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Stephan Fabisch

Project Management and Project Coordination (interim)

Stephan Fabisch
Verl, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Project Management and Project Coordination (interim)

B2B-Chemiehandel & Produktion

  • Analyzing requirements and preparing the harmonization of global product/material master data logic
  • Designing and prototyping data cleansing to prepare for the greenfield SAP S/4HANA transformation
  • Designing the pragmatic introduction and establishment of artificial intelligence (AI) in the company
  • Evaluating and piloting AI and machine learning use cases to support or automate business processes
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
4 years
Gütersloh, Germany

Director Data Intelligence (Division Head)

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions / Bertelsmann AG

  • Leadership responsibility for 55 employees, seven team leaders and one expert reporting directly
  • Budget responsibility of over 8 million euros
  • Responsible for data and data science platforms, data engineering, data science, IoT analytics and analytical consulting
  • Reorganized and realigned into a hybrid organization with decentralized consulting teams and overarching digitization, analytics and technology expertise
  • Supported four industrial sectors, central functions and international country organizations
  • Conducted needs analysis, defined and implemented the company-wide strategy program consisting of renewing technical infrastructure, data standardization, governance and processes, international collaboration and analytical skills training
  • Generating ideas, testing and introducing new digital data use cases using machine learning and RPA to automate and optimize processes and e-commerce risk management
  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining SLA reporting for a triple-digit number of B2B customers
  • Successfully stabilized the existing on-premise infrastructure
  • Introduced the cloud data science platform on Microsoft Azure
  • Evaluated and prototyped the introduction of cloud data platform and analytics software on Microsoft Azure to support the hybrid organization
Jan 2009 - Dec 2019
11 years
Karlsruhe, Germany

Head of Information Management (Division Head)

1&1 Mail & Media GmbH / United Internet AG

  • Leadership responsibility for 22 employees, three team leaders and two experts reporting directly
  • Budget responsibility of over 5 million euros
  • Responsible for data management, business intelligence, digital (web) analytics and data science of the consumer applications segment (WEB.de, GMX, Mail.com)
  • Reorganized and realigned the division into a competence center for end-to-end customer behavior analytics and predictive analytics
  • Business partner for management, controlling, CRM, marketing, sales and product management
  • Established the data science/machine learning area
  • Professionalized and further developed digital analytics
  • Generating ideas, developing and introducing machine learning models for the automated creation of target groups for CRM and sales
  • Introduced governance, processes and frameworks to ensure EU GDPR and IFRS compliance
  • Introduced and further developed complex planning models for central KPIs
  • Designed and implemented the highly available smart data infrastructure for digital analytics based on open source software and standard hardware
  • Responsible for application operations of the data infrastructure including operations, test and release management
  • Designed, implemented and evaluated customer satisfaction surveys
Jan 2001 - Dec 2009
9 years
Gütersloh, Germany

Senior Manager CRM (Department Head)

Lycos Europe GmbH

  • Disciplinary responsibility and personnel development for 8 on-site employees and technical leadership of 5 offshore employees
  • Budget responsibility of over 2 million euros
  • Responsible for data management, business intelligence and CRM in an international matrix organization
  • Introduced and further developed CRM, customer care and business intelligence processes
  • Responsible for continuous optimization of processes and systems based on an extensive KPI set
  • Designed and implemented the central platform for customer data management and analysis
  • Relocated and reorganized the call center for 6 European countries
  • Managed call center service providers
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
2 years
Hanover, Germany

Responsible for decentralized data warehouse system

dvg Hannover Datenverarbeitungsgesellschaft mbH

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Data Warehouse Consultant

Mummert + Partner Unternehmensberatung AG

Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 years
Cologne, Germany

Business Intelligence Consultant and Subproject Manager

Promatis Informatik GmbH

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology (22 years), Media and Entertainment (19 years), Transportation (4 years), Professional Services (2 years), Chemical (1 year), and Manufacturing (1 year).

Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Transportation
Professional Services
Chemical
Manufacturing

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 Business Intelligence (26 years), Information Technology (25 years), Customer Service (9 years), and Project Management (3 years).

Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Customer Service
Project Management

Summary

Temporary expertise, exactly tailored to your needs

My guiding principles

lead: I take responsibility for building, expanding, and redesigning organizational units and professional areas. I put people at the center and develop powerful, self-responsible teams.

shape: With tailored, holistic approaches and strategies, I create the framework to achieve competitive advantages and higher productivity through the intelligent use of data and analytics/AI.

change: I drive the transformation to establish a corporate culture that sees data and AI as key resources for future success and actively uses them.

Skills

  • Data And Analytics Strategies

  • Phase Models For Introducing Ai In Companies

  • Definition Of Data/ai Organizations And Governance Structures

  • Testing And Deployment Of Machine Learning (Ml) Or (Generative) Ai

  • Data Quality Initiatives As A Foundation For Ml And (Generative) Ai

  • Data Management And Business Intelligence/analytics

  • Leading, Building/scaling And Redesigning Organizations (Central, Hybrid, Decentralized)

  • Mediating And Coordinating At The Interface Of Business And Technology/it

  • Developing Digital And Data-driven Topics And Subject Areas

  • Span Of Control Over 50 Employees

  • Transforming Into An Analytical And Digital Company From Strategy To Operationalization

  • Managing The Change Toward A Value-driven Data And Analytics Culture

  • Generating Ideas, Testing And Introducing Innovative Data Products And Use Cases

  • Establishing End-to-end Value Chains With High Data Quality

  • Designing 360° Customer Data And Analytics Platforms

  • Piloting And Introducing (Generative) Ai For Automation And Productivity Gains

  • Deriving It Implementations In Collaboration With Service Providers And Internal Units

  • Selecting And Managing Service Providers

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1986 - Jun 1998

University of Kassel

Diploma in Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Kassel, Germany

Oct 1986 - Jun 1998

University of Kassel

Diploma in Economics · Economics · Kassel, Germany

University of Kassel

Innovation Management with consideration of technology and product impact assessment · Kassel, Germany

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Where is Stephan based?

Stephan is based in Verl, Germany.

What languages does Stephan speak?

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

How many years of experience does Stephan have?

Stephan has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Stephan has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Stephan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Stephan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Stephan would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Management and Project Coordination (interim), Director Data Intelligence (Division Head), Head of Information Management (Division Head).

What is Stephan's latest experience?

Stephan's most recent position is Project Management and Project Coordination (interim) at B2B-Chemiehandel & Produktion.

What companies has Stephan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stephan has worked for B2B-Chemiehandel & Produktion and Arvato Supply Chain Solutions / Bertelsmann AG.

Which industries is Stephan most experienced in?

Stephan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Transportation and Logistics. Stephan also has some experience in Professional Services, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Stephan most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Logistics, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas has Stephan worked in recently?

Stephan has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management.

What is Stephan's education?

Stephan holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from University of Kassel.

What is the availability of Stephan?

Stephan is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Stephan?

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