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For 33 years now, I have been working in logistics in leading positions, with a strong entrepreneurial focus, always globally for leading companies and as a service provider for top brands in the HiTech, Consumer Electronics, Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle sectors... but also for many eCommerce startups.
I know the market, the processes, and the requirements of your customers and help as a consultant, coach, or interim manager when it comes to logistics.
My field ranges from strategy consulting to warehouse operations.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Bielefeld (up to 50km)
Experience
- FIEGE LOGISTICSMD BU Fashion & LifestyleLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINDecember 2023 - November 2025 (1 year and 11 months)Münster, Germany• leading the company's business unit active in GSA, Italy, Poland and Hungary• size of BU: 3,200 employees in 7 sites• full PnL responsibility• reporting to COO & CCO• direct reports: directors in BD, IT, projects, finance, HR, site managers
- CEVA LOGISTICSEVP Global eCommerceLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINJuly 2018 - November 2023 (5 years and 4 months)• mission to make the company one of the most relevant global players ineCommerce fulfillment and omni-channel operations• defined overall strategy/sales strategy, value proposition, marketing plan and goto market strategy• product design for eCommerce and omni-channel fulfillment, last mile, returnsand cross-border• implementation of global and local teams• defined operational standards and IT-system environment• reporting to COO (board member responsible for all contract logistics activities)
- ARVATOPresident Consumer Products & eCommerce BULOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINJanuary 2014 - June 2018 (4 years and 5 months)• built up Europe's leading eCommerce service company for consumer products.• M&A of Netrada (German eCommerce company) and merger with 5 otherArvato business units• foundation of the business unit (5,000 employees, services: web-shopdevelopment, digital marketing, warehousing, transport management,CRM/customer service, financial services in both B2B/B2C)• operating 400k sqm of warehouse space• full PnL responsibility for the business unit• managed turn-around of bankrupt company Netrada• global role with subsidiaries in The US, The UK, Italy, Spain, France, TheNetherlands, Russia and Poland• direct reports: EVP business development, EVP Fashion, EVP Beauty, EVPFMCG, COO, CIO, VP digital commerce, VP digital marketing• reporting to: CEO• defined and executed strategic framework for global CP with BCG• foundation and GTM of an eCommerce agency• design and GTM of an omnichannel solution
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Education
- Degree in Business administration & computer scienceUniversity of Osnabruck1992Degree in Business administration & computer science
- German NavyUniversity of Osnabruck1992German Navy