Luis Carlos Rodriguez
Hamburg,Hamburg
Summary
With a robust background spanning over three decades in International Coffee Trading, bringing a wealth of experience to the table, marked by a passion for shaping successful business strategies and fostering innovation. Eager to leverage a diverse skill set and leadership experience, and enthusiastic about contributing to various industries. Committed to embrace change and overcome challenges aligning with a passion for driving digital transformation in diverse professional landscapes. Experienced in setting, monitoring, and managing strategic and tactical business plans focused on enabling sustained growth, improving operations, and maximizing profits. Big-picture thinker with a good eye for overhauling processes and program operations.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Head of Digital Transformation
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2022.01 - Current
- Leading change into very traditional business and heterogeneous distributed decision-making organization, while working towards adopting best practices in commodity trading and using most modern and best suitable IT tools available.
Business Head of IT Reorganization Management
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2019.07 - 2022.03
- Driving identification of key requirements for digitalization of worldwide operations of remarkably diverse and diversified coffee processing, export, and import set of companies
- Definition of software requirements from business perspective, with focus and emphasis on possible homogenization and standardization of disparate set-ups
- Detailed and thorough study and selection of CTRM solutions.
Coaching & Projects
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2014.09 - 2022.03
- Active partnering with decision makers of operative processing, export and import coffee trading companies around the world
- Sharing own expertise gained over more than twelve year as top manager of coffee processing and export trading operations, as well as insights gained from deep understanding and analysis of all operations worldwide while being financial controller and leader of business improvement projects.
Managing Director / CEO
NKG India Coffee Pvt. Ltd.
2011.01 - 2014.08
- Leading an expert team of coffee professionals into different business approach while navigating two-sided cultural differences
- General management of full scope of functions in a processing and export coffee operation, including but not limited to sourcing, processing, logistics, and risk management.
Financial Controlling, Coaching & Projects
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2005.09 - 2010.12
General Manager / CEO
Sertinsa SA
1998.03 - 2005.08
- Leading the consolidation and growth of the coffee processing and export operations in the most wonderful origin of the best coffees in the world: Guatemala.
Financial Manager / CFO
Sertinsa SA
1996.10 - 1998.02
Delegate of the Board of Directors
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
1995.09 - 1996.09
- Providing first-hand assistance to the General Management of Sertinsa in Guatemala and support to the sister companies in Central America
Finance Assistant
SKN Caribecafé SAS
1993.01 - 1995.04
Education
Finance
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia10.1992
Bachelor of Science - Systems And Computers Engineering
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia01.1990
Skills
- Complex Business Understanding
- Business Transformation
- Business Process Reengineering
- Multi-Cultural Sensitivity and Stakeholder Management
- General Management
- Leadership
- Traditional and Agile Project Management
- Executive and Business Coaching
- Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management
Languages
Spanish
English
German
Timeline
Business Head of Digital Transformation
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2022.01 - Current
Business Head of IT Reorganization Management
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2019.07 - 2022.03
Coaching & Projects
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2014.09 - 2022.03
Managing Director / CEO
NKG India Coffee Pvt. Ltd.
2011.01 - 2014.08
Financial Controlling, Coaching & Projects
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
2005.09 - 2010.12
General Manager / CEO
Sertinsa SA
1998.03 - 2005.08
Financial Manager / CFO
Sertinsa SA
1996.10 - 1998.02
Delegate of the Board of Directors
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
1995.09 - 1996.09
Finance Assistant
SKN Caribecafé SAS
1993.01 - 1995.04
Finance
Universidad De Los Andes
Bachelor of Science - Systems And Computers Engineering
Universidad De Los Andes
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