Robert E. - Product Manager

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Mar 2017 - Present

8 years 10 months

Berlin, Germany

Jul 2012 - Feb 2017

4 years 8 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Sep 2006 - Jun 2012

5 years 10 months

Leipzig, Germany

Holding for various trading and production GmbHs, retail and film
Employees: 10
Revenue: approx. €35M
HR management
Support of 12 own branches and up to 35 partner cooperations
From 04/2010 took over music product area (CDs, DVDs, audiobooks) due to sudden departure of the responsible person
Implementation of an inventory management system in 12 branches
Opening of 15 cooperations (external bookstores) with prior planning and time-bound project management
Increased net price per unit by 50% in music

Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

Mail order of books, CDs, DVDs, online and retail
Employees: 150
Revenue: approx. €40M
HR management
Support for 14 own branches, logistics and customer service
Collaboration with works council
Successful sales negotiations as the shareholders wanted to leave due to age
Successful introduction of new mail-order software
Outsourcing of the entire warehouse and shipping to an external provider, handling all employment relationships and saving approx. €1M per year

Jun 2000 - Jun 2011

11 years 1 month

Frankfurt, Germany

Jan 1996 - Aug 2005

9 years 8 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Mail order of books, CDs, DVDs, online and retail
Employees: 250
Revenue: approx. €50M
HR management
Support for 14 own branches, logistics and customer service
Collaboration with works council
Introduction of container picking in shipping, increasing shipment capacity by 50%
Introduction of chaotic storage, massively increasing storage space

Oct 1992 - Dec 1995

3 years 3 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Mail order of books, CDs, DVDs, online and retail
Employees: 250
Revenue: approx. €50M
HR management assistance
Preparing payrolls
Support for 14 own branches, logistics and customer service
Introduction of a flexible IT-controlled time tracking system in logistics and customer service with subsequent reduction of overtime
Successful introduction of IT-based payroll processing

Many years of experience in corporate management
HR management for up to 300 employees
General HR management
Recruiting via job ads and social media
Personnel development
Restructuring, change management
Payroll with external provider and in-house using DATEV software
Implementation of staff reduction measures
Creation and negotiation of a social plan
Creation and negotiation of works agreements
Collective bargaining with Verdi
Many years of cooperation with the works council
Several years of service as a volunteer labor judge at the Frankfurt labor court
Many years of experience in purchasing and sales