Jürgen Rausch
Founder / Managing Partner
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 11 monthsFounder / Managing Partner
RAUSCH Unternehmensberatung GmbH
- Business, process, digitalization and funding consulting as well as coaching for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
2 years 1 monthSchwäbisch Hall, Germany
Interim Manager Supplier Development
RECARO Aircraft Seating
- Production readiness status, project and product qualification for new seat types
- Global governance and coordination, including controlling of internal and external resources
- Designing and setting up capacity planning and monitoring for suppliers
- Defining and optimizing processes in purchasing and supplier management
- Auditing and monitoring supplier processes
- Support in relocating injection molding tools and plastic parts due to the insolvency of an existing supplier
- Internal and external coordination and reporting
Dec 2015 - Present
10 years 1 monthPartner / Senior Partner
Expense Reduction Analysts
- Consulting services for cost management and purchasing with measurable, success-based and implementation-oriented approach
- Senior Partner within the ERA Group since 2024
Jan 2012 - Jun 2016
4 years 6 monthsGermany
Head of Production
Wilhelm Kurz & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
- Restructuring of the manufacturing organization
- Implementing production planning in SAP
- Integration of a meaningful controlling system
- Introduction of Kanban, lean management and inventory control
- Establishing project-based order management and defining the ordering process
- Planning and implementation of a mixing tower system (customer project)
Jul 2009 - Dec 2011
2 years 6 monthsGermany
Head of Production & Materials Management
ZZ-Antriebe GmbH
- Optimizing the production structure and introducing lean management
- Improving on-time delivery, quality and productivity
- Reducing work-in-progress and inventory levels
- Integration of an effective production controlling system
- Outsourcing, insourcing and make-or-buy decisions
- Cost reduction in maintenance and tool management
Sep 2002 - Jun 2009
6 years 10 monthsGermany
Head of Profit Center for Double Cardan Shafts
G. Elbe & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
- Planning and control of production with around 20% annual growth
- Replacement and acquisition of machines and equipment
- Operational order processing as well as work and assembly planning
- Expansion of production space during ongoing operations
- Conducting machining trials and acting as an active contact for customers
Feb 2000 - Aug 2002
2 years 7 monthsGermany
Deputy Head of Raw and Finished Parts Warehouse
G. Elbe & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
- Managing the warehouse and supervising staff including assembly
- Inventory management and conducting stocktaking
Aug 1995 - Jan 2000
4 years 6 monthsGermany
Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering Associate
G. Elbe & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
- Maintenance and repairs of machines and equipment
- Construction of custom machines
- Hydraulic, pneumatic, and metalworking tasks
Summary
- Self-employed since 2015 as a business, digitalization and process consultant
- 15 years of experience as Head of Production in various medium-sized companies in drive technology, mechanical engineering and container construction
- Experience in restructuring, change management and developing key performance indicator systems
- Business consulting, implementation support along the supply chain
- Quality management implementation according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and digitalization of quality management
- Hands-on mentality, results-oriented and strong execution skills
- Lean management, 5S, SMED, Six Sigma, shopfloor, value stream, FMEA
- Work preparation and assembly planning, project management
- Production planning and control, capacity and personnel planning
- Integration of new technologies
- Plant layout planning (revamp, conversion during ongoing operations), automation
- Optimization of procurement processes, supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, make-or-buy decisions, cost reduction, supplier development
- Insourcing, outsourcing, Kanban, JIT
- Budget, revenue and results responsibility
- Hiring, transferring and releasing employees
- Cost optimization in production, maintenance, energy and steel procurement
- SAP PP/MM, abas, Timeline, Dynamics BC, Infor, MS Office, AutoCAD, etc.
Skills
Production
- Planning, Structuring And Managing Production Units As Profit Centers
- Integrating New Manufacturing Technologies And Materials
- Optimizing Setup Times, Reducing Production Batch Sizes
- Active Point Of Contact For Customers And Suppliers, Costing Of New Products
- Complex Machining Of Forged Parts Using Special Machines
- Extensive Knowledge In Machining Of Case-hardened And Quenched-tempered Steels (Turning, Milling, Gearing, Edm, Welding, Hardening And Grinding)
Purchasing / Inventory Management
- Restructuring/optimizing Procurement Processes
- Sourcing Of Operating Resources, Machines And Automation Solutions
- Make Or Buy Decisions, Supplier Selection And Management, Contract Negotiation
- Conducting Cost Reduction Workshops With Customers And Suppliers
- Reducing Stock And Inventory Levels
Projects
- Segmentation Of Production, Conversion From Job-shop Manufacturing To Line Production, Subproject Manager For Logistics And Material Flow, Planning Of Shuttle Racking System
- Optimizing The Supply Chain By Integrating A Real-time Simulation
- Relocation Of Production Areas, Expansion Of Production Units
- Process Optimization Using Six Sigma, Execution Of Six Sigma Projects
- Conducting Production Benchmarks At International Sites, Collaborating In Cross-functional Project Teams
Leadership / Organization
- Investment Planning, Budget And Performance Responsibility In A Profit Center
- Planning, Implementing And Controlling Business Policy Objectives
- Adapting The Management Structure In The Production Environment, Increasing Productivity
- Planning And Implementing New Product Launches, Production Layouts And Material Flow
Team Management
- Managing Teams Of Up To 110 Employees
- Selecting, Hiring, Deploying And Releasing Employees
- Planning And Monitoring Personnel Deployment
- Designing And Integrating New Shift Models, Introducing Bonus Systems
- Employee Evaluations, Conducting Performance And Goal-setting Interviews
- Identifying Training Needs, Goal-oriented Staff Development
- Member Of The Parity Commission On The Employer Side
It Skills
- Ms Office (Outlook, Excel, Power Bi, Word, Powerpoint, …)
- Sap Pp/mm, Abas, Structura, Microsoft Navision, Infor, Proalpha, Timeline Enterprise
- Breitenbach Bde, Wassermann Wayrts, Felios, Etagis, Hydra
- Boehme & Weihs Casq-it
- Autocad, Draft Sight
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2004 - Jun 2006
IHK Stuttgart, Bezirkskammer Ludwigsburg
Advanced training as a Technical Business Administrator (IHK) with certification · Technical Business Administrator · Ludwigsburg, Germany
Oct 2000 - Jun 2003
IHK Stuttgart, Bezirkskammer Ludwigsburg
Advanced training as an Industrial Foreman – Metal (IHK) with certification · Industrial Foreman – Metal · Ludwigsburg, Germany
Sep 1992 - Aug 1995
Fa. Elbe & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
Apprenticeship as an Industrial Mechanic (Equipment and Precision Engineering) · Industrial Mechanic (Equipment and Precision Engineering)
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Certifications & licenses
Technical Business Administrator (IHK)
IHK Stuttgart, Bezirkskammer Ludwigsburg
Industrial Foreman – Metal (IHK)
IHK Stuttgart, Bezirkskammer Ludwigsburg
Six Sigma Champion training
ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification
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