Claudio Consonni

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Angestellt, Sales Director EMEA Pharma, ERM GmbH
Abschluss: 110/110 CUM LAUDE, POLIMI Graduate School of Management
Zurich, Schweiz

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Vertriebsleitung
Account Management
Key Account Management
Sales management
Sales strategy
Commercial Management
Key Account
Direct Sales
Business strategy
Consulting
Negotiation
Master of Business Administration
Customer Relationship Management
Sustainability
Forecast
Lifelong learning
Leadership
International experience

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Claudio Consonni

  • Bis heute 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, seit Juni 2025

    Sales Director EMEA Pharma

    ERM GmbH

    • Shaped and executed the EMEA pharma commercial strategy within a $20M regional building-block plan, defining growth levers and territory / white-space priorities. • Engaged senior executives across the top 20 global pharma accounts to secure long-term, multi-service partnerships across Sustainability and Digital Services. • Built a €4.5M pipeline in 12 months (of which €1.5M revenue) through data-driven campaigns and account planning, while commercially coaching and enabling Account Directors.

  • Bis heute 2 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Juli 2024

    Founder & Executive Commercial Advisor

    CC Commercial Advisory

    • Go-to-market, pricing and revenue governance for B2B start-ups, scale-ups and corporates.

  • 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Sep. 2022 - Juni 2024

    VP Global Accounts – Head of Life Science

    The Adecco Group Switzerland

    • Drove +20% YoY sales on a €12M Life Science budget by steering pricing, cost structure and client/margin mix. • Aligned 3 business units behind a single go-to-market and growth plan for global pharma accounts. • Orchestrated global RFI/RFQ/RFP pursuits with ~50 FTEs across 20 countries for workforce solutions (Temp, Perm, RPO, outsourcing) in a matrix organisation.

  • 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Mai 2021 - Aug. 2022

    Commercial Director - In vitro diagnostics (IVD) and wastewater testing

    Eurofins

    • Defined the national commercial strategy for diagnostics and laboratory services and led the COVID-19 testing scale-up in a regulated healthcare environment. • Built strategic partnerships with public health authorities (BAG) and private laboratories, growing revenue from €40k to €230k (+475%). • Held full P&L, pricing and go-to-market responsibility across the diagnostics portfolio.

  • 5 Jahre und 3 Monate, Feb. 2016 - Apr. 2021

    Global Head of Sales (from Senior Global Account Manager for Unilever)

    Barry Callebaut

    • Grew the Unilever EMEA account from €130M to €150M and from 52k to 60k MT (+5% YoY), owning the end-to-end commercial strategy. • Took Cabosse Naturals, an internal start-up, from 0 to 450 MT, owning the business plan, supply chain, pricing decisions and P&L validation with Finance. • Led cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality) in a global matrix to improve pricing, margin and portfolio mix.

  • 3 Jahre und 2 Monate, Jan. 2013 - Feb. 2016

    Key Account Manager

    Checkpoint Systems GmbH

    Principal Customers: CARREFOUR, AUCHAN, MEDIAMARKT, BENNET, IL GIGANTE, L’ORÉAL, TIGROS •Spearhead sales of almost 650 stores all over Italy with a portfolio of 2.2mio €/Y •Planned and prioritized sales activities towards 3 biggest retailers and 4 prospects contact towards achieving agreed business aims, including costs and sales, through ROI analysis •Designed and delivered sales programs with other EMEA and Global BDMs, Technicians and Product Specialists (200k €)

  • 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, März 2011 - Dez. 2012

    Consultant

    Page Personnel

    • Consolidated existing and developed new customers at different company levels (C-levels) • Interviewed (675/year) and recruited (3/month) candidates for closing customers’ vacancies

  • 5 Jahre und 5 Monate, Mai 2005 - Sep. 2010

    STAFF MANAGER & TEAM LEADER

    ART SWISS GROUP

    • Managed a staff with 12 people c/o “Hotel Club Cala Ginepro” in Orosei (Nu) • Improved relationship with the property and spurred communication and activities to 400/weekly guests

Ausbildung von Claudio Consonni

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Nov. 2021 - Juli 2023

    International Executive MBA

    POLIMI Graduate School of Management

    With a focus on digital transformation, the International Flex EMBA (i-Flex EMBA), designed and delivered in partnership with Amazon, Microsoft, Moleskine and Vodafone, is a 2-year Executive MBA aimed at managers who want to combine international studies with work commitments, using one of the most advanced digital learning platforms in the world, developed with Microsoft technology. (in collaboration with ETH Zürich and Stanford University)

  • 6 Jahre und 10 Monate, Okt. 2003 - Juli 2010

    International Business

    Università degli Studi di Milano

    Languages, Cultures, Linguistic Mediation and Economics

Sprachen

  • Italienisch

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • Deutsch

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Spanisch

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

  • Englisch

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Französisch

    C1 (Fließend)

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