Klaus (J.) Steinhauser

Associate / Interim CRO

Klaus Steinhauser
Santo André, Brazil

Experience

Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
10 months
Brazil

Associate / Interim CRO

Leao & Jetex

  • In charge of operations, sales & marketing, finance and cash flow
  • Complete company reshaping, cost reduction, margin improvement, reorganization chart implementation
  • Implemented HR on demand, sales & marketing restructuring
  • Deployed strategy to operational level, and improved supply chain, production and quality
Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
8 months

Interim CRO – Chief Restructuring Officer

PAKNAM.Co

  • Led business transformation and operations restructuring
  • Conducted business assessment, KPI review, SWOT analysis
  • Reviewed and deployed business plan
  • Executed cost reduction projects and lean manufacturing implementation
Mar 2021 - Sep 2021
7 months
Brazil

Interim CRO – Chief Restructuring Officer

ARYZTA GROUP

  • Managed operations turnaround and change management for six plants in all business areas
  • Prepared M&A transition for company sale
  • Executed cost reduction projects and P&L management
  • Delivered US$12 Million EBITDA in 2021 and US$10.5 Million cost savings in four months
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
4 months
Mexico

Senior Interim Management Consultant / QMS Expert

Marelli Group

  • Supported high-level escalation project for Mercedes Benz
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
2 months
Brazil

Senior Interim Manager

Schlemmer

  • Provided support for Kronberg & Schubert Germany
May 2019 - Jul 2019
3 months
San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Senior VPS Manager / BU Turnaround Operations

Valeo Thermal Systems

Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
4 months
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Senior Interim Management Consultant / Program Manager

Marelli Group

  • Managed lighting systems projects for VW, Audi and BMW
Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
6 months
Mexico

Senior Program Director

Novares Group

  • Led BMW G05/06/07 project
Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
1 year 7 months

Senior Quality Director; Process Improvement Manager; Senior Interim Manager; Turnaround and Business Restructuring / Plant

ADS - Advanced Decorative System

  • Solved supplier problems and supported customers in Germany, France, Tunisia, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Mar 2016 - Dec 2020
4 years 10 months

Senior Partner / Global Consultant Project Leader / Senior Interim Manager / Program Manager / Quality Director / Plant

Protev International GmbH / Protev Group

  • Restructured manufacturing companies and launched new products
  • Handled high-level escalations from demanding customers worldwide
  • Oversaw quality assurance, plant management and operations performance improvement
Apr 2015 - Nov 2015
8 months
Slovakia

Senior Corporate Quality Assurance & Environmental / Chief Restructuring Officer

CRW Plastics Group

Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
10 months

Senior Director / Chief Restructuring Officer / Freelancer by KJS Business Partner

Brazilian Group

Mar 2011 - Mar 2013
2 years 1 month
São Paulo, Brazil

Director of Quality & Environment and Continuous Improvement; Risk Management; Supply Chain and Strategic Planning; Interim

Pematec TriangeL

Feb 2011 - Present
15 years

Managing Partner and CFO

KJS Business Partner & Consulting

  • Led several projects for medium companies including financial services, M&A activities, valuation, due diligences
  • Managed asset and contracts management, cost reduction plans, investments, expenses and budget management
  • Conducted business modeling and investor/shareholder relations
  • Negotiated liabilities with banks and other creditors
  • Oversaw project finance, controlling, treasury, cash flow management, turnaround, crisis management and restructuring
Dec 2005 - Feb 2011
5 years 3 months
São Paulo, Brazil

Corporate Senior Manager of Quality & Environment and Continuous Improvement; Senior Manager of Product, Process Engineering

Transtechnology (TTB)

  • Acted in Germany for customer meetings and auto parts fair
Mar 2004 - Sep 2005
1 year 7 months

Senior Manager of Quality & Product and Process Engineering / Member of the Board – Regional Site

ZF TRW

  • Acted in France and Germany on management meeting reviews, technology transfers, new product development and quality & engineering annual meetings
Mar 1999 - Dec 2003
4 years 10 months
São Paulo, Brazil

Process Team Leader at Advanced Manufacturing Engineering; Strategic Planning Team Leader

Volkswagen

  • Managed new car launches at Anchieta, Taubaté and Curitiba plants
Oct 1994 - Oct 1998
4 years 1 month

Key Account Manager; Program Manager (Sales & Marketing with Product Engineering integrated)

Thyssen Krupp, Bilstein

Jun 1992 - Jun 1994
2 years 1 month
United States

Key Account Manager; Program Manager (Sales & Marketing with Product Engineering integrated)

Presstécnica Ltda

  • Acted in USA for new process technology, supplier and customer meetings
Nov 1988 - Oct 1991
3 years

Head of Quality / Lean Manufacturing Manager

NHK / Rassini

Jan 1986 - Nov 1988
2 years 11 months

Senior Engineer / R&D Manager

TRW do Brasil S/A

  • Managed engine valves R&D
Jan 1986 - Nov 1988
2 years 11 months

Trainee Engineer – Quality and Productivity Coordinator

TRW do Brasil S/A

Summary

I am a reputable Senior Interim Manager – C-Level proven track record by over 38 years experiences in Manufacturing, Automotive Industries – (OEM’s, Tier 1, auto parts), Food & Retail Industry, FMCG market, Defense, Chemical, Metal Mechanic, Plastics, Textile industry, Private Equity and family Business, Financial Services, Consulting (Strategy and Implementation).

