Andreas K. - Professional Performance Improvement

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Bremen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years

Germany

Founder and Managing Partner

Properim GmbH

Eliminated backlogs for OEM customers at a supplier in the Czech Republic.
Prioritized optimization measures in production, control and logistics, including integrating a foreign site.
Started implementation and handed over to native-speaking teams.
Led a backlog reduction task force.
Conducted value stream analysis.
Migrated Excel processes back into SAP.
Introduced shopfloor management.
Performed total cost assessment for processes and product groups/sites.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Germany

Automotive Tier 1 Allocations Management Support

Brose Fahrzeugteile

Took over semiconductor supply topics within the customer team along the global supply and delivery network, and handled ad hoc tasks.
Helped improve supply reliability and transparency within supply chain value stream networks.
Identified optimization potential and supported implementation.
Facilitated operational supply and control meetings with multinational internal and external suppliers, production sites, and OEM customers.
Attended internal and external management meetings and task forces. Developed semi-automated monitoring and control tools using SAP.
Established process standards for semiconductor management.
Used existing and developed additional tools for supply monitoring and control.
Allocated critical components to respective sites or applications.
Checked compliance with agreed delivery dates and quantities, and escalated supply chain issues.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Germany

Automotive Tier 1 Allocations Management Support

Magna Mirrors

Implemented a monitoring and control tool.
Managed coverage and supply along the supply chain.
Produced consolidated reporting of supply chain performance.
Communicated with OEM customers.
Optimized supplier processes through value stream analysis and design.
Monitored and escalated supply issues for electronic components and their multi-level applications.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

2 years

Germany

Consulting and Freelance Project Manager

Properim GmbH

Developed the online seminar “Strategic Planning and Result Assurance.”
Built a structure for creating online seminars.
Conducted market analysis on alternatives to on-site project work.
Performed requirements analysis for online seminars.
Carried out various marketing and sales activities.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

3 years

Germany

Project Manager Production Optimization

Heraeus Medical Components

Split production at a medical technology manufacturer into high-volume series, small series, and prototype manufacturing with dynamic S&OP planning.
Improved product quality and productivity (EBIT), as well as lead times, delivery performance, on-time delivery, and employee motivation.
Introduced autonomous teams based on the Hancho concept.
Established and implemented a value stream organization with integrated supply chain management.
Awarded 1st place in an internal corporate Operational Excellence competition.
Improved EBIT.
Introduced value stream analysis and design.
Conducted project analysis, planning, and execution.
Coached multinational technical and management staff.
Developed and implemented organizational changes.
Involved support functions, including customer service.
Integrated supply chain management.
Advised on strategic direction.
Introduced leveled production with partially autonomous teams.
Led personnel and organizational development.
Applied insights to a factory planning project.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

1 year

Germany

Brand Owner and Freelance Project Manager

Properim GmbH

Founded the Properim brand.
Launched a Lean 4.0 seminar to the market.
Engineering company: strategic planning and operational implementation.
Various marketing and sales activities.
Conducted Hoshin Kanri and value stream analysis.
Qualified, quantified, and prioritized actions.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

Germany

Brand Owner and Freelance Project Manager

Properim GmbH

Negotiated projects with companies in the pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors.
IT forensics company: strategic planning and operational implementation.
Various marketing and sales activities.
Conducted Hoshin Kanri and value stream analysis.
Qualified, quantified, and prioritized actions.

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

2 years

Germany

Director Lean Business Coperion Group

Hillenbrand Germany Holding GmbH

Implemented business goals through team- and project-based optimization activities.
Developed and executed an implementation roadmap for the targeted areas.
Achieved measurable and budget-impacting results (EBIT).
Started a cultural shift toward a learning organization.
Actively drove and supported this change through leadership.
Built lean competence in the line organization among specialists and managers.
Initiated a professional change process in the company.
Created conditions for flexible, robust, and transparent processes.
Improved overall process understanding among participants.
Transformed from a function-oriented to a value-stream-oriented organization.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

