Julius Schafmeister
Vice President Sales Central Europe & Nordics
Experience
Vice President Sales Central Europe & Nordics
Devicenow GmbH
- Responsible for operational sales scaling in Central Europe and establishing the sales organisation and go-to-market strategy in Scandinavia, particularly Sweden and Norway.
- Establishing strategic partnerships and indirect sales channels alongside direct sales.
- Management of the second and third levels of leadership, control of over 90% of sales and interim management of international sales, with a focus on France, the UK and the USA.
- Expansion and professionalisation of sales operations and sales analytics.
- Significant increase in company revenue of more than 1100% since joining the company.
- Establishment of strategic partnerships and indirect sales channels in Scandinavia (including with Apple and TechStep).
- Implementation of two sales software solutions to improve forecasting and intent.
- Redesign and optimisation of cross-functional sales processes to shorten the sales cycle and increase efficiency in other departments.
Vice President Sales DACH
Devicenow GmbH
- Overall responsibility for the strategic and operational scaling of sales in the DACH region.
- Establishment of an international BDR organisation with 30+ FTE and development of a go-to-market strategy for the successful development of three new markets.
- Management of sales growth with >120% target achievement across all regions and 400% expansion of the customer base.
- Transformation of the sales organisation through the introduction of a modern CRM and KPI-driven management and process model.
- Implementation of a quantifiable AI, data-first sales approach and modern sales methodologies.
- Management of multidisciplinary, cross-departmental deal teams with successful acquisition of renowned major customers (including WiPro, OBI, ZEISS, TTI).
- Establishment and management of profitable sales channels that generate more than 80% of the company's total revenue.
- C-level communication – both internal and external, including clear decision templates, target-group-oriented storylines and effective management of board presentations, executive workshops and strategic negotiations with top decision-makers on the customer side.
Team Lead I Enterprise Sales
Everphone GmbH
- Management and development of a team of eight account executives in Germany and Switzerland.
- Responsibility for the enterprise sales operations team in a highly data-driven sales environment.
- Recruiting, onboarding and ongoing coaching of account executives.
- Definition of sales targets and KPIs, establishment of structured performance management and promotion of collaboration in multi-stakeholder teams.
- Close monitoring of the entire sales cycle from lead to close.
- Significant contribution to an eightfold increase in sales in the area of responsibility.
- Made a substantial contribution to winning the company's largest customer.
- Led and coached the fastest-growing sales team with the highest revenue.
- Development and establishment of a data-based lead-to-revenue sales process.
- Scaling the business to additional international markets (including RSA, CH, LUX).
Senior Account Executive I Enterprise Sales
Everphone GmbH
- Sales of a complex technology and service model to large companies with 10,000+ employees.
- Development of tailor-made solutions that simplify complex procurement and billing logic for customers and improve internal IT services, employee performance and satisfaction.
- Active new customer acquisition, including structured cold calling strategies and building sustainable C-level relationships.
- Personal acquisition of four DAX 40 companies (including Sartorius, Delivery Hero and Henkel).
- Implementation of the “Everphone Plus” product line – salary conversion solution for end devices.
- Top 3 sales performer of all time.
Account Manager
CHG Meridian AG
- Sales responsibility for Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) and software solutions with a focus on the introduction and financing of SaaS models and leasing sales.
- New customer acquisition, partner acquisition and expansion of existing customers in various, sometimes highly complex solution areas.
- Establishment of long-term, cross-industry customer and partner relationships through individual needs analyses and tailor-made solution concepts.
- Several months' assignment abroad in the UK to deepen the international DaaS & SaaS approach and transfer best practices to the home market.
Summary
Julius Schafmeister is an internationally experienced sales and management professional with a focus on building and scaling "as-a-service" business models (DaaS, SaaS, subscription & leasing). In fast-growing, technology-driven environments, he was responsible for developing and implementing data-driven go-to-market and sales strategies, led multinational teams across multiple levels, and contributed significantly to the significant revenue growth and internationalisation of business models.
His profile is particularly attractive to scaling, international tech and XaaS companies, as well as medium-sized and corporate-affiliated organisations that want to further develop their business model towards "as a service", subscription and managed services and, to this end, integrate scale-up DNA, AI/data-first approaches and modern sales and go-to-market expertise at executive level.
Skills
- Operational Implementation And Scaling Of Growth-oriented Sales And Go-to-market Strategies
- Development And Scaling Of „As-a-service“ Business Models (Daas, Saas, Leasing)
- Development And Implementation Of Ai- And Data-based Sales Processes As Well As Kpi-driven Performance Models
- Establishment And Management Of Partner And Channel Ecosystems
- Confident C-level Communication, Stakeholder And Change Management In Transformation And Growth Phases
- Excellent In Analysis And Strategy Development, Strong In Implementation Of Developed Third-party Strategies
Languages
Education
University of South-Eastern Norway
Entrepreneurship & Management · Norway
EBC University
B.A., specialising in finance · International Management · Berlin, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Speaker And Trainer
Masterclass Rene Borbonus & Jörg Löhr
PRINCE 2 Certified
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