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Independent Consultant, Interims Manager, 
Advisor
everywhere, 2023 - current

Independent Consultant, Interims Manager & Advisor.

Head of Customer Management & Demand Planning a.i.
Bad Schwartau, 01/2023 - 09/2023

The company: Schwartauer Werke is part of the Hero Group with apr. 350Mio€ Sales in Germany and 950 employees

The role: Responsible for Sales & Operations Planning, Customer Service & Logistics

 

 

 

Managing Director 
& COO
Germany
Hamburg, 2021-2023

The company: Pioneer in e-commerce marketplace integration founded 2011

The role: Owner of companys P&L, COO

 

Head of Operations,
Services & Solutions Delivery DACH
Hamburg, 2019-2021

The company: DACH market is 3rd biggest market of Philips global Sales of 17Bio€ and 78.000 employees

The role: P&L responsibility for the DACH Service Business & for the entire DACH operations S&OP, Customer Service, Inventory Management, 

Leading an organization of apr. 250 FTE

Leader Supply Chain Transformation
global
Amsterdam, 2019

The company: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) is the global leader for lighting with global Sales of 6.5Bio€ and 38.000 employees

The role: Leader of the global Supply Chain transformation project for Signify ́s End2End SC setup

Leading a team of external consultants and internal project managers

Head of Supply Chain
& COO 
DACH
Hamburg, 2015 - 2018

The company: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) is the global leader for lighting with global Sales of 6.5Bio€ and 38.000 employees, DACH market is the 2nd biggest market globally

The role: CustomerService,S&OP Planning, Logistics, Project Management, Business Reporting for 3 channels Professional (B2B), OEM (B2B), Consumer (B2C) for Make to Order and Make to Stock products and services

 

Leading a team of 150 FTE
 

Head of Supply Chain development & 
Head of SC Pharmacy
Hamburg, 2013 - 2015

The company: Beiersdorf is the global leader for skin care with sales of 7.5Bio€ and 20.000 employees
 

The role: Developing, adaption and implementation of Beiersdorf ́s global Supply Chain strategy in co-operation with the global Head of SC. Conceptual design & implementation of global SC portfolio management. Accountable to get new innovations into the market für 1/3 of Beiersdorf's innovation portfolio for Pharmacy brands
 

Supply Chain Director Mesoamerican & Carebbean Group
Mexico City, 2010 - 2013

The company: Beiersdorf is the global leader for skin care with sales of 7.5Bio€ and 20.000 employees
 

The role: Accountable for CustomerService,Procurement,Quality Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Logistics, Production

Leading an organization of apr. 330employees
 

Manager Service Level Management & Customer Service global
Hamburg 2008 - 2010

The company: Beiersdorf is the global leader for skin care with sales of 7.5Bio€ and 20.000 employees

The role: Understanding root causes for weak Service Level to customers and implement methodologies for a sustainable improvement

Standardization of Customer Service globally to improve performance and cost
- Accountable for Service Level Management and Service Level improvements globally - Leading projects globally and locally to identify root causes and countermeasures to improve Service Level as the ultimate goal of Beiersdorf's Supply Chain
 

Manager 
Logistics Solutions
Americas
Hamburg, Norwalk US, 2008

The company: Beiersdorf is the global leader for skin care with sales of 7.5Bio€ and 20.000 employees

The role: Accountable project lead to analyse, evaluate and improve the logistical Supply Chain setup for Beiersdorf North America

 Leading logistical improvement projects in Brazil & Argentina
 

Manager 
Management Consulting
Retail & Consumer Goods
Travelling, 2001 - 2007

The company: Accenture is the global leading strategy, management & technology consulting company with Sales of 62Bio€ and 720.000 employees
 

The role: Started as an Analyst and developed to Manager

 Different roles in projects & industries such as retail, consumer goods, healthcare, government, transportation, e-commerce

Functional expertise in process optimization, IT development, organizational design, restructuring

Master in Business Administration
(Dipl.-Kaufmann)
Göttingen, 1996 - 2001

Dipl.-Kaufmann: 2,2 (Top 10%)

Master Thesis: „DV-Unterstützung für interne Märkte“ 1,7 (Top 5%)

Co-Founder 
& COO

Wilhelmshaven, 2015 - 2018

The company: TYRE SCOONS was a shoe brand with the USP of recycled car tyre soles with 15 employees and 1Mio€ sales

The role: Co-Founder & Managing Director with responsibility for Finance, Operations