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Rosendo M.

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Quality and Supplier Management Services

Kiefersfelden
Rosendo M.

Last position:

Quality and Supplier Management at Quality and Supplier Management

  • Monitor supplier performance, including KPI analysis and follow-up on actions
  • Conduct supplier assessments & risk analyses
  • Plan and conduct supplier and process audits (VDA 6.3, ISO 9001)
  • Develop supplier-related processes and incoming goods strategies
  • Support PPAP approvals, sampling, and initial sample inspections
  • Analyze quality deviations and launch sustainable CAPA measures
  • Prepare reports and analyses for management and customers
  • Guide new suppliers through a structured onboarding process
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Christian F.

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Interim Manager Customer Service & After-Sales – Transformation with AI in Customer Service

Freilassing
Christian F.

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Consultant and Project Manager – AI in Customer Service (Voicebots, Chatbots) at Various clients

  • Advising on and selecting voice systems based on requirements, integration, data protection and cost
  • Designing call guides, knowledge bases and handover to employees
  • Test planning, call analysis and optimization of existing solutions
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Norbert H.

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Interim Project Manager Ramp-Up Pilot Facility

Frankfurt
Norbert H.

Last position:

Interim Claim and Content Manager at Boehringer

  • Claim Identification & Analysis Monitoring project progress to identify potential claims related to delays, scope changes, cost overruns, or contractual breaches.
  • Documentation & Evidence Management Collecting, structuring, and maintaining relevant project documentation, correspondence, and technical records to substantiate claims.
  • Claim Preparation Preparing comprehensive claim dossiers, including detailed cost and time impact analyses, in alignment with contractual terms, legal requirements, and internal policies.
  • Claim Review & Defense Assessing incoming claims with regard to contractual entitlement, supporting documentation, and the reasonableness of claimed time and/or costs.
  • Claims Correspondence Management Drafting and tracking all claim-related correspondence and ensuring proper communication flow.
  • Workflow & Register Management Managing and tracking internal workflows for incoming and outgoing claims in accordance with project-specific procedures, including maintaining the claims register.
  • Internal Point of Contact Acting as the central internal interface within the project team for all claim-related matters.
  • Procedure Compliance Applying established claims management procedures in full compliance with contractual requirements, including systematic documentation and archiving.
  • Change Register Reporting Reporting key data from the change register to relevant stakeholders.
  • Internal Damage & Commercial Management Conducting internal damage management in close coordination with Procurement and, where required, Legal. Preparing documentation for Procurement, which acts as the sole commercial interface towards suppliers
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Fred K.

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Interim Executive Manager | CRO · COO · SVP | Defence, Cybersecurity and Digital Restructuring of Safety-Critical Operations

Glienicke/Nordbahn
Fred K.

Last position:

Project Manager Digital Restructuring at Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH

Assignment focus: Leading digital restructuring in a highly regulated Defence and Aerospace environment. Focus areas: improving data flows and data quality, introducing paperless data collection in production, integrating machine data for automatic SPC calculation and process control, as well as cybersecurity analyses.

Main objectives:

  • Analyze, structure and improve data flows and data quality in production
  • Introduce paperless data collection in manufacturing areas
  • Integrate machine data for automatic SPC data calculation and process control
  • Implement digital restructuring while meeting regulatory requirements in the Defence environment

Measures and results:

  • Analyzed and structured existing production data flows as a basis for control and reporting
  • Established mechanisms to ensure data quality and availability across manufacturing areas
  • Introduced paperless data collection in production — replacing manual and paper-based processes
  • Integrated machine data for automatic SPC data calculation (control charts, Cp/Cpk) and real-time process control
  • Conducted cybersecurity analyses in the production and IT environments

Area of responsibility: Project management for digital restructuring, paperless production, data management and data quality in a highly regulated Defence and Aerospace environment.

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Katarzyna G.

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Finance Consultant

Heltersberg
Katarzyna G.

