Stephanie Klauke

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Category Manager Professional Services at QIAGEN

Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Overview

Stephanie Klauke serves as a Category Manager for Professional Services at QIAGEN. Her expertise lies in global procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management. She has a diverse background that includes performance marketing and product management. Stephanie holds a Diplom Kauffrau from the University of Cologne and also studied management at San Diego State University.

Drawing from her time studying in California, Stephanie may have an appreciation for American culture and travel. Her professional interests have spanned from marketing and brand management to the technical aspects of digital advertising and now focus on global procurement strategy.

She successfully transitioned her career from marketing and PPC management to strategic global procurement within a leading biotech company.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Precise

ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

Global Sourcing
Her current role involves implementing sourcing decisions and developing category strategies on a global scale for professional services.
Supplier Management
A key responsibility is managing supplier relationships, including price and contract negotiations to optimize business processes and outcomes.
Marketing & Branding
Her previous experience as a Marketing and Product Manager involved overseeing product development, brand image, and marketing initiatives.

Media Appearances

Stephanie has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Category Manager Professional Services at QIAGEN
4-2019 - 3-2025
Senior Category Buyer Professional Services at QIAGEN
1-2017 - 3-2019
Category Buyer at QIAGEN
4-2014 - 12-2016
Marketing- & Produktmanager at Carl Mertens International GmbH
9-2012 - 3-2014
PPC MANAGER at Performics

Education

2006 - 2012
Diplom Kauffrau from University of Cologne
2009 - 2009
Management from San Diego State University

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Insights For Selling To Stephanie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stephanie is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stephanie

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stephanie move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Stephanie take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Stephanie

Personality Compatibility


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