Responsible for presales business with sales support and order entry planning (€30M–€40M).
Led the sales engineering department with regional teams (32 FTE)
Jan 2000 - Mar 2001
1 year 3 months
Frankfurt, Germany
Senior Bid Manager Corporate Accounts
Worldcom Germany GmbH
Mar 1997 - Dec 1999
2 years 10 months
Frankfurt, Germany
Team Leader Bid Management & Specialist Operations
Nortel Dasa Network Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Successful handling of large RfQs (20–150 million) by compiling technical and commercial data and highlighting USPs
Increased the chance of winning through prequalification
Summary
Seasoned sales-focused manager in the IT and telecommunications industry with proven expertise in rollouts, operations, transformation and business development
36 years of professional experience and 30 years of leadership responsibility in cross-functional and international organizations at market-leading IT companies
21 years of experience as a project manager, extensive know-how in restructuring companies to rescue troubled projects (7 years) or to adapt to current or future market situations
Expert in developing and structuring presales, postsales and project service processes, also for international IT/outsourcing projects (€10M - €100M)
Strategic decision-maker with strong business and technical expertise, responsible for large budgets, order intake and revenue (€50M - €200M)
Customer-oriented and trust-building with a hands-on mentality, extensive personal network in industry and government
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
University of Paderborn
Diploma in Business Administration, major in Marketing and Economic Psychology · Paderborn, Germany