Gerhard Sammer

Freelance Consultant

Ergoldsbach, Germany

Experience

Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
1 year 7 months

Freelance Consultant

  • Company in special-purpose machine construction: 4-month special project at a branch
  • IT service provider: 7 months reorganization and restructuring of the technical office
Dec 2012 - Jun 2021
8 years 7 months
Neutraubling, Germany

Auditor and Head of Internal Audit at Krones Group

Krones AG

  • 8 years and 7 months as Auditor and Head of Internal Audit at Krones Group
  • Set up internal audit worldwide
  • Auditor in the team for scheduled audits
  • Lead auditor (responsible for planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up)
  • Compliance investigations
  • Tracking actions and implementation
Dec 2008 - Nov 2012
4 years
Munich, Germany

Auditor and Head of Internal Audit for Central Procurement and Logistics and its Subsidiaries

Siemens AG

  • Established internal audit in collaboration with Corporate Audit
  • Auditor in the team for scheduled audits with Corporate Audit
  • Lead auditor (responsible for planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up)
  • Fraud investigations (order processing, logistics)
  • Tracking actions and implementation
Dec 2005 - Nov 2008
3 years
Munich, Germany

Corporate Audit Auditor

Siemens AG

  • Conducted holistic company audits (focus on IT, procurement, logistics, structural analysis)
  • Reviewed large projects for risk assessment
  • Tasks and structural analyses while building a benchmark database
  • Reviewed IT system landscapes
Dec 2003 - Nov 2005
2 years
Munich, Germany

Internal Auditor

Siemens AG

  • Audited IT products (functionality, cost-effectiveness)
  • Audited service units
  • Audited the execution of large projects
  • Fraudulent activities (order processing, procurement)
  • Audited the interface between development and service
Dec 2001 - Nov 2003
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Managing Director

Siemens AG, Export Processing Subsidiary

  • Responsible for the Shared Service, Business Development, HR, and IT divisions
  • Implemented standard HR processes
  • Integrated the subsidiary into Siemens AG
  • Established compliance processes
Dec 1999 - Nov 2001
2 years
Munich, Germany

Partner in Internal Consulting for Procurement and Logistics

Siemens AG

  • Business responsibility for supply chain design, process design, and mergers
  • Developed the audit module for logistics audits in the group
  • Structural analysis of the central patent unit
  • Process optimization projects
  • Group-wide standard processes project
  • Procurement management for central units
Dec 1995 - Nov 1999
4 years
Munich, Germany

Consultant and Project Manager in Internal Process and Management Consulting

Siemens AG

  • Fitness program for logistics processes in procurement and distribution for the i-center wholesale network
  • Developed a modern global distribution concept for electro-medical equipment
  • Reorganized business units
Dec 1991 - Nov 1995
4 years
Munich, Germany

Trainer and Training Manager

Siemens AG

  • Developed and led the seminar "Organizing and Implementing Change Effectively"
  • Designed logistics systems as part of a merger
  • Business responsibility for the company's logistics seminars
  • Established and led the cooperation unit with the central procurement and logistics department
Dec 1984 - Nov 1991
7 years
Munich, Germany

Software Developer and Head of a Main Division

Siemens AG

  • Developed, maintained, and redesigned IT procedures for reporting, accounting, and site management
  • Designed, programmed, implemented, and trained on an order processing system for mainframe clients and automotive (Siemens Automotive Technology, now Continental Group)

Languages

German
Native

Education

TU Munich

Diploma in Computer Science, major in Economics · Computer Science · Munich, Germany