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Philippe Laforêt

Transition Commercial Director

€700/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Philippe

Transition Commercial Director | B2B Commercial Performance

Transition Commercial Director with over 15 years of experience in business development, team management, and growth of SaaS and digital marketing companies, I support SMEs, mid-sized companies, and startups in their structuring, acceleration, or commercial transformation phases.

I have developed the French subsidiaries of international groups specializing in performance digital marketing, participated in the launch of a SaaS Customer Data Platform (CDP), and structured an international team of 18 salespeople across 4 countries.

My areas of intervention:

Audit & Strategy

- Commercial diagnosis and Sales & Marketing alignment
- Analysis of processes, tools, and data
- Definition of Inbound & Outbound acquisition strategies
- Implementation of KPIs and action plans

Organization & Sales Operations

- Structuring sales teams
- Optimization of processes and playbooks
- Selection and deployment of the Sales Stack (CRM, prospecting, automation)

Team Management & Development

- Close management and coaching
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Training in cold calling, discovery, demonstration, and closing

Business Development

- Key account prospecting
- Lead generation
- Negotiation and partnership development
- Launch of new offers and market opening

I intervene in transition management or operational support to structure a commercial organization, accelerate sales, and create a sustainable growth dynamic.

My goal: to quickly transform commercial ambitions into measurable results.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 40km), Lyon (up to 20km)

Experience

  • SaleXpertise
    Transition Commercial Director
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    March 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Asnières-sur-Seine, France
    • Transition management & operational support
    • Business Development
    • Audit of alignment between sales and marketing teams, tools, data, and processes
    • Assessment of commercial performance and identification of areas for improvement
    • Creation and optimization of sales strategies (Outbound & Inbound)
    • Selection of sales tools
    • Training and development of sales teams (onboarding, sales playbook, pitch, cold calling, tool training)
    Commercial Strategy Inbound Sales Outbound Sales B2B Business Development
  • Dayuse
    Head of Sales
    HOSPITALITY
    March 2023 - June 2024 (1 year and 4 months)
    Paris, France
    Hotel booking platform (OTA/Scale-up)

    • Structuring, managing, and developing 18 salespeople across 4 international sites (Paris, Montreal, Hong Kong, Seoul)
    • Expansion of the partner hotel network
    • Acquisition of new key accounts and strengthening relationships with existing partners
    • Strategic project management: new markets, services, and offers
  • Decide AI
    Sales & Partnerships Director
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    April 2021 - March 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    Levallois-Perret, France
    Customer Data Platform (CDP/Startup) SaaS platform

    • Definition and implementation of the commercial strategy (Inbound & Outbound Sales)
    • Structuring of the lead generation process, negotiation and closing of major contracts, and evangelization with key prospects
    • Development of partnerships with Digital Agencies and Consulting Firms
    • Design and deployment of online and offline marketing campaigns

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Education

  • Master of Science (MSc)
    Birkbeck College - University of London
    2002
    International Business
  • Master's Degree
    iaelyon - University Jean Moulin Lyon 3
    2001
    Administration Economique et Sociale des Entreprises

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