3 years

Germany

Freelance Management Consultant and Project Manager

Properim GmbH

Carried out a lean transformation at a specialist commercial vehicle manufacturer in Germany.
Introduced standard work and shop floor management.
Optimized planning, scheduling, and forecasting processes.
Supported the introduction of configuration management.
Prepared and implemented lean transformations at multiple sites of a Tier-1 automotive supplier in Germany and Spain.
Assessed the current state and defined the target state.
Prioritized and implemented optimization measures to achieve overarching business goals.
Ensured sustainability.
Introduced lean practices at a food packaging manufacturer.
Conducted potential analysis and implementation planning.
Reduced delivery times by introducing more flexible production.
Optimized planning and control in the order fulfillment process.
Modeled business processes for a company in the aerospace industry in Germany.
Introduced a process modeling software.
Created a process map.
Modeled pilot processes considering regulatory requirements.
Implemented lean production at a turbine manufacturer for hydropower plants in Argentina.
Conducted potential analysis and implementation planning.
Built lighthouse areas.
Set up and stabilized shop floor management including coaching of specialists and managers.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

2 years

Germany

Senior Lean Consultant

Staufen AG

Optimized spare parts logistics at a commercial vehicle manufacturer.
Cleaned up warehouses and reduced inventory.
Optimized order fulfillment processes.
Executed a Lean warehouse project at a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland.
Conducted current-state assessment and potential analysis.
Developed logistical target processes with IT integration and layouts.
Optimized inventory levels and lead times.
Trained and coached management and lean experts at an electrical equipment manufacturer in Mexico.
Led lean basics workshops with 5S and visual management.
Applied problem-solving methods.
Contributed to developing logistics concepts for multi-stage production.
Developed supply concepts using ABC-XYZ analysis.
Planned milk run implementation with supply and disposal strategy.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

3 years

Germany

Lean Consultant

RWD Technologies Germany GmbH

Implementation of a TPS-based, company-specific production system for an aerospace industry customer.
Value stream analyses for production, logistics, development, and administration.
Bottleneck analyses and prioritization of actions.
SWOT analyses.
Development, qualification, quantification, and prioritization of optimization potentials.
Preparation and support for Kaizen workshops.
Training and coaching of all management levels at the plant.
Training Lean specialists in theory and practice.
Knowledge transfer.
Support in logistics outsourcing projects.
Optimization of material and information flow, layout, and visualization.
Conducting deep dive analyses in the optical glass fiber industry.
Value stream analyses.
Definition of target processes.
Involvement of operational staff and stakeholders.
Assessment of the current state of Lean implementation.
Lean training across business units.
Preparation of a Lean Learning Academy for Green Belt training.
Sales support: actively examining the market for Lean project opportunities, acting as technical Lean specialist in customer presentations, and creating project proposals for clients.
Development of a new business model considering the company's own products and services, including implementation of ERP software (SAP) based on the Blue Ocean method.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

2 years

Germany

Lean Promotion Director

Terex Germany GmbH

Establishment of an internal Lean organization.
Central management of projects at the sites.
Training, support, and coaching of the Lean Promotion Officers.
Definition, setup, and training of internal Lean Experts.
Participation in developing and aligning activities with corporate-wide goals.
5S implementation.
Synchronization of production supply areas, pre- and final assembly to the customer takt time in excavator production.
Conversion from departmental to flow production (U-cell) in the production of hydraulic cylinders, including metalworking, assembly, quality assurance, and packaging.
Integration of national and international suppliers.
Reorganization of incoming goods.
Layout optimization of material and vehicle flow.
Implementation of pull and consignment processes.
Delivery of sequenced, preconfigured assembly kits by suppliers using standardized returnable packaging.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

3 years

Germany

Project Manager CLM (Corporate Logistics Management)

Hella KGaA

Inventory management at group level.
Reorganization of logistics processes at the Mexican sites.
Ensuring optimal inbound and outbound control within technical change management.
Application of Lean Management methods in logistics projects.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2007

4 years

Germany

Corporate Process Manager ECM OtD (Engineering Change Management Order-to-Delivery)

Hella KGaA

Responsible for company-wide development, standardization, and sustainable implementation of technical change management.
Analysis of current processes in terms of value creation.
Definition of legal, industry, and company-specific requirements in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
Development, testing, and implementation of new streamlined processes as company-wide standards.
Implementation of processes based on PDCA, including training, coaching, and continuous improvement processes.
Introduction of an ECM expert organization at all sites with process training in theory and practice.
Establishment of topic-related networks to ensure standardized best-practice processes.
Freight optimization regarding material, information, and value flows.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

4 years

Germany

Project Manager SHARP (Standardization and Harmonization of Processes with SAP)

Hella KGaA and Electro Óptica S.A. de CV

Collaboration in creating a SAP master/template based on streamlined best-practice processes.
Participation in SAP roll-out at the pilot plant.
Project management for the rollouts at the sites in Mexico.
Setup, training, and support of SAP key users in their work areas.
Sub-project management for the ECM module in all national and international rollouts.

