Olivier VANDENDRIESSCHE
PM group manager, Volvo Information Technologies
Currently in charge of a group of 20 projects managers, I have been in charge of Release Management within a large program for two years and a Line Manager for three years before this assignment.
Using my IT knowledge and my project management skills, I have demonstrated my ability to achieve objectives in all my successive assignments.
I am objective, business and customers focussed and I enjoy new challenges.
My entire Volvo experience (10 years within Volvo IT) takes place in international and multi-cultural context.
I am well experienced in line management and particularly in the following areas:
• Staffing & capacity planning
• Budget and Finance management
• Organisational implementation
• Customer relationships
My ambition is to support the efficiency of an international company by:
• Providing my experience of multicultural context,
• Utilising my ability to drive teams and achieve targets,
• Supplying and insuflate motivation.
I am French fluent (mother tong) and English fluent in buziness context.
42 contactsI am in charge of Line Management of around 20 Projects Managers (from junior to senior).
My main responsibilities are:
Qualify and document Projects Managers requests coming from all stakeholders.
Staff the Projects Managers according to the project context, required competences, people experiences and availabilities.
Manage the capacity planning of the team.
Lead the recruitment with the Human Resources Department.
Represent the French organization in the Volvo IT Project Management network.
Manage the financial elements of my organization.
2008 - 2010My main responsibilities were:
• Project Integration Management within an enterprise strategic program
• Yearly Integration budget : 3 000 K€
• Total estimated budget of the program : 55 000 K€
• Secure the program deliveries to customer by managing the IT projects consistency and coordination :
o Scope Management
o Deliveries roadmap management
o Risks mitigation plan
o Quality Assurance
2006 - 2008My main responsibilities were:
• Implementing Volvo IT strategy and objectives at departmental level.
• Monitoring Department objectives (KPIs)
• Human resources management
• Staffing and Capacity planning
• Career management
• Overseeing departmental relationships within Volvo IT France and Volvo IT globally (PD GFM Member representing “Europe”)
• Overall responsibility for the services delivered by the department
• Customer relationships with regards to service deliveries (from pre-sales to phase out)
• Building team spirit and promoting the Volvo Culture
Team : 34 people
Activities : Maintenance, New Development, Customer Support, Business Development
Areas : CAD, DMU, PDM, VM, Purchasing, CAE, Electrical
Customers : Volvo 3P, Volvo CE, Volvo PT, Renault Trucks, Durapart (external), PKC (External)
Main achievements :
• Increase of customer satisfaction with Volvo IT France deliveries.
• Global competence centre for SmarTeam purposes set up
• Recognition of the team skills at global level
• Increase of the Volvo IT France PD business (from 22 to 34 people within two years)
2004 - 2006My main responsibilities were :
• Monitoring of Group objectives (KPIs)
• Human resources management
• Staffing and Capacity planning
• Career management
• Relationships with other organizations within Volvo IT France and Volvo IT globally
• Customer relationships regarding the projects and the maintenance delivered
• Building team spirit and promoting the Volvo Culture
Team : 16 people
Main achievements:
• Taking the lead on global projects
• Optimisation of the maintenance for legacies (budget and activity management aligned with customers expectations)
2003 - 2005My main responsibilities were :
• Delivery coordination between Customer, Projects Manager and Account Managers for all projects within Product Development.
• Business development based on customers / users expectations and proactive proposals.
• Projects proposals review and projects early phase quotation.
2001 - 2003My main responsibilities were :
• Project Management within an international context (Sweden, US, France)
• Projects from 30 K€ up to 400 K€
• Deployment and development projects
1999 - 2001My main responsibilities were :
• Key accounts development (technical)
• Technical entry point for key accounts
• Proposal manager for key accounts
1995 - 1999My main responsibilities were :
• Technical entry point for automotives customers
• Presales activities