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Alexander Spangenberg

Principal

Alexander Spangenberg
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Apr 2023 - Sep 2025
2 years 6 months
Berlin, 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 months
Berlin, 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 years
Berlin, 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 years

Internships

DHL Inhouse Consulting; KPMG; Daimler; Siemens

Several internships across consulting, advisory, quality management, and production.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
2 years
Schwerin, 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
Native
English
Advanced

Education

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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