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Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Established independent consultant and project manager focused on providing growth strategy, business agility, performance improvement and transformation consulting services on a project by project as well as interim basis.Engages a diverse client base including multinationals, regional champions, private-label players and contract manufacturers, primarily in the Food industry.Project highlights:- Growth plan development for a confectionery company- Manufacturing landscape assessment and coman search for a confectionery company- Organizational consolidation for an multinational medical devices company- Integrated business planning for a leading Swiss food grocery chain- Productivity improvement assessment for a German food producerExpertise: market assessment, growth roadmap, profit & performance improvement, transformation, cost optimization, productivity boost, integrated business planning (S&OP), operations strategy, footprint redesign, contract manufacturing search, supplier selection, investment analysis, PMO, project management, employee engagement, change management, workshop facilitation and training.

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Performance improvement projects for Automotive Clients in Germany, UK, Ukraine, Slovakia and Mexico.

Basel Area, Switzerland

Experience in:- Value stream optimization workshops (commercial, sales, marketing, customer service)- Process optimization- Project & program management- Training and workshop facilitation

Shanghai City, China

Created a coaching business in Shanghai with focus on providing career advice to young professionals. Coached over 50+ professionals in Greater China across multiple industries. Helped with personal branding, career transition, networking and career development.

Switzerland And China

Part of an Internal Consulting team responsible for developing industrial and supply chain strategies across global business units.Skill-set: business analysis, demand and supply analysis, operations network assessment (sourcing, quality, manufacturing, distribution), capital expenditures (CAPEX) business cases, cost benchmarking, financial analysis.Product categories: chocolate & confectionery, coffee, ice cream, culinary, frozen food

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Managed a cross-functional team in redesigning the green coffee supply chain from the countries of origin to the capsule production factories in Europe.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supply chain optimization projects for clients in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lean Coach for 3M Company plant (Brookings, South Dakota) and University of Michigan hospital (Emergency Department).

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Played an analytical role within the logistics team to optimize spare parts availability and inventory levels.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Tauber Institute For Global Operations Associate (Fellowship Recipient)

Executive Phd Program

Master Of Science In Commercial Engineering

Executive Education, Strategic Leadership Program + Management Of Managers Program

Chinese Language, Full-Time Language Immersion Program (Sept. 2014 - Jan. 2015)