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Dr. Johannes Gaismayer is an experienced interim manager, business coach, and transformation expert with over 15 years of leadership experience in retail, logistics, contract logistics (3PL/4PL), and e-commerce fulfillment. Building on his doctorate in economics and a career from team leader to managing director, he combines operational excellence, change competence, and strong human leadership.

He supports companies in growth, restructuring, and transition phases, leads projects for process optimization, efficiency improvement, and organizational development, and takes on interim management responsibilities. His focus areas include supply chain optimization, digitalization of logistics processes, turnaround management, and building high-performing teams and structures.

Johannes has successfully managed wholesale businesses, developed logistics sites, and implemented transformation processes – always with a focus on speed of execution, economic efficiency, and sustainable impact. His ability to quickly structure complex challenges and stabilize teams makes him a reliable partner for companies in dynamic markets.

As a systemic coach, Johannes combines profound change management experience with practical leadership and self-management development. His coaching settings – both 1:1 and group formats – are particularly used in challenging phases where leaders need orientation, clarity, and decisiveness. This fosters a leadership culture that strengthens performance, responsibility, and self-management equally, and successfully shapes change.

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German
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Hannover (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Bremen (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), Duisburg (up to 50km)

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Interim Manager & Business Coach
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
August 2024 - Today (1 year and 10 months)
Hanover, NI, Germany
In my freelance role, I take on operational responsibility in logistics and retail projects, including in crisis situations. I am crisis-proven and often engaged when rapid stabilization, clear decisions, and execution strength are required.

My focus is on process optimization, change and turnaround management, and building high-performing structures. I am also an expert in contract logistics – with a deep understanding of the interface between logistics service providers (3PL/4PL) and clients.

In parallel, I coach executives to strengthen self-management, communication, and decision-making skills. This leads to solutions that ensure efficiency, stability, and sustainable development in retail and logistics.
Change and Transformation Management Logistics Management Project Management E-commerce
Midgard Naturkost & Reformwaren GmbH (Ein Unternehmen der BIO COMPANY)
Managing Director
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
January 2020 - January 2024 (4 years)
Berlin, Germany
Management of the wholesale business for organic food (75 employees, approx. €50 million annual turnover)
Overall responsibility for purchasing, warehousing, sales, and distribution of goods via own fleet

Parallel to daily business:
Overall project management for the relocation and reorganization of logistics within Berlinto a new, strategically more advantageous location. Responsibility for planning, costing, contract negotiation, and operational implementation during ongoing business operations.

**Challenge**:

Smooth relocation of an entire logistics operation, including warehouse, fleet, and administration – without interrupting the supply chain or affecting daily business.

**Services / Solution**:
Project management for site search, planning, and economic feasibility calculation
Negotiation and conclusion of the project developer and rental agreement
Management of the entire move during ongoing operations
Coordination of internal teams and external partners
Ensuring supply capability and process stability
**Result**:
Seamless site relocation without operational interruption
Increased efficiency and optimized space utilization
Improved logistical connectivity and delivery performance
Reduction of operational costs and sustainable process optimization
Logistics Management Transport Project Management Logistics Planning Change Management
Meyer & Meyer
Regional Head of Operations Contract Logistics
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
January 2017 - January 2019 (2 years)
Peine, NI, Germany
Management of approx. 500 commercial and operational employees across multiple sites with a total logistics area of approx. 150,000 sqm
Budget responsibility for logistics services of approx. €30 million p.a.
Optimization and further development of existing businesses; including onboarding, conception, and implementation of new customer requirements
Initiation and coordination of material handling technology projects, such as the construction of an automated small parts warehouse (AKL), a hanging garment sorter, and the introduction of RFID technology

Parallel to daily business:
Overall project management for the integration of a new major customer from the textile retail sector.

**Location**: Peine

**Period**: 2017–2018

**Scope**: approx. 150 employees / €7 million project turnover p.a.

The goal was to build a tailor-made logistics solution, including IT integration, sorter integration, and operational ramp-up phase – while simultaneously ensuring ongoing business operations.

**Challenge**:
Complex new customer integration with high time pressure
Parallel introduction of a new warehouse management system
Technical and process coordination between customer systems and WMS
Setup and commissioning of a new hanging garment sorter
Ensuring delivery capability during the implementation phase
**Services / Solution**:
Overall project management and coordination of all sub-projects (IT, technology, operations, processes)
Development of a customer-specific logistics solution including process and layout planning
Implementation of the WMS and management of interface development
Tendering, negotiation, and operational introduction of the hanging garment sorter
Management of test and ramp-up phases during ongoing operations
**Result**:
Project implementation within the agreed timeframe despite complex framework conditions
Some need for adjustment in system integration and process fine-tuning
Significant experience gained for future customer onboarding and rollout projects
Contract Logistics Project Management E-commerce Logistics Management Organizational Development

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Ph.D
University of Duisburg-Essen
2010
Ph.D
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Universität Duisburg-Essen
2003
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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