Krzysztof Gołąbek

As Head of Transport and Logistics:
• Reformed ill-defined logistics team to one doing deep data analysis (via SQL), business development
• Reduced FTE requirements by fully automating transport planning process using JavaScript, SQL
• Defined terms of long-term contracts with suppliers
• Document all organizational processes and all variables affecting decision-making
• Consolidated sales and aftersales requirements to boost revenue
• Define and maintain technical and operability interfaces between group segments
• Established data requirements by defining variables such as lead time, configured flow together with business intelligence to make highly useable interface
• Set up data fetching model and interconnection between data sources using JavaScript
• Conducted tests, complete implementation, and structure reporting for top management

As Head of Operations, Business Analytics and Reporting for Retail:
• Deployed new operations procedures, databases, support tools together with systems engineers
• Defined system requirements of the retail organization, structured roles and reassigned employees, oversaw recruitment of new talent
• Manage team of 3 engineers during system deployment, validate data processes and integrity, for example for data extraction from Oracle Cloud to fit local ERP system

As Head of Logistics:
• Hands-on manager in direct charge of 5 multicultural individuals
• Efforts within own region and through sharing best practices across departments boosted annual CEE transport service revenue from €50K to €8M amid company’s vigorous expansion
• Partner with broader Logistics team and related units to identify multi-year requirements and supplier strategy to support AUTO1.com Europe growth plans
• Opened new routes from Western Europe to Poland & Baltics, then Czech Republic and Slovakia; established similar processes and solutions for Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania MDs
• Coordinate with Legal in creating, negotiating, implementing corporate transportation contracts
• Digitalized auto handovers; introduced self-pickup service using photos and designed new form of CMR for 30% savings, twofold increase in speed
• Act as lead contact in resolving commercial issues, such as invoice disputes, with logistics suppliers
• Develop and maintain key metrics and executive dashboard on cost improvement via SAS Studio and Solver, and on markets via interviews with customers and experts
• Formulate policy and procedures for inventory flow from origin through multiple compounds, to end point ensuring highest standards of cargo control and security

As Project Management Officer:
• Established Terms and Conditions for entire CEE region where none had previously existed
• Analyze sales data, hire staff to assist MDs at country, local levels, ensuring unified methods, culture
• Coordinate with Ops and IT at Berlin HQ in localizing company platform, procedures for Balkan region
Educate other EU sections on applying original methodology on flow and handover, damage and loss prevention, integration of Android apps with ERP system

• Sole Central European representative in select trainee program of just 20 participants
• Developed key technical, business, and leadership skills by completing high-level assignments, giving exposure to the European Leadership Team
• Rotated in different positions to boost business knowledge while directly impacting performance
• Continually sought and received new challenges, worked 18 hours/day out of enjoyment
Led merger of Western Europe operations under single umbrella after country managers’ dismissal

• Promoted from assistant position 4 months after joining
• Trained on new ERP system, immediately tasked with educating dispatchers and other forwarders
• Attracted new contractors, including Dell; generated €1.5M revenue; highest of all forwarders
• Formulated optimal shipment routes considering perishable & hazardous goods, cost, time, security
• Arranged economical and effective packing, taking account of climate, terrain, weight, cost, nature of goods, and delivery and warehousing of goods at final destination
Tailor-made MS Exchange tool-based cloud solutions & electronic data interchange (EDI) connections