Markus Vieth Advisory
Markus Vieth02

Interim Management

Leadership when it matters. Impact from day one.

As an experienced executive and sales leader, I take on interim management assignments across Sales and Commercial Management.

With more than 30 years of leadership experience, I bring proven expertise in sales, leadership, business development and organisational change.

I support companies when experienced management capacity is needed at short notice – for example during leadership transitions, periods of growth, restructuring, strategic realignment or management vacancies.

My focus is on sales organisations, Go-to-Market, Key Account Management, leadership and sustainable growth. I combine strategic perspective with disciplined operational execution.

My role as an Interim Manager is to take responsibility quickly, provide direction and deliver measurable results – pragmatically, commercially and in close partnership with executive management.

Typical assignments

  • Interim Head of Sales
  • Interim Sales Director
  • Commercial Director
  • Sales restructuring
  • Building and developing sales organisations
  • Growth and transformation projects

Core competencies

Commercial Leadership

  • Development and implementation of international sales strategies
  • Building high-performing sales organisations
  • Revenue growth and profitability improvement
  • Business Development & Go-to-Market
  • Commercial Excellence

Interim Management

  • Turnaround & Sales Transformation
  • Change Management
  • Sales organisation restructuring
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Organisational Development

Leadership

  • Leadership of national and international sales teams
  • Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
  • Performance Management
  • KPI Management & Forecasting
  • Recruiting and developing future leaders

Industry expertise

  • Transport & Logistics
  • Healthcare & Pharma Logistics
  • CEP / Express & Parcel
  • Supply Chain
  • Contract Logistics
  • Intralogistics
  • B2B Services

Methods & systems

  • Salesforce CRM
  • Consultative & Value Based Selling
  • Challenger Sales
  • Key Account Management
  • Persona Value Strategy
  • Pricing & Profitability Management

Selected achievements

  • 300% revenue growth in Germany
  • 50% revenue growth in Eastern Europe
  • Transformation of an Eastern European sales organisation into a “Sales reports into Sales” structure
  • Development and implementation of a Go-to-Market strategy generating €30m in additional growth
  • Sustainable double-digit percentage improvement in the profitability of strategic key accounts
  • Developing a site into the most profitable depot in Germany
  • Implementation of a Value Based Selling approach

Let's talk.

No obligation, strictly confidential – I look forward to hearing from you.

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