Konrad Godlewski

About

Mandarin speaking manager with experience of 13 years of living and working in China and 3 years in European Region. Since 2014, focused on railway & multi-modal product development. Acquired, implemented & retained for railway product whole range of VIP customers from technology, manufacturing, automotive & retail sectors. Since mid-2022 based in Germany. Successfuly developed business for whole range of multimodal services, including railway and railway combined with other modes (eg. short sea or cross-border trucking in Asia Pacific) and recenlty DHL Multimodal Ocean Express. Effective cross-cultural communicator coordinating diverse teams towards ambitious, but realistic goals and win-win arrangements. In previous professional life - journalist and reporter focused on China and AP region. Writer of numerous press stories, author of The Broadband Korea', non-fiction book describing phenomenon of broadband internet development in South Korea, and its effects on Korean culture & economy (2012). Polish translator of The Rape of Nanjing by Iris Chang (2013).

Experience

• DHL Global Forwarding (8 yrs 6 mos)
  • Rail Development Manager Multimodal China
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Regional business development function

  • Head of Business Development, Rail Freight & Multimodal
    Jan 2018 - Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos

• DHL Global Forwarding (6 yrs 7 mos)
  • Senior Manager, Rail Freight Competence Management & Business Development
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

    - RAIL product management - including operations management, capacity management, internal & external communication, vendor relations. - Business development - quotations, RFQ handling & customer meetings, new service creation, innovation testing, SOP preparation, sales trainings. - Strategy - communication support for regional product head, market research, other BU relations managment.

  • Manager, Door To More Service & Rail Competence Center China
    Jul 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs

    - business development - strategy and market analysis - operations managment - communication

  • Commercial Development Manager - Central Eastern Europe
    Sep 2013 - Jun 2014 · 10 mos

    CEE-China Trade Lane Management Support

• Editor at Polskapresse
  Jun 2008 - Apr 2009 · 11 mos

  Editor at Foreign and Science Desk of the national newspaper Polska The Times; responsible for planning, selecting, assigning, editing and writing news stories; coordinating journalists, photo editors, layout and graphic designers

• Journalist at RINGIER AXEL SPRINGER Polska SP. Z O.O.
  Jan 2007 - May 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

  Covered Asia-Pacific for Foreign Desk

• Journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza
  Oct 2003 - Dec 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  Journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza, leading Polish daily newspaper. - Graduated from GW's School of Journalism, unique project led by Juliusz Rawicz - Covered literary market for Culture Desk - Covered Asia-Pacific region for Foreign Desk