Jürgen Groen
Data Analysis & Harmonization
Experience
Jul 2023 - Present
2 years 1 monthData Analysis & Harmonization
Various clients/consulting partner
- Analysis and harmonization of master data.
- Analysis of product and customer portfolios / KPI determinations.
- Preparation & harmonization of raw material master data for migration.
- Marketing & customer support/organization for real estate agents.
Feb 2020 - Apr 2023
3 years 3 months Berlin, Germany
Project Management / Data Management / Data Migration - ERP & PIM
Bravado, a division of Universal Music GmbH
- Migrated a legacy system landscape (ProAlpha, Filemaker) into a new system structure: ERP (ProAlpha to MS Dynamics 365), PIM (PimCore), eCommerce shops & marketplaces.
- Integrated payment (Concardis), CRM (dotdigital), SAP corporate interfaces, designed & integrated logistics provider (TM3).
- Process and data migration.
- System configuration, oversight of master data maintenance.
- Definition, testing & analysis of all system data interfaces.
- Training.
- Software testing.
- Main focus (from mid-2021): end-to-end data migration of master, transactional and control data, data analyses and optimizations, monitoring system data interfaces, transition to operations.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
1 year Schwabach, Germany
Data Management & Process Optimization
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Optimized internal business processes, data provisioning, expansion and improvement of order management (OMS), shop control (SIM) and all legacy processes.
- Designed & implemented OMS interface to SAP (ECC/FI).
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
1 year 1 month Schwabach, Germany
Project Lead: Migration Omnichannel eCommerce
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Migration and data management of the omnichannel eCommerce solution (DE/AT) from Hybris to Commercetools, introduction of a central order management (ACL/OMS) and a new shop/product management (SIM/PIM based on PimCore).
- Integration of legacy processes and systems (middleware, SAP ECC/EWM, POS).
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
3 months Schwabach, Germany
Project Lead: Omnichannel eCommerce - Austria Integration
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Same scope as the Apollo omnichannel project from May 2016.
Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
8 months Schwabach, Germany
SAP Transition & Task Forces
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Supported all business units during the SAP transition phase.
- Quality assurance, process analysis & optimization, business coaching, preparation of (control) data, checking: reporting/BI.
Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
6 months Schwabach, Germany
Data Validation & Migration from Navision to SAP ECC/EWM
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Coached and supported all business units in validating master and transactional data.
- Improved procedures, optimized data exports & imports, prepared all migration data including quality assurance, necessary corrections/adjustments & repeatability.
- Concurrently: comprehensive data preparation for setting up a new SAP EWM.
- Concurrently: integration of the Hybris omnichannel solution into new processes.
May 2016 - Apr 2017
1 year Schwabach, Germany
Communication & Integration of an Omnichannel eCommerce Solution
Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- Subproject lead, communication and issue management between business and IT during introduction and establishment of a Hybris omnichannel solution.
- Designed and coordinated all end-to-end tests and integration into legacy systems (e.g. Navision, logistics/shipping, middleware, POS system).
- Coached project leadership, change management, supported business processes, error analysis, reporting and master data management.
Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
10 months Berlin, Germany
Project Lead, Building a Portal to Support Core Compliance Processes in Global Mobility Service
KPMG AG
- Project management and process/solution consulting for building a portal to optimize processes in income tax preparation, tax assessment review and tax equalization calculation for globally assigned employees of major KPMG clients.
- Liaison between business, product owner, technical PM and KPMG internal IT.
- PM/SCRUM, scheduling, budget control and forecasting.
- Close cooperation with steering committees and partners.
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
11 months Berlin, Germany
Project Lead, Data Management and Communication Migration 'eRoom > SharePoint 2013'
KPMG IT Service GmbH
- Offline migration of about 1,200 actively used eRooms into a SharePoint 2013 external collaboration environment.
- Data management and analysis, organization, change management & communication with both IT and business: planning and organization of migration steps, workflows, schedules and communication.
- Budget control and forecasting.
- Close cooperation with steering committees, works council and management.
- Technical collaboration and alignment with KPMG GLOBAL.
May 2013 - Jan 2014
9 months Berlin, Germany
Multi-Project Lead: SharePoint Collaboration Program
KPMG IT Service GmbH
- Coordination and communication of subprojects to build a complex SharePoint 2013 infrastructure: secure hosting, infrastructure, SharePoint base in intranet and DMZ, external collaboration platform.
- Constructive collaboration with steering committees, works council, management and board.
May 2012 - Apr 2013
1 year Berlin, Germany
Project Lead & Data Management Insourcing Migration IP Telephony
KPMG IT Service GmbH
- Led IPT insourcing project: Cisco CUCM, UCCX, PeterConnects, etc.
- Transformed all data from the old external to a new internal system structure.
- Recruited and managed the IPT specialist team.
- Managed budget and schedule (fixed deadline).
- Escalation management: constructive collaboration with steering committees, works council, management and board.
Jan 2011 - Jun 2012
6 months Hamburg, Germany
Concept, Preparation and Setup of a Sales Structure
Startup Company
- Software service for automated image optimization & production handling.
- Coached management: marketing - sales – control/organization.
- Designed marketing and sales strategy.
Mar 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 10 months Frankfurt, Germany
Information & Data Management for Occupancy and Relocation Planning & Execution at 'The Squaire'
KPMG AG
- Supported/coached board members, partners and planning managers.
- Analysis and decision support for restructuring, space optimization, internal 'sales support'.
- Optimized and organized all planning data, integrated into AutoCAD.
