About me

I am looking to make a fresh start and see a career development especially in the USA, as an excellent opportunity and an excellent challenge.

My roles at FUJITSU SIEMENS Computers require a high level of expertise. My extensive background includes responsibility for general sales support, marketing, communications and coaching, as well as experience in handling multiple projects. These projects include planning, forecasting, purchasing, and analyzing, as well as reporting on various aspects of the business.

Strong interpersonal skills allow me to work effectively with individuals at all levels as well as part of a team.  The wealth of my IT experience combined with proven skills provides valuable insight for managing day-to-day operations and executing business strategies. 

As an enthusiastic self-starter I am result-oriented, dependable, professional, and experienced in customer service and sales.

I have visited the USA more than 13 times within the last 10 years and found out that the american mentality and general way of life is something I have a close affinity to and I would love to get the opportunity to work and live in this marvelous country.

 

 Curriculum Vitae

Gerd Bruns

Wollmarktstrasse 9a
33
098 Paderborn, NRW
GERMAN
Y


Phone: 
+49 (0) 5251 71773
Cell:    
  +49 (0) 173 2662798
E-mail:   gbruns(at)gbruns.de       replace (at) by @ !

2004 – 2009
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
GmbH
Paderborn
, Germany
Spares Planning Manager

·         Product Range: Enterprise Server technology, BCC systems & consumer products

·         Responsibilities: Planning, forecasting, purchasing, analyzing, financial reporting, negotiating directly with suppliers and international hardware brokers.

·         Monitored and optimized inventory. Responsible for stock valued at approx. $8 million.

1996 – 2004
Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme GmbH, Siemens AG,
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
GmbH
Paderborn
, German
y
Sales Consultant

·         Served as general sales support for international direct sales organization and international partners for all marketing and technical inquiries.

·         Co-designed Consultant Department structure.

·         Responsibilities:

¾     Configuration consultant for all Fujitsu Siemens products Product Range:  Intel, UNIX & SOLARIS based servers; PC, Notebooks, and all related software.

¾     Collected and published product manuals, competitive analysis data, as well as system performance and benchmarking data.

¾     Briefed product managers about regional information deficits.

¾     Developed regional training requirements in cooperation with internal and external trainers.

¾     Special tasks: served as support to the “Highlevel Support” of Fujitsu Siemens Computers on projects such as Y2K.

¾     Participated in trade shows.

¾     Successfully coached sales representatives.

¾     Published selected projects on the intranet.

·         Proficient use of the English language due to intense interface with international clients and travel to the United States. Clients / contacts (examples):

Wincor Nixdorf, EMASS USA, PeopleSoft USA, Phoenix Migration Systems Inc. USA, Sunbelt Computer Systems Inc., Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Fujitsu PC, SIEMENS USA, Amdahl USA, OSRAM USA, TN Nixdorf Computer Thailand, etc.

Recommendation for Gerd Bruns by Moos Bulder, former Vice President International Sales and Strategic Alliances, Siemens Nixdorf / Siemens AG

“I have worked with Gerd at Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG / Siemens AG for several years. Gerd was responsible as Sales Support Consultant in the International Sales & Marketing group and as key person supporting the majority of all large customers and partners in the world, from the USA to Asia. He was the right person for the job and the customer was key in his approach to help them from design, to configuration support of complex installations, or to escalating issues and/or improvements for the Q&A department. In addition Gerd enjoyed the marketing part as well supporting trade shows, but also giving training for sales teams all over the world. He was the key to the international success of the complete team and I would highly endorse him.”

Moos Bulder, August 20th 2009 - source LinkedIn, (log in to view full profile!)

 

1990 – 1996
Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme GmbH

Corporate Relations Manager, Purchasing Agent and Planning Manager

·         Acted as liaison between internal and external departments/branches in Europe, the Americas, MENA, and Asia/Pacific countries.

·         Negotiated with international suppliers in six countries.

·         Planned and purchased product as needed.

·         Coordinated & controlled material availability.

·         Monitored and optimized inventory.

·         Negotiated delivery and pricing revisions.

·         Responsible for approximately 300 products including monitors, cables, flat modules and mechanical components.

Skills

Strong bilingual skills (German / English, spoken and written)

Strong PC skills:  MS Office, (various versions), some SAP/R3, Corel graphics

 

Education Baccalaureate Diploma, 1985 / Westfalenkolleg, Paderborn, Germany