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Pursuing a career is much more than leadership responsibilities. Larissa Förster from Leadership Development presents the new JuMP Expert programme.

Blue Angel, GOTS, Fairtrade & CO.: Judging sustainable products by their seal. No matter the hardware, we’ve put together a list of the most important ecolabels.

Some 3,700 company vehicles currently make up Bechtle’s fleet in Germany. They clocked up a total of more than 55 million kilometres in 2021—some 30 million fewer than two years ago as online meetings have replaced many trips. The proportion of the fleet running on alternative fuels has continued to steadily rise—to currently more than 30 per cent. By the end of 2022, this should have grown to at least 40 per cent. Bechtle is committed to equipping itself with electric vehicles and reducing its consumption of fossil fuse as per its Mobility Strategy, and they want to make it easy for their employees.

25 years ago on 3 September 1997, James Napp’s Bechtle career began. In our interview, the Managing Director discusses the changes he’s experienced since then, his greatest influences, the moments he’ll cherish, and what the future holds for Bechtle UK.

He never would have thought it, but his job is now making Hesse ready for the future: Stephan Moll is Head of Public Sector Sales at Bechtle Darmstadt, heading up a team of eight people and holding the reins of collaboration with public customers in west-central Germany. When he joined Bechtle in 2018, he hadn’t the faintest bit of IT expertise—instead, he had a special co-worker at his side from day one.

Freiburg is one of those places people always say is beautiful and where the sun always shines. In fact, it’s pretty easy to wax lyrical about Germany’s southernmost city and no other place comes close to Freiburg’s magnificent landscape and picturesque old town with its labyrinthine alleyways and happy, bicycling residents. What can we say? It’s true. Freiburg really is beautiful.

For the second year in a row, Dell Technologies presented Bechtle with the Channel Services Delivery Excellence Award for EMEA.

They know exactly what they are doing: Friedrich Bizmer and Carina Kaiser from Bechtle Logistik & Service's product management team always get the best for their customers.

Katharina's mission— to get her customers and colleagues using Google Cloud technologies. What motivates her is her passion for IT and a strong will to bring about big change.

What is the best solution for my customer? This question is at the top of Petra Spiekermann’s agenda every day. As an IT Business Architect at Bechtle, the 47-year old is a crucial cog in the demanding and diverse world of intertwining business strategy and technology.

He was one of Bechtle Clouds first employees: Binjam Merhawi, 34 years old and IT business architect in the Expert Sales team. After four years in the company he can look back with pride on the growth of the cloud business and the Bechtle success story that he helped make happen as an active catalyst. Overall, the Frankfurter family man is fascinated by IT—except by one aspect of it...

It all started out with a vocational training in wholesale and foreign trade management followed by a permanent position in Cisco product management. Find out why Megan decided to train in the IT sector, how she has fared at Bechtle over the years and which tasks she took on in this blog.

Connectivity—not just a buzzword for Bechtle, but everyday life. Through our student retention programme, Be Connected, we stay in touch with committed students beyond their internship, working student job or thesis. After more than a year, we take stock and show our students’ first success stories.

Freiburg is one of those places people always say is beautiful and where the sun always shines. In fact, it’s pretty easy to wax lyrical about Germany’s southernmost city and no other place comes close to Freiburg’s magnificent landscape and picturesque old town with its labyrinthine alleyways and happy, bicycling residents. What can we say? It’s true. Freiburg really is beautiful.

Miles Wittenbrock started out at Bechtle Bielefeld 11 years ago as an intern—and laid the foundation stone of his career. Intern, traineeship, permanent position, expert status and now leader. Miles’ career could not have gone more smoothly. Today, the 31-year old is responsible for a seven-strong team in the Modern Workplace department. From day one a team player, he knows that honest and transparent relationships with colleagues is the way to success.

Communication is their recipe for success. Anne Funke is Global E-Procurement Manager in the Bechtle International Sales Division (ISD) and as Human Resources Business Manager, Martin Pfütze is responsible for the Neckarsulm IT system house and Bechtle Clouds.

Despite taking a little while to find her way to IT, she has grown into an expert in her field. Marie-Luise Dander started her Bechtle career as a trainee in mid-2021 and works as an Account Manager in the field of emerging solutions.

Market analyses, expertise, contacts, knowledge transfer: What trainees do at Bechtle benefits everyone—and is cool. And that’s what counts.

Sabrina Engelhardt’s journey is characterised by change. Starting out as a vocational trainee, she now almost has her master’s degree—all while working at Bechtle. Over time, she has discovered her passion—working in marketing and developing campaigns.