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Katharina K.-Transformation & Change Leadership

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Munich, Germany

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Jul 2025 - Oct 2025

Transformation & Change Leadership

Manpower Group Deutschland

Position summary
Transformation & Change Leadership at Manpower Group Deutschland
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Human Resources
Project Management
Strategy
  • Transformation & Change Leadership
  • Developing the change vision
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Stakeholder management
  • Change impact assessment
  • Change communication
  • Strategy & implementation
Jun 2025 - Jul 2025

Change from Selling to a Concept Sells approach for Marketing & Sales

Weleda AG

Position summary
Change from Selling to a Concept Sells approach for Marketing & Sales at Weleda AG
Industries
Cosmetics
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Change from Selling to a Concept Sells approach for Marketing & Sales
  • Interviews
  • Training
  • Coaching
Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Training and Coaching in Companies Undergoing Change

Position summary
Training and Coaching in Companies Undergoing Change
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Human Resources
  • Business and leadership coaching
  • AI Consultant training
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024

Transformation / Change: Shifting focus to new business areas

terrain: intergral designs

Position summary
Transformation / Change: Shifting focus to new business areas at terrain: intergral designs
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Marketing
Strategy
  • Transformation / Change: Shifting focus to new business areas
  • Holistic situation analysis
  • Defining the vision, mission, values, and goals
  • Generating ideas for new business areas and evaluating them
  • Developing the transformation strategy
  • Training & coaching employees
  • Route-to-market for the new business areas
Jul 2023 - May 2024

Transformation Model Development

Position summary
Transformation Model Development
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Project Management
Strategy
  • Developing a sustainable transformation business model to make companies more resilient for the future. The model involves people and the organization in the transformation process at an early stage. It focuses on simultaneity rather than linearity, takes a long-term view, and defines the CRO/PMO role holistically.
  • Analyzing weaknesses in transformation projects
  • Developing a holistic model that takes the needs of all stakeholders into account
  • Presenting the model to major restructuring firms
  • Next level of Transformation Model
  • Performance focused - Principle driven - Purpose based
Dec 2022 - Jun 2023

Organizational Development after Carve-out & Communication

Syntegon Technology GmbH

Position summary
Organizational Development after Carve-out & Communication at Syntegon Technology GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Human Resources
  • Restructured the global HR organization after the carve-out from Bosch to meet new market conditions and the company-wide reorganization
  • Derived the HR operating model from the new company-wide operating model
  • Shifted the department from a strongly administration-focused approach to a business partner-oriented approach
  • Defined roles and interfaces
  • Communicated with internal HR, the Board and investors
  • Planned the roadmap and change communications
  • Provided training and coaching to ensure employee involvement
  • Developed the change story, target vision and route-to-market plan
  • Supported two phases of the transformation process
  • Established a communications strategy and new tools, processes and KPIs
May 2022 - Nov 2022

Transformation & Change

MTU Aero Engines AG

Position summary
Transformation & Change at MTU Aero Engines AG
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business areas
Human Resources
Strategy
  • Transformed a country-based reporting structure into a global structure with a new organizational unit and new teams
  • Evaluated the requirements for the new organizational unit through a stakeholder analysis
  • Created the change architecture, change story and target vision
  • Supported the creation of the roadmap and review process
  • Coached the team on developing the communications strategy
  • Team development: trained and coached the newly established team
  • With the change approach in place, the team is able to continue actively driving the rollout
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

Transformation Consultant

TEOXANE Deutschland GmbH

Position summary
Transformation Consultant at TEOXANE Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Cosmetics
Business areas
Human Resources
Marketing
Sales
  • Restructured and transformed the Marketing department
  • Reviewed all marketing- and sales-related processes (gap analysis)
  • Defined a roadmap toward “State-of-Art” marketing
  • Established new ways of working across departments
  • Assessed employee potential
  • Supported organizational change through training and coaching
  • Built a motivated Marketing and Sales team with a new structure
Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

Sustainability & Organization Consultant

Privatmolkerei Bauer GmbH & Co. KG

Position summary
Sustainability & Organization Consultant at Privatmolkerei Bauer GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Strategy
Sustainability Management
  • Developed the sustainability strategy and integrated it into the organization
  • Innovation management and organizational adaptation
Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

