Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Transformation of Administrational Functions Extensive record in senior leadership positions (line & project management) with emphasis on the design and implementation of clear processes to improve the bottom-line, as well as the set-up of data structures to enable transparency and consistency for top management. Reduction of complexity and optimization of cost in large multinationals with numerous entities Driver of innovative transformation initiatives and organizational development to enhance value Implementation and restructuring of Shared Service Centers (incl. Business Services) on global scale Regional CFO Europe for two business segments Restructuring and realignment of a European sales organization Effective leadership of international, interdisciplinary and virtual teams Highly competent in analysis, realization, integration and negotiation Skilled bilingual communicator (German, English)
Accountable for Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Legal, HR, IT and Real Estate. Heading projects in software implementation and construction of new facility.
Consulting Projects, Qualification
Merging Shared Service Activities of the Group into a Global Business Service (Bucharest and Manila) and growing this GBS into a strategic platform for Functions (F&A, HR, Sales Support) and Business Units (operational Services). Implementing Process Management in order to standardize and digitize processes to create yoy add value to the Group.
Leading PRIMUS Efficiency within the groups transformation process - optimizing the cost basis of the group on a global scale significantly and sustainably. Transforming administrative functions towards a leaner and more efficient structure by implementing and heading a Global Business Service and Centers of Excellence.
Overall responsibility for the FORWARD> transformation initiative to restructure the Group’s finance units and shape a single, multi-branch finance community in alignment with a new strategic framework. Execute the transformation pilot project with potential of being adapted for other corporate functions Drive the holistic realignment of the organizational structure, governance, steering principles and ERP-landscape (using SAP HANA technology), incl. change management
Responsible for implementing business services within Lufthansa’s Finance, HR and Procurement organizations. A group-wide, interdisciplinary project executed by 40 internal/external experts. Planned and orchestrated the most significant restructuring of back-office functions at Lufthansa since the Group’s founding Designed, set up and rolled out Lufthansa Global Business Services (LGBS) Negotiated and finalized joint solutions with workers councils Streamlined the overall administrative organization Realized first process migrations in May 2013 (ongoing) Cut costs on group-level by triple digit M EUR p.a.
Overall management responsibility for the central transaction organization handling the Finance and HR processes of all international business units. Leadership of de-central global field organization (30 units worldwide) for back-office functions as well as four Shared Service Centers with 1,000 employees. Merged local field units with existing Shared Service Centers to form Shared Service International Realigned SSI to become a process-driven organization, implementing a matrix-structure as well as process management units Grew the SSI by ~ 30% with the acquisition of new internal & external customers