
Manuel Temmerman
Senior Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Belgium, WI, USA
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Consultant with 10+ years driving revenue growth and operational excellence across nuclear, packaging, and industrial sectors. Led company growth from startup to 100+ employees with 4x revenue increase, managed €3.3M contracts, and directed cross-functional teams. Specialized in commercial strategy, operations management, and complex project execution with proven P&L results.
Work experience
Senior Consultant
FreelanceFreelance
May 2025 - Present
1 year 6 months
Hybrid
Skills: Operations Management · Director level · Commercial Operation
Industry for Packaging and Construction
Jun 2023 - May 2025
2 years
Bargny Gouddau, Senegal
Sales Director
Jun 2023 - May 2025
2 years
Bargny Gouddau, Senegal
IPC (Industry for Packaging and Construction) specialises in designing, manufacturing and selling PVC fittings and accessories for the construction industry, and PP, PE and PET Plastic packaging for various industries (construction, food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals). As Commercial Director, I led the development and execution of the company’s commercial strategy to drive revenue growth, market expansion, and customer satisfaction. Defined clear sales objectives aligned with profitability goals, oversaw budget planning in collaboration with executive leadership, and identified new market opportunities through competitor analysis and client segmentation. I managed and motivated cross-functional commercial teams, ensuring operational excellence and performance through structured KPIs, coaching, and tailored training plans. Oversaw sales forecasting, reporting, and performance monitoring, providing strategic recommendations to optimize commercial effectiveness. I negotiated key client contracts and partnerships, ensured smooth coordination with finance for payment recovery, and supervised marketing and digital communication efforts.
Operations and Maintenance Director Ad Interim
Dec 2023 - Aug 2024
9 months
Bargny Gouddau, Senegal
In parallel to my responsibilities as Sales Director I supervised the full production facility and the maintenance teams for a period of 9 months. During this period, I oversaw end-to-end plant operations and maintenance, ensuring optimal performance of injection and blow moulding processes in compliance with safety, quality, and productivity standards. I led cross-functional teams across production, maintenance, and engineering to drive operational efficiency, reduce downtime, and extend equipment life through the improvement and execution of the existing preventive maintenance programs. I coordinated resource planning and production scheduling to meet customer demands while maintaining cost control. I played a key role in continuous improvement initiatives (5S, lean manufacturing, TPM), and collaborated with quality, HSE, and technical teams to support product innovation and compliance. Acted as the strategic leader to executive investment planning, technical upgrades, spare parts purchasing, and workforce development.
General Manager NUVIA Belgium
NUVIA
Feb 2019 - Jul 2023
4 years 6 months
Belgium, WI, USA
Subsidiary of VINCI Construction, a division of the world-leading VINCI Group, NUVIA is an international company that operates world-wide on highly regulated and sensitive industrial sites, and has done for decades. Nuvia has been involved in all the major nuclear projects in the world thanks to our solid and historical expertise. Today, our nuclear industry can count on NUVIA for cutting-edge support services and solutions. With three ranges of NUVIATech products, NUVIA is a leading designer and supplier of sophisticated radiation protection and detection instruments, as valuable in Healthcare, protection, as in radioactivity geolocation... As Director of the Nuvia BE business unit, I have had the opportunity to develop the entity from scratch, setting up the team and structure to comply to nuclear legal regulations. Currently I am further developing the business unit by setting up projects in the Belgian nuclear industry together with our key Nuvia Group partners.
Project Manager
BIA
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
In addition to selling equipment for civil engineering and construction, BIA Burkina provides a high quality technical support thanks to its technical workshop based in Ouagadougou. BIA Burkina is also proud to offer its customers tailor-made service directly on site. In fact, teams that are experts in the maintenance and repair of equipment go to the customer’s site to meet its specific needs. BIA also manages the assembly and the daily maintenance of several mining sites’ fleet. As Project Manager for mining projects I was; - Managing P&L and OPEX, budget forecasts, invoicing and receivables follow-up - Managing a team of > 5 highly skilled technicians, managing warranty cases and coordinate assembly of new equipment, productivity and other KPI reporting - Supervising parts sales business, service offers, commercial reporting - Stock analysis, technical intervention reporting, recommendations and parts usage forecast
Operations Manager
Aertssen
Sep 2015 - Jul 2017
1 year 11 months
Doha, Qatar
While successfully contributing to Qatar's biggest projects like the building of the world cup stadiums, metro lines, orbital highway,.. I was managing the daily operations of heavy transport and lifting allowing AMS Qatar to grow from a small start-up to a mature company with >100 employees with continuous revenue growth. As Operations Manager my responsibilities included: - Managing revenue growth from 300kUSD/mnth (2015) to 1,2MUSD/mnth (2017), P&L reporting, OPEX follow-up, Invoicing and receivables follow-up - Managing growth of a startup with 35 employees to controlled and ISO certified operations of more than 100 employees, project planning, operator and equipment planning, transports coordination, crane assemblies and management of special transport activies, management and coaching of admin team, supervisors, engineers, workshop and maintenance team - Commercial offers and draft of technical and commercial files for tendering purposes - Recruiting (>50 employees), employee evaluation and training, disciplinary actions, salary approval - Obtaining ISO9001, ISO14001 and OSHAS18001 certification by setting up processes, procedures, checklists and audits
ECS (GDF SUEZ)
Aug 2011 - Aug 2015
4 years 1 month
2900 Schoten, Belgium
Nuclear Account Manager
Oct 2014 - Aug 2015
11 months
2900 Schoten, Belgium
Responsibilities: - Contract management (3,3 M€ annually) and profitability improvement while building strong customer relationships with main clients in the nuclear industry - Business development of radiation protection and radiation monitoring systems by setting up sales and marketing support and activities, organising an international workshop and manage technical and commercial offers - Quality assurance of the services and competence management of radiation protection agents
Nuclear Operations Manager
Aug 2011 - Oct 2014
3 years 3 months
2900 Schoten, Belgium
As head of more than 30 radiation protection officers my responsibilities were including: - On-site coordination, operational planning, project follow-up and reporting, process and quality improvement, and implementation of a safety culture. - Coaching and evaluation of employees, temporary recruitment, recuperation and holiday approval, salary treatment - Billing, cost optimisation, and project performance control
Nuclear Trainee
GDF SUEZ
Oct 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 3 months
Paris Area, France
The Nuclear Trainees Program combines theoretical learning, field experience and a non-technical project, allowing me to become a nuclear generalist while creating a solid network within the GDF Suez Group. The training included: Nuclear Physics, Radiation Protection, Thermodynamics, Nuclear Reaction Control, Nuclear Generation Strategies and Power Plant Design Conceptions Various site visits and training on simulators, and a Non-technical project on ENGIE dismantling and decommissioning strategy.
Education
KU Leuven
Master
2010 - 2011
1 year 1 month
Lessius Hogeschool Antwerpen
Master
2008 - 2010
2 years 1 month
AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Bachelor
2005 - 2008
3 years 1 month