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Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany

Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany

• An experienced manager in an international environment with a focus ontransformation, mergers &acquisitions and operational excellence.
• Transformation and change project management in an international environment
• Development of your digital corporate strategy and its implementation
• Disruptive transformation strategy for the focused repositioning of your company
• Modernization of your IT operating model
• Digital transformation as a key driver for your mergers & acquisitions activitiesTransformation

Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

• Creation and implementation of the overall strategy (incl. realignment of the product portfolio,driving innovation for the introduction of digital products)
• Development and implementation of the transformation strategy towards a centrally managedgroup of companies (matrix structure), restructuring the international group
• Optimizing the sales process of the private equity portfolio company
• Changing the corporate culture and ensuring a sustainable change process
• Initiation and management of innovation initiatives (e.g. introducing modern work methods)
• Reducing costs by reorganizing structures and increasing the process landscape efficiency

Duisburg, Germany

• Developing and implementing the overall strategy (i.a. expanding the product portfolio throughtechnology, optimizing the strategic alignment of the divisions)
• Designing/implementing the transformation strategy for carve-outs, managing the carve-outs
• Restructuring the pan-European organization (hybrid, divisional matrix organization)
• Transformation of the corporate culture (in alignment with divisional objectives)
• R&D realignment (AI- & ML-based end customer solutions, predictive analytics)
• Standardizing the divisions IT environment based on SAP, SalesForce and Microsoft products

Herrenberg, Germany

• Conception and realization of the regional strategy in alignment with the global IT strategy
• Planning and securing M&A activities (inorganic growth and post-merger integration)
• Definition/management of process change due to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements
• Implementation and optimization of the group ERP SAP for use in German market & OTC area
• Development of strategic projects (data-optimized route planning, introduction of BI and CRM,introduction of S&OP), QA at the production site according to GMP
• Design and implementation of various cybersecurity measures

Heidenheim An Der Brenz

• Developing and implementing a local IT strategy adaptive to the Group strategy
• Management of an international task force team reporting to the CIO
• Implementing and ensuring local corporate structures and processes(Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements, ISO 27001, CoBIT, ITIL
• Conception and implementation of a local IT strategy in alignment with the local corporatestrategy and overall global IT strategy (incl. integration of preventive cybersecurity measures)
• Standardizing corporate applications (Microsoft Dynamics ERP & CRM, AutoDesk)

Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Developing and implementing a local IT strategy adaptive to the Group strategy
• Management of an international task force team reporting to the CIO
• Implementing and ensuring local corporate structures and processes(Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements, ISO 27001, CoBIT, ITIL
• Conception and implementation of a local IT strategy in alignment with the local corporatestrategy and overall global IT strategy (incl. integration of preventive cybersecurity measures)
• Standardizing corporate applications (Microsoft Dynamics ERP & CRM, AutoDesk)

Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Business process consulting (ERP/CRM), IT project management

Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

• Maintenance and operation of the local data center
• Network, server, hardware, and software administration