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ABOUT MYSELF

 

  • Business economist and employee with experience in business and product development, project management and strategy development

  • Management of multicultural staff, daily implementation of entrepreneurial ideas and practice and ability to work purposefully and independently

  • Loyal team member and leader who manages, with a flair for organisation, sensitivity, expertise and talent for communication, coaching, to react spontaneously to new challenges

  • Able to analyse complex issues, coordinate and manage stakeholders

  • Flexible, able to work in a team, international and highly motivated with a hands-on mindset

MY MOTIVATION

 

“The greatest future breakthroughs will come from leaders who encourage thinking outside a whole building full of boxes”. Every day brings changes and with these new challenges. Hard work, common sense, expertise and enjoyment provides the basis upon which these changes are faced positively and successfully.  

 

I AM

 

A visionary, using my analytical and communicational skills to convert ideas to business. I believe that my entrepreneurial thinking, my authentic appearance and my communication abilities would make a positive contribution to any business
 

LEISURE

 

Family and friends, cooking and fine food, coffee, gardening, relaxing on waters, travelling, fashion, economic developments, gym, jogging and swimming

David Pircher

Manager and Visionary

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Nationality:

Swiss

 

Email:

davepircher@bluewin.ch

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Phone

+41 79 358 18 92

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Date of Birth:

June17th, 1981

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EDUCATION

GRI Certified Training Program, BSD Consulting

sustainability reporting framework

11/2016

Advanced training

EDUCATION

Media and Performance, Tanja Keitel

Interview technique, (core) Message, Question technique, Body language, Appearance

06/2014

Advanced training

SA8000® Training, Social Accountability International

Introduction and Basic Auditor Training Course (social compliance system)

08/2013

Advanced training

Online Marketing Manager, Social Media Akademie / webculture GmbH

Onine marketing strategy, concepts and integration

08/2017-01/2018

Certificate

SKILLS AND PORTFOLIO

Experience in:

  • Strategy development on corporate, portfolio and product level

  • Project and product management (international, both structured and agile)

  • Service, product and portfolio optimization

  • Business plan development (inlcuding startups)

  • Reorganization (department and profit centre based, change focus)

  • Market analysis (responsibility, coordination and researches)

  • Management Systems (Sam, ISO, GRI, CSR…)

  • Change processes and projects

  • Product and service development

  • Key account liaison and support

  • Stakeholder management (including Lobbying activities)

  • Operation and strategical IT management (business informatics)

  • Training and coaching of staff and customers

  • Management and coordination with external consultants

  • Presentations (C-level as well as staff, international conventions)

  • Textile, certification and engineering industry

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Languages:

  • German:first language

  • English:good written and spoken

  • Spanish:beginner

Informatics:

  • General business informatics, Business analysis

  • Outstanding skills in MS Office, (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)

  • Photoshop and Dreamweaver basics

  • API coordination

EDUCATION
About myself
SKILLS
Endorsment

OEKO-TEX® Association, Zurich

Deputy of secretary general (general management); development of products / services in sustainability and IT, operational lead IT; strategy and business development and implementation, international project and product management (PMO), product- and portfolio marketing; preparation of analyses, reports and key management figures in cooperation with the management, management and coordination of the planning, budgeting and forecasting process; consulting of C-Level management; key account and stakeholder management; contract negotiations with key suppliers.

05/2012-02/2017

Head of Business Development/

Product Management/IT

09/2006-11/2011

Customer Support Manager

Loepfe Brothers Ltd, Wetzikon

World-wide customer support, pre- and after sales support, system specification for customers, technical assistance and training of customer, promotion of services; trouble shooter, project management, backup of R&D, product management, process management, OEM Support

Keller AG, Wald

Deputy of Head QM (20 people), quality checks, Q-laboratory, responsible for management systems (ISO / EFQM); management and sales support, process planning / improvements, technical product support, process management

11/2002-10/2005

Quality Management Assistant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
07/2001-10/2002

Assistant of Head of Development

Forbo Carpets, Ennenda

Product design development, product management assistant, process controlling, operation planning, quality management, managing of projects.

