Marco Keller

Teamlead sales for corporate, direct and special customers at BMW Group

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

Emphatic, passionate negotiator with several years of experience in sales and marketing with well-known international companies. Successful development of business and product strategies and the corresponding management tools. Keeps a cool head even in challenging times and can adapt quickly to new circumstances. Involved in a total of 3 company mergers/splits. Successful project management through networked thinking and solution-oriented action. Motivated Strong communicator with the necessary pinch of humour. Has a keen interest in international trade/finance, industry 4.0 in general, the future of mobility and new business models for related industries. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a Major in International Business from the University of Applied Science Zurich (HWZ) and is a candidat for the Master of Advanced Studies in Finance from the University of Zurich.

Experience

  • BMW Group (Full-time · 5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Teamlead / Teamleiter corporate, direct & special sales
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      - Responsible with a team of 6 for the corporate sales success in Switzerland - Lead of the sales team and the corporate marketing

    • Area Manager Key Account Management
      Jun 2021 - Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • National Key Account Manager at Groupe PSA
    Sep 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    (Internal transfer / reorganisation, Opel integration into the PSA Switzerland organisation) - Individual care of national key accounts - Acquisition of new customers - Preparation of fleet profit calculations - Negotiation with PSA in Paris about the respective discounts and margins - Representation of the Peugeot, Citröen, DS and Opel brands at fleet events - Representation of the territory of Western Switzerland - First department of the Groupe PSA in Europe where Opel was integrated after the takeover

  • Consultant / Interim CFO at Kesolutions GmbH
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    After the death of the owner, taking over the open business activities. - Completion of tax declarations for natural persons with various assets and properties in Switzerland and abroad. - Property management - Accounts payable and receivable accounting - Annual financial statement and tax declaration of the company

  • Sales Manager at Opel
    Mar 2018 - Aug 2018 · 6 mos

    - Responsable for the Commercial Vehicles Salesvolume of Opel in Switzerland - Impelementation of the central strategy under consideration of local circumstances - Steering the Dealers - Creating mesures to reach the different KPIs - Visit and take car of Key customers - Represent the Brand at internal and external customer Meetings

  • General Motors (Zurich, Switzerland)
    • Carline Marketing Manager / Product Manager
      Jul 2013 - Feb 2018 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      - Successful lifecycle management of the Mini/Small/SUV-Range of Opel, respectively 52% of the total Opel Passenger Cars sales volume. - 360°-product support, single point of contact for internal and external stakeholders - Project lead in the half-year pricing round for the respective carlines. That includes developing/ negotiation a general pricing-strategy with central finance and coordination of the implementation incl. update of the sales systems, online vehicle configurators, homepage and sales documents - Take decision based on own market research/outlook - Successful management and coordination of new car launches - Representation of General Motors Suisse/Opel Suisse at national dealer events and press events. - Holding of presentations and workshops. - Project member and in charge of the motor show cars and the Host-/Hostess-Training for the Motor Show Geneva - Deputy of the Senior Carline Marketing Manager/Product Manager

    • Junior Carline Marketing Manager
      Jan 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Responsible for creating of catalogues and pricelists in three languages for the respective carlines - Responsible for the vehicle configurator content in three languages for the respective carlines - Support of new Product Launches (Training, Launch etc.) - Reporting/Market research - Deputy of Carline Marketing Manager