Cedrick Brock

Sales & Marketing for tailor-made seating system solutions for ship bridges, flight simulators and industrial applications. Development in cooperation with the customer and our technical department. Project and customer acquisition at international trade fairs and network events. Pricing, monitoring of delivery dates, organization of the freight and preparation of the export documents. Responsible for customers from several European countries as well as the USA and South America, Türkiye and India.

Sales Manager for the newly founded company PetsLog. Responsible for building up the customer base, social media channels, and the online shop. Focus on distribution and sale of pond accessories, Japanese koi carp and water technology to privat customers and end user.

Responsible for selling pond accessories, Japanese koi carp and water technology to B2B customers in Germany and other European countries. Expansion of the the social media and YouTube channel. Also responsible for the worldwide wholesale customers of a Swedish subsidiary, a manufacturer of aquarium technology. This included the product sale, as well as the export processing and organization of the sea/air freight.

As employee in the internal sales department, I was responsible for selling electrical household appliances to electronic retailers in Germany and Austria. Support of the field staff and key account managers with the data from the CRM system and with the creation and elaboration of trade fair offers.

Storing and retrieving goods, as well as putting together and sending deliveries and creating packing lists for export shipments.

After passing the final exam, I was initially taken on by the training company for one year. During this time, I started further training for Bachelor Professional of Trade and Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Arnsberg, Germany.

After passing the final exam, I was initially taken on by the training company for one year. During this time, I started further training for Bachelor Professional of Trade and Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Arnsberg, Germany. My main tasks in the company at that time was selling pond accessories, water technology and koi carps to retailers in Germany and in other European countries, as well as setting up the company’s social media and YouTube channel.

My second apprenticeship. This time in a technical wholesale. Here I was able to learn broad commercial basics, and more specific knowledge such as export processing. I was also able to contribute my technical knowledge from my previous apprenticeship. I was also able to gain initial experience in an international environment. Due to my previous apprenticeship and the good intermediate exam, I was able to shorten this apprenticeship and was able to successfully complete it after just two years.

Immediately after finishing school, I did an apprenticeship according to the German dual system as Motor Vehicle Mechanic. During this time I learned a lot about the repair and maintenance of machines, as well as a lot about the properties of materials and lubricants or how a hydraulic and pneumatic system works. I also learned how to use various tools properly. This training was the basis for my technical understanding. A basis on which I was able to build and which I still use today.

- Management, marketing and brand development using the example of a soccer player - Sponsorship and PR - Contract law and negotiation - National and international transfer law - Talent promotion and personality development in youth football - Scouting Since I still have a lot of fun learning new topics, I started this training. The background is that I wanted to get to know marketing and sales from a completely different perspective to continue to be successful with new ideas and concepts.

Curriculum: - Business Model Innovation - The Lean Startup - Strategy & Business Fundamentals - The Power of Being a (Real) Marketer - Entrepeneurship - Leadership - Management Skills & Tools - Finance & Accounting - Disruptive Tech in Business

Curriculum: - Corporate management and control - Trade Marketing - Economics in commercial practice - Procurement and logistics - Focus: leadership and qualification

The school part of my apprenticeship according to the German dual system as a Wholesale and foreign trade merchant took place at this vocational school. The training company at that time was Aqualogistik GmbH in Möhnesee, Germany

In order to be able to study at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, it was necessary to successfully pass the 6-week intensive language course.