Jürgen Rausch

Founder / Managing Partner

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Bönnigheim, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 11 months

Founder / 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 month
Schwäbisch 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 month

Partner / 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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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 months
Germany

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
Native
English
Advanced

Education

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)

...and 2 more

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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