Auke has come up through the ranks on the sales side of business. He still remembers his first day 'on the job', where his entire induction and training consisted of being handed a paper, bound machine price list and a paper client list and being told 'go and sell something'. Although this was an exciting way to start a career and learn, with the knowledge he gained over the next 3 decades in business, he acknowledges that this may not have been the most effective way to start and learn..... This experience and all those that came after, have shaped Auke into an all-rounder who genuinely knows what and how things work in business, as-well as which things don’t work in business. He has a solid combination of practical experience coupled with his MBA degree from Durham University in the UK. His hands-on technical, engineering, people and sales management experience have taught him that people are the drivers of any business, as people deal with people, not businesses. Auke strives to be better than the day before, by adding value through his relentless focus on helping people, providing sublime customer experiences and by following through on his commitments. By seeing through complexities, being trustworthy, and always finding a positive outcome to move forward on collaboratively, he has been able to achieve many successes for his customers, colleagues and employers. Check out my independent recruitment client reviews by clicking on the link below: #SCR-auke-de-ruijter-de-wildt #manufacturing #automation #engineering #mining #oil&gas #cybersecurity #softwaredevelopment #programmers #electrical # mechanical #salesmanagement #operations #peopledevelopment #commnucationstrategies #generalmanagement #peoplestrategies #rootcauseanalysis #processimprovements