Lothar Welker
Freelance Management and Logistics Consultant, Interim Manager
Experience
Nov 2010 - Jul 2024
13 years 9 monthsFreelance Management and Logistics Consultant, Interim Manager
- Business optimization tasks considering strategy, organization/IT, quality and service management, logistics, and controlling/performance management in industry, trade, and services
- Client consulting (potential analyses) as well as contract logistics acquisition, planning, and implementation projects, e.g. within 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 Executive/Authorized Representative in Sales Department, "Logistics Service" Division
DB Schenker Rail GmbH
- Operational control and key involvement in building up the division
- Managing transport, plant, and warehouse logistics projects for leading companies in the chemical, paper, automotive, mining, and FMCG industries
- Leading IT projects (RFID, logistics control center)
- Key contribution to the development and launch of the "Railport" product (Europe-wide network of bimodal logistics centers)
Aug 1999 - Jan 2002
2 years 6 monthsMainz, Germany
Logistics Manager in Sales Department, Chemical Market Segment
DB Cargo AG
- Sales planning, control, and reporting
- Introducing a Balanced Scorecard as a strategic controlling tool
- Developing and implementing logistics concepts and products (e.g. ChemCargo, now DBchem-solution)
- Implementing group-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
- Developing a concept for cooperative supply and disposal for a major university hospital
- Optimizing 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
- Supporting a project to implement new ERP software
- Implementing a document management system
Dec 1991 - Mar 1995
3 years 4 monthsKoblenz, Germany
Various Positions, 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
Feb 1988 - Nov 1991
3 years 10 monthsKoblenz, Germany
Executive Assistant
Denkhaus Intern. Ges. für Auslandsverkehr mbH
- Leading a project to select TMS/freight forwarding software
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
Elementary Education
Oct 1984 - Jul 1988
Koblenz University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Business Administration (FH), focus on Organization/Business Informatics, Controlling · Business Administration · Koblenz, Germany
State Grammar School on the Karthause
General University Entrance Qualification · Koblenz, Germany
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