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Markus (Georg) Trapp

Career reorientation in the job market, parental leave

Markus Trapp
Bielefeld, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present
1 year 8 months

Career reorientation in the job market, parental leave

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024
7 months
Lippstadt, Germany

Head of Business Unit cademify

avitea GmbH

  • Secondment & placement of experts and executives, interim management
  • Financial, technical and disciplinary management of the business unit
  • Establishing and promoting the new brand (until 02/2024 'avitea experts')
  • Responsibility for 12 internal employees
  • Sales, coaching, employer branding
  • Focus on increasing independence from the parent company
  • Member of avitea GmbH's leadership team
Aug 2022 - Jan 2024
1 year 6 months
Bielefeld, Germany

Managing Consultant / Regional Manager Northwest

Brenner Deininger Consultants GmbH

  • Opening of the Bielefeld office
  • Business development - sales
  • HR consulting, placement, headhunting, executive search
  • Recruitment of specialists and executives up to C-level
  • Advising on strategic HR and organizational issues such as employer branding
Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
3 years 9 months
Bielefeld, Germany

Senior HR Consultant

HAPEKO Hanseatisches Personalkontor Deutschland GmbH

  • HR consulting, placement, headhunting, executive search
  • Recruitment of specialists and executives up to C-level
  • Sales
Jan 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 10 months
Cologne, Germany

Director in Temping – Central sector

Studitemps GmbH

  • Financial, technical and disciplinary management of the Central sector with locations in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, Dortmund and Münster
  • Opening of the Bonn and Bielefeld locations in 2018
  • Revenue increase from €10 million in 2016 to €17 million in 2017
  • Responsibility for about 75 internal employees (approx. 50 FTEs & 25 working students) and up to 2,400 external employees/students
  • Designing and shaping the company's strategic, tactical and operational direction and framework conditions
  • Contribution to the company's overall budgeting
  • Collaboration with SCRUM teams and agile coaches
Oct 2013 - Jan 2017
3 years 4 months
Rheine, Germany

Head of the Personnel Services Division

Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt-Warendorf

  • Market implementation, expansion, operational and strategic market development, and management of the newly created personnel services division

  • Budget and results responsibility

  • Personnel leadership responsibility

  • Collaboration with the management board of the Kreishandwerkerschaft and craft guilds, and reporting to the association's decision-making bodies

  • Strategy development

  • Website planning and marketing

  • Placement and secondment of skilled and managerial staff in technical and commercial fields

  • Cooperation with workshops and continuing education departments of the Kreishandwerkerschaft

  • HR consulting and preparing expert reports on workforce reduction measures

  • Participation in guild meetings and delivering presentations

  • Collaboration with the employment agency, job centers, and educational institutions

  • Cooperation with a Dutch municipality to qualify and integrate job seekers into the labor market

Mar 2013 - Sep 2013
7 months

Parental leave

Dec 2008 - Feb 2013
4 years 3 months
Cologne, Germany

Branch Manager in Office & Management

DIS AG

  • Placement and secondment of specialist and managerial staff in Office & Management
  • Strategic and operational market development (sales, market analysis, network management, personnel marketing, candidate management, recruitment)
  • Budget and results responsibility
  • Reporting to management
  • Personnel leadership responsibility for 5 internal employees and up to 45 external specialists and managers
  • Member of the Focus Expert Group
  • Organization and execution of a client event with Dr. Reinhard K. Sprenger "Football Strategies for Managers" at the German Sports and Olympic Museum in Cologne
Jan 2008 - Nov 2008
11 months
Nuremberg, Germany

Head of Technical Division

Lorenz Technik GmbH & Co. KG

  • Placement of engineers, technicians, and skilled workers
  • Regional sales and key account management
  • Applicant management
  • Budget and results responsibility
  • Consulting with management and reporting
  • Personnel leadership responsibility for 6 internal employees and up to 185 external employees
  • Annual revenue of approx. €8 million
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years
Bielefeld, Germany

Branch Manager

SIR Industrieservice GmbH (from 04/2007 Orizon Group)

  • Opening and development of the branch
  • Budget and results responsibility
  • Personnel leadership responsibility for 3 internal employees and up to 90 external employees
  • Building a team of 50 staff within 6 months
  • Partnerships and network building within the ThyssenKrupp group
  • Cooperation with training and education providers
  • Market development (sales, recruitment)
  • Consulting with management and reporting
  • Collaboration with the works council
  • Membership in the OWL Mechanical Engineering Association
Apr 2002 - Dec 2005
3 years 9 months
Bielefeld, Germany

