Olaf Konopka
Liquidation of a warehouse site
Experience
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
3 months Berlin, Germany
Liquidation of a warehouse site
Cegeka for Vodafone
- Project plan creation and monitoring
- Coordination of necessary activities
- Regular status meetings
- Personnel planning for cut over
- Completion and handover of all trades to the end customer with documentation
Mar 2024 - Dec 2026
1 year 10 months Cologne, Germany
Further development and optimization of an existing corporate housing property
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- Analyzing the current profitability
- Coordination of necessary adjustments in marketing
- Coordination of architect and specialist trades
- Adaptation of existing contracts with service providers
May 2023 - Jan 2024
9 months Neuss, Germany
Head of Business Unit Handling
TechnoCargo Logistik GmbH u. Co. KG, Vaillant Group
- Management of the Central Distribution Centre of Vaillant GmbH
- Management of an organization with 380 FTE, 24h operation, 3 shifts
- Reorganization and structure of the operational teams
- Preparation of the organization for future growth
- Selection and induction of the new Head of Business Unit Handling
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
9 months Berlin, Germany
Interim Manager Supply Chain Management
ADM Wild Europe GmbH
- S4 HANA rollout preparation (localization of a US Blueprint)
- Recording of the requirements
- Fit gap analysis
- Identification and implementation of necessary customizations
- Go Live preparation
- Change management
- Industry: Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
6 months Ascheberg, Germany
Interim Manager Logistics
Midsona GmbH
- Operative leadership
- Reorganization of different teams and tasks
- Structural development
- Coaching for team leads
- Implementation of a logistics control center
- Implementation of a new team structure and organization
- Industry: Organic Food Producer
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany
Process consulting and key user implementation SAP EWM
Marquardt GmbH
- Process consulting logistics internal processes
- Process consulting production supply
- Takeover of defined tasks from IT after customizing
- Testing of all business transactions in ERP and EWM
- Test documentation
- Preparing user trainings
- Industry: Automotive
Feb 2021 - May 2021
4 months Dinslaken, Germany
Analysis of back office processes / definition of organizational concept
Signode System GmbH
- Document all tasks in back office logistics
- Fit gap analysis based on Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Concept development for reorganization of the teams and structure
- Presentation of this concept to the German and European board
- Define a future organizational chart
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
2 months Nuremberg, Germany
Hypercare phase under SAP EWM
DB Schenker for the end customer Siemens Contract-Logistics
- Support the operational leaders – crisis management
- Process analysis and improvement
- KPI development
- Stock management
- Backlog management
- Clearing case management
Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
10 monthsPreparing a logistic concept under SAP EWM
Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH
- Collect the “as is” situation under Lexmark inventory control
- Developing a target process in collaboration with the logistics lead
- Fit gap analysis by considering EWM standard processes
- Working out the future concept and prioritization
Feb 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 11 months Cologne, Germany
Planning, concept and realization of a corporate housing concept
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- Project preparation: feasibility study, project conception, milestones, utilization concept
- Project planning: blueprint planning, approval planning, cost planning, departmental planning
- Execution preparation: approve tender documents, offer analysis, negotiation assignment, order release
- Project execution: start of construction, completion of construction stage, final acceptance
- Project completion: hand over to the new user, balancing of accounts
Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
9 months Leverkusen, Germany
Manager Global Digitalization dLX
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
- SAP implementation across Lanxess Group; FIT (Future Integrated Template)
- Process expert and process manager stream Logistics & Inventory
- Reporting to worldwide program management
- Implement S4HANA (18.09), EWM 9.0, TM
- SAP development project following agile project philosophy
- Leading the local customizing and the offshore teams in India
- Consulting and developing the future global business processes within logistics and transport management
- Green field approach
- Interface management and coordination of all involved streams
- Pilot preparation for North America
- Project language English
- Industrial sector: Chemical Industry
Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
10 months Amsterdam, Netherlands
Managing Director
Fiege BV Netherlands
- Leading the Netherlands organization of the Fiege Group (Fiege Logistik Holding Stiftung & Co. KG)
- Turnaround management
- Operational responsible for two operations and country administration
- Full P&L responsibility
- Implementation of new customer contracts
- Contract extension
- Implementation of a new plant
- Change management and reorganization of the NL organization
- Implementing new KPI systems
- Reporting to the German board of Fiege Logistics
- Project language English
- Industrial sector: Contract Logistics, e-commerce business
Dec 2015 - May 2017
1 year 6 months Hünxe, Germany
Regional Manager, Plant Manager, HP Inc. EMEA Distribution Center, Printing, Cluster, Center Pool
Logistics Group International GmbH
- Leading the LGI side in Hünxe, 65,000 m², 400 employees, 24/7 operation
- Responsible for the key accounts HP, Europe-wide (different operations) on different levels
- Full P&L responsibility
- Organizational development
- Strategic development of the operation and customer contract extension
- Process improvement
- Review and change of the controlling systems
- Implementation of daily P&L reporting
- Project lead and member of steering board to implement new processes and fulfill customer requirements
- Substantial improvement of customer satisfaction and scoring
- Industrial sector: Contract Logistics, IT
Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
1 year 6 months Heilbronn, Germany
Senior Project Manager SUMMIT
Friesland Campina GmbH
- SAP implementation across the group (project focus 2014 / 2015 – Germany) – project language English
- Project lead, interface manager, coach, change owner, key user Plant Cologne
- Reporting to plant leader and German steering committee
- Implementation of SAP EWM, APO PPDS, Smart Buy
- Leading the project phases: factory blueprint, validation, change impact, change management, integration test, user acceptance test, key user training, end user training, go live, hypercare phase
- Consulting of the operations departments regarding SAP implementation
- Interface management and coordination over the whole course of the project
