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Dipl.-Ing. Georg Buchinger BSc

Georg Buchinger rates the professional opportunities for Industrial Management graduates as very high.

 

Key data

Job description: Global Project Manager
Company: HAVI Global Logistics
I work in: Madrid, Spain
I’ve worked here since: October 2015

What I do

  • Global project management as part of the Operations Centre of Excellence (CoE) at HAVI Logistics
  • Relationship management between HAVI Logistics and the McDonald's Corporation in the field of supply chain management
  • Supporting the Global COO and VP CoE Operations in strategically important projects

Why I love my job:

  • Challenge
  • Responsibility
  • Scope for making decisions
  • Variety
  • Getting to know other cultures

Important skills in my job:

  • Reliability
  • Integrity
  • Ambition
  • Communication skills
  • Flexibility

My biggest accomplishment so far:

  • Responsibility for major projects in the field of supply chain management and logistics optimisation
  • Successful revitalisation of the McDonald’s European Logistics Council (ELC) in connection with the development of a uniform brand image
  • Substantial efficiency increase in project management and system savings through the realisation of optimisation potentials

How I found my current job:

  • Through an internship at McDonald’s Germany in supply chain and quality assurance as part of my Bachelor’s course.
  • Cooperation with HAVI Global Logistics, one of the leading logistics partners of McDonald’s.

What I learned for this job during my studies:

The most important feature is the ability to understand, manage and successfully implement group-wide and cross-departmental processes and procedures.

Job prospects in my field:

Whatever the sector: there are lots of professional opportunities available to Industrial Management graduates with plenty of ambition, flexibility, knowledge and a dose of luck!

I am

  • ambitious
  • target-oriented
  • communicative
  • accurate
  • flexible

About my job:

Professional success is definitely an important aspect of my life. It is my personal goal to take on a leading position in the field of general management through my ability to understand how things are interconnected. It is very important for me to work in a harmonious team and create a solid basis of trust with my superior. If any students are interested and are planning a similar career path, this course is definitely the right step.

I also completed...

...the part-time Master’s degree programme in International Industrial Management at FH JOANNEUM Kapfenberg.

I continued my studies because

  • Further education in the field of international management
  • Strengthening soft skills such as social competence, leadership and motivation
  • Well-founded specialist expertise is a key factor in my success to date

How I make studying compatible with my job:

This was undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of my life to date. Achieving a balance between work and studies proved to be rather difficult. One significant benefit was that I could link what I had learned at FH JOANNEUM with my professional tasks. I was able to impress my superiors by offering innovative approaches to problem-solving which had a positive influence on my future career plans.