Christian Keintzel

IT-Consultant | Sales Professional | Trainer

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Sweden

Experience

Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 7 months
Sweden

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

Team Leader New Customer Sales

Bechtle direct GmbH

  • Built an acquisition department with up to 30 employees
Sep 2004 - Mar 2005
7 months
Germany

Account Manager

Bechtle direct GmbH

  • Won the first Bechtle direct customer with annual sales of over 1 million euros
Sep 2003 - Jul 2004
11 months
Germany

Insurance Broker

Hamburg-Mannheimer Versicherungs-AG

Jun 2000 - Aug 2003
3 years 3 months
Germany

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
Native
English
Advanced
Swedish
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

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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