Recommended expert

Peter Pries

CRM & Bid Management Project Consultant

Peter Pries
Meerbusch, Germany

Experience

Apr 2025 - Present
11 months

CRM & Bid Management Project Consultant

Global mechanical engineering company

  • CRM process and feature consulting
  • AI infusion workshops to introduce AI apps for critical business processes
  • Prototyping – Vibe coding with Lovable
  • Development of several apps for global bid management in the CPQ, Salesforce, and SAP S/4HANA environment
  • Requirements and process management
  • Introduction of a new data governance model
  • AI infusion – supporting apps and business processes with AI applications
  • Portfolio management of AI ideas: identifying and selecting AI projects in bid management
  • Prototyping AI projects with Lovable.dev
  • Building an AI data foundation in Snowflake
  • Blueprint for different business units and global rollout
  • An agile prototype-first approach with design thinking and vibe coding to prototype all applications
  • Presentation at a global conference on using AI in business and validating ideas with design thinking & vibe coding
  • AI infusion workshops at global conferences for prototyping ideas with business stakeholders
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Omnichannel MarTech architecture, MarTech vendor selection, MarTech reporting and optimization

Eventim

  • Requirements management, RFP creation, organization of the vendor selection process, decision support
  • Machine learning and buying prediction use case for campaign optimization
  • Developing AI use cases while protecting Eventim's data from LLM exploitation. Technologies: Bloomreach, Adobe, Salesforce, Braze, Dymatrix, Hubspot, Blueshift, Optimizely, Salesmanago, Movable Ink, Databricks, Snowflake, Zeotap, Tableau, MicroStrategy
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
3 years

Enterprise Architect – CRM Salesforce – EMEA Ecosystem – Data Cloud

Grohe Lixil

  • Advising on architecture blueprints and strategic decisions
  • Creating RFPs for implementations and managing implementation as a consultant
  • Advising on implementing Salesforce Data Cloud as a leading CDP to optimize marketing automation. Technologies: Sales Cloud, SAP, Workato, Stitch, Google Cloud, AWS, Hybris SAP Commerce Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud, Loyalty Cloud, Data Cloud (CDP)
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Consultant

Qiagen

  • Go-to-market strategy
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years

Co-Lead Corporate Digitalization Program

E.ON

  • Project portfolio management based on a gateway and marketplace approach
  • Strategy decision tree with business case as a prerequisite for project selection
  • Managing a corporate digitalization program with OKRs in workstreams for culture, BI, process automation, architecture, and data governance

AI use case:

  • Correction of booking errors using AI technologies: Celonis, SAP, AWS, DMS
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Project Lead & Head Product Owner CRM

Ad Alliance

  • Restart of the working methods for the CRM development team to speed up delivering the right features to sales
  • Agile coaching of the 40+ developer team and stakeholder management
  • Product roadmap alignment. Technologies: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Jan 2021 - Dec 2025
5 years

Project Manager / Product Owner / Interim CIO

Douglas Marketing Solutions

  • Project manager for go-to-market – self-service B2P retail media portal
  • Implementation of Salesforce lead-to-cash
  • Implementation of AI tool click prediction for SPA campaigns
  • Tender for marketing mix modeling with AI – incrementality
  • CPQ and EPC implementation within Salesforce Media Cloud
  • Pricing strategy – discounts, promotions and revenue management
  • Implementation of Braze MarTech – omnichannel
  • Customer data platform – vendor selection & implementation – Zeotap
  • Dunning processes
  • Analysis of HubSpot vs. Salesforce for Douglas's partner management
  • Led SAP integration and process optimization
  • AI machine learning project with Einstein, CRM Analytics and Tableau
  • Agentforce – AI-powered customer service agent
  • Implementation of lead-to-cash and dunning processes
  • Ensured IFRS compliance
  • Designed and implemented voucher bookings
  • Close coordination with SAP teams and business units
  • Designed the business end-to-end processes and architecture
  • Developed a three-year business plan, presented target architecture, business cases and investments to the board
  • Scaled the organization from 8 to 50 employees, multiplying revenue and profit
  • Implemented the CDP and supported the Incrementality project with Adtriba, CPD and a custom model based on Salesforce CRM Analytics, Einstein machine learning and Tableau

AI Use Case:

  • Click and ROAS prediction for SPS retail media campaigns using a custom ML model (Einstein, data source Snowflake)
  • Customer service agent with Salesforce Agentforce
  • Marketing mix modeling to predict the impact of incremental retail media spending on supplier revenue at Douglas
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years

Project Lead / Product Owner Service & Marketing Automation

RTL+

  • Vendor selection, requirements management, strategy, business case, user story mapping and POCs for service and marketing automation
  • Technical lead for implementing the service part

AI Use Case:

  • Support for AI personalization with Data Tribe, identifying metadata and customer journeys. Technologies: Braze, Zendesk, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, SAP CDP, Gigya, AWS, Power BI

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Advertising (5 years), Retail (5 years), Manufacturing (3 years), Media and Entertainment (3 years), Energy (2 years), and Biotechnology (1 year).

