Sascha Kirchner
Employee, General Manager, HÄFELE VIETNAM LLC
Degree: Dipl. Wirtschaftsjurist (FH), Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main, FH Frankfurt, University of Applied Sciences
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Timeline
Professional experience for Sascha Kirchner
Current , since Apr 2017
General Manager
HÄFELE VIETNAM LLC
Enhanced responsible for managing HÄFELE Vietnam’s Sales & Marketing division consisting of sales, marketing, category management, sales planning, customer service as well as after sales department with over 250 staff.
2 years and 1 month, Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
General Manager Sales and Marketing
Häfele Vietnam LLC.
In charge of sales, marketing, category management, inbound logistics and purchasing as well as customer service department with over 250 staff. Built a high-performance management team to operational excellence across all areas of the business and delivered profitable sales and margins. Branded HÄFELE as the kitchen solution provider brand in Vietnam by developing and implementing marketing communication plans that maintained brand consistency, maximized effectiveness and significantly increased revenue.
4 years and 1 month, Mar 2011 - Mar 2015
General Manager North Vietnam
Häfele Vietnam LLC.
Manages all HÄFELE operations in North Vietnam with six direct reports and overall headcount of over 70 staff, including sales, after sales services, back office, logistics, warehouse, finance and human resources for four product divisions: architectural hardware, furniture fittings, home appliances and sanitary products in three sales channels.
1 year and 4 months, Dec 2009 - Mar 2011
Manager Home Appliances
Häfele Vietnam LLC.
Led brand marketing for BOSCH home appliances and BLANCO sinks and taps for HÄFELE in Vietnam and launched home appliances business including sales, distribution, back office, after sales services as well as legal certifications and user manuals in Vietnamese. Managed construction of 700-sqm flagship showroom for kitchen and bathroom solutions, and 100-sqm consumer products showroom, from architectural design to opening.
3 years and 3 months, Oct 2006 - Dec 2009
Sales & Marketing Director
Harrington Group Ltd
Responsible for sales & marketing, production, quality control for newly set up niche market automotive industry firm. Improved productivity by streamlining production and quality control workflow which resulted in higher output. As a result increased revenue from $50K to $1M in 2 years by launching first online sales & marketing strategies.
1 year and 1 month, Mar 2005 - Mar 2006
Executive Recruiter
Russell Reynolds Associates
Performed worldwide searches for qualified individuals to fill key executive positions, qualifying prospects via phone; completed background checks. Identified new clients across all industry sectors to target firms.
3 years and 7 months, Sep 2002 - Mar 2006
Principal/General Manager
KIRCHNER TRADING
Founded an import firm procuring home accessories from Southeast Asia for holiday retail sales in Germany.
5 months, May 2004 - Sep 2004
Intern, Corporate Relationship Management
Deutsche Bank AG, Ho Chi Minh City Branch, Vietnam
Entry-level position performing extensive economic and industry research, analyzing clients’ financial statements, performing credit risk calculation, supporting branch strategy and providing support to Chief Country Officer.
10 months, Nov 2001 - Aug 2002
Marketing Management
TIMe City Link AG
Managed and executed marketing projects, prepared print and Internet documents. Acted as webmaster for company website in the telecommunications industry, reporting directly to CEO.
8 months, Apr 2001 - Nov 2001
Marketing Assistant
IDC
Promoted after just 4 weeks in the position to increased responsibility developing and executing marketing projects.
2 years, Sep 1998 - Aug 2000
Groß- & Außenhandelskaufmann
Thyssen Mannesman Handel AG
Handled purchase and sales of steel pipes and tubes, administration, logistics, warehousing, accounting and finance.
Educational background for Sascha Kirchner
4 years and 1 month, Sep 2001 - Sep 2005
Business & Law
Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main, FH Frankfurt, University of Applied Sciences
* Corporate Finance & Capital Markets * Controlling & Corporate Management
1998 - 2000
International Trade
Akademie für Welthandel
Languages
German
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English
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