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Erik R.

Generalist with more than 17 years of diverse international management experience with a focus on shaping teams and establishing interlocking structures and processes to deliver exemplary business solutions

Jurisdiction

Germany | Netherlands | Austria | Switzerland | Italy | Spain | United Arab Emirates | Qatar | Egypt | Morocco | Thailand | Singapore

Notable Employer

  • IT Services Team Leader at Robert Bosch GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Project & IT Manager, Data Security and Compliance Coordinator Middle East & Africa at Robert Bosch Middle East FZE, Dubai, UAE
  • IT Specialist at Robert Bosch GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Divisional Head and Key-Account Manager Carl Zeiss
2023 - Present

Leading a division of 130 employees in 3 factories and 12 further locations servicing 12.000 workplaces on about 950.000 m² gross floor area - Responsible for the turnover of € 20 million p.a. - Leading of 6 departments, 12 direct reports - Authorized to sign: i.V. (as per German signature rules) - Full P&L responsibility plus stabilizing the division Carl Zeiss - Restructuring a plant and increasing the workforce by 50 specialists in one year - Creating resilient structures and processes with a particular focus on the system landscape, digital transformation and quality management - Customer communication, representation and ensuring that operations comply with standards and legal requirements while at the same time acquiring new customers - Ensuring qualification and equipment

Group Manager Administration
2014 - 2023

Leading a team of 17 employees in 5 international locations to support 900 employees worldwide - Responsible for 26 offices in 18 countries - Budget responsibility of over € 6 million p.a. (excl. a further € 3 million of allocated costs) - Authorized to sign: i.V. (as per German signature rules)

IT Services Team LeaderNotable
2011 - 2014

Restructuring & centralization of the IT service structure to support around 2000 users (savings: € 1.3 million p.a.) - Establishment and lead of a central service team of 12 employees - Member of the information coordination and office concept core teams

Project & IT Manager, Data Security and Compliance Coordinator Middle East & AfricaNotable
2007 - 2011

Founding, setting up, establishing and operating of offices in the UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia - Collaborating with the IT centre in Turkey to connect new locations to the worldwide company network - Managing a team of 8 serving up to 120 employees

IT SpecialistNotable
2005 - 2007

IT Project Manager & IT Security Manager for various projects - IT budget planning, preparation & execution of various IT audits in different roles (among others as IT auditor) - Member of the office concept core team in preparation of a new group-wide office guideline

Skills

Core skills0
Languages4

Languages

English
Arabic
French
German