Kevin Hartmann

ECS Distribution Sales Manager at Yazaki Europe Limited | MBA in Customer Relationship Management

Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

With a solid professional career of over nine years in electronics component sales, I embody a blend of technical expertise and sales acumen. At JAE Europe, I continue my mission to optimize sales and increase brand awareness. My core competencies include developing and managing sales networks, providing technical support and implementing sales strategies that align with the goals and culture of our organization. I bring diverse perspectives and experience to our team and am eager to work together to strengthen our presence in the EMEA market. In my current role as European Distribution Manager at JAE Europe, I focus on analyzing and improving sales processes, as well as expanding and maintaining our distribution network in EMEA. I provide both commercial and technical support and work closely with our partners to organize customer visits and systematically follow up on projects and sales initiatives. These responsibilities reflect the skills I have gained over the last years as in differnt positions and reinforce my expertise in the field of electronic components.

Experience

  • ECS Distribution Sales Manager at Yazaki Europe Middle East and Africa
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • JAE Europe (EMEA)
    • European Distribution Manager
      Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      -Leadership and management of the Distribution Account Manager team with overall responsibility for the European distribution business -Analyze existing processes to identify inefficiencies and propose actionable improvements -Developing, managing and growing the distribution network in EMEA -Provide commercial and technical support to the distribution network in EMEA -Organizing and carrying out joint customer visits within EMEA -Track and deal with projects and sales leads (within a CRM-System) -Agree and implement sales strategies within the distribution network in Europe -Increasing the market awareness of JAE -Support and agree marketing activities within the distribution network in Europe

    • Distribution Account Manager
      Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs

      -Developing, managing and growing assigned distribution accounts in Europe -Provide commercial and technical support to defined distribution accounts in EMEA -Organizing and carrying out joint customer visits within EMEA -Track and deal with projects and sales leads (within a CRM-System) -Implement agreed sales strategies within assigned distribution accounts in Europe -Increasing the market awareness of JAE -Support and agree marketing activities with the assigned distribution accounts

  • Sales Representative / Vertriebsaußendienst Embedded at TQ-Group
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos

    -Technical sales of Embedded Modules and carrier boards -Consulting and support in the design phase -Customer acquisition -Negotiating commercial contracts including all conditions and legal documents

  • Sales Representative at Bosch Security and Safety Systems
    Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

    -Creating offers and tracking of them -Customer acquisition

  • Würth Elektronik Group (5 yrs)
    • Technical Sales Manager with Field Application Engineer tasks
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      -Expand the existing business within defined Accounts -Technical distribution of electromechanical components -Consulting and support in the design phase -Creating offers and tracking of them -Tracking and maintaining projects -Consulting defined group of colleagues and customers on technically complex questions -Implementation and development of technical training courses and customer seminars -Prepare and run market surveys and tracking market trends -Negotiating commercial contracts including all conditions and legal documents

    • Junior Technical Sales Representative
      Apr 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      -Technical distribution of electromechanical components -Customer acquisition