Last position:

Interim Financial Accountant / Accounts Payable at Consulting for an alcoholic beverage manufacturer

  • Supported monthly and annual closing activities
  • Checked incoming invoices for formal and factual accuracy
  • Posted incoming invoices
  • Contact person for internal departments on accounting matters
  • Created and maintained vendor master data
  • Processed open items
  • Took on additional accounting-related special tasks
  • Managed the functional mailbox
  • Performed payment runs

Training and knowledge transfer – Accounts Payable:

In addition to the tasks above, I was responsible for training and transferring knowledge to 8 employees of an external service provider in India who took over the accounts payable activities:

  • Conducted structured training and practical guidance throughout the accounts payable process
  • Trained employees in checking and posting incoming invoices, including formal and factual checks
  • Taught vendor master data maintenance, open-item processing and payment runs
  • Trained employees in using the functional mailbox and communicating effectively with internal departments
  • Explained accounting procedures, controls and company-specific accounts payable requirements
  • Conducted “Training on the Job” using practical posting cases and real business transactions
  • Supported the team in independently carrying out accounts payable processes and resolving accounting questions
  • Checked the quality and accuracy of work results and provided continuous feedback and coaching
  • Supported the transfer of accounts payable processes to the external service provider and ensured structured knowledge transfer and an orderly handover
  • Supported a smooth transition by documenting processes, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring consistent application of accounting requirements

Software: JDE, ELO, SAP Concur

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Volker W.

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Senior Quality & Process Manager

Altdorf
Volker W.

Last position:

Analyst – Platform Optimization at TradingView ProRealtime

Programming custom indicators with ProBuilder (for the ProRealTime platform)

6 months at RCP - Rabe Academy (basics - trading account - TWS Interactive Brokers) Focus: ETH price history - NVIDIA stock (NASDAQ and CBOE)

  • 500 hours total (TradingView & ProRealTime), including approx. 1,500 hours of tick data analysis using ProRealTime

Systematic market analysis, development of custom indicators, pattern recognition.

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Normann G.

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Managing Director

Kassel
Normann G.

Last position:

Managing Director / Technology & AI Consultant at Omnia Kassel UG

Managing Director | Omnia Kassel UG

Corporate management, international business development, technology and innovation management

  • Corporate management and international business development: Strategic and operational management of a technology-oriented consulting company. International B2B business development, development of new business areas, and establishment and maintenance of industrial, technology, and procurement partnerships.

  • Technology and innovation management: Identification and evaluation of new technologies with regard to technical feasibility, commercial potential, and practical applications. Development of innovative business models, technology transfer, and support for demanding innovation projects.

  • Development and project management: Design, planning, and management of technical development, procurement, and customer projects. Technical specifications, international supplier selection, coordination of external development partners, and evaluation and implementation of customer-specific solutions.

  • AI research, systems development, and technology evaluation: Early recognition of the fundamental technological change brought about by generative AI. For around four years, self-initiated, almost daily intensive research, development, and testing work with leading language models, multimodal AI systems, and different model generations. Independent design and testing of around 200 complex AI workflows, multi-agent methods, and book, proposal, and evaluation agents.

  • AI-supported customer projects and multimodal production: Practical implementation of proprietary and confidential customer assignments in technical design, project development, proposal preparation, specialist texts, and comprehensive documentation. Development and production of texts, images, animations, videos, speech, and avatar applications. A total of around 750 productive work results from various AI-supported projects.

  • AI quality assurance, process development, and efficiency improvement: Development of multi-stage, cross-model testing and correction procedures with source comparison, independent review, and systematic error analysis. In own task-specific comparative measurements, reduced selected processing times from eight hours to one hour and improved measured accuracy from about 95 % to up to 99 %. Transfer of the findings into productive work processes and commercially usable customer solutions.

Project-based activity and availability: The entrepreneurial activities are organized on a project basis and are not connected with permanent full-time operational utilization. Therefore, there is substantial time available for external consulting, development, and management assignments, including projects with a high workload.

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Axel G.

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Management Consultant, Business Analyst

Göttingen
Axel G.

