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Alfred Schaeffer

Alfred Schaeffer

Head of Global Sales & Partnerships

Upper Management / Consulting

Cape Town, City of Cape Town

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About Alfred Schaeffer:

I am a highly experienced Head of Global Sales specializing in crafting and executing expansion strategies. With eight years of expertise in APAC, including four years as an expatriate in Southeast Asia, I excel in driving sales growth and establishing a strong global presence for businesses.

My track record as a visionary leader includes successfully navigating regional expansion complexities, identifying lucrative opportunities, and sourcing reliable partners and distributors, leading to accelerated revenue growth.

I am adept at building high-performance sales teams both locally and remotely, fostering collaborative work cultures that fuel motivation and innovation. My cross-cultural adaptability, gained from working in diverse locations like Germany, China, the UK, and Southeast Asia, enables me to effectively lead teams across international borders.

Stakeholder and channel partner management is among my key strengths.

Experience

I am a highly experienced Head of Global Sales specializing in crafting and executing expansion strategies. With eight years of expertise in APAC, including four years as an expatriate in Southeast Asia, I excel in driving sales growth and establishing a strong global presence for businesses.

I have written channel acquisition SOPs, and go-to-market strategies, built sales teams, managed key stakeholders, and facilitated the incorporation of new offices overseas.

Closed deals worth USD 5m.

Education

Trained on programmable logic control (PLC) systems to fault-find both low-voltage and 3-phase industrial automation machines, within a high-speed production manufacturing environment.

Subjects (NQF 4): 
• Industrial Electronics 
• Engineering Science Mathematics (Distinction) 
• Electrical Trade Theory 

I am a qualified offshore commercial charter boat Captain (RYA)

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