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Alexander Spangenberg
Principal
Experience
Apr 2023 - Sep 2025
2 years 6 monthsBerlin, Germany
Principal
4flow Consulting
- Led multi-year planning system implementation across business, IT, data, and vendor functions
- Managed program governance, risk steering, and alignment with VP-level stakeholders
- Designed planning operating models including roles, processes, cadence, and decision structures
- Built data readiness frameworks and led data harmonization efforts
- Drove organizational development by coaching team members, shaping ways of working, and contributing to capability building within the practice
Jan 2019 - Mar 2023
4 years 3 monthsBerlin, Germany
Team Lead PMO & Principal Business Development
Zalando
- Directed enterprise-wide logistics expansion program across tech, operations, and commercial teams
- Facilitated multi-year strategic roadmap and aligned senior stakeholders on priorities and resource needs
- Implemented portfolio prioritization, governance routines, and structured steering mechanisms
- Built the PMO function with structured intake processes, quarterly planning cycles, and regular reviews
- Developed capability-building frameworks and delivery standards for PMO and project managers
Jan 2013 - Dec 2018
6 yearsBerlin, Germany
Manager
4flow Consulting
- Led WMS transformation for grocery retail, translating conceptual value drivers into operational delivery
- Coordinated logistics, IT, construction, and vendor teams for implementation and go-live readiness
- Redesigned delivery operations and distribution network based on cost, service, and flexibility scenarios
- Developed business case and operational blueprint for omni-channel fulfillment and automation options
- Designed global Transport Control Tower concept including process, roles, KPIs, and governance
- Led regional TMS rollouts ensuring adoption of global transport process standards
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
5 yearsInternships
DHL Inhouse Consulting; KPMG; Daimler; Siemens
Several internships across consulting, advisory, quality management, and production.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
2 yearsSchwerin, Germany
Military Service
Summary
Transformation and digital supply chain leader with over 12 years of experience delivering large-scale operations programs across global and fast-growing organizations. Strong track record in supply chain technology implementations, enterprise-wide program governance, and designing operating models that turn strategy into reliable execution. Known for bringing structure to complex environments, aligning business, tech, and data stakeholders, and leading cross-functional teams through change.
Skills
- Transformation Leadership
- Digital Supply Chain
- Operations And Process Excellence
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Program Management
- Operating Model Design
- Change Management
- Vendor And Partner Management
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University
Master of Business Administration · Business Studies · United States · GPA: 3.9/4.0 (Top 10%)
Oct 2006 - Jun 2012
Berlin Institute of Technology
Dipl.-Ing., Logistics and Innovation & Technology Management · Industrial Engineering and Management · Berlin, Germany · 1.3
Sep 2002 - Jun 2005
Max-Planck-Gymnasium (High School)
High School Diploma, Physics and Computer Science · Berlin, Germany · 1.8
Certifications & licenses
IPMA Project Management Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt
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