Karsten Lehmitz

Head of Multinational Accounts Management (Senior KAM), Division 'Office & School Equipment' at CASIO Europe GmbH

Greater Hamburg Area

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Experience

  • Casio Europe GmbH (Greater Hamburg Area)
    • Head of Multinational Accounts Management (Senior KAM), Division 'Office & School Equipment'
      2012 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

      Sales responsibility for European head offices of multinational customers and customer alliances being active in the commerce of office supplies and/or consumer electronics. Central negotiation and development of business. Directing CASIO country subsidiaries and distributors throughout Europe for local compliance with multinational customer's agreements. Customers / customer alliances (among others; alphabetical order): Adveo (formerly Spicers), Amazon, BPGI, Interaction, Lyreco, Nordic Office Alliance, Office Depot, PBS Holding, RAJA, Staples, Viking.

    • Key Account Manager, Division 'Office & School Equipment'
      2007 - 2013 · 6 yrs

      Sales responsibility for German and Austrian key customers being active in the commerce of office supplies and/or consumer electronics. Customers (among others; alphabetical order): Adveo (formerly Spicers), Conrad Electronic, Duttenhofer, Electronic Partner with MediMax, Expert, Ingram Micro, Lyreco, Office Depot, OTTO Office, PBS Austria, PBS Deutschland, Printus, RS Components, SSI Schäfer Shop, Schilling Marking Systems, Staples, Viking.

  • National Field Sales Manager Southern Germany & Austria, Business Group 'Consumer Tissue Brand' at SCA - Hygiene and Forest Products Company
    Apr 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Leadership of 10 district sales managers, selling branded consumer tissue products to grocery hypermarkets and cash & carry markets. Served outlet chains e.g.: Metro: C&C, real,-. REWE: toom, Merkur, Fegro-Selgros, ADEG AGM. EDEKA: E-Center, C+C Großmarkt, Union SB, Marktkauf. Spar: InterSpar, Maximarkt. Globus. Kaufland. famila (Lupus). V-Markt (Kaes). MPreis. C+C Pfeiffer.

  • Colgate-Palmolive GmbH (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • District Sales Manager
      2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

      Sale of complete mass market assortment (oral care, body care, hair care and styling, dish washing, household care, anti-bacterial hygiene cleaning, fabric care) to grocery hypermarkets and cash & carry markets. In charge of head offices of regional supermarket chains. Supported by 8 merchandisers.

    • Assistant to Sales Director Key Accounts
      2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

  • Intern Sales Forecasting / Demand Planning at Reckitt & Colman AG
    1999 - 2000 · 1 yr