Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof - IT Project Manager

Q: Where is Rainer based?

Rainer is based in Graz, Austria .

Q: What languages does Rainer speak?

Rainer speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Rainer have?

Rainer has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Rainer has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months . Note that Rainer may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Rainer's latest experience?

Rainer's most recent position is IT Project Manager at Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG .

Q: What companies has Rainer worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rainer has worked for Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG and Red Bull GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Rainer most experienced in?

Rainer is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage , Information Technology , and Retail . Rainer also has some experience in Biotechnology .

Q: Which business areas is Rainer most experienced in?

Rainer is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Strategy . Rainer also has some experience in Product Development and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Rainer worked in recently?

Rainer has recently worked in industries like Food and Beverage and Biotechnology .

Q: Which business areas has Rainer worked in recently?

Rainer has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Strategy .

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Graz, Austria

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Experience

Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

2 years 2 months

IT Project Manager

Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG

Overall technical responsibility for the new e-commerce digital infrastructure project/program, some 7.500 external person days
Service provider coordination, sub-project coordination, project controlling
Timeline, milestones, and (high level) topic prioritization
Induce system and architecture decisions
Technical coordination of multiple international roll-outs and the replacement of deprecated systems
Systems: SAP Commerce Cloud (with Spartacus), FirstSpirit headless CMS, SAP Customer Data Cloud, SAP Marketing Cloud, SAP Integration Suite, SAP ERP, SAP CRM, Cloudflare, Viamedici EPIM, Canto DAM, various 3rd party software (video library, job platforms, prerender.io, redirection.io)

Sep 2020 - Present

6 years

E-Commerce Consultant

Red Bull GmbH

Responsible for migrating all media from one digital asset management tool (Adobe) to another (Cloudinary) and ensuring a smooth transition for all B2B/B2C shops and various other sites
Responsible for the integrations of SAP Context-Driven Services (now called Intelligent Selling Services)
Responsible for the switch from one payment service provider to another (Adyen) in multiple B2C shops
Responsible for the webshop interfaces (SAP Commerce) during the switch of the fulfillment partner
Responsible for evaluating (and preparing) the move to the Cloud for the SAP Commerce Systems
Responsible for evaluating SAP Upscale Commerce in comparison to other Shop Systems (SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify, WooCommerce): presented findings and gave recommendations for potential use cases

May 2019 - Sep 2020

1 year 5 months

Solution Architect

Netconomy Software & Consulting GmbH

Held the technical responsibility for a greenfield, cloud-based, e-commerce marketplace project (some €2.5 million) for a customer with more than €500 million yearly revenue
Prioritized the backlog, outlined technical dependencies, defined milestones, delegated component responsibilities to senior developers, and planned the gradual multi-country rollout
Coordinated and led a culturally diverse and geographically-dispersed team with up to 25 engineers (5 engineers on the customer side) situated in four locations (Berlin, Graz, Zagreb, Belgrade)
Aligned with the product manager of SAP Spartacus about critical upcoming features and handled the implications
Held the responsibility for scoping and specification for the project as well as cost and timeline estimates for additional feature requests which resulted in several follow-up contracts
Built a relationship based on trust and consulted the customer on omni-channel commerce, from project kickoff to go-live
SAP Technologies: Commerce Cloud (with Spartacus), Marketing Cloud, SAP Integration Suite / Cloud Platform Integration, Customer Data Cloud
Managed up to ten engineers: conducted yearly performance reviews, provided career growth opportunities, handled requests

Feb 2016 - Apr 2019

3 years 3 months

Software Engineer

Netconomy Software & Consulting GmbH

Integrated SAP Hybris with SAP ERP: importing of products & prices, exporting of orders
Implemented the backend functionality of a proof of concept resulting in the acquisition of a new customer
Resolved a costly recurring problem which affected multiple productive systems by rearchitecting and reimplementing the message oriented middleware
Designed the integration of a customer data management (CDM) system
Demonstrated quick learning ability by being selected to temporarily support another team with a high profile customer (Migros) in order to meet an urgent deadline
Led negotiations on behalf of my team with upper management concerning compensation for necessary extra work
Led job interviews and mentored multiple engineers
Contributed significantly to e-commerce platforms of Red Bull and Migros

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Food and Beverage, Information Technology, Retail, and Biotechnology.

Food and Beverage

Information Technology

Retail

Biotechnology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Strategy, Product Development, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Operations

Strategy

Product Development

Project Management

Skills

Sap Systems: Commerce Cloud (Expert), Spartacus/Composable Storefront (Architecture Basics), Intelligent Selling Services (Expert), Customer Data Cloud (Good), Business Technology Platform (Architecture Basics), Erp / Crm / Marketing Cloud (Architecture Basics)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2018 - May 2019

California Lutheran University

Executive Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Thousand Oaks, United States · GPA 3.96/4.0

Oct 2013 - Jan 2016

University of Technology

Master's degree in Software Engineering and Management · Software Engineering and Management · Graz, Austria

Oct 2009 - Nov 2013

University of Technology

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering and Management · Software Engineering and Management · Graz, Austria

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Food and Beverage 9 y

Avg length 3 y 2 m

Longest experience 5 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles IT Project Manager, E-Commerce Consultant, Solution Architect

Main industries Food and Beverage, Information Technology, Retail

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

December 2023

Last Update

December 2024

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Rainer is based in Graz, Austria.

Rainer speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Rainer has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Rainer has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Rainer may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Rainer would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Project Manager, E-Commerce Consultant, Solution Architect.

Rainer's most recent position is IT Project Manager at Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG.

In recent years, Rainer has worked for Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG and Red Bull GmbH.

Rainer is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Information Technology, and Retail. Rainer also has some experience in Biotechnology.

Rainer is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Strategy. Rainer also has some experience in Product Development and Project Management.

Rainer has recently worked in industries like Food and Beverage and Biotechnology.

Rainer has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Strategy.

Rainer holds a Master in Business Administration from California Lutheran University, a Master in Software Engineering and Management from University of Technology and a Bachelor in Software Engineering and Management from University of Technology.

Rainer is immediately available for suitable projects.

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