service standards aligned with operational needs. Make customer satisfaction a priority and a key factor in decision-making. Ensure timely and accurate customer service, including providing feedback. Operational Excellence: Optimize internal processes and establish best practices throughout the support process. Ensure proper application of procedures and implement corrective actions as needed. Encourage measured risks and challenge existing procedures and processes. Mobilize and optimize necessary resources while respecting timelines to ensure quality. Promote communication within teams and ensure consistent interfaces with the organization. Propose new ways to improve the customer experience. Collaboration: Collaborate with IT team managers and regularly synchronize with other Helpdesk Managers.

Service Delivery Coordinator @ Eurostar | ITIL Certified

Eurostar

Sep 2022 - Mar 2025

2 years 7 months

Brussels, Belgium

Service Management - Monitoring and managing digital services (WiFi, screens and payment methods used on trains), to ensure optimal service - Maintaining high performance levels for service-related processes, and implementing improvement activities wherever necessary - Taking ownership of critical incidents, coordinating with resolution parties, and establishing effective communication between stakeholders for postincident reviews - Ensuring that systems, procedures, and methodologies are in place to support outstanding service delivery - Developing a deep understanding of projects to gain insights into the scope of service delivery - Taking accountability for service delivery performance, meeting customer expectations, and driving future demand - Analyzing third-party as well as internal processes, and creating strategies for service delivery optimization Performance and Quality Management - Recommending methods of improvement and seeing that actions are implemented on time for service delivery upgrades - Providing accurate and regular reports to the management on performance of the service delivery - Building strong relationships with teams and stakeholders to enable effective dialogue exchange between departments

Service Delivery Coordinator

Klanik

May 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 6 months

Brussels, Belgium

Manage External Service providers # Applications for engineering/designing # Servers (Azure) for licensing Day to Day responsibilities: # SPOC (team of 3) for all application related subjects # Acting as business analyst # Application configuration and lifecycle management (test, provision, release, manage, phase-out); # Coordination of the service providers (Service Review meetings, contract management, escalation management, business analysis...); # Roadmap management # Coordination of Service Delivery activities (Service Desk – all teams, Project release tasks, ...);

IMEC

Jun 2019 - May 2021

2 years

Leuven, Belgium

Workplace Service Owner

Oct 2019 - May 2021

1 year 8 months

Leuven, Belgium

•Manage External Service providers: o PC, peripherals; o Mobile phone, voucher management; o Mac provisioning & support; •Day to Day responsibilities: o Workplace SPOC for imec ICT, Service Providers, Business Partners, ...; o Workplace configuration and lifecycle management (test, provision, release, manage, phase-out); o Coordination of the service providers (Service Review meetings, contract management, escalation management, ...); o Roadmap management (co-define/implement roadmap and workplace strategy); o Coordination of Service Delivery activities (Service Desk – all teams, Project release tasks, ...);

ICT Support Engineer II

Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

5 months

Oud-Heverlee, Belgium

IT Service desk Officer

MS Amlin

Apr 2016 - Jul 2019

3 years 4 months

Brussel en omgeving, België/ Amstelveen/ Rotterdam / Hamburg/ London

IT Operations - Technician: Installation / configuration laptops & thin clients - VMware configuration / administration - Smartphone adminstration / Configuration - Cisco phone administration/ Configuration - Printer administration - Support windows software - Inventory - Logistics - Support using remote control (different tools) - TCP/IP - Troubleshooting - On site support branch offices: Antwerp/ Hamburg/ Rotterdam - JML (Joiners/ Movers/ Leavers) procedure - Incident / Change / Problem management - Airwatch administration - Messagelabs - Secureworks / Qualys administration Incident support using TOPDESK application

IT Support Consultant

EASYPAY GROUP

Feb 2016 - May 2016

4 months

Leuven, Belgium

Analytical optimization

Econocom

Feb 2013 - Mar 2016

3 years 2 months

Zaventem / Luik / Antwerpen

IT Consultant Hardware/ Software ENGIE

Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

7 months

Zaventem / Luik / Antwerpen

Projects: Migration Rollout Desktops, laptops, printers for GDF SUEZ (Doel, Tihange, GST, Namur) - SAM: Service after migration (Software) on site - Technician: Installation/ configuration desktops - Staging laptops/ desktops - Hardware configuration - Network patching - Inventory - Logistics

Service Desk Engineer ACERTA

Feb 2013 - Oct 2015

2 years 9 months

Leuven, Belgium

1st line service desk for specific payroll applications troubleshooting and analysis.

Sales Back Office

Systemair NV

Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

1 month

Oud-Heverlee, Belgium

Administratief medewerker, support klanten, opvolging dossiers

Educator

KA Redingenhof

May 2010 - Oct 2011

1 year 6 months

Leuven, Belgium

Algemene leerlingenadministratie, opvoeder internaat

Shop Advisor

Telenet

Jul 2008 - May 2010

1 year 11 months

Leuven, Belgium

Administratie, facturatie, technische aspecten, logistiek, verkoop


Education

Mobyus

Graduate, Telecommunicatietechnieken

2016 - 2016

1 month

CEVORA

Projectmanagement

2015 - 2015

1 month

Projectmanagement: basis

CEVORA

Coachen en Leiden, Team Management

2014 - 2014

1 month

Econocom-Osiatis

Service Level Management

2014 - 2014

1 month

ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate

Certified, ITIL

2013 - 2013

1 month

Kantoor - Administratie / K.A. Redingenhof Leuven

A2 Secundair Onderwijs, Business Administration and Management, General


Licenses & certifications

Projectmanagement

Issued: Jan 2015

Certified by CEVORA

Coachen en Leiden, Team Management

Issued: Jan 2014

Certified by CEVORA

Service Level Management

Issued: Jan 2014

Certified by Econocom-Osiatis

ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate

Issued: Jan 2013

Certified by ITIL

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