Last position:

Management Consultant, Business Analyst at SEFE Energy GmbH

  • Process management, project management
  • Business process modeling for market-to-order and order-to-cash
  • Replacement of an existing CRM system
  • Salesforce energy & utilities cloud, Aurea CRM, SAP-Signavio, iGrafx
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Jessica D.

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Consultant

Baesweiler
Jessica D.

Last position:

Consultant at Jessica Diederen Consulting

  • Workflow automation
  • Process management
  • Scrum Master
  • Introduction of new office processes at regional and global level
  • Project assistance in ISO 9001, 13485 and 17025 projects
Verified expert

Egor B.

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Technical Buyer & SQM Specialist

Trautskirchen
Egor B.

Last position:

Freelance Technical Buyer & SQM Specialist at Becker Supply Chain & Procurement (BSCP)

  • Responsibility & Strategy: Global supplier qualification for an international company in the certified consumer goods sector – fully remote and independently managed.
  • Core Activity: Supplier research and outreach (over 150 contacts in the EU, Asia and the USA), NDA negotiations and development of a structured supplier database based on relevant product and sustainability standards.
  • Notable Achievement: Built the supplier base from scratch, placed series inquiries and independently organized and led supplier meetings – ready for series production within a short period of time.
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Melanie S.

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Director Quality Assurance

Meerbusch
Melanie S.

Last position:

Lead Quality / Regulatory at Confidential

Built and drove the implementation of an ISO 13485-aligned quality management system for a newly established medical-device manufacturer developing products for leading OEM customers. Led RA/QA strategy, QMS architecture, design-control setup, supplier-...

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Andreea A.

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Financial Accounting · Controlling · Reporting

Büdingen
Andreea A.

Last position:

Financial Accountant & Controller at gebos GmbH

  • Independent accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting, including posting all incoming and outgoing payments
  • Preparing customer invoices and monitoring open items and dunning
  • Preparing and creating monthly and annual financial statements under HGB
  • Preparing VAT returns and working with tax advisors and the tax office
  • Preliminary payroll accounting
  • HR administration including recruiting, applicant management, and conducting job interviews
  • Preparing reports and business analyses for management
  • Handling complaints and clarifying accounting issues
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Volker R.

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Interim Manager / Validation Project Manager / Medical Technology / In Vitro Diagnostic

Tuttlingen
Volker R.

Last position:

Interim Manager / Validation Project Manager at Medical Technology

  • Preparation of medical templates according to ISO 13485:2016 and GMP / MDR.
  • Design Qualification (DQ).
  • Validation Plan (VP).
  • Preparation of PFMEA / FMEA.
  • Installation Qualification (IQ).
  • Operational Qualification (OQ).
  • Performance Qualification (PQ).
  • Final Report (AB).
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Edgar B.

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Operations & Customer Experience Lead

Edgar B.

Last position:

Operations & Customer Experience Lead

Strategic management of daily operations to ensure smooth processes in high-level customer service.

  • Implementation and monitoring of performance KPIs to increase operational efficiency.
  • Advising clients on optimizing their service workflows and customer journey.

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Statistics of experts using Complaint Management

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years

Complaint Management experts have 23 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3.3 years

Complaint Management experts stay in a single position for 3.3 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

12

Complaint Management experts have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Project Management, Quality Assurance, Operations

Complaint Management experts have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Operations.

Top industries

Manufacturing, Professional Services, Automotive

Complaint Management experts are most in demand in Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Quality Assurance, Audit, Project Management

Complaint Management experts earn their certifications most often in Quality Assurance, Audit, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

79%

79% of Complaint Management experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

39%

39% of Complaint Management experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

8%

8% of Complaint Management experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

5

Complaint Management experts hold 5 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Complaint Management experts most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

99%

99% of Complaint Management experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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1% of Complaint Management experts charge less than €400 per day.
36% of Complaint Management experts charge between €400 and €800 per day.
51% of Complaint Management experts charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
9% of Complaint Management experts charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
3% of Complaint Management experts charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts using Complaint Management

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 838 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 800 €

The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Complaint Management experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Manufacturing (69%)
  • Professional Services (55%)
  • Automotive (44%)
  • Information Technology (34%)
  • Healthcare (31%)
  • Energy (24%)
  • Pharmaceutical (22%)
  • Aerospace and Defense (21%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

What Complaint Management covers

Complaint Management organizes how companies receive, classify, investigate and resolve customer complaints. It connects customer communication with cases, owners, deadlines, evidence and outcomes. The discipline supports consistent service recovery while giving teams a clear record of recurring problems.

