Seasoned professional with US and European business expertise as a result of 25 + years of working in diversified business disciplines including agile Product Owner / Product Manager, IT project management with a focus on ERP, mobile logistics solutions and transitional business process management / improvement (Lean Management/Six Sigma) initiatives.Excerpts of value-add achievements:Head of Department IT Sales & HR Applications:Successfully managed a team of IT specialists as PO/PM in the area of order management applications by applying agile project management methodology according to SAFe.Consulted Senior Management on value-add customs services via thorough strategy and business case concepts.Head of BPM:Successfully increased efficiency of core value-add processes by 25 % percent allowing to churn more revenue with existing personnel.Senior IT Project Manager:Successfully implemented core mobile logistics solution to reduce cost for asset tracking and improving proof of delivery quality by 10% (KPI).IT Project Management:Optimized inventory management procedures in SAP MM for international consignment storage locations by appliying customization procedures according to company code and transaction codes allowing to visualize lost/destroyed materials and thereby improve respective cost accounting.Expertise/Specialties: Agile project management (2018)Strategy and Performance Management; KPI Definition and Measurement (2016)First Choice DPDHL / Six Sigma Green Belt (certified) (since 2013)Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) PMI Group (since 2008)Certified Project Manager , PRINCE 2 Practitioner certification (2005)Certified SAP R/3 MM Consultant (2002)Education:MBA degree with distinction (Equival. US GPA 4.0 Grade A) from Henley Business School, University of Reading, U.K. (2016)Bachelor of Science in Advertising, University of Florida, U.S.A (1996)
Listed skills include Project Management, Program Management, Risk Management, Quality Management, and 49 others.