Dr. Manuel Beck
About Dr. Manuel Beck
Dr. Manuel Beck is the Head of Sales for South Germany, Switzerland, and Austria at Flexport, and also serves as CSO at Brain4data GmbH & Co. KG and Managing Partner at BRICKLOG Deutschland GmbH & Co KG.
Current Roles in Leading Companies
Dr. Manuel Beck serves as the Chief Sales Officer (Geschäftsführer) at Brain4data GmbH & Co. KG, where he directs sales strategies and oversees business operations. Additionally, he holds the position of Managing Partner at BRICKLOG Deutschland GmbH & Co KG. He also serves as the Head of Sales for South Germany, Switzerland, and Austria at Flexport, guiding sales initiatives in these key regions.
Professional Experience at Major Corporations
Dr. Beck has extensive experience working with leading logistics companies. He worked at FedEx as District Sales Manager from 2018 to 2023 in Mannheim/Karlsruhe, and at UPS as National Account Manager (deputy Group Manager) from 2016 to 2018 in Freiburg. His earlier roles at UPS included Senior Account Executive (deputy Area Sales Manager) from 2014 to 2016 in Kaiserslautern, Senior Account Executive from 2012 to 2014 in Saarbrücken, and Account Executive in 2012 for nine months in Bayern. He also served as an Inside Sales Representative at UPS in 2011 in Neuss.
Education and Academic Achievements
Dr. Beck completed his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Middlesex University, focusing on Situational Successful Negotiating In Business Relations, between 2016 and 2022. He holds a Master of Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) in Industrial Engineering from SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, and earlier studied Lectureship Mathematics and Sport at Heidelberg University. Additionally, he earned an Air Traffic Pilot License (ATPL) from the Flight Academy FMG and studied Ingenieria Civil at Universidad de Guadalajara.
Background in Aviation Industry
Before transitioning fully into sales and management roles, Dr. Beck worked as an Airline Traffic Pilot for TUIfly, flying the Boeing 737-800 in 2014 across Frankfurt, Berlin, and Hannover.
Expertise in Sales and Market Strategy
Dr. Beck successfully led the restructuring of sales forces and market entry strategies in diverse cultural environments. He is known for developing and executing innovative go-to-market strategies, with a strong focus on customer engagement and satisfaction. His leadership emphasizes team empowerment and strategic direction, and he is proficient in profit & loss management and optimizing financial performance within sales operations.