Ulrich E.

Interim Managing Director

Kolbermoor, Germany

Experience

Nov 2022 - Present
2 years 10 months
Böblingen, Germany

Interim Managing Director

AAA-Pharma GmbH

Jun 2020 - May 2022
2 years

Project Manager Innovations

  • Led an integration project: merging 3 companies into a new entity.

  • Extensive change management activities.

  • Built an HR department and implemented new processes and structures.

  • Reorganized existing processes and restructured roles and responsibilities.

Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
1 year 1 month
Böblingen, Germany

Interim Director Global Marketing

Wörwag Pharma GmbH & Co. KG

  • Led a team of 7 employees responsible for marketing in 37 countries worldwide.

  • Collaborated with Global Sales and Global Medical.

  • Traveled to subsidiary companies.

Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
5 months
Böblingen, Germany

Interim Managing Director

AAA-Pharma GmbH

  • Implemented a new AAA-Pharma strategy.

  • Assessed and developed new processes.

  • Worked and coordinated with the parent company.

  • Searched for and in-licensed new products.

May 2018 - Jun 2018
2 months
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  • Evaluated the introduction of a global CRM system (scoping) and order management at Bionorica in Neumarkt / Upper Palatinate.
May 2017 - Apr 2018
1 year
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  • Implemented a global CRM system (Veeva) and order management at Novartis / Sandoz / Hexal AG.

  • Led more than 50 project members.

Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 4 months
Densborn, Germany

Sole Managing Director / HR Director / Sales Director

CC-Pharma GmbH

  • Managed sales of nutritional supplements, Rx and OTC products.

  • Restructured and refilled vacant key positions and created new departments such as Business Intelligence, Pricing, Data Management and Tele-Sales.

  • Qualified and expanded the supplier base through targeted audits.

  • Created unique contribution margin accounting at the product level.

  • Restructured purchasing behavior.

  • Redesigned a field sales team and established key accounts in wholesale.

  • Prepared a mass layoff (~160 employees) with a social plan.

  • Optimized processes in quality management, product safety, production, goods receipt control and logistics.

  • Reduced inventory through targeted sales promotions and cost cutting.

  • Increased transparency in sales with IT-supported product availability tracking and profitability calculations.

Nov 2013 - Aug 2014
10 months
Wolfratshausen, Germany

CEO

Vitane Pharma GmbH

  • Built a generics company from the ground up alongside the role of Corporate Head of CS.

  • Hired a team of employees.

  • Developed a Quality Management System and manufacturing license documentation.

  • Signed contracts with logistics companies and CMOs.

  • In-licensed a product portfolio (oncology).

  • Attended trade shows and managed customer relations.

  • Exported German-made supplements to the UAE.

  • Obtained manufacturing license after inspection by the regulatory authority.

Feb 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year 7 months
Wolfratshausen, Germany

Corporate Head of Customer Service

Haupt-Pharma GmbH

  • Built a corporate structure for 60 employees at 8 European sites.

  • Implemented a unified quoting strategy.

  • Created a handbook for inside and field sales.

  • Conducted training sessions for sales teams.

  • Relaunched an improved CRM system and enhanced customer relationship management.

Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
7 months

Private Break

  • Time for family after over 20 years of a successful career.
Sep 2011 - Present
14 years

Owner and Managing Director

Eggertconsulting

  • Interim and project management for process optimization, management, business development, marketing, sales force effectiveness, CRM (Salesforce, Veeva) and corporate consulting.

  • Restructurings and strategic as well as operational corporate realignment.

Apr 2005 - Jun 2012
7 years 3 months
Munich, Germany

Sole Managing Director

Astellas Pharma GmbH

  • Managed multiple companies and related business areas as MD.

  • Full profit & loss responsibility for all companies.

  • Integrated and reassigned roles through mergers and strategic realignment.

  • Continuous revenue growth through new products and target markets.

  • Closed a site and implemented a new management team.

  • Negotiated and concluded rebate agreements with health insurers (~35 million insured).

  • Increased sales in the German branch (largest in Europe).

Jan 2003 - Apr 2005
2 years 4 months
Heidelberg, Germany

Sole Managing Director

Yamanouchi Pharma GmbH

  • Grew the branch into the largest in Europe (€110 million revenue).

  • Restructured and refilled departments and ran promotional marketing campaigns.

  • Cut costs by 20% through travel and marketing budget savings.

  • Reduced logistics costs by 18% by changing the logistics provider.

  • Transformed management team leadership responsibilities.

Oct 2001 - Dec 2002
1 year 3 months

Deputy Managing Director / Marketing Director / Sales Director

  • Strategically reorganized marketing and sales.

  • Formed teams from marketing, sales and medical.

  • Increased revenue through targeted marketing measures.

Jan 2000 - Sep 2001
1 year 9 months
Haarlem, Netherlands

Executive Vice President & Head of Global Sales & Marketing

Halmon Laboratorium Beheer B.V

  • Internationalized the company.

  • Introduced new products and targeted marketing measures.

  • Increased revenue (20%) and reduced costs (>20%).

Summary

Extensive experience as an interim manager, project leader, and change manager of complex projects. Leadership personality with lasting success in sales, marketing and corporate management, mergers and post mergers, both in owner-managed mid-sized companies and international corporations. Since 2011 active and successful in recruiting, interim management and leading complex large-scale projects.

Continuous revenue growth, optimization of business processes and structures, merger & post merger integration, change management, recruiting, in- and out-licensing, leading small and medium sales teams. Sales strategy alignment of growth and pricing strategy; development, training and implementation of tailored sales concepts to achieve long-term customer relationships, business transformation, corporate realignment, turnaround management both nationally and internationally. Proven efficiency gains in field services through targeted sales force effectiveness measures and broad generalist HR expertise.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Nov 1987 - Jul 1990

Unknown

Quantitative Genetics · Germany · Good

Oct 1982 - Oct 1987

Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

Agricultural Sciences · Kiel, Germany

Oct 1969 - Jun 1978

Ricarda-Huch-Gymnasium Dreieich

Dreieich, Germany

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