Schäflein expands management team Dual leadership at Schäflein Logistics GmbH and LOCIT GmbH

Röthlein. Since 1 September 2022, Heiko Amtmann and Carsten Heider have been Co-Managing Directors of Schäflein Logistics GmbH, which is part of the Schäflein Group, and LOCIT GmbH. With their many years of experience, the two highly competent logistics professionals will strengthen the company organisation and make an important contribution to the further development of the company.

Schäflein Logistics GmbH: Heiko Amtmann as Managing Director alongside Sebastian Paliege

Heiko Amtmann joined the management team at Schäflein subsidiary Schäflein Logistics GmbH on 1 September 2022. Together with Sebastian Paliege, he is now responsible for the Contract Logistics division, all logistics locations and all logistics projects. Amtmann, who has been with the Schäflein Group since 2003, has already held various positions: The industrial engineering graduate started out as a project manager in logistics before taking over the management of the container management product area and later also the management of sprintBOX GmbH. During his time as an authorised signatory at Schäflein AG, he also built up project management and played a key role in the spin-off of the Schäflein subsidiary LOCIT GmbH, which he has headed up as Managing Director together with Thomas Eberle since 2019. This broad, cross-divisional wealth of experience makes Heiko Amtmann – a true “Schäflein veteran” – a proven logistics expert who is also highly recognised as a leader within the entire Schäflein Group.

LOCIT GmbH: New Managing Director Carsten Heider forms dual leadership with Thomas Eberle

Carsten Heider has also been appointed Managing Director of LOCIT GmbH as of 1 September 2022; together with Thomas Eberle, he will be responsible for central project management – and therefore all logistics projects – for the Schäflein Group. Carsten Heider is an expert for this position who knows the logistics world from the perspective of industry, retail and logistics service providers. In addition to management experience, Carsten Heider also has in-depth expertise in project business, logistics optimisation and the implementation of automation and digitalisation solutions.

This broad range of expertise makes Carsten Heider ideal for the tasks that he will master in the future in dual leadership with Thomas Eberle: from the planning and implementation of new business to the optimisation and reorganisation of existing projects and the implementation of automation projects including change management.

“We are delighted that Heiko Amtmann and Carsten Heider are taking on these new responsibilities and will continue to shape and expand the strategic role of the divisions together with their management colleagues and the Executive Board,” emphasises Achim Schäflein, CEO of Schäflein AG.

From left: the new Managing Director Carsten Heider, CFO Christoph Heller, CEO Bernd Schäflein, the new Managing Director Heiko Amtmann, CEO Achim Schäflein