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VP Sales
PlusLingua Group
Service provider: technical documentation, translations, training, consulting services DACH region Focus on automotive, mechanical engineering, medical devices (life sciences) SMBs, major clients (all automotive OEMs) Sales strategy, marketing, pricing Operational sales activities
VP Sales - start-up environments
spectiva & peeepl
Develop business models (strategy: analyze target customers and outreach; product strategy: price-benefit arguments) Operational sales activities (cold calling; farming/hunting) Marketing mix on a small budget.
Coach, Life Sciences
Getinge Group
- Ensured headquarters were aware of local situation and trained personnel
- Coached a project management team of 10 in Antalya, Turkey
- Provided management team support and recommendations
- Completed the project faster than expected
- Averted the risk of local operations shutdown
- Improved transparency and cooperation among HQ, Germany, and Turkey teams
Chief Sales Officer, Life Sciences
EXTEDO GmbH
- Restructured revenue and team quality of the entire sales team comprising two account managers and one PreSales resource
- Led hiring, training, and oversight of sales team
- Defined sales strategy and customer strategy to stabilize retention rate, manage own quota and support customer care
- Expanded product categories and transitioned to a SaaS business model
- Introduced and grew publishing services
- Executed marketing activities
- Achieved 70% revenue growth in 2023 and reached the highest revenue ever in the region
- Secured the largest corporate customer and enhanced market awareness
- Contributed strongly to bottom-line results and supported company acquisition
Head of Sales, PropTech/Construction
Siemens AG
- Consulted on sales strategies and pricing
- Defined CRM specifications and supported implementation
- Conducted operative sales work including target segment analysis, presentations, evaluations, and deal closures
- Assisted in supporting the company launch scheduled for October 1st
- Engaged 20 customers in evaluations, with some expressing intent to close deals
- Supported team in re-establishing a start-up named Spectiva with shareholding participation from January 2024
VP Innovations, Life Sciences
Cunesoft
- Refined AI strategy including target segment definition, pricing, promotional documentation, and argumentation
- Led customer acquisition efforts
- Prepared two projects at major medical devices companies ready to sign at the time of departure
Chief Operation Officer
arivis AG
- Oversaw all operational activities with a special focus on sales and marketing
- Managed software and services portfolio across all entities
- Led a team of 80 associates
- Directed the divestment of one unit to the initial founder, sale of one unit to Zeiss Microscopy, and management buyout of one unit
- Achieved profitability
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Experienced in Information Technology, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Automotive, and Manufacturing.
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Experienced in Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Strategy, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
- International extend
- Two successful exits driven/ supported (Zeiss, Bertelsmann)
- Yearly revenue growth (last 15 years): two digit figures, last assignment (not a start up) 70%
- Strategic approach while ensuring sales performance and bottom line result, B2B environments
- Multi channel strategies & implementations
- Start up/ set up capabilities
- Marketing as a profit center
- Corporate background (at Hewlett-Packard and Xerox)
- Process oriented, introduction of efficiency tools (such as CRM)
- Analytic and figure driven
- Team player, professional coach
Skills
Management: More Than 30 Years Experience In Management Positions; With Up To 130 Associates; From Start Up To Settled Operational Levels Responsibility
Quality: Total Quality Method (Tqm); Iso 9001 Certification Level; Data Protection
Disciplines: Top Management; Sales; Marketing; Product Management; Software Engineering
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Education
Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft (FHW)
Diploma in Business Administration (FH), Bachelor's degree in Business Administration · Business Administration, Business Informatics · Pforzheim, Germany
Kepler Gymnasium
Abitur – German high school diploma · Mathematics · Pforzheim, Germany
Nordstadtschule
Elementary school – basic school · Pforzheim, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ISO 9001 Certification
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