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Sven C.

Director

Großhansdorf, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Director

enomyc GmbH

  • Freelance engagement on various restructuring projects
  • Restructuring reports under IDW S6
  • Independent business reviews
  • Implementation of restructuring measures
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year
Schwarzenbek, Germany

Interim Central Functional Lead FICO

Fette Compacting GmbH

  • Functional management of the FI/CO stream
  • Coordination and validation of FI and CO concepts
  • Project progress transparency
  • Agile project management
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year
Hungary

Interim Plant Controller

ACPS Automotive GmbH

  • Vacancy cover: ensuring the operational performance of the finance & controlling team, knowledge transfer and onboarding of successor
  • 5-year planning, budgeting, monthly forecasts
  • Optimization of various controlling processes, especially planning processes and sales controlling, as well as segment reporting in the Hungarian production plant
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year
Germany

Interim Head of Finance & Controlling Aftermarket

ACPS Automotive Services GmbH

  • Vacancy cover: ensuring the operational performance of the finance & controlling team, knowledge transfer and onboarding of successor
  • 5-year planning, budgeting, monthly forecasts
  • Optimization of various controlling processes, especially planning processes and sales controlling, as well as segment reporting in the Hungarian production plant
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
4 years
Germany

Interim Head of Corporate Controlling Germany

Albert Berner Deutschland GmbH

  • Controlling transformation for the Nordics subregion
  • Improving and optimizing the controlling function (from reports to analyses, from reporting to reviews and business partnering), standardizing and automating processes and tools, planning (forecast/budget), reporting and analyses
  • Executed several price increases, improved price realization and target price rate, increased pricing team efficiency
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
4 years
Germany

Interim Head of Pricing Region Central-North

Berner Trading Central-North GmbH

  • Controlling transformation for the Nordics subregion
  • Improving and optimizing the controlling function (from reports to analyses, from reporting to reviews and business partnering), standardizing and automating processes and tools, planning (forecast/budget), reporting and analyses
  • Executed several price increases, improved price realization and target price rate, increased pricing team efficiency
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
3 years
Germany

Sales, Investment and Production Controlling (4 projects)

DAW SE – Deutsche Amphibolin Werke

  • Implemented and optimized processes and tools for regular variance analyses (price/volume/mix) for sales and production, overhead/profit-center controlling and sales reporting for various divisions (indirect sales, project sales and production)
  • Established and introduced regional processes and structures for controlling the newly created Western Europe region
  • Operational controlling – reporting, budget planning and forecast as well as analyses of sales, contribution margin, costs and EBT
  • Strategic controlling – investment calculation and business case modeling
  • Onboarded and coached several newly hired controlling staff (junior, senior, head of)
Jan 2017 - Present
9 years

Interim Manager & Consultant – Controlling, Finance & Sales Management

  • Freelance expert in commercial management and business transparency, transformation and restructuring, performance management and the (IT-supported) optimization of commercial processes and structures
  • Introduction, optimization and operational management of controlling, finance and BI teams, processes and tools – planning, reporting, analyses
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year
Germany

Introduction of BI-based Sales and Service Controlling

Veolia Water Technologies Deutschland GmbH

  • Defined strategic direction and content, and built reporting foundations for proactive, opportunity-oriented sales management
  • Current state assessment, requirements, gap analysis and roadmap
  • Proof of concept and reporting tool prototype with MS Excel / PowerPivot
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Business Intelligence Director

Federal-Mogul Motorparts – Global Aftermarket EMEA

  • Post-merger integration, introduction and management of business intelligence and CRM processes and tools
  • Up to 35 employees at 5 locations across Europe
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

CRM Implementation / Adjustment, DACH Region

Federal-Mogul Motorparts, Global Aftermarket EMEA

  • Adjusted, extended and launched Salesforce.com features inherited from Honeywell for managing joint sales activities after the Federal-Mogul acquisition
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Sales Planning and Controlling, EMEA Region

Federal-Mogul Motorparts, Global Aftermarket EMEA

  • Increased efficiency and transparency by standardizing and consolidating regional bottom-up planning processes for sales and margin
  • Designed, modeled and validated a custom business intelligence tool (SQL database with browser UI)
  • Trained sales staff, change management and ongoing coaching of sales managers
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Director Sales Operations (Sales Controlling and CRM)

Federal-Mogul Motorparts – Global Aftermarket EMEA

  • Post-merger integration, introduction and management of business intelligence and CRM processes and tools
  • Up to 35 employees at 5 locations across Europe
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Post Merger Integration

Federal-Mogul Motorparts, Global Aftermarket EMEA

  • Unified sales management and transparent reporting after Honeywell Friction Materials acquisition by Federal-Mogul
  • Best practice sharing and standardization of reports and data structures
  • Master data mapping and integration of Business Warehouse and SAP
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Sales Planning and Controlling

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA

  • Consolidated and reliable bottom-up planning of sales and margin within the SIOP process
  • Integrated Excel and Salesforce.com as the forecast database
  • Monthly performance reviews – actual vs plan and budget, plan vs history, budget, CRM opportunities and sales activities
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
3 years
Hamburg, Germany