Branch Manager

Teuto Personal-Service GmbH

  • Opening, building and leading the branch
  • Market development (sales, recruitment)
  • Responsibility for results and budget
  • Advising management and reporting
  • Responsible for the training department
Jan 1999 - Mar 2002
3 years 3 months

Branch Manager / Staffing Consultant

randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

  • Opening, building and managing the Detmold branch

  • Leasing of commercial and industrial-technical personnel

  • Maintaining sales-promoting contacts

  • Recruitment marketing, ad placement and cooperation with training providers

  • Responsibility for results and budget and reporting

  • Personnel management responsibility for 5 internal employees and up to 70 external employees

  • Cooperation with the works council

  • Participation in the opening and setup of the Bielefeld branch

  • Personnel planning (sales, recruiting, placement)

May 1997 - Dec 1998
1 year 8 months
Cologne, Germany

Coordinator

inlingua Sprachschulen Deutschland

  • Establishing, leading and managing the national offices in Moers and, from 04/1998, in Cologne
  • Optimizing cooperation among language schools and coordinating marketing activities for around 70 language schools
  • Designing and creating a company brochure and website
  • Recruiting and retaining member schools
  • Collaborating with advertising, marketing and web agencies as well as print and online media
  • Implementing a central purchasing system and creating a promotional materials catalog
  • Cooperating with the inlingua headquarters in Bern, foreign partner schools and publishers
  • Developing a translator and interpreter database
  • Organizing and managing national conferences and events
Aug 1989 - Apr 1997
7 years 9 months
Nuremberg, Germany

Project Management – Sales / Commercial Project Clerk – Sales

Messner-Technik GmbH

  • Break due to alternative civilian service

  • Acting as interface between production, field service, consulting engineering firms, technical departments, subcontractors and client companies

  • Cost estimation of specifications, preparing offers

  • Post-calculation and controlling

  • Reviewing and drafting contracts using VOB/VOL knowledge

  • Preparing and organizing trade fairs

  • Handling business correspondence in English

  • Independent commercial project support for the sales offices in Munich, Meißen and Berlin

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Professional Services (25 years), Manufacturing (7.5 years), and Education (1.5 years).

Professional Services
Manufacturing
Education

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Sales (27.5 years), Human Resources (25 years), Operations (9 years), Finance (7.5 years), Project Management (7.5 years), and Strategy (6.5 years).

Sales
Human Resources
Operations
Finance
Project Management
Strategy

Skills

  • Ms Office
  • Google Docs
  • Peoplesoft
  • Ibm As/400
  • Aida
  • Prosoft
  • Hr4you
  • Personal-time
  • Emars
  • Base Erp/zendesk (Us)
  • Pbs Erp
  • Ms Teams
  • Zoom
  • Jira Software
  • Miroboard
  • Slack
  • Starhunter
  • Chatgpt
  • Other Ai Programs
  • Various Candidate Sourcing Programs
  • Cammio (Video Recruiting)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Feb 2010 - Feb 2018

PFH – Private Hochschule Göttingen

Diploma in Business Administration (FH), focus on Human Resources · Business Administration, specialization in Human Resources · Göttingen, Germany

Oct 1995 - Dec 1998

VWA – Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie Nürnberg und Düsseldorf

Business Economist (VWA) · Business Administration · Düsseldorf, Germany

Sep 1986 - Jul 1989

Messner-Technik GmbH

Industrial Clerk · Industrial Business Management · Nuremberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Coach

Agile Heroes GmbH

Master Business With Ai (Mbai)

Lai Leaders Of Ai GmbH

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Where is Markus based?

Markus is based in Bielefeld, Germany.

What languages does Markus speak?

Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Markus have?

Markus has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Markus be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Career reorientation in the job market, parental leave, Head of Business Unit cademify, Managing Consultant / Regional Manager Northwest.

What is Markus's latest experience?

Markus's most recent position is Career reorientation in the job market, parental leave.

What companies has Markus worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Markus has worked for avitea GmbH, Brenner Deininger Consultants GmbH, and HAPEKO Hanseatisches Personalkontor Deutschland GmbH.

Which industries is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Education.

Which business areas is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Human Resources (HR), and Operations. Markus also has some experience in Finance, Project Management, and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.

Which business areas has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources (HR), Sales, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Markus's education?

Markus holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, specialization in Human Resources from PFH – Private Hochschule Göttingen.

Does Markus have any certificates?

Markus has 2 certificates. These include: Agile Coach and Master Business With Ai (Mbai).

What is the availability of Markus?

Markus is immediately available for suitable projects.

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