EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
09/2020 – to date Managing Partner Im3pact AG, Switzerland
08/2020 – to date Member of Corporate Navigator Network, Hamburg/DE Air Navigator
09/2014 – 06/2020 Panalpina Management Ltd., Basel/CH, Global Head of Air Freight Systems & Processes. Led implementation of New Operating Model for Air Freight to sustain 12-15% volume growth on flat cost base. Led successful global business roll-out of new core operations IT system to 2,000 operators, including introduction of new processes, reaching >50% autorating and improving job costing quality by 80%.
07/2011 – 08/2014 Namani at Sea, US East Coast to Australia Skipper and Teacher. Three-year sabbatical, undertaking extended sailing voyage with family on a 35-foot mono-hull.
2001 – 2011 Accenture GmbH, Munich/DE. Senior Manager Travel & Transportation Industry. Leading transformation projects for international clients; examples include implementing Global Air Freight Sourcing for major freight forwarder, MRO Restructuring for a European Airline Group, and an eBusiness Strategy for a major air cargo carrier.
1999 – 2000 Andersen Consulting, Boston/US. Manager Supply Chain Management Projects including operational turnaround of a parcel consolidator and setting up procurement and fulfillment for an eCommerce start-up.
1994 – 1998 Andersen Consulting, Düsseldorf/DE Manager Express and Postal Industry.
EXPERIENCE
09/2020 – to date Managing Partner Im3pact AG, Switzerland
08/2020 – to date Member of Corporate Navigator Network, Hamburg/DE Air Navigator
09/2014 – 06/2020 Panalpina Management Ltd., Basel/CH, Global Head of Air Freight Systems & Processes. Led implementation of New Operating Model for Air Freight to sustain 12-15% volume growth on flat cost base. Led successful global business roll-out of new core operations IT system to 2,000 operators, including introduction of new processes, reaching >50% autorating and improving job costing quality by 80%.
07/2011 – 08/2014 Namani at Sea, US East Coast to Australia Skipper and Teacher. Three-year sabbatical, undertaking extended sailing voyage with family on a 35-foot mono-hull.
2001 – 2011 Accenture GmbH, Munich/DE. Senior Manager Travel & Transportation Industry. Leading transformation projects for international clients; examples include implementing Global Air Freight Sourcing for major freight forwarder, MRO Restructuring for a European Airline Group, and an eBusiness Strategy for a major air cargo carrier.
1999 – 2000 Andersen Consulting, Boston/US. Manager Supply Chain Management Projects including operational turnaround of a parcel consolidator and setting up procurement and fulfillment for an eCommerce start-up.
1994 – 1998 Andersen Consulting, Düsseldorf/DE Manager Express and Postal Industry.
Innovative thinker
Strong communicator
Excellent analyst
Focused personality
Extremely adaptable
Empathetic listener
MISSION
With a passion for the global transportation industry and the solutions it can deliver to underpin global trade, Markus works with his clients to facilitate and drive informed and fact-based decisions across organizational boundaries. He sees significant value that can be unlocked by enabling industry participants to play to their respective strengths and by empowering the dedicated and ingenious people on the frontlines of this industry with the right tools and information.
CASE STUDY
Markus has worked with a major Air Freight forwarder to establish a global Procurement and Tradelane Management organization in parallel to introducing a globally orchestrated Air Freight Sourcing process, supported by an innovative IT solution.
By running a rigorous sourcing and supplier management process with full transparency of capacity, rates, fulfillment levels, and service performance, the forwarder was able to flexibly adjust the balance between local and central sourcing in line with market developments, while ensuring continuity with key suppliers. At the same time, the forwarder was able to strategically develop and shift its supplier base.
The Procurement and Tradelane Management function was tightly interlinked with the forwarder’s in-house carrier, allowing to optimally deploy and manage this own-controlled capacity alongside commercial uplift.
CASE STUDY
Markus has worked with a major Air Freight forwarder to establish a global Procurement and Tradelane Management organization in parallel to introducing a globally orchestrated Air Freight Sourcing process, supported by an innovative IT solution.
By running a rigorous sourcing and supplier management process with full transparency of capacity, rates, fulfillment levels, and service performance, the forwarder was able to flexibly adjust the balance between local and central sourcing in line with market developments, while ensuring continuity with key suppliers. At the same time, the forwarder was able to strategically develop and shift its supplier base.
The Procurement and Tradelane Management function was tightly interlinked with the forwarder’s in-house carrier, allowing to optimally deploy and manage this own-controlled capacity alongside commercial uplift.
