Markus Lerch

National tätiges KMU im Bereich der Verkehrssicherheit. Herstellung und Vertrieb von Lehrmittel zur Vorbereitung auf die Theorieprüfung. Konzeption, Produktion und Vertrieb von innovativen Software-Lösungen für Fahrschüler und Fahrlehrer.

Guest Lecturer for Cross Cultural Consumer Behaviour and Cross Cultural Leadership & Management at the Master of Science in International Management programme

The same values that were important to the founding generation have helped to establish Frieden Ltd. as one of the leaders of the Swiss jewellery manufacturers: knowledge, hard work, responsibility, honesty and customer service. As a small and dynamic company, Frieden offers personal service and tailor-made solutions to all jewellery requirements. The philosophy is to create individual jewellery with a personal touch. Creative Design is not only part of our logo, it is our commitment.

Overall responsibility for the national commercial & corporate sales department at AMAG RETAIL, Switzerland's largest car retail group. Offering/responsiblity includes products (cars) as well as financing (leasing) and after sales service level agreements. Team leadership and responsibility: 7 Key Account Manager plus sales support. Key role in change management processes as well as development and implementation of new CRM software.

Business development and acquisition of new key accounts. Successful management and development with growth rates above average of a portfolio of corporate clients. Consulting of national and international key accounts (corporate clients) on mobility solutions, financing and after sales service solutions. Planning, direction, monitoring of commercial/corporate sales projects. Contract management, planning and execution of customised events.

Support of headcount planning and monitoring, execution of productivity controlling and monitoring, various controlling related tasks within business unit “Consulting” for all 42 EMEA countries.

Diploma thesis about the identification and micro economical consideration of potentials and fields of application of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for hospitals in Switzerland. Working with the team of the SAP business unit public/healthcare.

Realisation of a discounted cash flow company evaluation as a basis for a sale of shares, creation and programming of a basic company evaluation MS Excel tool for the management.

Planning, coordination, realisation and controlling of release-related events and campaigns in Europe, South America and Asia.

Business Development, evaluation and identification of new business segments, generation of qualified sales leads, tele-acquisition of new potential clients

Assistant to the Head of Marketing. Planning, editorial and creation of newsletters to customers as well as online customers surveys. Various support activities/task for larger direct marketing campagins. (At the time, REWE Group bought the formerly called "Bon Appétit Group Switzerland")

Responsiblity for accounts payable: Credit Controller for the accounts department of the Electricity, Gas and Water Works of City of Solothurn (CH).

Commercial apprenticeship at the electricity-, gas- and water works of the city of Solothurn. Profound basic training on accounting, marketing and purchasing. Obtaining A-levels with company high-score.