International career developed in medium and large companies from all cultures in NAFTA, ASIA, EUROPE and AMERICAS – 12 countries.

Senior Interim Manager by over 12 years, delivering knowledge & experience oriented to reduce costs and increase profit, through the application of contemporaneous tools and methodologies to create a competitive, reliable and better work environment.

Last positions in my country were Senior Corporate Quality Assurance Director in charge of 5 plants manufacture globally and as Interim Chief Restructuring Officer- CRO responsible for 6 plants for FMCG and Retail food Industry and Associate / CRO Chief restructuring Officer for a Textile Company.

Experience and years of rising career in small, medium and large Industrial market.

Complete mastery of World Class Manufacturing in Operations (WCM) and its support areas ( Product Development – R&D, Processes Engineering, Quality Assurance & Environmental, Purchasing, Logistics, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma , Kaizen Projects, Plant performance improvement ).

Great skill in training and high performance teams management.

15 years with effective participation as a member of the Board and representative of top management.

Young profile, trainer, owner vision, with strong inclination to control companies in crisis and financial stress or even greenfield.

Great expertise and overall management of the company's activities, developing and implementing strategies in Commercial, Administrative, Financial, Operational and overall Business.

Expertise in management, process optimization, action plan to improve results, restructuring and corporate recovery, development, and implementation of strategic plans, tactical and operational KPIs Key performance indicators.

Great resourcefulness and ability to exploration, trade negotiations of large-scale and complexity (B2B), with organizations of various sizes and segments.

Full Management of P&L, Budget, expenses, costs, investments, Compliance and Risk.

Expertise and strong in management, implementation and maintenance of Standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 as well as all customer requirements on field of ESG - Environmental Social and Governance combined with WCM -World Class Manufacturing requirements from demanded customers worldwide.

Very good knowledge in Digitalization with several projects implemented into shop floor ( Manufacturing Operations ) as well as in R&D optimizing resources as time and money been more effective in many aspects of technology.

Experience in (M & A) mergers and acquisitions, start-up, business plan formatting and development budgets and financial projects.

Skills

  • Production Administration ( Fei ).
  • Theory Of Constrictions ( Enfoque Consulting ).
  • Kaizen ( Tbm Consulting ).
  • Just In Time ( Imam ).
  • Total Quality For Executives ( Senai ).
  • Vda 6.3 – Auditor – Iqa Institute.
  • Fmea ( Failure Mode And Effect Analysis ).
  • Spc ( Advanced Statistic Process Control ) – Trw Automotive.
  • Global Apqp.
  • Global 8d.
  • Qsb ( Quality System Basic ) – Fiat & Gm.
  • Doe ( Design Of Experiments ) - Reliasoft.
  • Auditor Cqi – 9 Heat Treatment Process.
  • Auditor Cqi -11-12 Surface Treatment Process.
  • Auditor Cqi – 15 Welding Process.
  • Product Security – Qmax ( O&m Specific Requirement For Risk Management ).
  • Lean Manufacturing – Staufen Consulting.
  • Advisory Counselor - Fgv.
  • Projects - Total Of Eur 390 Million In Cost Saving Involved In Companies Restructuring.

Languages

Portuguese
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
German
Elementary

Education

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

Fundação Getulio Vargas

MBA in Business Management · Business Management · São Paulo, Brazil

Oct 1990 - Jun 1991

FEI

Post Graduated in Automotive Engineering · Automotive Engineering · São Paulo, Brazil

Oct 1983 - Jun 1988

FEI

Mechanical Engineer Degree · Mechanical Engineering · São Paulo, Brazil

Certifications & licenses

Advisory Counselor

FGV

Auditor CQI -11-12 Surface Treatment Process

Auditor CQI – 15 Welding Process

Auditor CQI – 9 Heat Treatment Process

DOE ( Design of Experiments )

Reliasoft

FMEA ( Failure Mode and Effect Analysis )

Global 8D

Global APQP

Just in Time

IMAM

Kaizen

TBM Consulting

Lean Manufacturing

Staufen Consulting

Product Security

Qmax

Production Administration

FEI

QSB ( Quality System Basic )

Fiat & GM

SPC ( Advanced Statistic Process Control )

TRW Automotive

Theory of Constrictions

Enfoque Consulting

Total Quality for Executives

SENAI

VDA 6.3 – AUDITOR

IQA INSTITUTE

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