Processes and outcomes

Professionals turn informal messages into controlled workflows that move from intake to closure. They define categories, priorities, ownership rules, escalation paths and response templates. Good processes help companies protect customer relationships and convert complaint data into operational improvements.

  • Capture complaints from email, web forms, phone and social channels
  • Route cases to the right team and specialist
  • Track investigations, actions, approvals and resolutions
  • Identify recurring causes and service gaps

Systems and tooling

Complaint Management often sits inside CRM, customer service and case management environments. Work may involve Salesforce Service Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Zendesk, ServiceNow or custom applications. Strong specialists understand integrations, identity and access, workflow configuration, reporting, data quality and secure handling of customer records.

When companies need support

Companies bring in freelance expertise during CRM rollouts, service transformation, acquisitions or periods of rising complaint volume. They may need a process review, a configured case model, data migration, reporting or integration with contact-centre tools. External support is also useful when internal teams need an independent view of bottlenecks and control gaps.

  • Complaint workflows differ across teams or regions
  • Cases are lost between email, phone and service channels
  • Escalations depend on manual reminders
  • Managers lack reliable root-cause and resolution reporting

Skills that matter

A capable professional combines customer service process design with practical system knowledge. They can map journeys, define service rules, configure forms and queues, and explain trade-offs to business and technical stakeholders. Useful adjacent skills include CRM administration, API integration, data analysis, knowledge management, quality assurance and change enablement.

How to judge quality

Look for evidence of complete complaint workflows, not only system configuration. Strong work shows clear ownership, usable forms, meaningful categories, auditability and reports that support action. Ask how the specialist handles sensitive information, complex escalations, multilingual teams and changes after launch. A short discovery exercise can reveal whether they understand both customer impact and operational detail.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Complaint Management, in one place.

Complaint Management is used to capture, route, investigate and resolve customer complaints in a consistent way. It helps teams track ownership, communication, escalation and corrective action from the first contact through closure.

Complaint Management adds specialized workflows to a broader CRM system. A CRM may store customer interactions, while complaint handling focuses on case classification, investigation, service commitments, escalation, audit trails and root-cause analysis.

A strong Complaint Management specialist may also bring CRM configuration, API integration, data migration and reporting skills. Knowledge of customer service operations, knowledge bases, contact-centre processes and change enablement is valuable for adoption.

The required experience depends on the scope and risk of the work. A simple workflow adjustment may suit a configuration specialist, while a company-wide rollout needs someone who can map processes, govern data, manage integrations and coordinate stakeholders.

Yes, much of Complaint Management work can be completed remotely through workshops, system access and shared documentation. On-site sessions can still help with contact-centre observation, process discovery, training or stakeholder alignment, especially across teams in Germany or other local markets.

A company may need dedicated Complaint Management software when complaints require complex regulatory controls, independent case governance or specialized investigation workflows. CRM functionality can be sufficient when the process is simpler and customer records, service cases and reporting already sit in one environment.

A Complaint Management professional may deliver process maps, case categories, routing rules, escalation models, forms, integrations, dashboards and test scenarios. They should also document decisions, permissions, data definitions and the operating process after launch.

Ask for examples showing how the specialist improved intake, ownership, resolution visibility and root-cause reporting. A high-quality Complaint Management professional can explain their design choices, protect sensitive customer data and demonstrate how users will work with the process in daily operations.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 838 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 39% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (19%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects are Manufacturing (69%), Professional Services (55%), and Automotive (44%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Complaint Management in their recent projects are Project Management (81%), Quality Assurance (76%), and Operations (74%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Complaint Management

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Vienna Graz

Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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