Andreas Kraft

Sales and E-Mobility for Municipal Utilities: I Support You as Interim Manager, Consultant and Trainer

Bad Wildbad, Germany

Experience

Sep 2018 - Present
6 years 11 months

Lecturer

conenergy akademie

Speaker for the Energy Industry Manager update and special topics

Jan 2016 - Present
8 years 7 months
Bad Wildbad, Germany

Managing Director

KraftEnergie GmbH

Interim management Project management Consulting and training

May 2014 - Dec 2016
2 years 8 months

Head of B2B Sales Baden and National

EnBW

Sales & Solutions GmbH (a subsidiary of EnBW AG)

Interim management for national sales (outside Baden-Württemberg) with three sales regions, implementation of energy services and new products

Optimization of the Baden sales region for all B2B customer groups including leadership responsibility for the branch n Further development of the telesales channel for telephone sales of energy solutions, margin enhancement and responsibility for 18 account managers

Nov 2009 - Apr 2014
4 years 6 months

Head of Knowledge & Quality Management / Manager / Project Manager

EnBW

Interim leadership and responsibility for internal and external trainer teams, as well as responsibility for the reimplementation of a knowledge database, quality management for all inbound and outbound channels and management of external call centers.

Project manager for quality circles, sales projects, use of social media for customer service and sales service project manager with development and implementation of sales services for energy providers and municipal utilities.

Jan 2005 - Oct 2009
3 years 10 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Head of Direct Sales and Sales Partnerships

EnBW

Responsibility for the sales channels:

  • Commercial agents
  • Sales promotion
  • Shops
  • Shop-in-shop systems
  • Employed field sales for commercial customers and the housing industry
  • Sales cooperations for electricity, heating power, gas (including gas connection acquisition)
  • Cross-selling package for the housing industry
Jul 2000 - Dec 2005
5 years 6 months

Regional Sales Manager & Key Account Manager

Yello Strom GmbH

Management of several teams of employed field sales and telesales for acquiring commercial customers for energy and telecommunications products. Support for regional, supra-regional, state-wide and national associations, purchasing cooperatives and other organizations with the conclusion of framework agreements.

Sep 1998 - Jun 2000
1 year 10 months
Günzburg, Germany

Field Sales Representative

DHL

Inside sales at IPP GmbH - a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG Field sales for Deutsche Post EuroExpress GmbH from June 1999

Sep 1995 - Aug 1998
3 years

Office Communication Clerk

TNT

Summary

The interim manager and project manager for municipal utilities and energy providers

  • Over 20 years of experience in the energy market.
  • Long-standing executive with up to 100 employees
  • Expertise in establishing new sales channels (D2D, sales promotion, online, inbound & outbound)
  • Expertise in developing e-mobility products with various backend systems

Do you have a vacancy due to resignation, illness or restructuring? Feel free to contact me. I will take on the leadership or project task at short notice, contribute my know-how and then hand over to the respective successor.

Your advisor and supporter for sales and e-mobility.

  • Leveraging e-mobility as an additional pillar with attractive margins
  • Using relocations as a sales channel and win-back via D2D
  • Product development & launch of energy services

Is your B2B or B2C sales simply not successful enough? I am happy to support you in building new sales channels and launching new products (including services).

The trainer for workshops, seminars & trainings on sales, customer service, product development or launch, e-mobility, sales strategy & customer-focused communication.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / Conenergy

Energy Industry Manager IHK / KIT · Energy Industry

Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

Chamber of Industry and Commerce Karlsruhe

Energy Specialist IHK · Energy Industry

Certifications & licenses

SparkCanvas Practitioner

SparkCanvas Facilitator

LEGO Serious Play Certified Facilitator

Trainer and E-Trainer Training