Marcus Fitschen

Head of Trade at Vaillant Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experience

  • Head of Trade (Leiter Handel) at Vaillant Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    Responsibility for all business activities in the wholesale sales channel.

  • Program Manager Business Transformation, Market Group Europe at Signify
    May 2018 - Mar 2019 · 11 mos

    Development and implementation of a go-to-market strategy with its customer-driven value propositions and enablers for Signify's Professional Lighting business (indirect) in Europe, which secure the strategic direction and profitability of this sector and result in a market share gain. The cross-functional End2End transformation project is based on enablers from commercial policy, pricing policy, portfolio management, supply chain and digitalisation.

  • Philips Lighting (13 yrs)
    • Program Manager Business Transformation, Market Group Europe
      Feb 2014 - Apr 2018 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Development and implementation of a go-to-market strategy with its customer-driven value propositions and enablers for Philips' Professional Lighting business (indirect) in Europe, which secure the strategic direction and profitability of this sector and result in a market share gain. The cross-functional End2End transformation project is based on enablers from commercial policy, pricing policy, portfolio management, supply chain and digitalisation.

    • Head of Sales Electrical Wholesale Germany
      Mar 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Responsibility for the business with lamps, luminaires and controls in Germany with the electrical wholesale segment in Germany. Expansion of retail luminaires business with electrical wholesalers while at the same time focusing on building up the higher-margin luminaire project business electrical wholesalers.

    • Head of Sales Channel Wholesale/ Financial Groups
      Jan 2009 - Feb 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Responsibility for the business with lamps, luminaires and controls in Germany with group-owned electrical wholesalers and online suplliers.

  • Philips (Hamburg, Germany)
    • Key Account Manager
      Feb 2003 - Apr 2005 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Responsibility for revenue development, margins and customer relationship with expert SE (retail) and Amazon.de (initial cooperation to tap the online potential for Philips' consumer electronics products).

    • Product Marketing Manager
      Jan 2002 - Jan 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo

      National Marketing responsibility for headphones, microphones and baby care products.

    • Sales Representative
      Sep 1999 - Dec 2001 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Sales responsibility for defined consumer electronics outlets (Media Markt, Expert, Saturn, Euronics).