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Interim Management
You need temporary support in a special situation of your company such as:
Bridging vacancies in management
Restructuring measures
Relocation of production, change of logistic processes
My offer:
Management, COO or plant management
Project management for restructuring measures
Project management for relocation of production and logistics processes
Consulting
Consulting
You need support with significant changes in the company such as:
Agile Transformation
Restructuring
Relocation of production, change of logistics processes.
My offer:
Coaching of executives, support and training of processes
Consulting of the project management and support of the team in the development of solutions, their negotiation e.g. with employee representatives and implementation of the changes
Profile
Profile
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
Senior Operations Manager with more than 30 years experience and 25 years in leadership positions.
Profit & Loss responsibility in global business unit
Operational responsibility of Manufacturing (manual and automized) and Logistics and Quality management
Extensive knowledge in methods and processes in the area of Manufacturing, Logistics and Quality Management, e.g. Lean production, Kaizen, CIP, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Six Sigma
Expertise in Industry 4.0 / Digitalization
Deep experience in complex change initiatives, especially agile transformation and new product development process
Successful realization of several restructurings in Manufacturing
Team-oriented leader with high solution and target orientation, analytical and structured with hands-on mentality, high focus on Strategy and strong communication skills
Career
Career
Vice President Operations (COO) Business Unit Professional Power Tools (2015 - 2021)
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Leinfelden, Deutschland
Development, manufacturing and sales of professional Power Tools, Turnover > 1 bn EUR
Executive Management position with responsibility for 5 manufacturing locations, Logistics, Quality Management and Manufacturing Engineering, headcount of approx. 2500 with 12 direct reports
Key Tasks
Development of strategic direction for business unit
Agile transformation of the business unit
Development and execution of worldwide manufacturing strategy
Restructuring of plants to maintain competitiveness
Securing supply capability and increasing flexibility in manufacturing and logistics
Ensuring sustainable and long term quality of products and services
Successes
Increase of turnover by approx. 40% and doubling EBIT
Successful agile transformation of the business unit including new organizational model
Successful negotiation and realization of restructuring of 2 German sites
Crisis management during Covid 19 (bottleneck management semiconductors and supply interruptions in global logistics network)
Vice President Operations (COO) Business Unit Measuring Tools (2012 - 2015)
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Leinfelden, Deutschland
Development, manufacturing and sales of electronic measurement equipment, turnover > 200M EUR
Executive Management position with responsibility for 2 manufacturing locations in China and USA, Logistics, Quality Management and Manufacturing Engineering, approx. 600 headcount with 8 direct reports
Key tasks
Development of strategic direction for business unit
Development and execution of worldwide manufacturing strategy
Plant restructuring to keep competitiveness
Ensure supply and needed flexibility in manufacturing and logistics
Ensure sustainable and long term quality of product and services
Successes
Increase of turnover by more than 50%, reaching EBIT benchmark
Closure of not profitable location in USA, successful transfer of products and engineering to Malaysia, China, and India
Development of fully automized manufacturing lines with suppliers in Malaysia
Increase of manufacturing capacity by factor 5 to cope with unexpected demand (from 200k to 1M pieces within 12 months)
Managing Director und Plant Manager (2008 - 2012)
Bosch Power Tools Snd. Bhd. | Penang, Malaysia
Manufacturing and Engineering location with 1500 headcount and a factory delivery of > 100M EUR
Managing Director of the Legal Entity and plant manager
Key tasks
Development of strategic direction for the plant
Ensure delivery and sustainable Quality of products
Implementation of Lean Production and Lean Management
Expansion of product development activities at the location
Successes
Increase of factory delivery by 50% through new product introduction and production transfers from Europe
Winning the company wide Lean Production award among 27 locations
Founding and set up of new legal entity for engineering activities
Successful cost management reaching lowest cost level among all locations within Bosch Power Tools worldwide
Director Quality Management (2001 - 2008)
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Leinfelden, Deutschland
In charge of Quality Management on plant level (2001 - 2006) with headcount of 40, afterwards Quality Management for Europe with 5 locations (2006 - 2008), approx. 300 headcount with 10 direct reports
Key tasks
Long-term sustainable assurance of product quality
Establishment of quality management at new location in Russia, in particular measuring technology (e.g. 3-D measuring machine) and product testing technology
Successes
Improvement of warranty fall-off rate by approx. 20%,
Set up of new location in Russia within time and cost targets
Project Leader (1997 - 2001)
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Leinfelden, Deutschland
In charge of Quality Management on plant level (2001 - 2006) with headcount of 40, afterwards Quality Management for Europe with 5 locations (2006 - 2008), approx. 300 headcount with 10 direct reports
Key tasks
Long-term sustainable assurance of product quality
Establishment of quality management at new location in Russia, in particular measuring technology (e.g. 3-D measuring machine) and product testing technology
Successes
Improvement of warranty fall-off rate by approx. 20%,
Set up of new location in Russia within time and cost targets
Purchasing Manager (1995 - 1997)
Bosch Power Tools Snd. Bhd. | Penang, Malaysia
In charge of Purchasing at newly setup location, 5 direct reports
Key tasks
Member of project team to ramp up new manufacturing location
Localization of direct and indirect materials for the products
Set up of the department including new hirings and development of local successor
Successes
Localization share substantially increased from 25% to 75%
Successful training of new employees and coaching of local successor
Engineering and Purchasing (1990 - 1995)
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH | Leinfelden, Deutschland
Key tasks
Implementation of new processes in Engineering (FMEA, Project Management)
Cost analysis and estimations in early phase of new product development process
Project team member in new product development projects
Project Experience
Project Experience
Business Development
Site selection for manufacturing and development in China and Eastern Europe, implementation of the set-up while maintaining cost targets
Design and implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions in manufacturing and planning, thereby increasing productivity in the indirect area by 20%.
Change Management
Agile transformation in a business unit with approx. 3000 employees (strategy development, organizational change, development of a new understanding of leadership, method training), intensive involvement of the organization in the development of solutions, support in particular for executives in their new understanding of their respective roles
Establishment of a new legal entity for product development in Malaysia
Development and introduction of a new product development process with a high level of acceptance by those affected
Manufacturing Optimization
Establish largely automated manufacturing plant with partners in Southeast Asia (low-cost automation) while achieving volume growth and target profitability
Apply lean production to double output on given manufacturing floor space
Lead task force for a global product recall on budget and without brand image loss
Lead task force for global allocation in Corona / logistics crisis while exceeding sales targets and increasing market share
Restructuring
Closure of a site in the USA
Adjustment of 2 German sites to capacity requirements, negotiation of reconciliation of interests for socially acceptable adjustment
Development of future perspectives with those affected, communication of the necessary changes
More than 30 successful national and international relocations in the last 10 years
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