Linda Marschall

Negotiate prices and contracts with vendors, manage purchase orders to ensure timely delivery, and analyze costs and market trends to optimize purchasing strategies and resolve delivery or quality issues.

Reviewed and coded incoming invoices, processed corrections and disputes, ensured timely payments per guidelines, performed journal entries and rebookings, and managed dunning procedures.

Managed a district of 10 stores and ~80 employees, overseeing recruitment, scheduling, performance development, and store operations while improving key business metrics and implementing central concepts.

Created inquiries, evaluated cost-effectiveness and profitability, negotiated framework agreements, assessed procurement options and samples, supported recruitment, and managed energy procurement.

Led machinery and investments commercial department, managing offers, procurement, inventory, logistics and supplier contracts, conducting sourcing research, and coordinating projects and customer consultations.

Handled active sales and customer support via phone, executed cross-selling and up-selling strategies, supported field service operations, and managed customer complaints.

Attended a three-day Fundamentals of Business Administration for Practitioners course.

Completed a Level 1 Getting Things Done® seminar focused on implementation using Outlook.

Participated in a four-day program focused on personal and entrepreneurial planning.

Completed vocational training as a Wholesale and Foreign Trade Clerk with specialization in wholesale trade.

Attained High School Diploma (Abitur) following general secondary education.