Hagen Hildebrand
Owner | Interim Executive
Experience
Owner | Interim Executive
Hildebrand Interim Management
Interim executive for Operations & Logistics focusing on covering leadership vacancies, operational stabilization and managing complex large projects
Deployment in industry, automotive, mechanical engineering and fashion – national and Europe-wide
Experience in line management, transformation and investment projects up to €75 million
Vacancy coverage: Taking full leadership and result responsibility, stabilizing ongoing operations (B2B & B2C), leading large organizations including shift and line structures, preparing and smooth handover to the permanent organization
Operations & supply chain stabilization: Stabilizing unstable supply chains, building end-to-end transparency (KPIs, decision logic), reducing special costs (standby costs, special transports, inventories), clarifying interfaces between operations, purchasing, production and sales, resolving leadership and team conflicts
Logistics centers & major projects: Owner-level roles in DC builds and large logistics projects, managing planning, contracting and transition to operations, securing operational requirements, governance and risks, transferring projects into the line organization
Restructuring & special situations: Site relocations and plant closures, ensuring customer and plant supply during transitions, building new organizational and process structures, close collaboration with management and operations
Industries: Automotive, industry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, fashion
Engagement models: Vacancy coverage (Interim Executive), project & transformation mandates, major projects & owner-level roles, transition and succession situations
Head of Logistics ad interim / DC planning
Schiesser GmbH
- Stabilizing the entire logistics organization
- Eliminating €250,000 in standby costs per year
- Record sales for two consecutive months
- Planning a new distribution center (approx. €75 million investment)
- Responsibility for operations & logistics including contracting external planning partners
Head of European Logistics Center ad interim / Site manager DC build
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Full responsibility for the European logistics center
- Setting up and commissioning a new site (~€50 million investment)
- Site relocation including closure of the old location
- Ensuring supply to global plants and customers
Summary
Interim executive for Operations & Logistics focusing on covering leadership vacancies, operational stabilization and managing complex large projects.
Deployment in industry, automotive, mechanical engineering and fashion – national and Europe-wide.
Experience in line management, transformation and investment projects up to €75 million.
When companies bring me in
- unplanned or strategic leadership vacancies
- unstable operations & logistics with delivery or cost risks
- critical transition, restructuring or growth situations
- large-scale or investment projects with high operational relevance
I take responsibility where leadership, stability and decisiveness are needed – with a clear focus on results, structure and a smooth handover to the permanent organization.
Skills
Areas Of Expertise
- Vacancy Coverage – Head Of Operations & Logistics
- Full Leadership And Result Responsibility
- Stabilization Of Ongoing Operations (B2b & B2c)
- Leading Large Organizations Including Shift And Line Structures
- Preparation And Smooth Handover To The Permanent Organization
- Operations & Supply Chain Stabilization
- Stabilizing Unstable Supply Chains
- Building End-to-end Transparency (Kpis, Decision Logic)
- Reducing Special Costs (Standby Costs, Special Transports, Inventories)
- Clarifying Interfaces Between Operations, Purchasing, Production And Sales
- Resolving Leadership And Team Conflicts
- Logistics Centers & Major Projects
- Owner-level Roles In Dc Builds And Large Logistics Projects
- Managing Planning, Contracting And Handover To Operations
- Securing Operational Requirements, Governance And Risks
- Transferring Projects Into The Line Organization
- Restructuring & Special Situations
- Site Relocations And Plant Closures
- Ensuring Customer And Plant Supply During Transitions
- Building New Organizational And Process Structures
- Close Collaboration With Management And Operations
Industries
- Automotive
- Industry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Fashion
Engagement Models
- Vacancy Coverage (Interim Executive)
- Project & Transformation Mandates
- Major Projects & Owner-level Roles
- Transition And Succession Situations
Working Style
- Clear Responsibility.
- Quick Stabilization.
- Smooth Handover.
Languages
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