Benjamin Krapf

Benjamin Krapf

Student at HHL Graduate School of Management

TEDx Organizer
Leipzig, Germany
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PERSONAL INFORMATION Benjamin Krapf Nikolaus-Fey St. 7 |Veitshoechheim, Germany |krapfbenjamin@gmail.com | +49 176 26742857 EDUCATION From 03/14 on HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany Master in Management (M.Sc.) 10/09 – 08/13 Ingolstadt University of Applied Science, Germany Bachelor of Engineering in “Engineering and Business” Major field of Study: Product Management Final GPA: 1.3 (Grade System: From 1.0 (best) to 5.0) Thesis: “Advanced five-forces-analysis of automotive banks” 02/11 – 07/11 Tongji-University Shanghai, China International Student at the Sino-German University College 09/99 – 05/08 Landkreis Gymnasium Veitshöchheim, Germany University Entrance Diploma (Abitur) Final GPA: 2.3 (Grade System: From 1.0 (best) to 6.0) WORK EXPERIENCE 03/13 – 05/13 Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt, Germany Internship, Corporates & Markets, Financial Institution Advisory  Conducting customers and markets analyses, monitoring mandate obtaining process, fostering internal strategic projects  Main tasks: Researching and visualizing information from different data bases, composing and preparing of pitch presentations, modeling financial scenarios in MS Excel 09/12 – 02/13 Robert Bosch LLC, Anderson, USA Internship, Project Management Purchasing  Supporting new products during the process from planning to SOP, structuring cost saving projects for serial products, aligning purchasing concepts with suppliers, quality management, controlling and production  Main tasks: Coordinating procurement processes in international teams & with global vendors, designing financial reports and management presentations, managing and controlling of project timing, administrating data with SAP & MS Excel 08/11 – 10/11 Business Launch Support Grinninger BLSG, Ingolstadt Internship, Business Consultancy  Member of the consultant team working on production and logistics projects, responsible for several subprojects for car manufacturing customers  Main tasks: Developing a system of key performance indicators to rate logistic processes, part of a presentation team for a international OEM top management meeting, creating and delivering presentations for customer meetings and workshops 05/11 – 07/11 German Industry & Commerce Greater China, Shanghai Internship, Sales & Sourcing Department  Facilitating German commerce in China, supporting several customer projects  Main tasks: Creating and correcting market studies, processing commercial inquiries and offers, communicating with German customers, managing data and contacts EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & SOCIAL COMMITMENT 12/13 – 01/14 Fundación Metáfora, Buenos Aires, Argentina Volunteer in NPO, Social Projects and Activities  Structuring the foundation of a social cooperative providing stable income and social integration for unemployed women  Planning and holding workshops about environmental protection and ecological awareness during a summer camp 10/11 – 07/12 Head of dormitory and responsible for networks, Ingolstadt  Contact for international students, in charge of dorm budget 03/11 – 07/11 SHAPE Student Consulting Group, Shanghai Team leader, Consulting Project  Organization and implementation of a market analysis project within a Sino-German student consulting team  Main tasks: Responsible for the creation and distribution of a questionnaire for the largest German companies in Shanghai, coordinating a team of 5 Chinese and German students SCHOLARSHIPS & ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 02/14 Recipient of the “Scholarship for Effective and Responsible Leadership” awarded by the HHL 04/12 – 04/14 Scholarship holder of the online career platform e-fellows.net 07/12 Scholarship holder of the Bavarian Ministry of State 02/11 – 07/11 Scholarship of the Bavarian Academic Center for China TOEFL - score 108 points (93 percentile) GMAT - score 680 points (85 percentile) LANGUAGE SKILLS German native language English business proficient Spanish advanced skills IT-KNOWLEDGE Microsoft Office excellent Visual Basic/ SAP advanced knowledge Bloomberg / MATLAB basic knowledge INTERESTS Long-time karate instructor for kids and adults, endurance and athletic sport, reading

Areas of expertise

Market Research & Competitive Analysis, Organization, Project Management, Social development and social work, Team Leader