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Mannheim, Bw, De

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg

• Global project manager driving cross-departmental strategy & organizational projects • Supplier Relationship Management Program Coordinator • Establishing new organizational-wide competency building framework• Organizing local, regional & global procurement events• Driving department-wide communication

Mannheim Area, Germany

• Logistical integration project manager of newly acquired companies worldwide • Establishing of new governance model & monitoring system for Global Supply Chain • Creating an automated global affiliate warehouse fact base approach• Driving an agile organization initiative for all German Roche sites & giving agile trainings• Implementation of cross-departmental exchange platform (Lunch Session)

Mannheim Area, Germany

Leading various projects within Global Supply Chain (3-5 months each), particpating in professional traininigs & further drove the trainee program forward. • Project lead of IVD warehouse fit-out in Jakarta, Indonesia.• Identifying technical bottlenecks at Global Distribution Centers in Germany & USA• Conducting business case analysis of new packaging design concept• Design & facilitation of internal innovation workshop• Agile development of an Inventory metric & dashboard approach for Global Planning Team • Support of Start-Up Trainee selection

Munich Area, Germany

Topic: Differentiated view on supply chain resilience - Identifying supply chain resilience enablers in regards to supplier segmentation in an automotive overseas supply chain.

Düsseldorf Area, Germany

Consulted Henkel Beauty Care business unit by identifying international growth strategies with student teamProject: "Global Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies in Hair Color Category for Henkel Beauty Care" • Developed global market opportunity and entry strategies for hair coloring division as well as generating innovative approaches to achieve sustainable growth in existing markets• Detected global hair coloring trends and developed strategies to capitalize on changing customer preferences

Beijing City, China

Supported Purchasing Asia team (body, exterior, seats) in Chinese localization sourcing project• Identified potential current BMW Europe and new local suppliers for future sourcing of car seat fabrics• Evaluated potential suppliers based on product portfolio, technological capabilities, location, etc. and presented results to senior management

Düsseldorf Area, Germany

Supported Technology, Media & Telecommunication (TMT) strategy & business development team in research projects, workshops and events.• Conducted market analyses and compiled multiple company profiles for senior managers• Designed an “Advanced CRM Analytics” workshop for a leading European media company• Supported business development team in administrative and event organisation tasks, mainly in the annual Technology Fast 50 Award selection process

Munich Area, Germany

Supported a global indirect material purchasing project at a German family-owned diversified group• Accompanied manager to purchasing specialists’ interviews and documented and refined information• Cleansed and validated 30,000 lines sales database of 200 subsidiaries from 40 countries to created transparency of group-wide sales volume• Took charge of selected spend analyses, e.g. ABC-supplier analysis, regional spend distribution, subsidiaries and synthesized the results for board meetings

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Supported High Performance Material SCM business unit in integrating new production plant in Gastonia (NC) • Acted as CRM and order manager of all distributors in the US and Canada. Took responsibility of all activities along the logistics chain using extensively SAP R/3• Took charge of incorporating new production plant’s ISO:9001 work procedures • Conducted market research projects for General Manager Americas, e.g. potential acquisition & market analyses

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Developed a new holistic warehouse strategy for the Sonoco Corr Flex Division

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Member of the PIMS & CEMS Club

Master'S Degree, International Management

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), International Business

Activities and Societies: CEMS Student Club - Corporate Relations Representative • Part of the CEMS Master's of International Management.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, International Business, Corporate Finance

Activities and Societies: Athletic scholarship athlete on the University of Souh Carolina Track & Field Tea • Selected for the flagship.

Advanced Chinese Language Course

• Part of the International Business major at the Darla Moore School of Business