Hermann Schaefer

Managing Director

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Worked in multiple different professional services, sales and business management roles for both German local as well as in an international environment with accomplishing the following criteria: - Profit and Loss Responsibility - P+L responsibility and experience in current and previous jobs for either parts or complete business units. - Optimize operations - implemented new processes and significantly improved existing processes in current and previous jobs. As part of our companies consulting engagements I am leading several initiatives to consult in manufacturing assessments and planning with the aim to identify business challenges and drivers for change, requirements and definition of new to-be processes, lean and improved manufacturing - also but not limited to IT systems. - Approve efficiencies and synergies - template development, reporting examples, established centralized proposal management for EMEA wide benefits, etc. - Support internal business systems - engaged daily in business system related streamlining, new systems and solution implementations, site related and global implementations. 12 years of experience in this field – either directly engaged or indirectly involved - Drive growth through organic growth and by acquisitions - currently involved in two projects: one is an EMEA wide channel partnership program, the other being a strategic alliance of a complementary solution offering in order to increase competitive advantages and at the same time commercial (top and bottom line) growth. - Drive new markets and expanding to additional regions and into additional services offering - Drive the change management process - I feel that this is one of my strengths, successful participation in a change leadership training, demonstrated change in current and previous positions. Demonstrated great leadership and management style and accomplishments. Specialties: Solution Selling, Financials, Change Management

Experience

  • Managing Director at Stormbit GmbH
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Product, Delivery & Operations + Product & Technology + Delivery & Services + Customer Success + Operations & Processes + Execution & Platform Stability

  • Possehl Digital (Remote)
    • Advisor Operations & Digital Projects
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

      Advisor with focus on: Operations, processes and organization, digital projects and Digitalprojekte as well as corporate management

    • Managing Director
      Jan 2023 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Managing and Scaling of Digital Software Companies Processes and Organization Development Develop and Professionalize Companies from Start-up to Sustainable Business Management Support Financial Support and Controlling (Multi-) Project Management and Methodologies Change Management

  • Managing Director at cluetec GmbH
    Jul 2020 - Mar 2026 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for business development and finance. + Define and develop the international sales expansion and growth strategy of standard cloud solution portfolio + Develop additional markets and industry segments + Build partner network and channels both domestic and international to help accelerate sales + Help create additional use cases to increase customer ROI and industry adoption

  • Interims Management at -
    May 2020 - Jun 2020 · 2 mos

    Helping companies with Management or Project Management

  • Traxeed (12 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Business Unit
      Jun 2018 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Managing Director
      Apr 2008 - Apr 2020 · 12 yrs 1 mo

      Leading sales, marketing and R&D activities globally including direct and channel coverage. + Establish strategic and tactical sales partnerships. + Define and develop the international sales expansion with either partner or direct. + Help define the product and solution portfolio