Philipp L.
Project Management Office (PMO) Sales and Product Management
Experience
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
1 year 2 monthsKleinostheim, Germany
Project Management Office (PMO) Sales and Product Management
Yageo Nexensos GmbH
- Duration: 5 months.
- Project: Project Management Office (PMO) Sales and Product Management.
- Global sensor manufacturer, €60M revenue, 500 employees.
- Project management in the sales and product management department.
- Supported the reorganization of the department's global structure.
- Sub-project lead for the integration of logistics processes into corporate logistics at sites in Czech Republic, USA and Hong Kong.
- Sub-project lead for the implementation of a new tool and the input and validation process for sales and production forecasting.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 yearKarlsruhe, Germany
Project Manager, Logistics Network Management
dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG
- Duration: 5 months.
- Project: Logistics Network Management Project Manager.
- German drugstore chain, €11B revenue, 51,300 employees.
- Logistics network management for Germany.
- Analysis of future needs and development of recommendations.
- Conducted analyses of large data sets (data warehouse) and prepared results for management presentations and decisions.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 yearsMöckmühl, Germany
Interim Dispatch Manager
GFT Logistic GmbH
- Duration: 7 months.
- International freight forwarder for refrigerated transport and logistics services.
- Part of Jung Group: €130M revenue, 1,100 employees.
- Supported the branch manager in building the dispatch team (hiring new staff, training existing staff).
- Introduced and trained standardized processes and the use of existing software tools (e.g. Opheo).
- Assisted in improving pallet management.
- Member of the project team for development and optimization of software tools.
- Supported new customer acquisition.
- Reported to management in Möckmühl.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 yearsBad Lausick, Germany
Interim Head of Purchasing and Logistics
Mietra e.K.
- Duration: 12 months.
- Manufacturer and rental service for school lockers.
- Managed purchasing, production, warehousing, logistics planning and assembly departments with 15 employees.
- Analyzed all internal processes and implemented measures to further professionalize the department.
- Analyzed cross-department interfaces and optimized processes together with other department heads.
- Standardized and documented all process changes for quality management.
- Responsible for the development of the company's ERP system across all business processes.
- Built the department and handled new hires.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 yearColumbus, United States
Interim Supply Planning Manager, North America
Char-Broil LLC
- Duration: 9 months.
- International manufacturer of grills and outdoor products, B2B & B2C.
- €200M revenue, 230 employees.
- Follow-up project from work with Char-Broil Europe.
- Tasks identical to those in Hamburg (Supply Planning Manager and department expert for SAP S/4Hana implementation).
- Added responsibility for 2 employees (operational buyers) in the USA.
- Trained staff on using SAP and IBP for supplier order processing and inventory monitoring.
- Created reports (inventory, shortages, etc.).
- Worked remotely with occasional travel to Hamburg.
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 yearsHamburg, Germany
Interim Supply Planning Manager, Europe
Char-Broil Europe GmbH
- Duration: 11 months.
- International manufacturer of grills and outdoor products, B2B & B2C.
- €50M revenue, 70 employees.
- Responsible for operational purchasing, material supply planning for the European market and inventory management of warehouses in Asia and Europe.
- Conducted demand analyses with Sales and Demand Management to plan production capacity for manufacturers in Asia and Europe, and closely coordinated with Order Management for quick response to customer requests.
- Strategically planned seasonal business with suppliers and executed operational needs through orders and stock transfers between European warehouses.
- Deputy head of Demand Management.
- Performed simulation and planning using SAP IBP.
- Project member and department expert (PTP, Supply Planning, AATP) for SAP S/4Hana implementation, using Jira and Confluence.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 yearsLeipzig, Germany
Interim Supply Chain Manager
ASBIT Service und Produkte
- Duration: 10 months.
- International wholesaler of salt and chemical products.
- €15M revenue, 20 employees.
- Managed purchasing, logistics, transport purchasing and dispatch, customer service and order processing departments with 7 employees.
- Responsible for national and international logistics sites and transport processes from manufacturers to customers and warehouses.
- Optimized pallet account management.