 

ISPO Textrends, Munich

Member of the international and independent expert jury
 

05/2016-03/2017

Jury Member

Pircher Orgelpfeifenbau AG Riedern

Strategy advice and general consulting, setup and maintenance of IT

05/2012-present

Member of the Board

Trade Industry Evenets

Texworld, Intretextile, Kind&Jugend, Heimtextil, Source Trends

05/2012-present

Featured Speaker

Companies
Blink, Frey Technology Trade GmbH, Pircher Orgelpfeifenbau AG, Yanar Textil GmbH, Emotion Sportwagen AG, Ouroboros Holdings

10/2010-present

Consulting and collaboration mandate

03/2017-today

Founder

dp-dp GmbH, Switzerland

Business consulting; business analysis strategy and development

CONTACT
Experience

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

David possesses a unique mix of strategic thinking and tactical, results-oriented execution. David’s ability to absorb complex, global trends then develop targeted products that help drive an entire industry toward a more sustainable future is exceptional and, in my experience, unmatched.”  

—  Dina Dunn, Founder and General Manager Blink —

ISPO Textrends, Munich

Member of the international and independent expert jury
 

02/2014-02/2016

Master

Master (MAS) in Business Consulting, HWZ

CAS Consulting and Communication, CAS Change Management, CAS Business Consulting and CAS Product Management). Master thesis in: medium and long term strategy alignment (focus on external perspective)

10/2008 -09/2010

Master

eMBA, Kalaidos Fachhochschule

Executive Master in Business Administration FH. Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance and Controlling, Leadership, Organization, Organizational Engineering, Business Management Master thesis in: product management and its strategical aspects

Textile engineer TS, Swiss Textile College

Level: EUR ING, general textile management and specialization

07/2002 -09/2005

Engineer

Summary of projects:

  • Development of strategy process (including implementation based on BSC) on corporate level.

  • Development of OEKO-TEX® corporate strategy

  • Development of budget and controlling process for different departments

  • Organisation and execution of strategy workshop OEKO-TEX®, Loepfe Brothers, Yanartextiles, Pircher Orgelpfeifenbau AG and Keller AG

  • Medium and long term strategy alignment (focus on external perspective)

  • Product management and its strategical aspects (guideline for implementation)

  • Organisation and implementation of product management department

  • Reorganisation of Marketing process and structures of OEKO-TEX®

  • Strategical integration and management of IT process (outsourced process)

  • Integration project: product integration (technical aspects)

  • Business andservice development for OEKO-TEX® services

    • STeP by OEKO-TEX®, DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX®

    • MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®

    • MySTeP by OEKO-TEX®

    • ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®

  • Development of different business segments (Customer and segment oriented)

  • Set-up of structured IT processes, Business Informatics and agile system development

Summary of projects:

  • Development of strategy process (including implementation based on BSC) on corporate level.

  • Development of OEKO-TEX® corporate strategy

  • Development of budget and controlling process for different departments

  • Organisation and execution of strategy workshop OEKO-TEX®, Loepfe Brothers, Yanartextiles, Pircher Orgelpfeifenbau AG and Keller AG

  • Medium and long term strategy alignment (focus on external perspective)

  • Product management and its strategical aspects (guideline for implementation)

  • Organisation and implementation of product management department

  • Reorganisation of Marketing process and structures of OEKO-TEX®

  • Strategical integration and management of IT process (outsourced process)

  • Integration project: product integration (technical aspects)

  • Business andservice development for OEKO-TEX® services

    • STeP by OEKO-TEX®, DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX®

    • MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®

    • MySTeP by OEKO-TEX®

    • ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®

  • Development of different business segments (Customer and segment oriented)

  • Set-up of structured IT processes, Business Informatics and agile system development

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