Daniel Buchwald - Refrigeration Sales Expert, Germany

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Kulmbach, Germany

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Experience

Mar 2024 - Present

2 years 6 months

Director Germany (Freelancer)

AKO Group

Refrigeration controls + IoT Solutions

Jun 2021 - Feb 2024

2 years 9 months

Director Key Account Management

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions

Food retail (LIDL, Kaufland)

Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year

Key Account Manager Medical Cooling

Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH

Medical Cooling (Siemens)

Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

2 years 3 months

Key Account Manager Medical Cooling

Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH

Medical Cooling (Philips, Canon)

Mar 2010 - Mar 2018

8 years 1 month

Key Account Manager / Project Leader Commercial Cooling

Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH

Commercial Cooling + Monoblocks

Jul 2009 - Feb 2010

8 months

Sales Manager Commercial Cooling + Monoblocks

Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH

DACH- region

Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

1 year 10 months

Application Manager Industrial Cooling – Chiller

Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH

Sep 1995 - Sep 2005

10 years 1 month

Refrigeration Technician

Kälte Grohmann GmbH

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Information Technology, and Food and Beverage.

Manufacturing

Healthcare

Information Technology

Food and Beverage

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Sales, Operations, Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology.

Sales

Operations

Project Management

Product Development

Information Technology

Summary

Results-oriented sales professional with 30 years of experience in refrigeration technology
Strategic business development
Key account management
Team leadership

Skills

Additional Qualifications

Train The Trainer (Ada- Ihk- 2007)
Key Account Manager (Ihk- 2010)
Certified Professional Master Neuro Linguistic Seller (Nls- 2018-2019)
Various Trainings In Sales, Negotiation, Communication, Presentation (Senniger, Albers, GroßMann)

Ms Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
Crm (Microsoft Dynamics)
Google Workspace (Docs, Tables, Presentations)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2005 - Aug 2007

Steinbeis Foundation Technical College

State-Certified Technician, German Abitur · Refrigeration Engineering · Glauchau, Germany · 1.3

Sep 1995 - Feb 1999

Vocational college Lindau

Refrigeration technician · Refrigeration Engineering · Lindau, Germany

Sep 1985 - Jul 1995

Diesterweg Mittelschule

Secondary school certificate · Auerbach, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Professional Master Neuro Linguistic Seller

NLS

Key Account Manager

IHK

Train The Trainer

IHK

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 8

Experience in Manufacturing 26 y

Avg length 3 y 7 m

Longest experience 10 y

Expertise

Recent roles Director Germany (Freelancer), Director Key Account Management, Key Account Manager Medical Cooling

Main industries Manufacturing, Healthcare, Information Technology

Main business areas Sales, Operations, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 3

Profile

Created

January 2026

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Daniel is based in Kulmbach, Germany.

Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Daniel has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 7 months. Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Daniel would be well-suited for roles such as: Director Germany (Freelancer), Director Key Account Management, Key Account Manager Medical Cooling.

Daniel's most recent position is Director Germany (Freelancer) at AKO Group.

In recent years, Daniel has worked for AKO Group and Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions.

Daniel is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Food and Beverage. Daniel also has some experience in Information Technology.

Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Operations, and Project Management. Daniel also has some experience in Product Development and Information Technology.

Daniel has recently worked in industries like Food and Beverage, Information Technology, and Manufacturing.

Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Sales, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Daniel holds a Bachelor in Refrigeration Engineering from Steinbeis Foundation Technical College and a Bachelor in Refrigeration Engineering from Vocational college Lindau.

Daniel has 3 certificates. These include: Certified Professional Master Neuro Linguistic Seller, Key Account Manager, and Train The Trainer.

Daniel is immediately available for suitable projects.

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