Dr. Christian Zippel

Manager eMobility After Sales | Head of New Business Development HV Batteries & Innovation | LifeCycle Management & EOP Strategies I 2nd Life, Battery Lifecycle, Circular Economy, BESS & Energy Trading

Kassel, Hesse, Germany

About

Volkswagen AG: - emobility AfterSales supply strategies including battery LifeCycle Management - battery market place - battery ReUse - ensuring recycling quota and closed loop - Founder "actrada"; use of HV-batteries for 2nd life applications - Project Manager - Active Battery House, active battery warehousing as a business case (e.g. peak-shaving) - After Sales High Voltage Battery Strategies (Zero, 1st and 2nd Life) - After Sales High Voltage Battery Supply Chain Strategies - After Sales High Voltage Battery Business Development - Project Management After Sales Quality Porsche AG: - Head of After Sales Reklamations- und Regressmanagement - eMobility After Sales

Experience

  • Volkswagen AG (8 yrs 4 mos)
    • New Business Development
      2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

      Identification & Development of New Business Models, Project Lead - „Active Battery Warehousing“, - €50m budget responsibility, Transformation of Battery Warehousing from a Cost Center into a Profit Center, Inhouse consulting with regards to eMobility, Co-Founder of the Innovation Project ACTRADA (2nd-Life Battery Storage Projects), Development of Supply Strategies with a Strong Focus on Reducing Warranty and Goodwill Costs, Design and Implementation of New Repair and Service Concepts, Monitoring and Achievement of defined KPIs, Strategic Steering of Global eMobility Aftersales Market Activities, Establishment of international cooperation models and partner network

    • Manager eMobility AfterSales / Head of Project 2nd Life Applications of HV-Batteries
      May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

      Strategy and Concepts AfterSales eMobility (Focus HV-Batteries) - Founder "actrada" www.actrada.de use of 2nd Life HV-Batteries - Project manager 1st Life Battery Storage - PowerHouse (Energy trading / Grid stability) - Internal Consultant eMobility AfterSales - Supply Chain Strategies HV-Batteries - Longterm Supply Strategies (After EoP) - Battery LifecycleManagement - Battery compatibility - 2nd Use Applications - (Active) Battery Storage - Recycling of HV-Batteries

    • Strategien und Konzepte After Sales Qualität & eMobility After Sales
      Apr 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      After Sales Quality Management (logistics and process quality) Battery Logistics BEV Readiness

  • Porsche (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • After Sales Supply Chain and Quality Management & eMobility After Sales
      Mar 2013 - Mar 2020 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    • Supplier Quality Specialist
      2013 - 2018 · 5 yrs

      Project Lead – Establishment and Scaling of a Supplier Claims and Recourse Management Framework (SAP Project), Optimization of the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain, Development of end-of-production HV-Battery Supply Strategies, Selected Participant in the Porsche VAx Talents Program

  • Project Manager at Volkswagen AG / Porsche AG
    2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs

    Project Lead – Innovative Incoming Goods Controls (SAP-based), Organizational and Process Readiness for the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) Transformation, Development of Robust High-Voltage Battery Supply Processes, Process optimization across Logistics and Quality Assurance with a Strong End-Customer Focus

  • Technical Sales Specialist at Independent Consulting
    2008 - 2013 · 5 yrs

    Interim leadership responsibility for quality management functions, In-depth technical market and feasibility studies (e.g. sensor systems), Design and implementation of B2B sales strategies

  • PhD Student at University of South Australia
    Jun 2009 - Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos