Over the last two decades I have led interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and virtual teams, set up new functions and departments and optimized processes and responsibilities, including IT systems in various business areas. This also included aligning multiple business positions and philosophies.

Business + Pricing excellence was the overarching objective.

I especially enjoyed managing cross-functional assignments with diverse team members. Innovative solutions enhanced our competitive position substantially and sustainably.

 

You can take advantage of my extensive business expertise.  


Shaping

  • optimizing organizational structures and business processes
  • from value-based price setting to market oriented price realization 
  • software implementation
  • strategic planning

Companies

  • from start-up to global market leader with 4000+ employees
  • 20+ years in management
  • 5+ years in senior management
  • international personnel and budget responsibility

Together

  • global projects with team members from and implementation in Europe, North + South America, Asia and Australia
  • cross-functional assignments in sales, marketing, strategy, finance and service



   

For more information please select one of the areas above.

Expertise – Organization & Processes


  • increasing effectiveness of global marketing organization through: identifying new focus, adapting roles and responsibilities, and adequately defining expectations and interaction with sales, R&D, operation and the finance department

  • substantial annual revenue and profit increase by implementing systematic global price adaptation process including specific analyses, target setting, training and individual performance monitoring involving all stakeholders

  • assessing and aligning activities and interaction between parallel sales channels

  • reducing process duration for product commercialization by 25%

  • preparing and ensuring agreement on price policies between local sales organizations, e-commerce channels and OEM partners

  • stabilizing market share of mature product lines by co-founding second brand being in charge of operations  

  • corporate cultural integration of employees of globally acquired companies during several post-merger integrations

  • as production transfer manager ensuring security of supply during integration of the Swiss main supplier for automated systems

Expertise – Pricing


  • significant revenue and profit effect from value-based pricing project in the US involving marketing, sales, finance, as well as regulatory and medical affairs

  • sustainable revenue and profit increase by setting up and globally rolling out product and country specific price structure including CRM embedded tools and sales training (Top 5 company project award in 2014)

  • substantial annual revenue and profit increase by implementing systematic global price adaptation process including specific analyses, target setting, training and individual performance monitoring involving all stakeholders

  • enhanced competitive position by setting price strategies together with marketing and sales

  • increased sales effectivity by developing, implementing and monitoring global price policies  

  • preparing and ensuring agreement on price policies between local sales organizations, e-commerce channels and OEM partners

  • ensuring relevant pricing functionality as subject matter expert in CRM implementation of Pivotal and salesforce.com

  • implementing and conducting knowledge transfer on price setting concepts and techniques

Expertise – Reports & Analyses


  • increased sales by facilitating effective decision-making in senior sales and marketing management based on findings of customer and product specific ad-hoc analyses


  • enhanced global quarterly sales reporting by adding price specific key performance indicators in cooperation with controlling


  • ensuring monthly availability and evaluation of several 10.000 new competitor price points by implementing an automated internet based data collection




Expertise – Marketing & Strategy


  • increasing effectiveness of global marketing organization through: identifying new focus, adapting roles and responsibilities, and adequately defining expectations and interaction with sales, R&D, operation and the finance department

  • reducing process duration for product commercialization by 25%

  • managing the annual company strategy planning process

  • increased sales by facilitating effective decision-making in senior sales and marketing management based on findings of customer and product specific ad-hoc analyses

  • representing marketing department in stage-gate review meetings of product development process

  • enhanced competitive position by setting price strategies together with marketing and sales

  • sustainable revenue and profit increase by setting up and globally rolling out product and country specific price structure including CRM embedded tools and sales training (Top 5 company project award in 2014)

  • significant revenue and profit effect from value-based pricing project in the US involving marketing, sales, finance, as well as regulatory and medical affairs

  • substantial annual revenue and profit increase by implementing systematic global price adaptation process including specific analyses, target setting, training, and individual performance monitoring involving all stakeholders

Expertise – Sales


  • sustainable revenue and profit increase by setting up and globally rolling out product and country specific price structure including CRM embedded tools and sales training (Top 5 company project award in 2014)

  • enhanced global quarterly sales reporting by adding price specific key performance indicators in cooperation with controlling

  • assessing and aligning activities and interaction between parallel sales channels

  • significant revenue and profit effect from value-based pricing project in the US involving marketing, sales, finance, as well as regulatory and medical affairs

  • preparing and ensuring agreement on price policies between local sales organizations, e-commerce channels, and OEM partners

  • increased sales by facilitating effective decision-making in senior sales and marketing management based on findings of customer and product specific ad-hoc analyses

  • substantial annual revenue and profit increase by implementing systematic global price adaptation process including specific analyses, target setting, training, and individual performance monitoring involving all stakeholders

  • increased sales effectivity by developing, implementing, and monitoring global price policies

Expertise – IT


  • significant efficiency increase by globally implementing SAP service management system including all relevant global policies and processes

  • sustainable revenue and profit increase by setting up and globally rolling out product and country specific price structure including CRM embedded tools and sales training (Top 5 company project award in 2014)

  • monthly availability and evaluation of several 10.000 new competitor price points by implementing an automated internet based data collection

  • ensuring relevant pricing functionality as subject matter expert in CRM implementation of Pivotal and salesforce.com

  • programming entire graphical user interface for first automated system under Visual C++


Expertise – Production


  • stabilizing market share of mature product lines by co-founding second brand being in charge of operations   

  • setting up and managing production for automated systems (logistics, assembly, quality control)

  • successfully conducting ISO 9000 certification for production of automated systems

  • as production transfer manager ensuring security of supply during integration of the Swiss main supplier for automated systems





Expertise – Service


  • significant efficiency increase by globally implementing SAP service management system including all relevant global policies and processes


  • setting up and managing field service for automated systems in Europe as well as 2nd level support globally








     

Expertise – R & D


  • co-owning patent on automated pyramid calibration method for higher positioning accuracy

  • programming entire graphical user interface for first automated system under Visual C++

  • representing marketing department in stage-gate review meetings of product development process