Hermann Schaefer

Managing Director at Possehl Digital GmbH
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, DE
Languages
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency

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Christian Schoening

Hermann is an extremely talented individual. He is very customer- and business driven and understands to motivate people. His commitment is outstanding. I know only a few people understanding the Life Sciences industry the way he does.

Craig Wilson

I have had the pleasure of working with Herman Schaefer for more than 2 years while I was at Propack-Data. Herman, was always a professional and demonstrated the highest level of integrity that I ever saw. He always followed through on his commitments and always went the extra mile to ensure the job was complete.” It was a pleasure to work with him Craig Wilson

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Experience

    • Germany
    • Holding Companies
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      Managing and Scaling of Digital Software Companies Processes and Organization Development Develop and Professionalize Companies from Start-up to Sustainable Business Management Support Financial Support and Controlling (Multi-) Project Management and Methodologies Change Management Managing and Scaling of Digital Software Companies Processes and Organization Development Develop and Professionalize Companies from Start-up to Sustainable Business Management Support Financial Support and Controlling (Multi-) Project Management and Methodologies Change Management

    • Germany
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Jul 2020 - Present

      Responsible for business development and finance. + Define and develop the international sales expansion and growth strategy of standard cloud solution portfolio + Develop additional markets and industry segments + Build partner network and channels both domestic and international to help accelerate sales + Help create additional use cases to increase customer ROI and industry adoption Responsible for business development and finance. + Define and develop the international sales expansion and growth strategy of standard cloud solution portfolio + Develop additional markets and industry segments + Build partner network and channels both domestic and international to help accelerate sales + Help create additional use cases to increase customer ROI and industry adoption

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    • Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Interims Management
      • May 2020 - Jun 2020

      Helping companies with Management or Project Management Helping companies with Management or Project Management

    • Germany
    • Industrial Automation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Business Unit
      • Jun 2018 - Apr 2020

    • Managing Director
      • Apr 2008 - Apr 2020

      Leading sales, marketing and R&D activities globally including direct and channel coverage. + Establish strategic and tactical sales partnerships. + Define and develop the international sales expansion with either partner or direct.+ Help define the product and solution portfolio

    • Germany
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Vice President Sales and Marketing
      • Feb 2006 - Mar 2008

      Leading all sales activities globally including direct and channel coverage. + Establish strategic and tactical sales partnerships. + Define and develop the international sales expansion with either partner or direct. Leading all sales activities globally including direct and channel coverage. + Establish strategic and tactical sales partnerships. + Define and develop the international sales expansion with either partner or direct.

    • United States
    • Automation Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales Director, Life Sciences EMEA
      • Oct 2004 - Jan 2006

      + Leading Rockwell Automations Life Sciences sales activities for EMEA with direct and channel coverage for: - Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway) - Benelux (Netherlands and Belgium) - Iberian Region (Spain, Portugal) - Central Region (Switzerland, Germany, Austria) - France (France, North Africa) - Italian (Italy, Turkey Israel) - UK and Ireland+ Leading Global and Geographical (EMEA) accounts with special strategic account team for at least 7 Life Sciences Companies from top 20 + Integrate the sales team into the corporate Organization.+ Create and establish a consulting and sales support team+ Supporting International Sales for countries without direct sales coverage for the information solutions business+ Achieve a >30% sales order intake growth within the first year + Establish EMEA tactical sales partnerships and support global partners. Show less

    • Business Manager MPS Southern Region
      • Oct 2003 - Sep 2004

      + Oversaw services for France, Italy, Spain for the Life Science Business and Manufacturing Process and Engineering business. + P&L responsibility for MPS services business and 4 different groups in France (Toulouse and Velizy) and Italy (Monza and Milan). Further integration of the MES Life Sciences business with Rockwell Automation. + Improved processes and helped to establish EMEA wide procedures and policies in the MPS business (Forecasting, project costing, time reporting, proposal approval, frontlog tracking, etc.)+ Reorganized Spain delivery model, established local services resources and global expertise support model in order to execute on 4 projects in parallel. + Program Management for large Life Sciences Company (top 5) in EMEA: Developed account relationship to 90% of the EMEA sites (total of 12 sites), Program management for total of 4 active site implementations and annual new order volume in the extend of 800K €. Show less

    • Business Manager
      • Jan 2003 - Sep 2003

      + P&L responsibility for Life Sciences Information Solution Business. + Overseeing the sales, services, training, and marketing activities in the U.S. for Companies life science business. + Responsible for contract management, business development, management support for sales actions. + Global contracts positioned for four major pharma accounts. + Helped to develop and sustain an opportunity pipeline and to close on major life sciences projects. Developed backlog situation by 500%+ Received an award “Engineering in Excellence” from a top 20 Pharma Organization “In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions” Show less

    • Director Customer Services U.S.
      • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

      + Coordination and responsibility for all U.S. projects. + Also responsible for multiple global project initiatives including locations in Europe, Asia and North America with project leads in the U.S.+ Responsible for all technical aspects, support sales and pre-sales. Projects include Electronic Batch Recording Systems and Online Electronic Auditing Systems, Clinical Trail Systems, ERP Gateways, Comprehensive Process Integration. All implementations are 21 CFR Part 11 compliant. + Developed successful partnerships with implementation and service partners to successfully deliver joined projects. + Led group of (global) project managers, functional and technical consultants, trainer and support personnel, IT managers and services staff (up to 25 people).+ Co-author of article “The Role of MESs in an FDA-Regulated, Batch-Oriented Industry” published in the Pharmaceutical Technology magazine Oct, 2002. Show less

    • Senior Project Manager
      • Aug 1999 - Dec 1999

      + Project Manager for first Propack Data US project to design, implement and validate a MES/PMX system for a large pharmaceutical Company in the U.S.+ Led global project team of up to 10 people to design, develop, configure, implement, validate and support the project.

    • Sen. PM / Team Lead
      • Apr 1993 - Aug 1999

      Team Manager / Program Manager + Managed a group of project managers and developers – up to 12 team members. + Responsible for 6 key accounts and more than 15 projects. + Project manager for PMX migration project for top 5 Pharma Company. Program Manager for PMX migration project for top 5 Pharma. + Project manager for top 15 Pharma Company in UK (Version-controlled Master Data Management for BPCS/PMX) Project Manager + Project Manager for general MES system implementation for Finite Scheduling, Line Monitoring, Data reporting and Quality Insurance for an infusion solution and enteral nutrition company – Germany. + Project Manager for several other projects. + Product Manager for Propack Data’s EBR (Electronic Batch Recording) and EINLOP (Finite Scheduling) module. Show less

    • Finland
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • 1992 - 1993

      + Development of algorithms for signal detection, signal selectivity and frequency range definition in the short wave with digital signal processing methods. + Software development under Unix on Next Workstation. + Development of algorithms for signal detection, signal selectivity and frequency range definition in the short wave with digital signal processing methods. + Software development under Unix on Next Workstation.

Education

  • Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
    Bachelor, Electrical Engineering / Communications Engineering
    1987 - 1993
  • HTWG Hochschule Konstanz – Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung
    Electrical Engineering / Communications Engineering
    1989 - 1990

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