Innovation Consultant / Project Lead

Migros / M-Industrie

Position summary
Innovation Consultant / Project Lead at Migros / M-Industrie
Industries
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Strategy
  • Developed innovation management for M-Industrie in a dedicated, newly established organizational unit
  • Built the structure and processes for the new Innovation “Squad”
  • Established the function through cross-functional work and regular communication
  • Used agile approaches and frameworks (SCRUM), and Design Thinking
  • Screened acquisition candidates (Make or Buy) and proposed ways to integrate them into the organization
  • Established a company-wide Innovation Squad
Jan 2008 - Dec 2019

Consultant (Freelance Projects)

Position summary
Consultant (Freelance Projects)
Industries
Construction
Food and Beverage
Healthcare
Insurance
Manufacturing
Business areas
Strategy
  • Deutsche See
  • Paul Hartmann
  • Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte
  • Zeiss Vision
  • Fissler
  • URSA
  • Allianz
  • KaVo Dental
  • Weihenstephan
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

Chief Marketing Officer Germany & Austria

Scottish & Newcastle Deutschland GmbH

Position summary
Chief Marketing Officer Germany & Austria at Scottish & Newcastle Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Marketing
  • Led a team of 12 people
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

Brand & Strategy Consultant

Position summary
Brand & Strategy Consultant
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Marketing
Strategy
  • Hamburg and Leipzig
  • Led a team of 8 people
Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

International Marketing Manager

Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG

Position summary
International Marketing Manager at Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Marketing
  • Germany and internationally
  • Led a team of 10 people
Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

Brand Manager Champagne Germany

Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy S.A.

Position summary
Brand Manager Champagne Germany at Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy S.A.
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Marketing
  • Munich
  • Led a team of 3 people
Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

International Sales & Marketing Trainee Program

Philip Morris GmbH

Position summary
International Sales & Marketing Trainee Program at Philip Morris GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Germany & France

Industry experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time.

Experienced in Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Construction, Healthcare, Insurance, and Professional Services.

Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Construction
Healthcare
Insurance
Professional Services
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Project Management, and Sustainability Management.

Strategy
Marketing
Sales
Human Resources
Project Management
Sustainability Management
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Summary

  • Extensive international leadership experience in line and project roles
  • Consultant, Interim Manager, Trainer & Coach level
  • Advising top DAX companies as well as start-ups
  • Focus on strategy, transformation, organizational development, communication

Skills

  • Inspire Strategically - Support Empathetically - Deliver Successfully

  • Define Growth, Innovation, And Organizational Strategies

  • Shape Sustainable Transformations

  • Inspiring Guide Through Change Processes

  • Keep Change Communication Credible And Honest

  • Experienced In Working With A Wide Range Of Stakeholders

  • A Respectful Understanding Of People

  • Empower People To See What Is Possible

  • Project Management

  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)

  • Slow Moving Consumer Goods / Consumer Goods / Luxury Industry

  • Aviation Industry

  • Medical Devices / Medical Technology / Healthcare / Life Science

  • Retail (Food Retail And Drugstores)

  • Cosmetics, Fashion

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Diplom-Kauffrau · Business Administration · Düsseldorf, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Project Management

Alfatraining München

Change Certification

Beratergruppe Neuwaldegg, Wien

Design Thinking

Alfatraining München

KI Consultant

a-leecon München

Systemic Business Coach and Trainer

BBK München

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 16
Experience in Food and Beverage 24.5 y
Avg length 2 y 1 m
Longest experience 11 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Transformation & Change Leadership, Change from Selling to a Concept Sells approach for Marketing & Sales, Training and Coaching in Companies Undergoing Change
Main industries Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Construction
Main business areas Strategy, Marketing, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 6
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Katharina is based in Munich, Germany.

Katharina speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

Katharina has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Katharina has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Katharina may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Katharina would be well-suited for roles such as: Transformation & Change Leadership, Change from Selling to a Concept Sells approach for Marketing & Sales, Training and Coaching in Companies Undergoing Change.

Katharina's most recent position is Transformation & Change Leadership at Manpower Group Deutschland.

In recent years, Katharina has worked for Manpower Group Deutschland, Weleda AG, terrain: intergral designs, Syntegon Technology GmbH, and MTU Aero Engines AG.

Katharina is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, and Construction. Katharina also has some experience in Healthcare, Insurance, and Professional Services.

Katharina is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Marketing, and Sales. Katharina also has some experience in Human Resources, Project Management, and Sustainability Management.

Katharina has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Cosmetics, and Manufacturing.

Katharina has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Human Resources, and Project Management.

Katharina holds a Master in Business Administration from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

Katharina has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Project Management, Change Certification, and Design Thinking.

The availability of Katharina needs to be confirmed.

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