
Christian Pittrof
Location
Zürich
Field of Study
Graduate Engineer, MBA
Expertise
Sales Specialist, Management, Climate Strategies
About
Sales Specialist and Climate Strategist
Professional with many years of experience in sales, management and business operations in the IT industry as well as know-how in the field of climate protection and sustainability.
Social Media:
Skills
Account Sales Strategies
Business Operations
Business Relationship Management
C-Level Communications
Climate Action Planning
Climate Change
Climate Change Mitigation
Consultative Sales Management
Sales Acumen
Sales Management
Sales Operations
Sales Strategy
Open for
fulltime
parttime
Work Experience
Green Now
2021-06 - 2021-12
Senior Consultant ICT
Zürich
parttime
Temporary engagement for the start-up Green Now for the further development of the sustainability compass GreenPick, so that climate-friendly and healthy living becomes easier
IBM
2012-01 - 2020-12
Client Solution Executive
Zürich
fulltime
Business development and qualification of service opportunities through initial contacts with customers including consultation in Switzerland and Germany; acquisition strategy, proposal preparation, contract negotiation and conclusion of deals, leading international proposal teams as well as coordinating customer workshops and presentations, often at senior management level and in English
IBM
2010-10 - 2011-12
Sales Leader “Enterprise Services Line”
Zürich
fulltime
Responsible for the strategy and portfolio of network, communication, data center and security solutions as well as the coordination and support of sales teams in nine Northern European countries; hub and interface between global and local teams for new standard offerings
IBM
2008-12 - 2010-09
Business Operations Manager “Strategic Outsourcing”
Zürich
fulltime
Executive reporting, sales quota planning, operational efficiency, service excellence, coordination of key operational support functions in heterogeneous, continent-wide geography
IBM
2006-01 - 2008-11
1st Line Manager “Integrated Communications Services”
Zürich
fulltime
Responsible for the distribution of communication solutions and sales in the tens of millions for existing and new customers in Switzerland; recruiting, coaching and management of up to ten employees; budgeting, forecasting and creating the business strategy; working in partnership with network and communication equipment providers such as Cisco, Juniper and Avaya
Academic Experience
Technical University Munich -
1982.09 - 1988.07
Master of Engineering, MEng in Electrical Engineering with focus on Computer Science
Henley Management College -
2001.08 - 2004.10
Master of Business Administration, MBA in Business Administration
ZHAW -
2021.08 - now
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Climate Strategies