Restructuring Internal Sales EMEA & North America

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA & North America

  • Saved €500k p.a. and improved customer satisfaction by setting up central backoffice hubs in Romania and Mexico
  • Detailed analysis of tasks and workload per location
  • Split frontoffice (local) and backoffice (central) activities
  • Standardized all activities and centralized and consolidated backoffice processes and resources
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
3 years
Beauvais, France

Functional Owner SAP Reimplementation (SD, APO, BW)

Honeywell Friction Materials, Global Independent Aftermarket

  • Functional owner for SAP modules SD, APO and BW in a project to consolidate global SAP R/3 instances
  • Worldwide best practice analysis, business blueprint documentation
  • Managed super-users and external consultants, point of contact for all functional questions, escalation and validation
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
1 year
Beauvais, France

Process Automation for Customer Rebates

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA & North America

  • Transparent reports and margin analysis on net sales and accurate provisions for year-end customer rebates
  • Worked closely with IT to map complex multi-tier rebate agreements in SAP SD and BW
  • Built an Excel tool to calculate provision percentages based on customer contracts and sales forecasts for upload into SAP
Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
3 years
Beauvais, France

CRM Implementation Salesforce.com

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA & North America

  • Improved transparency and efficiency in managing sales activities and increased win rate
  • Documented customizing requirements, validated implementation
  • Change management, coaching of sales managers, user training, data quality monitoring, feature enhancements
Jan 2008 - Dec 2014
7 years
Beauvais, France

Director Sales Operations (Sales Controlling, Sales Support, CRM and Customer Service)

Honeywell Friction Materials – Independent Aftermarket

  • Led finance and sales controlling, commercial business partner for European and (from 2010) North American sales organizations
  • Set up central backoffice hubs in Romania and Mexico (synergies of €500k p.a.), automated reporting with SAP BW, standardized processes and consolidated global SAP R/3 instances, CRM introduction
  • Up to 45 employees at 7 locations in Europe and North America
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Beauvais, France

Post Merger Integration

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA

  • Internal merger of Honeywell Consumer Products Group and Honeywell Friction Materials
  • Integrated teams, processes and systems in sales operations (sales controlling and customer service)
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Beauvais, France

SAP APO Reimplementation

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA

  • Improved efficiency and quality by entering planned sales instead of planned quantities and automatic quantity conversion in the planning tool
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
3 years
Beauvais, France

Manager Business Analysis EMEA (Sales Controlling)

Honeywell Friction Materials – Independent Aftermarket

  • Led finance and sales controlling, commercial business partner for European and (from 2010) North American sales organizations
  • Set up central backoffice hubs in Romania and Mexico (synergies of €500k p.a.), automated reporting with SAP BW, standardized processes and consolidated global SAP R/3 instances, CRM introduction
  • Up to 45 employees at 7 locations in Europe and North America
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years
Beauvais, France

Reporting Automation

Honeywell Friction Materials, Independent Aftermarket EMEA

  • Increased efficiency by automatically sending daily and monthly standard reports using the SAP Business Warehouse broadcast function
Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
3 years
Beauvais, France

European Controller

Honeywell Friction Materials – Independent Aftermarket

  • Led finance and sales controlling, commercial business partner for European and (from 2010) North American sales organizations
  • Set up central backoffice hubs in Romania and Mexico (synergies of €500k p.a.), automated reporting with SAP BW, standardized processes and consolidated global SAP R/3 instances, CRM introduction
  • Up to 45 employees at 7 locations in Europe and North America
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
Morristown, United States

SOX Implementation

Honeywell International

  • Documented, validated and optimized the internal control system according to Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements
Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
3 years
Morristown, United States

Manager Corporate Audit Europe

Honeywell International

Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
2 years
Morristown, United States

Senior Corporate Auditor

Honeywell International

Jan 1997 - Dec 2001
5 years
Hamburg, Germany

Experienced Senior Auditor, Financial Audit

Arthur Andersen

Jan 1991 - Dec 1993
3 years
Hamburg, Germany

Banking apprenticeship, private loans advisor

Deutsche Bank

Summary

Finance, corporate and sales interim manager & consultant – controlling, finance & sales management. Freelance expert in commercial management and business transparency, transformation and restructuring, performance management and the (IT-supported) optimization of commercial processes and structures, since 2017

  • Planning, budget and forecast, reporting and analyses, deriving and implementing action recommendations
  • Accounting, annual and consolidated financial statements (HGB / US GAAP / IFRS)
  • Internal controls (SOX)
  • Pricing

Strong analytical skills, entrepreneurial thinking and constructive business partnering

Many years of international leadership experience in controlling and finance as well as sales management, customer service and commercial support

  • Leading and developing international teams of up to 45 employees
  • Matrix experience, strong communication and persuasion skills

Process optimization, project and change management experience, IT affinity

  • Setting up central backoffice hubs
  • Implementation and optimization of ERP, business intelligence and CRM tools
  • Excel specialist, very good SAP / BW knowledge, ThinkCell, LucaNet

Extensive overseas experience, strong intercultural skills

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 1993 - Jun 1997

ESB Reutlingen & ICADE Madrid

International Diploma in Business Administration · Madrid, Spain

Oct 1991 - Jun 1993
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Bank clerk, private loans advisor

Certifications & licenses

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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