CV - Profile Peter Brunzel
Professional career
Owner and Managing Director “Dental Results”
Full service provider of digital dental prosthetics
Vice President Direct Sales – Germany/Austria
Responsibility:
- Area of responsibility: entire direct sales organization, including order administration and invoicing
Main Tasks:
- Results based leadership, continuous development and encouragement of staff, including recruitment and team building
- Development and revision of sales strategy (distribution channels, market segments, target groups)
- Management of product mix - new products, especially positioning of strategic products
- Development of relevant management and control instruments, including target goal setting, sales controlling & reporting
- Market oriented management of distribution channels
- Planning of sales regions and associate product sales
- Sales controlling and detailed analysis to ensure sustainable achievement of objectives
- Continuous development of the external and internal services through targeted training
- Planning and implementation of incentives and actions
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One of the world leaders in the field of dental implantology
05/2008 – 10/2011 Managing Director Central Europe (Germany-Austria-Switzerland)
Responsibility:
- Area of responsibility: Sales, Customer Service/Order Administration, Marketing, Finance/Controlling and local P & L responsibility
Main Tasks:
- Leadership, support and development of the organization
- Expansion and restructuring of sales organization
- Market launch and price positioning of premium products, including the development of sustainable market strategies
- Adaptation and implementation of global strategies, both organizational and country related
(centralizing functions at European HQ, foundation of new subsidiaries etc.) - Establishment of opinion leader network
- Central interface/contact for professional implant societies such as DGZI, DGOI
- Participant/contributor at European and global top management meetings
- Process optimization for responsible organizations
07/2005 – 04/2008 General Manager/Business Area Manager Germany
Responsibility:
- Responsibility for local P&L
Main Tasks:
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- Strategic realignment of the company in the German market
- Expansion and restructuring of the sales organization
- Leadership, support and development of the organization
- Establishment of an opinion leader network
- Market launches of new products
- Development and cooperation of relevant professional implant societies
- Adaptation and implementation of global strategies
Leading manufacturer of implant systems
01/2003 – 06/2005 Manager Business Unit Germany (since 03/2003 authorized signatory “Prokura”)
Responsibility:
- Area of responsibility: Sales, Customer Service/Administration and Distribution
Main Tasks:
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- Strategic re-alignment and management of the German business unit
- Market introduction of innovative products/implant systems
- Leadership, promotion and continued expansion of the organization
- Continuous process and efficiency improvements
01/2000 – 12/2002 Sales Manager Germany
Responsibility:
- Area of responsibility: Sales, Customer Service/Administration and Distribution
Main Tasks:
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- Manage merger with “Ankylos” Implant division of “Degussa Dental”
- Re-alignment of the organization, focus on re-structuring the sales set-up following the merger
- Expansion of cooperation with relevant professional implant societies
- Optimizing internal process flow to improve customer relationships and profitability
- Project manager of a new implant system
03/1996 – 12/1999 Sales Manager Global
Responsibility:
- Area of responsibility: Sales Domestic and Sales International, Customer Service, Order Taking, Distribution
Main Tasks:
- Methodical expansion of international market share/market position
- Business expansion with distributors and subsidiaries
- Implementing and adaptation of global strategies
- Leading and directing the area managers, including education and training
- Establishment of a key opinion leader network
Global leader in financial self-service area/ATMs, POS systems, scanner and ware housing; 30,000 employees worldwide
10/1993 – 02/1996 Senior Marketing Manager/ Senior Product Manager
Main Tasks:
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- Marketing of the entire desktop PC range of AT&T GIS
- Positioning of “NextGen” PCs, as the market leader in the banking sector
- Development of USPs, in the area of security technology
- Training of national/international sales force
08/1992 – 09/1993 Liason Product Manager between Dayton/Ohio Hqtrs. and location Augsburg/Germany
Employment at U.S. Headquarter under internal company sponsorship; parallel AT&T-Scholarship for MBA studies at the
University of Dayton
Main Tasks:
- Education
and training of U.S. sales team with newly developed PCs
07/1985 – 07/1992 Product Manager, Sales Support Manager, Marketing Specialist
Main Tasks:
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- Life-cycle product management
- Development of a telephone marketing concept for technical customer service
- Expansion of line of business “Third-Party-Maintenance”
- Creation and execution of training programs for subsidiaries in Spain, France and Italy
Study / Education
International MBA-Study (AT&T-Scholarship)
Main focus:
Marketing
Management, Managerial Economics/Business Strategy, Leadership
Degree:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with “outstanding
academic achievement” - GPA 3.9
Business Administration Studies
Main focus:
Marketing/Thesis:
“ Image
measurement and assessment using the example of established physicians”, incl. comprehensive
empirical analysis in medical practices; results presented at various medical
conferences
Degree:
Diploma Business
Administration “Dipl. Betriebswirt (FH)”