Tell us about your beginnings at Bechtle.
“I first joined the Bechtle Group in 2008, as a member the Internal Sales department of Bechtle subsidiary, ARP. I became assistant team lead, then team lead, and eventually head of Internal Sales Commercial. I was more and more gravitating towards international customers and came into contact with Bechtle’s International Business Unit (IBU). Since August 2017 I have dedicated 75% of my time to the IBU, and in January 2019 that was upped to 100%.”
“The IBU is a central and independent team dedicated to stimulating our international business. This takes a team of innovative and open-minded people, and of course our entire international community including our ICCs who double as account managers at our sites across Europe. There’s our Corporate Account Directors who consult our individual business units and clients in international issues. And there’s our back office for support, training and reporting. The IBU is firmly embedded into Bechtle, a highly capable, listed company with 25 e-commerce branches in 14 European countries and 70 systems integrators across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We have accumulated a vast pool of expert knowledge and specialisations, motivated employees and an array of vendor and service partners.”
Our mission beyond borders. We increase awareness of Bechtle’s organisation, strengths, people and programmes across Europe, and worldwide. The IBU builds greater relationships and trust within Bechtle, our customers, our vendors and our partners.
“The diversity of the people, the many different cultures and the challenges of the job are all reasons why I enjoy my work every day. No two days are the same. Plus I have great colleagues in the IBU and we all work together to drive our mission beyond borders.”
“Every job comes with a variety of challenges. It’s not easy to single out one. Perhaps the biggest challenge is to keep innovating. The market is changing at a rapid pace. That’s why it is so important to keep an ear for our customers and our international community. That’s how we always stay one step ahead.”
“I’m proud of many things. For instance, I am very proud of the various positions I’ve held over my career. But above all, I’m proud of the transformation we’re experiencing within the IBU right now. We’re right in the thick of it.”
“…the Bechtle Group is at the forefront of everyone’s minds when they talk international business.”
“The market is still full of opportunities. More and more international customers are looking to cut costs and standardise their central IT procurement. We have one solution to achieve it all. We focus on providing a service to our customers, not just on the final product. And we always want to become better. This is how we continue to grow.”
Business Developer &
International Business Manager
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