My temporary contract as a maternity cover came to an end. I am looking for a challenging and exciting new position where I get the freedom to work independently and responsible.

- can-do attitude
- great attention to detail
- highly professional and thorough
- excellent organisational skills
- native German speaker with near-native English
- quick grasp
- adapting easily into new structures
- experienced to work in international, multicultural environments
- quality focused
- service minded

June 2014 – June 2015
Inside Sales Representative EMEA, OpenText, Hoofddorp, Netherlands (maternity leave cover)
OpenText is a global leader in providing Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software.
Managing and developing existing relationships with channel partners.
Providing outstanding customer service and communication, overall business support and guidance on policies and procedures within the on-demand messaging division.
Orchestrating sales activities like trainings, demonstrations and pre-sales engagement.
Qualifying leads over the phone. Nurture qualified leads until the next stage in the sales cycle or close new contracts directly.
Creating quotes and monitor sales opportunities with Salesforce.com.
Generating regular sales forecasts and monitoring partner's accounts.

January 2014
Relocated to The Netherlands, looking for a new challenge.

August 2012 – December 2013
Marketing Manager and Sales Assistant, HWV Vertrieb GmbH, Haugsdorf, Austria
HWV Vertrieb GmbH is a wine importer and distributor, supplying wholesalers and retailers.
Managed on-trade and wholesale customer accounts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and established new customer relationships with Belgium.
Brand manager for the “Weinviertel Ambassadors” wineries, domestically and abroad.
Coordinated marketing and sales activities for HWV’s brands in accordance with the company's strategy.
Achieved exclusive nationwide distribution for two foreign wine brands through strong communication and business English skills.
Communicated in German and English with customers as well as suppliers in Austria and abroad by e-mail, phone or in personal meetings.
Maintained reports, customer documentation and updated presentations.



November 2011 – June 2012
Area Sales Manager Overseas, Esterházy Wein GmbH, Eisenstadt, Austria
The Esterházy winery produces still and sparkling wine and distributes it internationally.
Responsible for account management with existing clients and acquisition of new distributors in North America and Asia.
Rekindled the business relationship with our US importer and laid the cornerstone for the cooperation with two importers in China through excellent communication skills.
Conducted market research and established contacts for new customer acquisition.
Raised the company's social media profile on Facebook and Twitter.
Supervised order management and execution of delivery.


March 2010 – February 2011
National Marketing Manager for Welding Technology, Fronius International GmbH, Wels, Austria (maternity leave cover)
Fronius is a global player in the development and production of Battery Charging Systems, Welding Technology and Solar Electronics.
Organised nationwide seminars and customer training events in cooperation with the Area Sales Managers; managed attendee’s database.
Coordinated national PR activities & managed PR budget.
Created all content for the national website and intranet.
Coordinated the company's stand and presence at a large trade fair.
Executed administrative services incl. reporting for the national sales director welding.


October 2001 – September 2006
Sales Operations Coordinator for SCR catalysts division, Porzellanfabrik Frauenthal GmbH, Frauental, Austria
This company produces extruded honeycombs for industrial air purification, export rate of 95 %.
Worked as a communication hub between our international customers, our US-branch and various on-site departments in accordance with the project engineers.
Handled contracts, issued invoices, administered Bank Guarantees and Letters of Credit worth millions of Euros.
Arranged travel plans and itineraries for clients incl. hospitality programme.
Project supervision, ensuring that all business and project contract budgets and timescales were met.
Implemented an MS Access project management and monitoring database, still in use today, in collaboration with the finance, production and logistics departments.


October 1996 – September 2001
Assistant to the Product Manager for non-catalytic honeycombs, Porzellanfabrik Frauenthal GmbH, Frauental, Austria
Sales administration, customer correspondence, updates of reference lists.

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