Project Logistics Consultant (a.i.)

• 10 years of experience in senior management
• 15 years of experience as a leader and trainer
• 25 years of commercial experience in foreign trade
• multicultural doer & entrepreneur through and through
• logistics, project, and trade expert in global structures

Temporary support for global companies as a specialist and leader in advisory and management roles to cover staffing gaps, optimize or restructure during succession, acting as a moderator and negotiator with stakeholders, authorities, or employees.

Taking on and leading international projects while complying with applicable customs laws, trade agreements, bilateral or multilateral treaties, or dual-use regulations. Contract drafting and compliance based on ADSp, CMR, HGB, and IATA.

My further portfolio includes process optimization, developing and maintaining global supply chains, just-in-time / just-in-sequence transports, training staff, and creating related SOPs. Willing to take on personnel responsibility.

I first got into logistics in 1999 at Kühne + Nagel and have stayed in the industry ever since. I gained my first professional experience in multimodal planning for road transport, air freight, and sea freight. Customs handling for imports and exports was always part of the job.

In 2006, I took on responsibility as coordinator and deputy head of air freight export, serving key account customers in the automotive, supplier, semiconductor, and mechanical engineering sectors. I also created global tenders, handled bids, and negotiated rates with suppliers and customers. In addition, I trained staff and optimized and enforced quality guidelines at the Regensburg site.

I then became Sales Manager at the Kühne + Nagel branch in Straubing and joined the business development team in Southeast Bavaria.

Alongside driving volume and revenue growth by winning new clients, managing major projects, and expanding existing accounts, I handled internal and external negotiations—still multimodal and international.

Daily, I exchanged extensively with colleagues at home and abroad, mainly overseas, so I’m very familiar with international cultural differences and work styles.

In 2014, I founded Donaulogistics Transportmanagement GmbH as part of the Donaulogistics Group, with branches in Czechia and Turkey. In 2016, I co-founded and joined management at the Schaifele-schwan group, where I expanded into construction, real estate, and staffing services with two additional companies alongside logistics.

With revenues from €150,000 initially to over €5 million per year in following years and a peak headcount of around 85, I was fully responsible for revenue growth and leadership. I personally acquired and implemented all long-term clients and projects.

After stepping out of all previous companies in 2019, I joined management at a mid-sized market leader in ceramics and printing in 2020, leading the operational succession for two production sites with over 100 employees, including the global supply chain, until 2021.

Since 2020, I’ve been active in construction and real estate projects, leading and overseeing multimillion-euro projects with multiple contractor teams, responsible for material and staffing procurement and planning.

As a project manager, I’ve handled full renovation projects from concept and planning to execution and turnkey delivery. I created detailed project plans with schedules, cost estimates, and resource plans, overseeing every phase. At times, I managed four to five residential projects of six to ten units each, with a total project volume of around €20 million, maintaining strong partnerships with clients, architects, site managers, contractors, authorities, and subcontractors to ensure smooth collaboration.

I also continue advising and managing projects for major clients as a business developer or project manager, drawing on over 20 years of logistics and 10 years of project and leadership experience, sometimes with personnel responsibility.

In nearly all my roles, I’ve been directly or indirectly involved in implementations, system integrations, rollouts, software deployments, or greenfield deployments of ERPs, servers, or CRMs.