Thorsten K. - Freelance Logistics Consultant, Partner | FRATCH

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Birgel, Germany

Experience

Jan 2011 - Present

15 years

Germany

Freelance Logistics Consultant, Partner

Orban Consulting

Test manager for SAP WM implementation.
Project manager for WMS implementation at Herta AG.
Successfully managed crisis at Herta AG: customer deliveries were possible again after one week by switching the picking process.
Then replaced non-functional SAP software with a new WMS, enabling outsourcing to an external service provider.
Project manager for warehouse construction (AGVs, packaging and palletizing robots).
Project lead for controlling order and material flows.
IT project lead for a plant outsourcing.
Process support for the introduction of JIS supply software at the automotive supplier Wayand.
Planning and execution of logistics relocations.
Interim Head of Logistics.
Interim engineer coordinating maintenance measures in building automation.
Introduced a bonus wage system in picking, increasing employee productivity by about 30%.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2010

6 years

Cologne, Germany

Deputy Branch Manager, Branch Manager of the Cologne Distribution Center

Remis GmbH

Renovation of the Cologne distribution center.
Deputy branch manager (until end of 2006).
Branch manager of the Cologne distribution center from 2007.
Minimized loading errors and improved material availability by introducing a custom-built warehouse management system (VBA) for Remis GmbH.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

6 years

Germany

Project Manager

Geodis

Renovation of the Gladbeck warehouse.
Managed BSN Glaspack.
Design planning for the expansion of the pick-by-light system in Duisburg.
Adapted the Geodis WMS to IBM specifications.
Process optimization in footwear logistics.

Jan 1996 - Dec 2000

5 years

Germany

Construction-support Engineer for New Distribution Center, Deputy Branch Manager, System Administrator WMS, KSR, LSR

Construction-support engineer for new distribution center.
Deputy branch manager.
System administrator for WMS, KSR, LSR.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2000 - Jun 2005

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Dipl.-Ing. · Plant Operations Engineering · Hamburg, Germany

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