Lothar W.
freelance management and logistics consultant, interim manager
Experience
Nov 2010 - Jul 2024
13 years 9 monthsfreelance management and logistics consultant, interim manager
- Corporate optimization tasks considering strategy, organization/IT, quality and service management, logistics as well as controlling/performance management in industry, trade and services
- Client consulting (potential analyses) and contract logistics acquisition, planning and implementation projects, e.g. in the context of tenders from industry and trade
- IT project management (requirements management, software selection, tender management, implementation support)
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- Interim management (e.g. multi-project management, logistics consulting)
Feb 2002 - Oct 2010
8 years 9 monthsMainz, Germany
Senior employee/authorized signatory in the Sales division, Logistics Service
DB Schenker Rail GmbH
- Operational control and key contribution to building the division
- Led transport, plant and warehouse logistics projects for leading companies including those in the chemical, paper, automotive, mining and FMCG sectors
- Led IT projects (RFID, logistics control center)
- Key contribution to the development and introduction of the "Railport" product (Europe-wide network of bimodal logistics centers)
Aug 1999 - Jan 2002
2 years 6 monthsMainz, Germany
Logistics Manager in the Sales division, Chemical market
DB Cargo AG
- Sales planning, control and reporting
- Introduction of a balanced scorecard as a strategic controlling tool
- Development and implementation of logistics concepts and products (e.g. ChemCargo, now: DBchem-solution)
- Internal implementation of company-wide optimization projects within the division
Dec 1996 - Jul 1999
2 years 8 monthsBerlin, Germany
Project Manager
Zentrum für Logistik und Unternehmensplanung GmbH
- Site analysis for a commercial vehicle spare parts warehouse in Eastern Europe for an international vehicle manufacturer
- Development of a concept for cooperative supply and disposal for a well-known university hospital
- Optimization of rail-based shipping logistics at a plant of a world-leading chemical company by implementing a central "Rail Service Unit"
- Logistics training in sales for a leading rail freight company
Apr 1995 - Nov 1996
1 year 8 monthsAndernach, Germany
Project Manager Organizational Development
SHD Datentechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Project support for the implementation of a new ERP software, among other tasks
- Implementation of a document management system
Dec 1991 - Mar 1995
3 years 4 monthsKoblenz, Germany
Various roles, most recently Head of Project Management/Organization
Erich Denkhaus Internationale Spedition AG
- Organizational development and quality management projects for the contract/warehouse logistics subsidiary Denkhaus Logistik GmbH, among other tasks
Feb 1988 - Nov 1991
3 years 10 monthsKoblenz, Germany
Assistant to the Management
Denkhaus Intern. Ges. für Auslandsverkehr mbH
- Led a project to select TMS/forwarding software, among other tasks
Sep 1986 - Oct 1986
2 monthsAnkara, Turkey
AIESEC traineeship
Hema Disli Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.
Apr 1984 - Sep 1984
6 monthsKoblenz, Germany
Commercial internship
Erich Denkhaus Intern. Spedition GmbH & Co
Nov 1983 - Mar 1984
5 monthsMontabaur, Germany
Basic freight forwarding internship
Güterumschlag und Spedition GmbH
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
ElementaryEducation
Oct 1984 - Jul 1988
Fachhochschule Koblenz
Diploma in Business Administration (FH), focus on Organization/Business Informatics and Controlling · Business Administration · Koblenz, Germany
Staatliches Gymnasium auf der Karthause
General university entrance qualification · Koblenz, Germany
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