More about the interim manager
Only those who have been responsible for practice and implementation can advise. As a management consultant, the interim manager specializes in digital business development and IT management in the retail sector. His particular expertise lies in international consulting and implementation responsibility for holistic and comprehensive business and IT processes, project management and crisis intervention as well as interim and risk management.
The interim manager has a special feel for which collaborations, processes and services can be integrated into the client's existing business model in order to strengthen competitiveness.
25 years of professional experience as a manager (including ten years in a managerial role) in international retail groups characterize his practice-oriented consulting approach. For the interim manager, consulting is always also implementation responsibility.
As a trained banker, he quickly found his way into the retail sector. There he went through all the key stages from product development, purchasing, import, export and quality management to IT architecture and project management. In addition to his extensive practical expertise, he is also certified in PRINCE2, Scrum and strategic management and works as a lecturer for the IHK (International Chamber of Commerce). He also publishes practical tips and columns on internet portals and in specialist magazines.
From the interim manager's perspective, complex plans and projects require more than just isolated project management, IT management and specialist knowledge. In addition to his many years of practical experience, methodology and rhetoric, what sets him apart is his ability to recognize the interrelationships, dependencies and sensitivities of the people and processes involved. Only then can the interaction and common understanding across different hierarchical levels be guaranteed. In practice, the biggest hurdle is translating ideas into action. Therefore, the strength of the interim manager lies in the pragmatic implementation of ideas and strategies through projects and programs.
In his self-image, the interim manager or consultant must always be measured by the demonstrable added value for the client. Therefore, feasibility, sustainable effectiveness and cost-effectiveness are the maxims of his work. He pursues a holistic, systemic consulting approach, because strategy must be based on comprehensible corporate competencies.
According to his principles, professional and strategic requirements can only be implemented in the interplay of organization, processes and technology.
The interim manager thinks in a participative way. His aim is to involve people where they can make a relevant contribution and take responsibility for it. Through training and coaching, he therefore actively helps managers and employees to find their own way and build up knowledge and skills so that they can use them to achieve personal goals and serve the interests of the company.
