Claire V.

Expert Problem Solver | Senior Project Manager | Lean In Network Leader | Avid Reader, Animal lover, Life Outdoors & Feminist

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป | ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† | ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป & ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ I thrive in ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€โ€”the kinds of challenges that require strategic thinking, strong leadership, and the ability to ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. With close to ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ in international operations, supply chain, and business strategy, Iโ€™ve led projects that reshaped organizations, improved efficiency, and delivered real business impact. Whether itโ€™s managing a ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, leading international teams, or navigating complex business decisions, I bring a ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ to every challenge. What drives me? โœ” ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ with a structured yet pragmatic approach โœ” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ --> empowering teams and aligning stakeholders โœ” ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ --> from operational excellence to strategic growth Iโ€™m open to opportunities in ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ where I can maximize impact, drive transformation, and contribute to a companyโ€™s long-term success. Letโ€™s connect!

Experience

  • Senior Project Manager at DHL Supply Chain
    Sep 2025 - Present ยท 10 mos

  • LeanIn Network Leader & Head of Operations at Lean In Network, Frankfurt
    Nov 2024 - Present ยท 1 yr 8 mos

    Leading the ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ of Lean In Network, Frankfurt, fostering a strong community of professional women across the Rhein-Main region. โ€ข ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป, redefining the networkโ€™s vision to expand membership and increase engagement. โ€ข ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ with local organizations and industry leaders to strengthen the networkโ€™s impact. โ€ข Organizing ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, empowering women through leadership development and career advancement programs. โ€ข Driving ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†, optimizing processes to scale the networkโ€™s reach while maintaining a strong community ethos. ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Strengthening the Lean In community in Frankfurt, enhancing visibility, engagement, and long-term sustainability for womenโ€™s professional development.

  • Senior Logistics Key Account Manager at CPL Pharma Lager Und Vertrieb GmbH
    Jan 2019 - Oct 2024 ยท 5 yrs 10 mos

    Led strategic ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for key clients, driving revenue growth and operational efficiency in a complex, fast-paced environment. โ€ข ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, balancing strategic business development with hands-on execution to enhance partnerships and maximize profitability. โ€ข Spearheaded ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in account operations, aligning commercial objectives with operational capabilities. โ€ข Negotiated and ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ensuring alignment between client needs and company objectives. โ€ข Acted as a ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ to both clients and internal stakeholders, translating insights into actionable growth strategies. ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Strengthened key client relationships, increased revenue streams, and introduced scalable, efficient processes that enhanced account performance and operational effectiveness.

  • Church & Dwight, Co., Inc. (Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom ยท On-site)
    • Senior Operations and International Logistics Manager, EMEA
      Jun 2016 - Nov 2018 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

      Led high-impact ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ across Europe, managing complex logistics, cross-functional teams, and strategic partnerships to drive business expansion. โ€ข ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†, optimizing warehousing, distribution, and O2C processes to support European business growth. โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ (UK, Germany, France), fostering collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement. โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€, balancing strategic vision with operational execution in business-critical initiatives. โ€ข ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€, successfully integrating two new teams and functions into the department. โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, leading the closure of internal warehousing, full outsourcing of distribution, and the seamless relocation of teamsโ€”earning the ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ for outstanding leadership. ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Delivered business-critical transformations, improving operational resilience, optimizing cost structures, and ensuring scalability for future growth.

    • Project Manager
      Jan 2013 - Jun 2016 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos

      Managed large-scale ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ensuring strategic alignment between operational execution and corporate objectives. โ€ข Led ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† for complex engineering initiatives, overseeing budgets, timelines, and stakeholder management. โ€ข Navigated ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ with suppliers and contractors, ensuring cost efficiency and quality execution. โ€ข Partnered with ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ (R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement) to drive innovation and operational enhancements. โ€ข Earned ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for excellence in project execution, influencing best practices across the organization. ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Successfully delivered ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, strengthening operational capabilities and positioning the company for long-term scalability.

  • Export Assistant at Santรฉ Verte Ltd
    Jun 2010 - Jan 2013 ยท 2 yrs 8 mos

    Built and led the ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ, ensuring seamless ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. โ€ข ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, defining processes, implementing new administration software, and creating efficient communication frameworks across teams. โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, overseeing documentation (certifications, legalizations), order processing, and on-time dispatch while negotiating with transport providers. โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ by strengthening client engagement, optimizing service delivery, and implementing regular customer feedback loops. โ€ข ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ensuring product adaptation to market requirements and preparing documentation for product registration in key regions. โ€ข ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, conducting market research, identifying new commercial partners, and negotiating contracts to expand global reach. โ€ข ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ-๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, reporting key performance metrics to the Export Director on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Built a scalable, efficient export operation that strengthened customer satisfaction, market reach, and cross-functional collaboration, driving international business growth.