Benjamin Heidmann

- Leading a team of seven people in seven different countries organized in a matrix organization - International Sales management of International TOP customers in Germany, France, IBERIA, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland - Responsibility of a yearly revenue of >100 MEUR - Negotiation of contracts with >50 MEUR - Development of new digital Services - Successful growth of customer accounts

- Responsibility of >50 MEUR yearly revenue - Creation of new Sales channel with winning two new customers with >10 MEUR yearly revenue each - Negotiation of contracts with >10 MEUR - Successful growth of customer accounts

- Responsible for product lines holistically and with accountability to meet the product line’s performance - Management of product portfolio Roadmap for PowerSports, Leisure and OPTIMA-Batteries - Management of prices, maximization of profitability of product lines - Priorization of customer/channel needs, gathering of Product and customer requirements - Development of business cases for new concepts and opportunities - Development and launch of the VARTA battery finder (available in Apple App Store)

Project Manager: - for international project to restructure Automotive product portfolio holistically - for relaunch of VARTA Start Stop Service Program (VSSP) - for launching web based applications to the Automotive Aftermarket

Ausbildung zum Industriekaufmann

Marketing, Retail Management/Vertrieb, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Projekt-, Process-, Qualititätsmanagement