Stephan Gladis

Senior Expert Global Customs Pricing

Vilsbiburg, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • Senior Expert Global Customs Pricing at DHL Global Forwarding
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Project Management Office Expert at DHL Freight
    Feb 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    1. Project Management & PMO Coordination - Independently managed the Project Management Office (PMO) of a global Salesforce digitalization project aimed at optimizing DHL Freight’s rate, contract, and customer revenue management. - Developed project plans for the Salesforce implementation across all DHL Freight country organizations – using tools such as Jira and PowerPoint – considering timelines, resources, and milestones. - Optimized project management methods within the PMO, e.g., migrating project plans from Excel to Jira and IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) to enhance efficiency and transparency. - Independently prepared, conducted, and followed up on project kick-offs and status calls with local DHL Freight project teams to ensure smooth project progress. - Supported the coordination of external service providers and the acceptance of project work packages. 2. Process Optimization & System Implementation - Designed and implemented process improvements, e.g., migrated the Change Request process from Confluence to Jira, including communication, presentation, and training for project stakeholders. - Planned, conducted, and analyzed an end-user system survey (using Survalyzer), deriving actionable recommendations for management to optimize system usage and increase user satisfaction. - Designed and facilitated “Lessons Learned” workshops with the global project team, e.g., after a program go-live in a DHL Freight country organization, to enable structured reflection and continuous improvement of project work.

  • Senior Business-Analyst at ACGF - Afghan Credit Guarantee Foundation
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Senior Business Development Manager at Cannamedical® Pharma GmbH
    Apr 2019 - Sep 2019 · 6 mos

  • Inhouse Consultant at Postbank Gruppe
    Jul 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Preparation of milestone plans, project reports and presentations for the management-board of Deutsche Postbank AG, e.g. with regard to the merger of Deutsche Bank and Postbank • Calculation of business cases and the deduction of concrete management recommendations in order to optimize the real estate strategy / portfolio of Postbank • Preparation and visualization of crucial information for the managing committee of Deutsche Postbank AG for decision making purposes, such as business-management KPIs resulting from the calculation of business cases