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Cologne Bonn Region

Global Lounge Network is a company that designs, finances, develops, operates and markets VIP lounges at airports around the world.Our mission is to reinvent the VIP airport lounge experience by providing personalized all inclusive service at the highest level.

San Luis Potosí Area, Mexico

Our latest products introduced into the market are: * Strategic development of Importing Oil Products (ULSD, D6, Jet Fuel) into Mexico * Consultancy of international business* Outsourcing of international purchasing* International Logistics Services As Managing Partner of Alia Global Logistics the most important part of my work is:* strategy development* implementation of new products* overseeing all functions and areas of the company

Hong Kong

Responsibilities: Complete Profit and Loss Responsibility of 5 offices (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Xiamen), a total of 90 staff members with 6 direct reports and a turnover of HKD 110 Million Follow up the corporate strategy and develop on this bases the local strategy and tactics which are going a long with the strategy Implementation of the strategy Developing further the region and ensuring the profitability of the offices In charge of Human Resource, Finance, Administration and Operational DepartmentsAchievements: Successful implementation of a sales department in Hong Kong and South China: Within 3 years the sales team now contributes 18% to the Gross Profit  Restructuring the company to encounter the growth of the company: implementation of sales, operation, purchasing, accounting, administration, it department. The function were consolidated beforehand in two departments only (operation and accounting/finance) Negotiating Carrier contracts which lead to an improvement of our buying power

Hong Kong

a. hartrodt hong kong limitedJanuary 2010 - todayResponsibilities: Complete Profit and Loss Responsibility of 5 offices (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Xiamen), a total of 90 staff members with 6 direct reports and a turnover of HKD 110 Million Follow up the corporate strategy and develop on this bases the local strategy and tactics which are going a long with the strategy Implementation of the strategy Developing further the region and ensuring the profitability of the offices In charge of Human Resource, Finance, Administration and Operational DepartmentsAchievements: Successful implementation of a sales department in Hong Kong and South China: Within 3 years the sales team now contributes 18% to the Gross Profit  Restructuring the company to encounter the growth of the company: implementation of sales, operation, purchasing, accounting, administration, it department. The function were consolidated beforehand in two departments only (operation and accounting/finance) Negotiating Carrier contracts which lead to an improvement of our buying power

Shenzhen & Hong Kong

Responsibilities:* Having full Budget Responsibility of 4 offices in South China (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Xiamen); whereby three offices were opened during my post.* Sales Development: Training, Formulating Targets, Creating Tools and Introduction of a Control System.* In charge of the operational departments: Implementing a Standard Operations Procedure, optimising the workflow, assisting in complex matters.* Building relationship with shipping companies and negotiating special contracts.* Developing of the region: customers, distribution/pick and pack centre, local sub-contractors* Maintaining close contact to the accounts department to avoid financial disparities between the company and its agent as well as clients.Achievements:* Opening successfully new offices in new region of the South China territory* Working with key accounts of the company, keeping relationship and developing new accounts* Designing and implementing a new workflow and work reorganisation in the office. Implementing of SOPs. This lead to an increase of file per person of 40%

Responsibilities Implementation of a new operational system in the offices in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Italy. Guiding the management for the changes of the operational workflow due to the new system and to introduce a new Standard Operation’s Procedure for each company. Setting up the operation system in each office and adjust the system to the local requirements in operations as well as in the accounting part. Training the staff members including management. Advising staff during the first weeks of the live phase of the new system. Theoretic development of a tariff and invoicing-automatism system.Achievements: Implemented successfully the software in four countries Restructure operational flows into more efficient processes and combining both the requirements of operations as well as software Leading the operations department to gain excess capacity through the right installation of the software

In charge of FCL and break bulk shipments to Chile and Bolivia.Negotiation of rates with the trucking companies, warehouses and shipping lines.Writing quotations to clients and follow up. Booking of shipments with shipping lines, writing the related documents (Bills of lading, invoices, and shipping advises).

Basic tasks at the departments of: Sea freight export, sea freight import, air freight export, air freight import, sales, administration and accounting department.

Executive Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration; Business Administrators; Business Planning And Business-Service Management

Study of Business Administrators Academy of Economics Bremen in conjunction with a practical traineeship; Study of Forwarding Merchant.

Forwarding Merchant, Forwarding

A Levels