Matthias Erdmann

MoTiK is a private car sharing club that was founded to reduce the number of vehicles in the neighborhood. Did you know? According to research German cars are highly underutilized; on average, one car can easily satisfy the demand for mobility of 11 individuals. As the club's Car Pool Manager, I perform a monthly car maintenance and schedule check-up appointments and repairs.

My professional experience at factor-a includes performing and standardizing various types of analyses. Using standard format Amazon data on sales, item availability, and product reviews, I designed Excel-based analysis templates. These templates simplify and shorten regular reporting and give clients a perfect overview of their performance in the world's biggest online market. It is particularly interesting how different vendors pursue different strategic goals on Amazon.

The World Business Dialogue is a business conference inviting students from all around the world to engage in workshops and discussions with corporate executives. I helped preparing the event's location and volunteered in the shuttle service for corporate representatives and speakers. As a member of the Dean's List of the University of Cologne I also received the opportunity to participate in workshops and discussions myself.

As a barkeeper I was preoccupied with making drinks. However, I did not only work behind the bar but was also helped serving guests. This experience has taught me how to maintain quick, structured, and precise work while operating in a stressful environment. In addition, creating and making well balanced cocktails became my private passion.

During night shifts at the DHL paket station Cologne Eifeltor I was occupied with loading and unloading trucks. This way I understood the operating processes of a big distribution center.

Supply Chain Management, Behavioral Management Science