Andreas Menzel - Project Management (Freelance)

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Wachtberg, Germany

Experience

Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 7 months

Project Management (Freelance)

Spice Manufacturer

Responsible for the Product Owner role
Introduction of agile project approach
System integration App <-> AWS backend database <-> vending machine based on retail algorithms

Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

3 years 1 month

Project Management (Freelance)

CyBike GmbH

Consultancy to prepare a startup’s market launch
Development of the trade show concept
Project management of the software project with apps (iOS/Android) and AWS cloud backend in collaboration with a software company
Integration with a mobile telecom network to transmit data from radio modules to the AWS backend

Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 2 months

Germany

Senior Expert Pricing & Proposition

Deutsche Telekom European Headquarters

Development of strategic pricing concepts for growth strategies

Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

3 years 8 months

Romania

Head of Product Management Fixed & Mobile Integrated Products and Pricing (B2C)

Telekom Romania

Launch of the MagentaOne brand for Telekom RO
Development of the pricing strategy for integrated products (fixed-line and mobile) and their market launch based on in-depth market research for an integrated household approach including tiered pricing, a smart home concept and cloud solution
Development of the new business segment to annual €25 million
Development and execution of one of the top 10 strategic projects at Telekom RO
Implementation of the corporate pricing strategy

Jan 2006 - Dec 2013

8 years

Germany

Senior Expert Strategic Pricing (Mobile and Fixed-line)

Deutsche Telekom European Headquarters

Development of a B2B pricing portfolio for Cosmote Romania
Development of the new B2B strategy and reorganization of the newly built B2B organization at Cosmote Romania
Development and launch of a new data roaming offering (Travel&Surf) as the responsible project lead simultaneously in eight Deutsche Telekom foreign markets, supported by a marketing campaign in 14 European countries (a double-digit million-euro business)
Leadership of a central project team of six colleagues from Product & Innovation, IT, Network Engineering, Marketing Communication and eight local project leads in the country subsidiaries
Consulting projects to implement the pricing strategy in collaboration with Simon & Kucher
Value-based pricing projects based on conjoint analyses and simulations to develop new portfolio structures for various country subsidiaries
Management of best-practice exchange across Deutsche Telekom Group

Jan 2006 - Dec 2012

7 years

Remagen, Germany

Lecturer in the MBA Program

University of Applied Sciences Remagen/Koblenz

Teaching International Business and International Marketing

Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

4 years

Germany

Senior Project Manager Mobile Payment

T-Mobile International AG

Implementation and market launch of mobile payment (mobile payment system provider) using a “mobile wallet” as the responsible program manager
Projects: Mobile Parking, Mobile Ticketing
Management of partners (merchants/payment providers) to integrate payment products
Active role in standardization at the Mobile Payment Forum

Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

4 years

Germany

Staff Member to T-Mobile Int’l CEO René Obermann (responsible for Internationalization)

T-Mobile International AG

Development and implementation of the T-Mobile International governance structure (committees to steer the new group) to support cooperation among the group country subsidiaries and best-practice exchange

Jan 1996 - Dec 2000

5 years

Germany

Head of Business Development Mobile Satellite Communication

T-Mobile GmbH

Development and establishment of go-to-market and sales organization (mid double-digit million-euro business)

Jan 1994 - Dec 1996

3 years

Germany

Marketing Planning Expert

Deutsche Telekom Mobilnet GmbH (DeTeMobilNet)

Development and execution of marketing planning for mobile services
Support for projects to win licenses for mobile services

Jan 1992 - Dec 1993

2 years

Sales and Marketing Controller

Quante AG

Analytical derivation and setup of sales controlling

Jan 1990 - Dec 1992

3 years

Product Manager Fiber-based Data Transmission Systems

Quante AG

Conception and marketing of newly developed products

Summary

Motivating and inspiring manager with strong interpersonal skills and a results focus, based on solid business know-how
In-demand coach and visionary with a keen sense for technical, organizational, commercial and sales interrelations
Strategy and subject matter expert in pricing and product management for mobile and fixed-line offerings
Competitive analysis to derive strategic decisions for day-to-day operations
Development of pricing and business models to maximize seasonal (intra-day, weekly, monthly) margin
Design and delivery of workshops for product development and the creation/implementation of strategic initiatives
Analysis to develop business requirements together with operational departments for the enhancement of existing and/or design of new IT systems/applications as well as BI systems as a Product Owner
Support of agile teams as an Agile Coach, either introducing or further developing agile project management methodologies
Creative and innovative, pragmatic in execution
Open to new challenges and innovations
Excellent communication skills for a complex, intercultural and international business environment