Jan 1999 - Dec 2002

4 years

Germany

Kaizen Manager VBM Improvement Management

Hella KG Hueck & Co

Official launch of Lean Production/Kaizen with an international consulting firm in a pilot area of main headlight manufacturing.
Continuous scope expansion and roll-out activities across the entire plant and the supply chain.
Roll-out to other national and international sites.
Training and coaching of managers.
Setting up a central packaging area and moving the packaging processes from production into the new central area.
Developing a concept and leading KAIZEN workshops in production and logistics (assembly lines, pre-assembly, plastic parts production, production supply – parts pull and material supermarket).
Cross-company container management project including supplier integration.
Supervising students with their thesis work.
Running lean trainee programs for future managers.

Jan 1991 - Dec 1999

9 years

Germany

Group Leader Order Control in headlight production for OEM, customer service and trade

Hella KG Hueck & Co

Production planning and control.
Allocation control.
Disposition for internal and external material.
Responsible for just-in-time / just-in-sequence delivery to customers.
Setting up and conducting ERP training for users.
Process optimization for production and material flow.
Contributing to the setup of a new production site.
Establishing order control for a new production site for OEM manufacturing.

Jan 1991 - Dec 1991

1 year

Germany

Purchasing Manager

Kajo Chemie GmbH

Developing professional purchasing processes.
Monitoring requirements from ordering through goods receipt to production supply.

Jan 1987 - Dec 1991

5 years

Germany

Production Control for headlight assembly lines for OEM, customer service and trade

Hella KG

Production planning and control and its implementation on the shop floor.
Allocation control.
Disposition for internal and external material.
Ensuring JIT/JIS deliveries to customers.

Jan 1986 - Dec 1987

2 years

Germany

Corporal in staff service

Bundeswehr

Basic military service.

Jan 1983 - Dec 1986

4 years

Germany

Purchasing / Customs Clearance and Foreign Payments

Westfälische Metall Industrie KG (Hella)

Procurement of electronic components.
Customs clearance and bonded warehouse.
Duty suspension processing.
Handling foreign payments with letters of credit and collections.

Summary

Profile Andreas Kückelmann

Summary Supply chain executive with over 20 years of global OEM experience in automotive, mechanical engineering & medical technology. Specialized in end-to-end planning, S&OP, inventory optimization and SAP-based control. Led cross-functional teams and achieved double-digit EBIT and OTD improvements.

Core expertise

Value stream management • Mapping/design/implementation • Lean logistics • Pull/kanban, VMI, inbound/outbound logistics • Production planning and control • SAP, internal/external • Inventory & coverage management • ABC/XYZ, supply assurance • Change & stakeholder management • Communication, objection handling • KPI development • Safety, quality, cost, delivery, performance • Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) • Demand/supply balancing • Intercultural project leadership (EU/US/LATAM/APAC)

Professional experience (selection) 2024 – present – Owner & Managing Director, PROPERIM GmbH

Reduced OEM customer backlogs by 85% in 16 weeks (Erich Jaeger, CZ) • Re-implemented SAP-based fine control, eliminated Excel silos 2022 – 2023 – Supply Chain Allocations Manager, Brose Automotive Tier 1
Semiconductor allocations: 100% customer supply in a highly dynamic environment • Automated coverage monitoring from OEM customer to supplier 2021 – 2022 – Supply Chain Allocations Manager, Magna Mirrors
Like Brose, but focused on supply and supplier development • 100% customer supply, 50% supplier performance increase 2001 – 2021 – Various lean and SCM deployments
Medical technology: Heraeus Medical Components, mechanical engineering: Hillenbrand/Coperion, Hilti, IMPSA (Argentina), aerospace: Airbus, automotive: Johnson Controls in DE and ES, Hella

Education (extract)

DGQ – Quality Management in organizational development • University of Bremen – Project Management • Lean Specialist & Trainer (KPC, Staufen, Simpler Academy, Shingijutsu)
Industrial Clerk (IHK)

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