Christian Keintzel
IT-Consultant | Sales Professional | Trainer
Experience
Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 7 monthsSweden
Freelance IT Consultant and Sales Trainer
KronoKon IT Tjänster AB
- Designed and delivered a sales training “Finding, Reaching and Convincing Decision Makers” (2 sessions x 2 days in April 2025)
- Designed and delivered a sales training “From the Phone Call to the On-Site Appointment” (1 session x 2 days in March 2025)
Mar 2017 - Jun 2022
5 years 4 monthsGermany
European Sales Director
Bechtle direct GmbH
- Disciplinary and functional leadership of multiple sales teams
- Strong execution skills, overseeing a team of 40 and responsible for over €150 million in annual sales
- Strategic responsibility for the largest client of Bechtle direct GmbH (approx. €100 million in annual revenue)
- Developing customer-specific solutions, including building prototypes
- Represented Bechtle AG as a lecturer at Heilbronn University
Jan 2014 - Feb 2017
3 years 2 monthsGermany
Advisor International Community
Bechtle eCommerce Holding AG
- Strategic projects in several European Bechtle locations (France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland) with direct reporting to the COO of Bechtle AG
- Focus on sales, team structure, and compensation models
- Built a European cold-calling community with direct reporting to the COO of Bechtle AG
- Built and led an international key account department with around 20 employees
Sep 2008 - Dec 2013
5 years 4 monthsGermany
Sales Manager
Bechtle direct GmbH
- Developed multi-tier compensation models and rolled them out to the relevant managers
Apr 2005 - Aug 2008
3 years 5 monthsGermany
Team Leader New Customer Sales
Bechtle direct GmbH
- Built an acquisition department with up to 30 employees
Sep 2004 - Mar 2005
7 monthsGermany
Account Manager
Bechtle direct GmbH
- Won the first Bechtle direct customer with annual sales of over 1 million euros
Sep 2003 - Jul 2004
11 monthsGermany
Insurance Broker
Hamburg-Mannheimer Versicherungs-AG
Jun 2000 - Aug 2003
3 years 3 monthsGermany
Account Manager
Bechtle direct GmbH
- Telesales in a B2B environment
Summary
As an experienced sales and communications professional with over 20 years of expertise in custom solutions, team leadership, strategic projects and building communities across multiple European countries, I bring strong analytical skills, solution-oriented approaches, the drive to implement and the highest resilience.
My focus is on doing, not on pretending – because results come from action, not from appearances.
Skills
- Proficient With All Kinds Of Software
- Strong Ability To Execute
- Business-minded Thinking And Action
- Highly Goal-oriented
- Quality Over Quantity
- Strong Social Skills
- Friendly And Composed
- Keen On New Things
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSwedish
AdvancedFrench
ElementaryEducation
Sep 1998 - May 2000
Johann-Jakob-Widmann Schule
Apprenticeship as IT systems clerk · IT systems clerk · Heilbronn, Germany
Sep 1993 - Jun 1996
Technisches Gymnasium Heilbronn
General university entrance qualification (Abitur) · General university entrance qualification (Abitur) · Heilbronn, Germany
Sep 1987 - Jul 1993
Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium
Heilbronn, Germany
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