- Close cooperation with planning committees, management and board.
Feb 2009 - Jun 2011
2 years 5 months Berlin, Germany
Information, Data & Process Management for Migration/Rollout IP Telephony
KPMG IT Service GmbH
- Supported program manager, optimized processes.
- Quality assurance, controlling and support of the rollout team.
- Consolidated, analyzed and optimized all user and control data for smooth system transition.
- Designed operations and services.
- Designed & implemented software to optimize decentralized data capture.
- Presented to steering committees and at management/board level.
Oct 2007 - Oct 2008
1 year 1 month Mainz, Germany
Project Management / Project Lead Intranet
SCHOTT AG
- Completed and launched a global intranet based on RedDot® (CMS & LiveServer), Oracle, Windows & Linux servers.
- Time, crisis & escalation management with strong deadline focus and internal communication (internally 'selling' the project).
- Planning and support for rollout, user training and content integration, ITIL.
- Close cooperation with steering committees, marketing and management/board.
- Intensive, proactive collaboration with the external general contractor.
Mar 2002 - Dec 2015
12 years 10 months Oldenburg, Germany
General Partner and Managing Director
Information.Logistics KG
- MD / sales / marketing / finance / strategic partnerships.
- Information and data management, master and control data.
- Information logistics: ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) – BI (Business Intelligence).
- Content management (CMS) and personalization services.
- Internet service center and email marketing services.
Jan 2002 - Jan 2006
4 years 1 month Oldenburg, Germany
Interim Management / Managing Director
Handwerkerforum GbR
- Operated and expanded a tradesmen portal, sales and marketing design, managed cooperation partners.
- Constructive collaboration with MDs of partner wholesalers and purchasing cooperatives.
- Successful presentations and trade show work.
Aug 2000 - Mar 2003
2 years 8 months Bremen, Germany
Shareholder and Board Member Marketing and Sales
NetEnergy AG
- Designed, implemented and operated the NetStrom platform.
- Developed corporate identity, marketing campaigns, trade shows and press relations.
- Executed a private placement with a securities bank.
- Prepared all materials for an IPO in close cooperation with auditors.
- Point of contact for investors.
Apr 1998 - Mar 2002
4 years Oldenburg, Germany
Founder and Managing Director
Information.Logistics e.K.
- Built the b2b internet solutions division.
- Idea, design, implementation and operation of web-based OTC trading and inter-, intra- and extranet platforms.
Oct 1997 - Mar 1998
6 months Oldenburg, Germany
IT Sales, Marketing and Consulting
IFF GmbH
- Sales and marketing for IT companies.
- Custom programming, networks and groupware solutions.
- Designed, developed and sold a CM & knowledge base system.
- Successful trade show work and client presentations.
Oct 1995 - Sep 1997
2 years Bremen, Germany
Head of Inside Sales
Reidemeister & Ulrichs GmbH
- Led, optimized and reorganized inside sales.
- Staff/project responsibility: 2 department heads, 12 staff, one assistant.
- Optimized management and sales reporting, sales control and controlling with AS/400 integration (ETL, BI).
- Improved annual sales planning (agents, field force and key account) via AS/400 export, preparation/planning/validation in Excel/Access, AS/400 import.
- Introduced the 'half-day field service' sales concept.
- Initiated, founded and led an expert team for strategic IT and management consulting for owners and executives.
Apr 1993 - Sep 1995
2 years 6 months Oldenburg, Germany
Assistant to Management/Board Sales and Head of Customer Service Domestic & International
CeWe Color AG & Co.
- Led and reorganized customer service domestic & international.
- Staff/project responsibility: 2 department heads, 22 staff, one assistant.
- Optimized management/sales control and reporting as well as master and control data (ETL, BI, reporting).
- Project lead/full accountability including concept for a photo trade delivery information system.
- Rollout in Germany, Denmark and Norway.
- Constructive and close collaboration with full board, sales, marketing, IT, controlling, development and production.
- Presentations at board level and to key account and specialist retailers.
Oct 1991 - Mar 1993
1 year 6 months Bremen, Germany
Head of IT Organization and Systems Development in Coffee Sales Control
Jacobs Suchard Erzeugnisse GmbH & Co. KG
- Developed strategic, sales-oriented IT systems.
- Coordinated internal and external system developers.
- Project lead: design, build, launch and operation of a field force visit and control system.
- Designed a campaign control system for coordinating supermarket promotions between key account, field force, sales control and marketing.
- Reporting, user support and training for the entire sales team.
Jan 1991 - Sep 1991
9 months Hamburg, Germany
Advisor - Trade Marketing Organization
BP Handel GmbH
- Managed and optimized a decentralized nationwide trade network (oil trading system).
- Integrated oil trading middleware into Novell networks.
Oct 1988 - Dec 1991
2 years 3 months Hamburg, Germany
Advisor - Service Station Technical Systems
BP Tankstellen GmbH
- Designed, implemented, tested and launched credit and debit card terminals.
- Rolled out and trained technicians and users.
- Designed, built and ran a service station tech helpdesk.
- Subproject lead in the 'BP Customer and Trucker Card' project.
Summary
Experienced, highly qualified Senior Consultant with over 33 years of diverse professional experience in IT and organization, eCommerce and sales management/controlling.
Entrepreneurial thinking & action, strong communicator with pronounced social & team skills.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Dutch
Elementary
Education
Mar 1985 - Jul 1988
Wilhelmshaven University of Applied Sciences
Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) · Industrial Engineering · Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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