Product & Sustainability Manager | 20+ years in Life Sciences | ESG Compliance (PPWR, ESPR, Empco) Circularity & EcoVadis

6/2022 – 10/2026

A. ESPR Readiness & Circular Economy Program
Industry: Biotechnology (Eppendorf SE)
Duration: 1.5 years (ongoing)
Role: Manager Product Sustainability & Natural Resources - Project leader & subject matter expert
Objective: Implement Circular Economy (CE) principles into product development & organizational structures
Challenge: Leading a complex project consisting of 7 sub-topic; Making a decentralized matrix organization with complex products & supply chains ready for the EU-ESPR-requirements; Insufficient IT infrastructure & availability of product related data; Leading the project, consisting of 7 workstreams - while 2 of them were also under my operational responsibility
Measures: Designing the project, convincing the management & gaining their support; Leading the operational responsibility for a scalable Ecodesign approach as well as for communications; Coordinating relevant stakeholders group-wide; Supporting PCF/LCA & DPP implementation as subject matter expert
Results: Organizational & technical foundation for CE in product development & processes; Ecodesign approach; CE-Business Model-Guideline; PCF RACI; 2nd hand lab devices; IT-infrastructure

B. Natural Resources Strategy
Industry: Biotechnology (Eppendorf SE)
Duration: 1 year
Role: Manager Product Sustainability & Natural Resources - project leader & subject matter expert
Objective: Develop a strategy
Challenge: Developing sustainability strategies for the material topic “Natural Resources” within the framework of DMA in accordance with GRI for the Eppendorf Group; In particular, under the Natural Resources umbrella, this included strategies for sustainable product packaging & laboratory consumables
Measures: Developing a global strategy, including objectives, KPIs, actions, and responsibilities; Aligning all stakeholders & functional areas; Integrating circular economy principles; Consulting departments across the company on implementation; Designing monitoring & communication strategies
Results: Viable strategy with clear organizational framework; Global Packaging Guideline; Monitoring system for yearly documentation of successes; 12/25, 60% international implementation achieved; Natural Resources Policy 2024; ESRS E5 reporting 12/25

C. ECOVADIS
Industry: Biotechnology (Eppendorf SE)
Duration: continuous improvement
Role: Manager Product Sustainability & Natural Resources - Project leader & subject matter expert
Objective: Maintaining & improving the rating for the Eppendorf Group
Challenge: Also implementing and monitoring improvement measures in organizational units outside Germany; Willingness of department heads to allocate resources for improvement initiatives
Measures: Training and consulting for all relevant stakeholders within the Eppendorf Group; Partnering with departments to develop and implement improvement measures; Coordinating and submitting the final documents; Ensuring effective internal and external communication
Results: Since 2022, continuous improvement of the score from 54 to 58/100; A strong commitment from the Executive Board to support participation in ECOVADIS

Jira, Kanban, Marktstrategien umweltgerechte Produkte, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Nachhaltigkeit, Nachhaltigkeitsmanager, Programm-Manager, Projektleiter Industrie, Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Projektmanagement, Rating, Reporting, Stakeholder-Analyse

5/2021 – 4/2022

Product Launches

1. Rolle & Branche:
Produktmanagerin in der Life Science Industrie

2. Dauer der Projekte:
Jeweils 6 bis 12 Monate

3. Situation:
Neue Produkte jeweils in einem europäischen Marktumfeld positionieren und Umsatz etablieren.

4. Ziel der Projekte:
Zwei internationale Einführungen neuer Produkte im bereich Industry

5. Maßnahmen:
• Entwicklung europäischer Launch-Strategien
• Steuerung bereichsübergreifender Zusammenarbeit zwischen Produktmanagement, Marketing, Vertrieb und internationalen Landesgesellschaften
• Koordination aller Launch-Aktivitäten
• Erstellung von Kommunikations- und Marketingmaterialien
• Vertriebsschulungen & Kundenseminare

6. Messbare Erfolge:
Zwei erfolgreiche Produkteinführungen mit konsistenter Marktpositionierung und stabiler Umsatzgenerierung.

Projektleiter Industrie, Marketing, Markteintrittsstrategien, Produktmanagement, Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Projektmanagement, Schulung / Coaching (allg.)

10/2020 – 4/2021

Wissenschaftliche Beratung im medizinischen Netzwerk, Konzeption und Weiterentwicklung digitaler Informations- und Weiterbildungsformate, Planung und Durchführung von Webinaren und Fachkommunikation.

Marketing, Coach Persönlichkeitsentwicklung