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Erich GrillitschEG

Erich Grillitsch

Interim Manager Sales & Business Development

€1,200/day
Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal, AT
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Erich

I support companies in the energy, industrial, and infrastructure sectors in implementing growth and transformation initiatives – with a focus on sales, business development, and commercial management. My focus is not on concepts, but on operational implementation: building and developing sales structures, developing new market segments, and introducing KPI-based management and reporting logics to improve performance and controllability. In my mandates, I work closely with management and leadership teams, take responsibility for commercial initiatives, and ensure that strategic goals are translated into concrete actions and measurable results. Most recently, I worked at Stadtwerke Klagenfurt AG (approx. €430 million in revenue, around 1,100 employees), where I supported the further development of sales, customer service, and organizational structures – with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and sustainable performance improvement. Typical areas of application: * Business Development and Market Expansion * Sales and Organizational Development * Transformation of Sales and Customer Structures * KPI-based Management and Performance Optimization * Interface Sales / Finance / Operations I work in a structured, hands-on manner with a clear focus on measurable results – especially in complex organizations and transformation situations.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal (up to 50km), Wien (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Stadtwerke Klagenfurt AG
    Performance & Revenue Audit; Sales & Organization Design
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    November 2025 - February 2026 (3 months)
    Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
    Further development of sales, customer service, and organizational structures in an integrated energy supply company (approx. €430 million in revenue, ~1,100 employees).

    Focus areas:

    • Management and coordination of commercial initiatives in sales and customer service
    • Analysis and optimization of existing sales and process structures
    • Introduction and further development of KPI-based management and reporting logics
    • Improvement of transparency, performance, and decision-making bases
    • Coordination and collaboration with management, department heads, and operational teams
    • Support in structuring and implementing transformation measures

    The focus was on the operational improvement of efficiency, controllability, and commercial performance.
    Sales Management Sales Strategy Sales Management Business Development Sales Management
  • OTOVO
    Interim Manager
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    August 2024 - August 2025 (1 year)

    Development and management of sales structures in the photovoltaic sector, Business Development Austria, scaling of the partner network

    Lead generation via social media # Development of sales pre-qualification

    B2C Field Sales # Sales and business development for innovative PV panels in the DACH region, support of market entry strategies, development of key account relationships (SwissWatt One AG)

    # Operation: Price modeling
  • Module One Bau GmbH,
    Interim Manager Corporate Structure
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    January 2023 - February 2024 (1 year and 1 month)
    Donau-City-Straße 6, Vienna, Austria
    Activities:

    Project development and planning including complete building services, HVAC and photovoltaic systems,

    Contracts with customers and suppliers, definition of interfaces (scope of work: completion in Austria).

    # Supply chain optimization, # Import from third countries (Bosnia) # Production optimization in the Bosnian plant. # Marketing, Sales, Project Management and Project Controlling (construction sites), all of Austria.
    Restructuring Project Management Sales Management

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Education

  • MA in Sales Management
    CAMPUS 02
    2022
    Komplette Marketing- und Vertriebskonzeption, Qualitative- und Quantitative Marktforschung, Strategieentwicklung, Vertriebs- und Kontrollmaßnahmen mit KPI`s. MA-Arbeit: Digitale B2B-Neukundenakquise
  • BA in International Marketing & Sales Management
    CAMPUS 02
    2019
    BA-Arbeit: Entwicklung einer globalen Marke, Zusammenarbeit mit Michael Brandtner von Ries & Ries.

Certifications

  • Cambridge English Business Vantage
    Cambridge Assessment
    2018

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