- Supervising the change management process as interface between SAP consulting and operational organization
- Optimization within the supply chain for the Cologne plant
- Industrial sector: Food industry, Dairy, HACCP Production
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
1 year Wuppertal, Germany
Logistics Manager
BONG GmbH
- Operational steering of the central warehouse
- Management of all transport providers and contracts
- Process and organization analysis and description of necessary next steps
- Development of a logistics controlling concept
- Process changes operative and ERP changes under Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Development and implementation of a complaint management system
- Reorganization of the operative logistics processes
- Industrial sector: Paper / Packaging Industry, Manufacturing Industry
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
1 year Berlin, Germany
Leader Logistics
Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Vodafone GmbH
- Analyze actual condition of processes, systems and warehouse layout
- Analyze structure and volumes of the existing business and projects
- Reorganization of the logistic strategy at existing location
- Modification of organization and processes for new business model
- Change of task structure and realignment of operative workforce
- Implementation of a new satellite warehouse for specific product groups
- Conception and catalog of requirements for a new warehouse management system
- Introduction of new quality assurance procedures
- Generate a catalog of requirements for a new logistics facility
- Selection of a new central warehouse and relocation during running business
- On-the-job training of the new long-term logistics leader
- Industrial sector: IT, Telecommunications, Broadband Network, Internet Provider, Television
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
1 year Darmstadt, Germany
Global Supply Chain Coordinator
AB Enzymes GmbH
- Operational steering of the central warehouse and central contact for all external logistics providers and internal customer service
- Management of all transport providers and contracts
- Central contact for all worldwide supply chain sites (Brazil, USA, Singapore, China)
- Monthly standard reporting of the global supply chain (costs, performance, quality)
As Supply Chain Manager North America - Plantation, Florida:
- Implementation of a new SAP system (responsible for all supply chain processes)
- Onboarding of new employees (Customer Service, Supply Chain Manager)
- Operational management of the regional warehouse North America
- Cooperation and support of the North American sales organization
- Closing the regional warehouse in Mexico
- Industrial sector: Chemical Industry, Manufacturing Industry
Jan 2009 - Present
15 years 7 months Cologne, Germany
Interim Management, Project Management, Consulting, Training
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- Interim management, project management, consulting, and training
- Long experience in Supply Chain, interim management, project management in supply chain, strategy and concepts, inventory reduction, sales & operations planning, process management (e.g., ERP implementation in supply chain organizations), international logistics and transport management, warehousing (incl. outsourcing)
- Highly specialized in implementation of new business strategies
- Focus core competencies:
- Supply Chain Management
- Materials administration
- Logistics
- International Transportation Management
- Production
- Purchasing
- Organizational development
- Team development
- Outsourcing
- Crisis and turnaround management
- Supply chain processes and organizations
- Operational management expertise:
- Leading supply chain organizations or parts of it with international and national orientation
- Set up and leading of national and international supply chain sites
- Development of daily business and teams
- Logistics management and outsourcing (also warehouse outsourcing)
- National and international transport management, contracts and optimization
- Management of complex organizations / crisis intervention
- ERP systems: SAP S4 HANA EWM, TM, Microsoft Dynamics, Lexware
- Further experiences and projects undertaken include:
- SAP R/3 implementation (MM, WM, SD) in Germany, France and England
- Reorganization of a logistics center
- Conception and implementation of “best price vs. best buy” in purchasing
- Organizational realignment “customer orientation”
- Strategy workshops and definition of goals within a supply chain organization
- Management trainings (e.g., goals and objectives for employees, conflict management)
- Training “communication within a team”
- Design of an internal performance charging
- Item cost reduction by 20% due to process optimization
- Request for proposal, selection and implementation of service providers (transportation, warehousing, temporary employment, maintenance agreements)
- Management of international transport networks
- Implementation of import and export competence centers before AEO (authorized economic operator) application
- Development and implementation of a supply chain controlling system to measure cost, performance, quality and productivity
- Benchmark of different logistics processes in different countries
- KPI implementation in different countries under SAP R/3
- Project leader of an outsourcing project within the supply chain
- Transformation of a cost center supply chain to a profit center
Jan 1996 - Dec 2010
15 yearsAuthorized Officer and Director Supply Chain Services
Computacenter UK, GE Capital ITS, CompuNet
- Budget responsibility > €600M, leading an organization > 200 employees, responsible for logistics, purchasing, international transports, production, spare parts and customer service
- Previously held roles within this period include Leader Spare Part Logistics, General Logistics Manager, and Manager Logistics Controlling
Speaker, moderator, coach and workshop leader
Management Circle, Business Circle, Deutsche Logistik Akademie
- Speaker, moderator, coach and workshop leader for subjects like logistics controlling, logistics security, logistics management, transport management, logistics controlling under SAP R/3, sales controlling, supply chain management and others for “Management Circle” (Eschborn), “Business Circle” (Vienna), “Deutsche Logistik Akademie” (Bremen)
Assistant Professor for Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Controlling and Human Resources Management
University of applied science Osnabrück, University of applied science Süd Westfalen
- Assistant Professor for Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Controlling and Human Resources Management
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
University of Applied Sciences Iserlohn
Graduate business engineer, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. · Business administration and technology management · Iserlohn, Germany
German railways
Electrician · Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified ScrumMaster®
Facilitative Leadership
Green Belt by Six Sigma
Leadership for advanced Leaders
NLP Master
DVNLP
Six Sigma Champions Training
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