Sebastian Sperker

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Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

Experience

  • Rail Cargo Group (17 yrs)
    • Head Of Service Design
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Service Design is the central processing unit (cpu) between our customers, sales and our rail freight services. This includes and requires * managing a fleet of 30.000 wagons * managing a yearly purchasing volume of €800 million * designing future digitalization services * connecting international knowledge within a team of 10+ nations * creating a pan-European network * building the future by challenging and developing autonomous railway ideas To drive forward smartly and lead the change we use our international network for data-driven decision-making and focus on the three main pillars DIGITALIZATION, INTERNATIONALISATION and CORRIDOR-/EQUIPMENT STRATEGY. Our aim is to make railway services easy and effortless for customers - by managing the high complexity we are facing in the background. Currently * setting up a Transport Network à la "google maps for railway" * re-designing the enquiryprocess to offer real time costs * connecting the dots by data analytics for decisions concerning railway future

    • Managing Director
      Jan 2015 - Apr 2022 · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Directing Rail Cargo Carrier Hungary as an incubator for establishing and developing railway companies with a focus on borderless production in Europe. - Leading the market expansion of +10 start-ups and acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe - Achieving a high profitable growth of +200% p.a. over the last five years - Creating a European network in +10 countries - Hiring of +1000 employees coming from +15 countries - Focusing on interoperability and digitalization as the key topics for the future

    • Joint Managing Director
      Dec 2014 - Mar 2022 · 7 yrs 4 mos

  • Chairman Board of Directors at Rail Cargo Carrier - Italy
    Jan 2015 - Jan 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Sales & Controlling at Ökombi GmbH
    Apr 2006 - Jun 2009 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Led digitalization projects and gained first controlling experience - Implemented an online booking tool - Renewed cooperate web site - Assisted controlling services