Detlef S.

Independent Consultant/Project Manager/Interim Management

Toppenstedt, Germany

Experience

Jan 2006 - Present
19 years 9 months

Independent Consultant/Project Manager/Interim Management

Pro Domus Consulting

Germany

Interim Sales Manager BSI Germany

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems GmbH

  • Member of management board with responsibility for personnel, budget and P&L

  • Managed two nationwide sales teams for Germany

  • Built and further developed three key account management structures

  • Restructured and implemented new sales structures merging two organizational units

  • Acquired new and framework contract customers and maintained existing customers

  • Responsible for contract and project review, risk assessment and claim management during project execution

  • 15% sales increase over last 2 years

  • Managed sales teams during pandemic (risk reduction/relationship)

  • Built three key account managements achieving 43% revenue increase

  • Reduced project risks by 25%

  • Increased results by 15%

Consultant/Project Manager

Baumgartner & Partner

Working student position

Bauträger Leonhard Weiss GmbH & Co KG

Executive Assistant

DIV-Immobilien International

Head of Project Development/Consultant

Dussmann AG

Consultant/Project Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers Unternehmensberatung AG

Germany

Interim Sales Director/Authorized Officer, Northern Region

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG

  • Authorized officer and member of management board responsible for developing and adapting sales and marketing strategies

  • Planned and managed regional marketing activities

  • Led a project and sales team across four branches

  • Acquired new customers, maintained existing customers, prepared offers and conducted contract negotiations

  • Appointed to management board

  • Functional and disciplinary responsibility for 21 employees (internal and external sales, project engineers, technicians) across four branches

  • Achieved 11% annual sales growth

  • Increased recurring business by 21%

Germany

Interim Director Sales Region DACH

Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH

  • Member of management board with responsibility for personnel, budget and P&L

  • Managed a nationwide project and sales team for the DACH region

  • Developed and built a key account management structure

  • Designed and implemented new sales structures

  • Acquired new customers and maintained existing customers

  • Responsible for contract and project review, risk assessment and contract reviews during project execution

  • 41% sales increase over last 5 years

  • Increased key accounts by 50%

  • Reduced project risk by one third

  • Increased margins from 3% to 8.5%

Summary

Experienced leader with a technical background and extensive industry know-how in the mechanical engineering industry. Recognized sales expert with many years of experience in national companies with budget and personnel responsibility. Result-focused, cooperative leadership style with a hands-on approach. Confident in building and implementing sales structures and processes, as well as leading projects.

Languages

German
Native
English
Intermediate
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 1992 - Jun 1997

Wilhelmshaven University

Diploma, focus on capital goods marketing and business management · Industrial Engineering and Management · Wilhelmshaven, Germany

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Apprenticeship · Wholesale and Foreign Trade Clerk

Certifications & licenses

AI Certification

PM Certification

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