IoT Innovation & Consult, a professional and trustworthy consultancy offering services in the following areas:• Internet of Things: Market research, technologies, trend scouting, study trips• Digitalization: IT strategy, digital transformation, bus. processes, new business models• Technology Consulting: IoT Architecture, cloud solutions, data analytics, retail technologies• IT Sourcing and Transition: Near-/Offshoring, transformation, change management• IT Organization: Demand and supply, IT operation, CIO organization, PMO, provider management • IT Project Management: IoT-projects (RFID, NFC), introduction of software solutions• IT Interim Management: CIO, process management, application management, procurement• Speeches and Keynotes: Technology trends and Internet of Things, innovation workshops• Coaching: Executives, management, change management, qualification

Smartrac is the world’s leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of RFID products and services, providing both ready-made and customized products and services suitable for a large number of applications. Leveraging its global R&D, production and sales network, Smartrac combines physical products with its Internet of Things platform Smart Cosmos, empowering the ecosystem of connected things.

• Innovation management process• Management and monitoring of innovation portfolio• Monitoring of innovation projects• Innovation screening• Selection and managing of partner companies (including universities)• Management of strategic innovation projects, e.g. with Google, eBay, Deutsche Telekom and Intel

- Responsible for Software Development in the areas of Sourcing and Master Data, Customer & E-Commerce, Supply Chain & Store, Administration & Portals- Responsible for IT-Architecture - comprising technical, application and process architecture - , Quality Assurance for all software development products and Innovation - Future Store and METRO Group Innovation Center- Human Resources and Administration for over 1000 employees in Germany- Controlling and Finance (budget of over 400 Mio. Euro)- Consolidation of five IT/IM units into METRO SYSTEMS- Outsourcing of development activities to India and Romania (captive unit)- Career and development program for experts and management

- Corporate-wide IT-Strategy (software, hardware, licenses, communication infrastructure)- Innovation initiatives- Retail Standards- Industry Cooperation and partner management with IT-companies, CPG-companies and solution provider- Portfolio Management for IT projects- ITIL and IT processes

IT-Strategy and IT-Security,- Direct report to the METRO AG Board- Group-wide coordination of IT-Strategy and IT-Security- Establishment of a group-wide infrastructure for common goods management, supply chain, logistics, data warehouse, finance and HR applications- IT-Buying including purchasing of hardware and software with a value of over 100 Mio. Euro- Negotiation of software license agreements and contracts for leased personnel and consultants- Establishment and set-up of international MGI-subsidiaries in Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey as well as the near-shore center for Application Development/Application and Infrastructure Operations in Romania- Responsibility for controlling and finance - yearly budget of over 300 Mio. Euro

- Definition of the METRO group-wide IT-Strategy and the direction in technology and applications- Bundling of the IT procurement and responsibility for the group-wide IT-purchase- Support of the internal development units with development tools, platforms, server and development clients; central contact point for problems with software vendors- Set-up of the first E-Commerce development unit with development for E Procurement Systems and E-Marketing Systems- Management of the group-wide IT-Steering Committee- Head of the group-wide millenium project- Head of the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative - one of the most innovative projects in retail with the objective to modernize the national as well as international retail - test and roll-out of innovative technology as well as retail concepts in a life environment (Extra Future Store, Real Future Store)- Development of RFID in retail and introduction along the whole retail supply chain

- Introduction and Service for office communication- Local Area Networks and service- Introduction of PC and Server in the Kaufhof headquarter and stores- Introduction and operation of PC-based POS Server- Central User Service for headquarter and stores- Several corporate METRO projects: Corporate Microsoft License contract, corporate data and communication network contract- Head of strategic METRO-wide working groups for POS, software, infrastructure