Markus Poeplau

Executive with international expertise in construction, operations and logistics acquired in Asia and Europe

Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region

About

Making construction more effective and efficient one day at a time

Experience

  • PERI (Full-time · 14 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Logistics
      Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Responsibility: - Responsible for all stockyards of PERI Germany - Responsible for Dispatch/Disposition and Freight Management - Managing approx. 400 employees across 8 locations - Full cost and performance responsibility - Member of the management team / board - Work Health Safety (WHS) responsibility Key accomplishments: - Restructured central logistics department - Implemented strategy program to initiate various road maps e.g. software road map - Implemented an accident reporting system - Created the start of new WHS culture - Standardized various processes across all locations - Conducted network analysis to be future proof

    • Head of Sales and Operations PERI New Zealand
      Apr 2017 - Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Responsibility: - P&L responsible for all of PERI´s activities in New Zealand Key accomplishments: - Grew turnover from approx. 1 Mio. NZD to 6. Mio. NZD - Established PERI as a player in the infrastructure segment - Managed move into new facilities - Set up Key Account management - Managed various succcesful reoganizations - Set up new stock yard / warehouse - Safeguarded cash flow and profit during Covid pandemic via professional crisis management

    • Business Development Manager
      Feb 2015 - Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Responsibility: - Responsible in APAC for launching new product line made out of Polymer (traditionally timber and steel are used) Key accomplishments: - Successfully identified markets and job sites for final testing stage - Liaised with customers on test sites, internal R&D and internal production - Successfully launched new product line in all subsidiaries in SEA, India, Korea and Japan

  • Working Student at Merck Group
    Jul 2011 - Aug 2011 · 2 mos

    - Blue collar worker - worked in pegment packaging - 3 Shift System

  • Working Student at Merck Group
    Jul 2010 - Aug 2010 · 2 mos

    - Blue collar worker - worked in pegment packaging - 3 Shift System

  • Working Student at Merck Group
    Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 · 3 mos

    - Blue collar worker - worked in Inbound warehouse liaising with incoming truck drivers - 3 Shift System

  • Intern at GS Supplies Ltd Hong Kong
    Sep 2007 - May 2008 · 9 mos