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Marius Merkle

Marius Merkle

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." (Winston Churchill)

Passionate
Curious
Resilient
Flexible
Entrepreneurial
33 years old
Driving License
Kolkata (700104) India
Student Open to opportunities
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"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up." (Nelson Mandela)
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Experiences
  • Sole responsibility for a Malaysian (social) catering service company’s global expansion- and go-to-market strategy
  • White paper about the impact of Industry 4.0 in Malaysia (e.g., Logistics, Manufacturing)
  • Primary/secondary research as part of a consulting project for a Malaysian palm oil plantation company
  • On-site assistance and support within the framework of a consulting project for a Malaysian healthcare company; primary/secondary research, active contribution to elaborations and recommendations on strategic moves for client company
  • White paper about M&A activities in Malaysia and Indonesia
  • Dealer Development Mercedes-Benz Cars (MBC)
    Hong Kong & Macau
    • Modelling and documentation of a coherent and structured sales process (Visio)
    • Elaboration on suggestions on the optimization of retailers’ customer services
    • Analyses and recommendations on improvement potentials of existing customer databases in Sales and Aftersales
  • Dealer Development smart Europe
    • On-site assistance and support during consulting projects at two dealerships in Brussels; extension of existing reporting tools for the compilation of consulting results and tasks for sales management and project team
    • Analysis and evaluation of workload in retail- and sales management to detect efficiency potentials at the smart Centre Luxembourg
  • Retail Toolbox Mercedes-Benz Vans
    • Stocktaking, evaluation, and update of Best Practice documents and tools for retail professionalization
    • Elaboration on possibilities of the allocation of access privileges for SharePoint users within the framework of a world-wide roll-out of the retail toolbox
    • Presentation of the results to the project team and the client
  • Support of the marketing managers with the strategic market management and operational assistance of the respective retailers (e.g., whole- and retail sales reports, competitor- and stock analyses)
  • Involvement in the daily business of materials replenishment and sales planning
  • Support of the global replenishment planners and merchandisers in full- and off price
  • Preparation of analyses within the warehousing business and support with world-wide processing
  • Bachelor-Thesis: Measurement of the Effectiveness of
    Marketing Communication Activities
  • Preparation of marketing campaigns’ concept papers
  • Update and analysis of the monthly Advertising Expenditure Report
  • Preparation and analysis of customer feedback surveys
  • Support with various projects, especially the promotion of the Growth Project in Estonia. On the basis of the economic development and the analysis of competitors, deriving of potential opportunities and thus continuous adaption of quantitative and qualitative goals
  • Involvement in the conception of marketing- and sales campaigns as well as price positioning with respect to competitors
  • Support with Operational Planning (OP) 2015, here in particular, agreement on volume and price positioning for individual models in the markets supported by the team
  • Active contribution to the enhancement of internal processes for the preparation of Quarterly Sales Measures (QSM)
Education

CEMS Masters in International Management

Nova School of Business and Economics & Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

September 2016 to June 2018
• One-Year Scholarship for Graduates of All Scientific Fields
(DAAD German Academic Exchange Service)

• NOVA School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Major in Strategy (e.g., Strategy Consulting, Business Model Innovation & Technology Strategy)
  • Winner of Social Entrepreneurship Challenge (“Circular Economy – Is Zero Waste Possible?”)
  • Current GPA: 17/20 (17 equals 1.3 according to German Grading System)

• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (Calcutta, India)
  • Major in Finance (e.g., Financial Risk Management, Investments & Portfolio Management)
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Bachelor of Science in International Business

Pforzheim Business School & University of International Business and Economics

March 2012 to February 2016
• Pforzheim Business School (Pforzheim, Germany)
  • Major in International Marketing
  • GPA: 1.7/4.0 (German Grading System: 1.0 being the highest, 4.0 being the lowest passing grade)

• University of International Business and Economics (Beijing, China)
  • PROMOS Scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service)
  • Chinese Business Studies (GPA: 99/100; 99 equals 1.0 according to German Grading System)
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Abitur

Albertus-Magnus Gymnasium Ettlingen

September 2002 to June 2011
• General University Entrance Qualification: Advanced courses in English, French & Latin
• GPA: 2.6/4.0 (German Grading System: 1.0 being the highest, 4.0 being the lowest passing grade)
Portfolios

One-Year Scholarship for Graduates of All Scientific Fields (DAAD German Academic Exchange Service)

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Skills

Languages

  • German
    Mother tongue
    Expert
  • English
    C1+
    Expert
  • French
    B2+
    Advanced
  • Spanish
    A2
    Notions
  • Portuguese
    A1
    Notions
  • Mandarin
    A1
    Notions
  • Bengali
    A1
    Notions

IT

  • MS Office
    Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access
    Advanced
  • IBM SPSS Analytics
    Good
Interests

General Interests

  • Politics
  • (Social) Business
  • Sports (especially Football)
  • Travelling
  • Languages
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Fashion
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