Advertising
Retail
Manufacturing
Media and Entertainment
Energy
Biotechnology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (5 years), Marketing (5 years), Project Management (5 years), Business Intelligence (3 years), Product Development (2 years), and Customer Service (2 years).

Information Technology
Marketing
Project Management
Business Intelligence
Product Development
Customer Service

Summary

14 years of experience in program and portfolio management in digital transformations at, among others, Merck Pharma, Qiagen, and Ottobock,

First AI projects in 2016 with IBM Watson, then Google, Amazon, Claude, Agentforce, Salesforce Einstein – machine learning, at Eventim, RTL, and Celonis at E.ON

Various AI courses at Google, Coursera, and Claude.

Skills

  • Ai Consulting And Training

  • Product Owner

  • Interim Cio

  • Project And Program Manager

  • Business Analyst

  • Omnichannel Strategy And Implementation

  • S4 / Hana

  • Crm: Salesforce And Microsoft Dynamics

  • Project Controlling And Portfolio Management

  • Business Architect & Enterprise Architect

  • Business Process Automation

  • Marketing Automation

  • Data-driven Marketing With Customer Data Platform

  • Bi And Machine Learning Projects

  • Ai-driven Marketing

  • Sap Integration And Process Integration

  • Enterprise Architecture Based On Togaf

  • Change Management

  • Sap Ecosystem

  • Sap Fico

  • Sap Commerce Cloud

  • Sap Hybris

  • Sap R3

  • Sap Xi

  • Sap Pp (Master Data Management)

  • Sap Plm

  • Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud

  • Aws

  • Azure

  • Google Cloud

  • Marketing Cloud

  • Loyalty Cloud

  • Microsoft Dynamics

  • Oracle/siebel

  • Snowflake

  • S4 Hana

  • Togaf Enterprise Architecture

  • Prince2

  • Safe

  • Agile Project Management

  • Bpmn

  • User Story Mapping

  • Design Thinking

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 1989 - Jun 1992

Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA)

Business Economist · Business administration, financial management and corporate strategy · Hamburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Project Management

Prince2 Practitioner

Product Owner

SAP certifications (various modules)

Scrum Master

TOGAF Enterprise Architecture

Profile

Created
Need a freelancer? Find your match in seconds.
Try FRATCH GPT
More actions

Frequently asked questions

Do you have questions? Here you can find further information.

Where is Peter based?

Peter is based in Meerbusch, Germany.

What languages does Peter speak?

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

How many years of experience does Peter have?

Peter has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Peter has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Peter may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Peter be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Peter would be well-suited for roles such as: CRM & Bid Management Project Consultant, Omnichannel MarTech architecture, MarTech vendor selection, MarTech reporting and optimization, Enterprise Architect – CRM Salesforce – EMEA Ecosystem – Data Cloud.

What is Peter's latest experience?

Peter's most recent position is CRM & Bid Management Project Consultant at Global mechanical engineering company.

What companies has Peter worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Peter has worked for Global mechanical engineering company, Eventim, Grohe Lixil, Qiagen, and E.ON.

Which industries is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in industries like Advertising, Retail, and Manufacturing. Peter also has some experience in Media, Entertainment and Publishing, Energy, and Biotechnology.

Which business areas is Peter most experienced in?

Peter is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Marketing, and Project Management. Peter also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Customer Service, and Product Development.

What is Peter's education?

Peter attended Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) for Business administration, financial management and corporate strategy.

Does Peter have any certificates?

Peter has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Project Management, Prince2 Practitioner, and Product Owner.

What is the availability of Peter?

Peter will be available from February 2026.

What is the rate of Peter?

Peter's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

How to hire Peter?

To hire Peter, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

Average rates for similar positions

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

1200
900
600
300
Market avg: 900-1060 €
The rates shown represent the typical market range for freelancers in this position based on recent contracts on our platform.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.