Manuel Murrenhoff

Joint Venture based in Wuxi, China between Swiss Bühler Group and Canadian Premier Tech Systems and Automation providing automatic packing and palletizing solutions for global markets.

• P&L responsibility for Bühler Nigeria in Lagos & Kano (Sales, Service, Innovation/Technology) with team of 50 • Grew annual sales by 125% and quadrupled sales in local P&L within 2 years through customer diversification with new sales channels (2022 vs. 2020) • Expanded customer service business with 13% CAGR by tripling the no. of service level agreements through a widened service portfolio • Conceptualised and built an innovation center and R&D tech hub in close collaboration with key industry players

• Optimized solution portfolio to fit local market conditions by bottom-up engineering initiatives resulting in average cost reduction of 30% • Spearheaded the development of three new products for the regional market • Co-developed Group Business Strategy for Africa and Middle East

• Pioneered and spear-headed Business Development Digitalization Project in a new market environment in SEA • On-boarded 3 lead customers, streamlined their supply chain processes and achieved food traceability with the employment of digital solutions • Developed and established two new internal and external sales channels • Engaged the Group’s sales organizations in product rollout by means of empowerment, knowledge transfer and sales support

• Orchestrated the Business Area’s Digitalization Strategy • Initiated and brought up to speed four IoT projects • Conceptualized and built the Group’s first IoT Application Center

• Enhanced the final products' heat stability by 20% as a result of using both alternative processing methods and ingredients • Established and trained student research team of three

- Verfassen von Arbeitsanweisungen und Wartungslisten in den Abteilungen Technik und Produktion - KVP-Arbeiten in den Abteilungen Technik und Produktion - Mitarbeit bei der Schicht- und Urlaubsplanung - Vorbereitung von IFS-Auditierungen - Erstellen von Anlagendokumentationen - Arbeiten im Bereich EHS

Forschungsprojekt: Nachrüstung von Kühlschränken zur Steigerung der Energieeffizenz

Sales-Promotion-Controlling Bachelorarbeit: Effizienzmessung von Handelsrabatten und deren Effizienzsteigerung durch Entwicklung eines Promotion Planning Tools

- Kundenaquise - Vertrieb von Finanzprodukten

Food Engineering, Masterarbeit in der "Cocoa, Chocolate, and Confectionery Research Group" in Kooperation mit Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG