1. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
P E R S O N A L D A T A
Name Torsten Funke
Address Carrer de Corsega 668 1.4. 08026 Barcelona, Spain
Birthdate 08th of March 1983 / Age 32
Birthplace Halle/Saale, Germany
Phone number +34 673978032
Email address torsten@usage.de
E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y
April 2015 – Today Hewlett-Packard Española S.L.
Avda. Graells 501, 08190 Sant Cugat del Valles (Barcelona), Spain
Global eBusiness Consultant / B2Bi specialist
Establish electronic data interchange (EDI) connections between CEP customers /
Enterprise Partners and the Hewlett Packard Enterprise order management system
using different EDI formats such as iDOC, cXML, xCBL, EDIFACT etc…
Creation and maintenance of Punchout and static catalogue connections for CEP
customers and / or eMarketplaces
Project management of EDIFACT / SmartEDI changes / enhancements
Sept. 2010 – April 2015 Hewlett-Packard Española S.L.
Avda. Graells 501, 08190 Sant Cugat del Valles (Barcelona), Spain
Customer & Sales Support Manager (CSSM) Hub Trainer
Operational & Development training development & delivery
Process change validation and communication
Operational user support
Enable and foster a knowledge sharing and learning culture with EMEA Sales Operations
Stakeholder management
Apr. 2005 – Sept. 2010 Hewlett Packard GmbH (Contingent worker for Sellbytel Group) & Hewlett-Packard
Española S.L.
71034 Böblingen, Germany / 08190 Sant Cugat del Valles (Barcelona), Spain
CSSM Tablespeaker
Escalation management & workload balancing within a small team
Creation and analysis of efficiency reports to enhance the team performance and to
increase customer satisfaction
Support of Böblingen - Barcelona CSSM team transition
Account move / Workload & Team planning
Interim German Team lead
CSSM KeyUser
Optimization and evaluation of German & EMEA specific processes for the Volume Direct
business
Implementation of process updates through training and mentoring within the team
1st level process support within the German Customer and Sales Support team
Involved in any pilot phase within the department to analyze the impact and to improve
upcoming tools / processes before implementation
Customer and Sales Support Manager (CSSM)
Update customer e-catalogue and portal in line with end of life requirements; pricing
approvals; Customer support for all customers registered on B2B
Creation and update of Desktop and Server configurations for global customers
Participation to the catalogue simplicity and the margin increase
Single point of contact for all e-catalogue related matters; Implementation and creation
of a Global e-catalogue with common prices, configurations and products
2. Volume Direct Sales Support
Creation of Configurations, Quotes and Offers for Entry and High-End Server solutions
Price / Margin management and calculation to support the responsible sales to increase
the profit and margin level
Preferred Partner Hotline
Consultancy for HP Channel partners as part of the HP Preferred Partner program
Oct. 2004 – Apr. 2005 Caritas Stuttgart
70378 Stuttgart, Germany
Alternative Military Service
Household assistance in retirement home
Aug. 2003 – Sept. 2004 Hewlett Packard GmbH (Contingent worker for Sellbytel Group)
71034 Böblingen, Germany
PMT Price Publications Support & Administrative Services
Product compatibility, availability and price information management in an Oracle
database for internal price and product database.
Channel Product and Price book creation and WW publication of its information
Feb. 2003 – Aug. 2003 Hewlett Packard GmbH (Contingent worker for Sellbytel Group)
70173 Stuttgart, Germany
Hewlett Packard Welcome Desk
Presales support via phone for HP Consumer products to SMB and Consumer
E D U C A T I O N A N D A P P R E N T I C E S H I P
1999 – 2002 Eurest Deutschland GmbH Schkeuditz, Germany
Apprenticeship, Graduated Chef
1996 – 1999 Secondary School Dieskau, Germany
Graduated
L A N G U A G E S
German Mother Language
English Fluent
Spanish Basic
O T H E R Q U A L I F I C A T I O N & I N T E R E S T S
IT Knowledge Advanced knowledge with Microsoft Office XP - 2013, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95-7,
NT4.0, 2000 Server, Mac OSX and Hardware Installation
Basic Linux, Appache, Imap/POP3 Server knowledge, Networking (LAN), Intermediate Adobe
Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects knowledge, Visual Basic for Applications – Excel Macro
creation
Other Interests Music and Literature, Traveling, Foreign Cultures, Cooking, Weather research - forecast and Storm
chasing, Theoretical Astronomic Physic sciences, Photographic, Drawing, Cycling, Badminton