- Acted as key account manager for international customers (English-speaking).
- Served as quality management officer and led the project for recertification to DIN ISO 9001:2015 and HACCP.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
3 yearsLangenselbold, Germany
(Interim) Supply Chain Manager
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Duration: 29 months.
- Global manufacturer of medical devices and services.
- €40B revenue, 90,000 employees.
- Karlsruhe: Responsible for purchasing (approx. €16M annual spend), logistics and order management (approx. €35M annual revenue), point of contact for customers on demand planning (S&OP process), order management and escalation management (semiconductor industry), and site management with the production manager (40 employees).
- Langenselbold: Responsible for material planning and operational purchasing (approx. €80M annual spend) with 4 employees, deputy to the Supply Chain Manager (purchasing, logistics, production planning) with 30 employees.
- Initially as a freelancer, later as a permanent employee during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
2 yearsOberkochen, Germany
Program Manager
Carl Zeiss AG
- Duration: 6 months.
- Project: Strategic program management and organizational development.
- Manufacturer of optical and opto-electronic devices.
- €7.5B revenue, 35,000 employees.
- Led strategic projects focused on organizational development of the entire corporate division (Corporate Logistics, Facility Management, indirect material purchasing, Supplier Quality Management and other services, approx. 350 employees).
- Responsible for restructuring the Corporate Logistics department.
- Developed a leadership development program and ran quarterly top management workshops.
- Prepared board presentations and decision papers.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 yearJena, Germany
Project Management Office (PMO)
Carl Zeiss AG
- Duration: 4 months.
- Project: Taskforce Shipping Site Logistics Jena.
- Manufacturer of optical and opto-electronic devices.
- €7.5B revenue, 35,000 employees.
- Led the PMO of a taskforce to ensure timely shipment deliveries, collaborating with internal customers and external transport providers.
- Managed communication between business unit directors, international sales sites, external warehousing and transport providers, and internal controlling.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
2 yearsOberkochen, Germany
Project Management Office (PMO)
Carl Zeiss AG
- Duration: 5 months.
- Project: Design and rollout of a national fire safety organization.
- Manufacturer of optical and opto-electronic devices.
- €7.5B revenue, 35,000 employees.
- Led the PMO for the introduction of a national fire safety organization and helped develop a global Health, Safety & Environment structure.
- Created a catalog of measures to continuously ensure and improve fire safety effectiveness across all national sites with a board-approved budget of €30M.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
2 yearsHeilbronn, Germany
Interim Supply Chain Manager
Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
- Duration: 9 months.
- Global manufacturer of electronic components.
- €8.6B revenue, 80,000 employees.
- Led the logistics department, production planning and operational purchasing (15 employees).
- Optimized processes, including revising the entire process documentation landscape.
- Conducted a tender for transport services.
- Supervised a bachelor thesis on SAP WM implementation at a plant in Tunisia.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
2 yearsPaderborn, Germany
Business Analyst, Sub-project Lead (part-time)
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
- Duration: 8 months.
- Project: Optimized material flow between a plant in Norway, European suppliers and German OEMs by implementing an ERP system.
- Manufacturer in the automotive industry.
- €5.6B revenue, 24,000 employees.
- Analyzed existing processes and developed a concept for an efficient, transparent, error-free and cost-reducing supply chain.
- Defined and documented technical requirements and introduced a cloud-based communication tool with an external IT provider.
- Managed the entire project control and budget responsibility (approx. €500k).
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 yearBöblingen, Germany
Project Staff (part-time)
EDAG Engineering GmbH
- Duration: 3 months.
- Project: Taskforce wiring harness MFA2 project management (e-mobility prototypes).
- Engineering service provider in the automotive industry.
- €650M revenue, 8,000 employees.
- Set up a project software tool to track development status of individual wiring harnesses for over 250 prototypes and report to the end customer (Daimler AG).
- Moderated meetings of developer teams to ensure efficient collaboration and milestone transparency.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 yearHückelhoven, Germany
Business Analyst, Sub-project Lead (part-time)
QVC eDistribution Inc. & Co. KG
- Duration: 6 months.
