
Abdelmajid SAKALI
Manager Field Engineers @RSS
Salary / Daily rate
Leuven, Belgium
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
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.
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
Coachen en Leiden, Team Management
Issued: Jan 2014
Service Level Management
Issued: Jan 2014
ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate
Issued: Jan 2013