response, efficient unit loads, packaging, standardization and politics.
72 – 84 Officer in the German Armed Forces (Logistics), including degree in business studies
84 - 88 Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, senior manager logistics department
89 – 91 IABG research associate, consultant for automotive procurement and space logistics
91 – 2014 GS1 Germany GmbH, Company Officer with statutory authority, Director ECR Process Management
14 - 18 Fraunhofer IML, consultant and also lecturer at the European University of Applied Sciences: trade and
distribution logistics (voluntary) plus co-author reusable packaging studywww.ekupac.de/mtv-studie-2018/
19 -24 RuBehCon Consulting. Research. Projects: DBU project “Reusable Display”, Member of the “Club for Sustainable
Packaging Solutions”, “Reusable2Go IT-Ecosystem”, “Efficient Supply of Goods in Unpackaged Retail”, “Driver
Shortage” / Consumer Goods Forum , “Reusable Packaging Solutions for Omnichannel Business”.
Since 2022 Shareholder Reusable To-Go GmbH, ENFIT Member of Project Management Working Group Food Safety Reuse
Examples of projects and activities:
ECR- Initiative Head of ECR Initiative Germany in cooperation with ECR D-A-CH / ECR Europe (> 600 companies)
ECR-Conference Conception and launch in 1999. Still the leading specialist conference today https://www.ecrtag.de
Demand Side Industry recommendations for the cooperative management of categories as strategic business units
• Efficient Assortment, Efficient Promotion, Efficient Product Introduction - (8-steps process)
• Development of the “Certified Category Manager” course (approx. 3000 graduates to date)
Supply Side Process standards for the FMCG sector to increase efficiency between all partners in the specific supply chains
Efficient Unit Loads Standardization, modularity, pallet loading heights, shelf-ready packaging, compatibility of reusable packaging
Downstream Development and implementation of SCM strategies for byer-, vendor- and co-managed inventory, traceability
standards, integration of logistics service providers into SCM processes and strategies
Enabling Technologies EDI- Standards EANCOM/EPCIS etc. for controlling the vid. sup. movement of goods including GS1 identification systems
PROZEUS A BMWI funding project for ECR implementation at SMEs, still a basis for digitalization, www.prozeus.de
Fashion, shoes, sports Expansion of the industry recommendations for fashion, shoes, sports to include consignment, commission, concessions
Omnichannel Development of implementation recommendations and industry language as standards for online retailing
Reusable Packaging Conception of the GS1 Germany competence centre for RTP: standardization, typification, quality assurance
EU Lobbying Political and strategic representation of the 45 member organisations of GS1 in Europe at the EU
Global activities Topic-specific collaboration with End2End Value Chain Management of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)
CGF Publication Learning Series „Add Value“, Consumer Goods Forum, “Exploring the Case for Value” within the E2E Value