Fynn Kohls-Consultant, Process Analyst

Media support for internal and external communication purposes

Conducting interviews with project managers and project participants for media use in video productions for social media and internal communication

Independent production of media for various platforms while taking power-sensitive structures into account in international development cooperation, especially in language and imagery

Relationship building

Project visits at NGOs with the goal of reviewing objectives, structures, and processes:

Hand in Hand Development (Ribavu): loan program (microloans), vocational training, construction of a warehouse, grants for corona hygiene measures, special funding after the volcanic eruption in Goma

AIMPO Made in Rwanda (Bugasera): modern ceramic production center, Training for Trainers (social media marketing, business knowledge, networking)

SYTRIECI (Kigali): advocacy for street vendors, founding of a trade union, access to public sales areas

Impact measurement and quality management based on self-developed "Foundation Indicators"

Project status analyses through semi-structured interviews

Relationship building

Project visits at NGOs:

ECSAT "Equality-based Community and Training" (Galle): training and skills development program for people with disabilities, access to work and income, funding for infrastructure and trainers

PEaCE "Protecting Environment and Children Everywhere" (Colombo): advocacy for children's rights, fight against sexual exploitation, awareness work to sensitize society, visit to a Fair Trade tea plantation and tea factory, supply chain review for communication purposes

Semi-structured interviews

Store modernization Aldi Bremer Straße

Support of the change process and preparations on the communication side and in HR management: building teams, training on the new store concept, responding to new staffing needs, setting up new structures in warehouse management, planning and carrying out the opening event

Close monitoring of new processes and support of operations during the hypercare phase

Planning and carrying out logistics processes before the reopening, especially initial stocking and shelf matching

Classic project management (waterfall)

PRINCE2

Trainee: all tasks from sales associate to store manager of two stores and onboarding into the regional manager role

KPI-driven management of 5–7 stores

Budget responsibility according to staffing ratio

Operational management with communication to C-level

Staff responsibility for up to 80 employees, hiring, recruiting and disciplinary responsibility

Audits and quality management

Annual reviews and target agreements with store management

Responsibility for cash holdings and settlement of cash register systems

Management of measures to maintain store properties

Introduction and troubleshooting for POS cash register systems

Operational leadership for store closure or modernization of various stores

Merchandise management and leading inventories

Follow-up of theft cases

Classic project management

Problem analysis and measures to reduce material consumption in insulated glass production, with a focus on scrap rate analysis and breakage detection

Investment calculation for automated warehouse system, sorting system and cutting system

Cost analysis of the machine defect in the spacer frame bender to decide between repair and replacement

Process analysis

Employee interviews

Cost analysis

Investment calculation