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Constantin SchaffrathCS

Constantin Schaffrath

Senior Leader R&D, Innovation & Transformation

€1,750/day
Düsseldorf, DE
15+ years
Leadership
Structuring
Innovation Management
Project Portfolio Management
Implementation

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Constantin

  • R&D leader with experience in international corporate environments
  • Focus areas: R&D, Innovation Management, Portfolio and Project Management, Digital Transformation
  • Project and portfolio responsibility in the three-digit million range
  • C-level consulting experience: Reorganization, Efficiency Improvement, PMO
  • Operational production responsibility for greenfield plant construction and production management
  • Dipl.-Ing. RWTH Aachen and international MBA (WHU/Columbia/CEIBS/IIMB)
  • Industry experience: Sanitary and building technology, household and electrical appliances, consumer goods, construction and heavy machinery, shipbuilding
  • Currently Managing Director of Innovation Elements GmbH - Consulting and interim projects at management level

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Düsseldorf (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), München (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Kassel (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Innovation Elements GmbH
    Founder and Managing Director
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    Consulting firm for innovation, project, and portfolio management with a focus on the industrial mid-market. Available for interim mandates and consulting projects at VP and C-level.

    Key Competencies:
    • Innovation Management:
    • Portfolio and Project Management
    • Digital infrastructure and AI-supported workflows along the entire innovation process
    Industry Focus:
    • Sanitary & Building Technology
    • Electrical and Household Appliances
    • Consumer Goods
    • Mechanical and Plant Engineering
    Innovation Management Project Portfolio Management Strategy Digital Transformation Implementation
  • -
    Sabbatical / Preparation for Founding
    July 2025 - December 2025 (5 months)
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Sabbatical
    • Founding of Innovation Elements GmbH
    • Deepening of AI-supported workflows and automation solutions
    Business Model Development Business Plan
  • Repera GmbH
    Senior Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    May 2025 - June 2025 (1 month)
    Monheim am Rhein, NW, Germany
    • Short-term bridging mandate (2 months) in an ongoing cost reduction program in the operational organization of an automotive industry group
    • Identification of short- and medium-term cost reduction potentials in the operational organization
    • Concepts for process streamlining and reduction of organizational complexity
    Method Competence Reorganization Cost Reduction Communication Business Analysis
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Education

  • International MBA
    WHU, Columbia University, CEIBS/Fudan, IIMB
    internationaler MBA
  • Dipl.-Ing.
    RWTH
    Dipl.-Ing.
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