Rolf Funk-Managing Director
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Rolf Funk fudim e.K:
Solutions and services around business development, consulting, interim management, customer acquisition, coaching and training
Managing Director
fudim GmbH
Solutions and services around interim management, customer acquisition, coaching and training
Responsible Project Manager
- Ecosystem-based adaptation of a private forest to climate change
Head of Product Management Vehicle Wash (Car Wash Systems) International
Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
- Reporting to the management and member of the Management Board Engineered Solutions
- Personnel responsibility for 10 employees
- Restructuring of global product management
- Responsibility for the global Vehicle Wash portfolio as well as development and implementation of the global product strategy
- Coordination of the portfolios in Germany, China and the USA
- Initiation of product developments, innovations and platforms
- Definition and implementation of pricing policy
- Definition and implementation of marketing strategies
- Reduction of development costs for platform devices by approx. 30%
- Transformation from a "me-too product" to a USP solution
- Planning and implementation of the sales strategy in Emerging Europe for a self-service car wash project
- Adaptation of the product portfolio to regional market requirements
- Development of a new payment app
- Increase in sales by 70% in the first year
- Savings in development budget of over € 100,000
- Use of design thinking to develop a new self-service platform strategy to reduce product variety
- Modularization of products
- Implementation of an order-to-cash process from sales through production to invoicing
- Increase in self-service vacuum cleaner sales by over 20% and doubling of margins
- Successful participation in a tender with over 600 self-service vacuums and a sales volume of over € 2.0 million
Head of Sales and Business Development Mineral Oil Companies and Investors Germany
Alfred Kärcher Vertriebs-GmbH
- Reporting to the management
- Personnel responsibility for 20 employees
- Restructuring of the business area
- Definition and establishment of a new market approach strategy from commodity provider to full-service provider
- Introduction of automated order processing in project business
- Introduction of a new control and incentive model
- Responsibility for sales and budget planning
- Tripling of sales from € 4.5 million to € 14.0 million (2007-2014)
- Achieving the highest-revenue country division worldwide
- Market analysis and benchmarks for focused market approach
- Building up key account management
- Internal implementation of the safety concept for gas stations
- Establishment as a market-relevant partner and supplier at ARAL, ORLEN and SHELL
- Sales increase from € 50k (2009) to € 2.5 million (2014)
Head of Sales and Business Development, Industrial Cleaning Systems Business Unit, Germany
- Reporting to senior management
- Personnel responsibility for 15 employees
- Reorganization of the sales departments
- Planning and implementation of a market development strategy for direct and trade sales, including comprehensive market analysis and business plan
- Building up direct sales and key account management
- Planning and execution of a new marketing strategy
- Annual sales growth of over 20%
- Delivery to Daimler AG, Volkswagen, and BASF
- Definition of the project goal and project plan for an industrial database for Germany
- Overall potential analysis, by target group and by product
- Potential analysis by postal code areas for direct sales and specialist retail
- Creation of a worldwide blueprint for market segmentation and sales control
Sales Representative and Consultant for Car Care Centers and Franchise Manager
cleanpark GmbH
- Reporting to senior management
- Restructuring of cleanpark GmbH and the franchise system
- Building and implementing the marketing strategy
- Responsibility for revenue, budget planning, and cost center
- Relaunch of the "cleanpark" brand with introduction of a new logo at 250 car wash facilities
Technical Consultant
cleanpark GmbH
- Contact person for 250 franchise partners on technical issues
- Ensuring quality and appearance at the facilities
- Development of a nationwide training concept to provide practical knowledge and raise the quality standard of the franchise facilities
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Automotive, and Agriculture.
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Experienced in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Strategy, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
- Head of Sales and Product Management with leadership experience in German mid-sized companies and in an international corporation
- Expertise in planning and delivering technical and sales trainings as well as enforcing selective sales strategies
- Strategic pricing and repositioning, launching new products, and acquiring and developing strategically important customers
- Industry experience: mechanical engineering, industrial sector, mineral oil industry, automotive
- Soft skills: customer- and employee-oriented approach and way of working, empathetic, dynamic, team-oriented, situation-aware, flexible, goal- and results-oriented
- Hard skills / core competencies: Business Development, strategic sales development and transformation, marketing
- Leadership style: inclusive, collaborative, motivating with a hands-on mindset
- International experience: worldwide
Skills
- Ms Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Sap, Business Model Canvas
- Volunteering: Member Of The Municipal Council In BüHlerzell From 1994-2024; Deputy Mayor; Member Of The Board Of Trustees Of The BüRgerstiftung BüHlerzell; Youth Coach At Sportfreunde BüHlerzell
- Interests: Football, Reading, Traveling
Languages
Education
Aalen University of Applied Sciences
Diplom-Ingenieur in Industrial Engineering (University of Applied Sciences) · Industrial Engineering · Aalen, Germany
Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Künzelsau branch
Industrial Engineering · Künzelsau, Germany
Karl Hans Bauer oHG
Industrial Engineering · Sulzbach-Laufen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified INQA Coach
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Accredited BAFA Consultant (# 178248)
Certified Coach2Call
Academy Martin Geiger
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Rolf is based in Bühlerzell, Germany.
Rolf speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).
Rolf has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Rolf has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 11 months. Note that Rolf may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Rolf would be well-suited for roles such as: Owner, Managing Director, Responsible Project Manager.
Rolf's most recent position is Owner at Rolf Funk fudim e.K:.
In recent years, Rolf has worked for Rolf Funk fudim e.K: and fudim GmbH.
Rolf is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Energy. Rolf also has some experience in Automotive and Agriculture.
Rolf is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Marketing, and Human Resources. Rolf also has some experience in Strategy, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance.
Rolf has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.
Rolf has recently worked in business areas like Sales, Strategy, and Human Resources.
Rolf holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Aalen University of Applied Sciences, a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Künzelsau branch and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Karl Hans Bauer oHG.
Rolf has 3 certificates. These include: Certified INQA Coach, Accredited BAFA Consultant (# 178248), and Certified Coach2Call.
Rolf is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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