Manfred Würz

Sales Professional | Material Handling for Passenger Cars/CV/engines in OEM plants | Intralogistics | Airport baggage handling | Automotive OEM Parts Supplier

Straubing, Bavaria, Germany

About

Graduate in Industrial Engineering & Management, sales professional, internationally experienced customer team leader with organizational skills for complex and cross-functional tasks. In direct supply of parts to Automotive OEM and as general contractor in material handling for Automotive OEM vehicle plants. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I deliver results in Key-Account Management for products requiring explanation, in the development of sales strategies, in business development, through active market development, in the approval of offers, in claim management, in matrix organizations, in the involvement of foreign locations, in change management, in customer approvals of projects, in cash management, in customer escalations, in reporting and in personnel selection and development. Keywords Material handling, conveyors, intralogistics, airport logistic, airport equipment, Automotive industry, Automotive supplier, passenger car, commercial vehicles, machinery, plant construction, motor and engine manufacturing, medical technology, medical equipment, packaging, parts, tooling, equipment, CAPEX, integrator, general contracting, global matrix organization, global player, OEM supplier, Just-in-Sequence (JIS), Just-in-time (JIT), OEM sales, technical sales, sales strategy, sales management, Key-Account Management, General Management, Business Development, international sales, sales & marketing, global RFQs, contracting, contract review, Program Management, cross-sales, cold-call acquisition, exhibitions, trade fairs, sales partner, sales channels, Independant Aftermarket IAM, sales processes, quotation, calculation, pricing, quotation approval, order planning, budget planning, product management, innovation management, building up and leading foreign sales locations, localized production, localized supplier, Supply Chain Management, global sourcing, supplier management, supplier Eastern Europe, supplier China, P&L, POA, plant management, teambuilding, people development, B2B, foreign subsidiaries, market know-how Germany, UK, USA, China, Japan, Korea, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa.

Experience

  • Head of BU Material Handling Systems at Sturm-Gruppe
    Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Cross-functional leadership of a business unit in the areas of Automotive vehicle- and engine-plants, intralogistics and airport equipment

  • Sales Director BMW at Purem by Eberspächer
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Global leadership role in Key Account Management for muffler systems and catalytic converters for the OEM customer BMW Group.

  • Key Account Manager BMW / Teamleader Sales at Eberspaecher
    Sep 2017 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Global leadership role in Key Account Management for muffler systems and catalytic converters for the OEM customer BMW Group.

  • General Manager at Hengst Automotive, Hengst Filter Systems (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
    2014 - 2016 · 2 yrs

    Managing the local branch of a German global player in filtration for mobile applications in series production, OES, and IAM.

  • Managing Director at Firmenname MAGNA, Powertrain, ixetic Automotive Components (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    2010 - 2014 · 4 yrs

    Setup of the local assembly and local procurement in Shanghai as market entry with VW in China and further development of the business to start supply to Changan Ford and gain first serial order from Tianjin Toyota.