Rüdiger Froß-Interim Logistics Manager
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Interim Logistics Manager
Centroplan GmbH
- Leadership, control, and further development of logistics (national and international)
- Implementation of the company strategy regarding availability, inventory, and transparency
- Commercial and operational management of the logistics department (warehouse and order control)
- Analysis and improvement of existing processes and definition in the QMS
- Ensuring full use of the inventory management system
- Ensuring logistical requirements for construction projects in terms of cost, schedule, and quality
- Forecasting for material procurement and warehouse
- Review of options for cost reduction in logistics
- Analysis of out- and insourcing opportunities
- Selection and negotiation with external logistics service providers
- Involvement of suppliers in the logistics concept
- Close cooperation with the specialist departments and implementation of group-wide processes and systems
- Compliance with technical and occupational safety guidelines and standards (occupational safety, health protection, quality assurance)
- Ensuring a modern logistics organization and developing innovative technical solutions as well as digitalization
- Definition and introduction of a logistics concept nationally and internationally
- Leadership and employee coaching
Project Manager M&A
Private M&A Project
- Execution of the M&A process for a Brandenburg-based freight forwarding company
- Approaching potential investors
M&A Consultant
Private M&A Project
- Execution of the M&A process for a Bremen-based heavy haulage company
- Approaching potential investors
M&A Consultant
Private M&A Project
- Execution of the M&A process for a Hamburg-based industrial packaging company
- Preparation and completion of the asset deal after filing for insolvency
Succession Coach for the Managing Director
Hinzsch GmbH & Co. KG
- Coaching the new managing director (son of the shareholder)
Interim Managing Director / Sole Managing Director
Hinzsch Schaumstofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Interim management
- Company restructuring
- Process optimization in warehouse and production logistics: goods receiving, production supply, interim storage of semi-finished products, packaging and shipping of finished products, optimization of raw material and finished goods warehouses
- Implementation of change management measures (strategy development, company culture, employee hiring)
- Responsibility for quality management, occupational safety, and fire protection
- Introduction of 5S and shop floor management
- Coaching of the management structure
- Commercial leadership: financial accounting, budget planning, controlling, and cash flow calculation
- Negotiations with banks, financing partners, and insurance companies
- Contact person for the owner and advisory board
- Personnel decisions and employee development
- Responsibility for sales and marketing
- Successful handover to the successor of the company founder
Interim Managing Director / Emergency Managing Director
Wellness Center
- Plausibility check for business continuity
- Conducting talks with banks
- Consulting with tax advisors and lawyers
- Transfer of key assets to an investor
- Company liquidation
Business Consultant and Coach
Freiberufliche Unternehmensberatung und Coaching
- Startup coaching: creating business plans, developing the business idea and positioning, Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, SWOT analysis, financing, and funding
- Marketing, online marketing, social media, sales, HR, strategic management, bookkeeping, and accounting
- One-on-one coaching through AVGS
- Orientation coaching, career coaching for specialists and managers
- Logistics and transport assignments: introduction and support of continuous improvement processes, process analysis and optimization, training of managers and employees, introduction of Kanban and tugger train systems, material flow optimization, warehouse organization, picking and shipping processes
- Cooperation partner in preparing offers for the takeover of logistics centers
Managing Partner
Fritz Fross GmbH & Co. KG
- Building and developing the warehouse logistics division
- Process optimization in freight forwarding and logistics
- Support of key accounts and acquisition of new customers
- Planning and implementation of logistics projects (procurement, production, and distribution logistics, supply chain management, just-in-sequence and just-in-time concepts)
- Design and introduction of picking systems
- Execution of project business in warehouse logistics
- Design and introduction of CRM software
- Employee training
- Introduction of a quality management system with certification and continuous improvement
- Compliance with occupational safety requirements of major customers
- Planning of a logistics center (racking systems, high-bay forklifts, process design, fire protection, sprinkler system)
Consultant in corporate customer lending
Volksbank Breisgau-Nord eG Emmendingen
- Startup consulting and financing
- Financing consulting, creation and implementation of corporate financing concepts (KfW, MBG, leasing, factoring, sale-and-lease-back)
- Company analyses
Industry experience
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Experienced in Transportation, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Construction, and Healthcare.
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Experienced in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Project Management, Finance, Operations, and Strategy.
Languages
Education
University of Mannheim
Graduate in Business Administration, focus on logistics and marketing · Business Administration · Mannheim, Germany
Volksbank Breisgau-Nord eG
Training as a bank clerk · Bank clerk · Emmendingen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Master Management With AI
academy4.ai in cooperation with Der SGO Business School
Authorized INQA Coach 2025 – 2026 – Agile Into the Future
Alchimedus Master Course – Systematic Organizational Development
Strategy Consultant (IHK)
Business Coach
DCV
Certified Coach
Steinbeis University Berlin
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Rüdiger is based in Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany.
Rüdiger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Rüdiger has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Rüdiger has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Rüdiger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Rüdiger would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Logistics Manager, Project Manager M&A, M&A Consultant.
Rüdiger's most recent position is Interim Logistics Manager at Centroplan GmbH.
In recent years, Rüdiger has worked for Centroplan GmbH and Freiberufliche Unternehmensberatung und Coaching.
Rüdiger is most experienced in industries like Transportation, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. Rüdiger also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Construction.
Rüdiger is most experienced in business areas like Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Project Management. Rüdiger also has some experience in Finance, Operations, and Strategy.
Rüdiger has recently worked in industries like Transportation, Professional Services, and Construction.
Rüdiger has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Finance.
Rüdiger holds a Master in Business Administration from University of Mannheim.
Rüdiger has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Master Management With AI, Authorized INQA Coach 2025 – 2026 – Agile Into the Future, and Alchimedus Master Course – Systematic Organizational Development.
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