Sales Manager Trade Austria + Switzerland (Coatings Industry)
Current- Development and implementation of regional growth strategyResults: Increased sales by 19% and ROS up to 90% during pandemic - Reorganization of Austrian sales regions and improve customer frequencies Results: Improved sales efficiency based on less travel times and increase of customer visits (>25%)- Reduction of customer dependenciesResults: Expanded distribution by 28% - Development, planning and execution of a customer training concept in cooperation with PPG Refinish AustriaResults: Started customer training concept from scratch and established successful cooperation with PPG Refinish Team Austria- Built-up high-performance team with a result driven mindset and a high loyalty to PPG- Implementation of CRM tool (ClientLink SAP) to increase sales efficiency (sales funnel, ticketing technic & customer service)Results: Successful launched; working progress - Development of strong internal networks because of island region with long distances to warehouse & manufacturing locations (1.000km+) Results: Despite challenging “island region” highest GM in German speaking regions and constant market share increase