- Project: Requirements analysis and solution design for process automation in e-commerce.
- Online retailer for household goods, B2C.
- €11B revenue, 20,000 employees.
- Sub-project lead for the implementation of an automated system in e-commerce (auto bagger: line integration to existing conveyor technology of an automatic packaging system for shipping bags).
- Process analysis and development, definition and final documentation of requirements for technical implementation by the development department.
- Total project budget approx. €5M, auto bagger sub-project budget approx. €1.5M.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 yearsGernsheim, Germany
Sub-project Lead, Interim Manager
myToys GmbH
- Duration: 5 months.
- Project: Introduction of quality management and setup and interim management of the QM department in e-commerce.
- Online retailer of toys and fashion, B2C.
- €894M revenue, 2,000 employees.
- Process analysis and creation of QM documentation and conducted workshops to identify errors and drive continuous improvements at the Gernsheim logistics site.
- Analyzed weaknesses in conveyor technology and implemented improvements (scales, flyer insertion system, master data, etc.).
- Built, trained, led and scheduled the quality management department with 10 employees.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 yearEbersbach an der Fils, Germany
Project Manager (part-time)
Kastus (formerly Aktor)
- Duration: 3 months.
- Project: Introduction of quality management at an automotive supplier (rework of plastic injection components).
- Service provider for the automotive industry (rework of plastic injection components).
- Analyzed and implemented necessary measures to introduce a QM system and successfully supported external certification to ISO9001:2008.
Apr 2012 - Jul 2014
2 years 4 monthsLadenburg, Germany
Logistics Manager, Deputy Production Manager, Authorized Signatory
Sedotec GmbH & Co. KG (formerly ABB)
- Managed the logistics department (approx. €1.5M cost center budget) with around 20 employees.
- Deputy head of production with around 50 employees, served as production manager for 6 months.
- Provided functional logistics oversight for another plant in Saxony with 5 logistics employees.
- Introduced lean management in production and logistics and developed and implemented a plant-specific production system.
- Responsible for hiring operational staff and training dual-study program students (DHBW Mannheim).
- Conducted make-or-buy analyses and selected and managed suppliers.
Oct 2010 - Mar 2012
1 year 6 monthsNeckarsulm, Germany
Project Manager, Warehouse Logistics Eastern Europe
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
- Led international project teams in a lateral leadership role.
- Analyzed, developed and implemented improvement opportunities at warehouse sites in Eastern Europe, coordinating sub-projects by country.
- Organized relevant IT and operational logistics contacts from headquarters and local subsidiaries.
- Oversaw system rollouts on site until handover to warehouse management, including staff training.
- Conducted workshops for representatives of other subsidiaries.
- Project examples: introduced warehouse location management in Croatia, Pick-by-Voice in Czech Republic, cost-efficiency project in Austria.
Sep 2007 - Sep 2010
3 years 1 monthDortmund, Germany
Dual Student in Logistics and Inventory Management
IKEA Distribution Services GmbH
- Rotations in operational logistics, sales and quality management.
- Conducted a cost and function comparison between the existing and in-house quality management systems (QMS) and market-available systems (bachelor thesis).
- Ran a tender for international staff relocations and developed a master contract with moving companies.
Summary
- Dynamic project manager and interim manager with focus on supply chain management functions and general project management
- Over fourteen years of experience leading international and cross-functional project teams and operational business units
- Self-employed consultant and interim manager since 2014
- Results-oriented with a hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial drive
- Strong team player with good communication skills, diplomatic tact and negotiation skills
- Solid understanding of finance, sales, quality, HR and other core business processes
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2013 - Jun 2018
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Master of Arts, part-time · Work and Organizational Psychology · Wuppertal, Germany
Oct 2007 - Jun 2010
Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mosbach
Bachelor of Arts · Business Administration – Trade, Inventory Management and Logistics · Mosbach, Germany
Certifications & licenses
APICS CPIM
Trainer Qualification Certificate (AEVO)
Lean Management
Leonardo Group
Quality Management Representative
TÜV
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