Matthias Schwarz

Sourcing/Partner Management/Tender Management

Karlsruhe, Germany
Experience
May 2023 - Present
2 years 3 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

External Staff Manager

EnBW AG

  • Training and advising IT project teams on the compliant use of external staff through service/work contracts
  • Developing service descriptions considering labor and social security law and compliance aspects
  • Supporting teams in transforming working methods in new collaboration models
  • Assisting with tenders as a representative of the departments
  • Developing solution strategies for future collaboration with external service providers
  • Conducting and designing workshops, creating training materials
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
1 year 4 months
Germany

Freelance HR and Business Consultant

Project 1 Startup Heidelberg:

  • Responsible for candidate selection in the engineering field, mainly electrical engineering, mechanical engineering & executives
  • Nationwide client acquisition
  • Contract negotiations with candidates and clients in temporary employment and direct placement
  • On-the-job coaching of sales colleagues from non-industry backgrounds

Project 2 Contracting Karlsruhe (Interim Team Lead, SOLCOM GmbH):

  • Advising IT & engineering companies on the deployment of freelance experts
  • Drafting and formulating contract documents for compliance-compliant engagement of freelancers

Project 3 Active Sourcer Karlsruhe:

  • Active sourcing as a contractor for a startup in direct placement
  • Selecting and qualifying suitable candidates for open vacancies

Project 4 IT Project Placement Ulm:

  • Acquiring and advising clients on awarding IT projects to external service providers

Project 5 HR Diagnostics:

  • Certification in value-based personnel diagnostics according to Robert S. Hartman at Profilingvalues

Project 6 Contracting Walldorf/Mannheim:

  • Advising IT & engineering companies on the deployment of freelance experts
  • Drafting and formulating contract documents and service descriptions for compliance-compliant engagement of freelancers
  • Placing and coordinating freelance experts for relevant vacancies
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years
Karlsruhe, Germany

Sales Manager Components

Sauter-Cumulus GmbH

  • Built a new sales concept at the Karlsruhe branch, responsible for selling in-house components such as valves, actuators and sensors, achieving 30% annual revenue growth to wholesalers, plant constructors and installation companies
  • Developing new and existing B2B customers
  • Training customers on new products
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
3 years
Germany

Sales Director

Motometer GmbH

  • Global acquisition of new customers and related development of new products led to 20% revenue growth in fiscal year 2019
  • Through restructuring and process optimization in the inside sales and technical service departments, compensated for departed employees without new hires
  • Qualification of new distributors in the USA and Australia
  • Further development of existing sales partners in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Finland and Italy
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
2 years
Germany

Business Development Manager

XSEON Engineering GmbH

  • Set up a new branch of the originally French engineering service provider in Germany
  • Staffing back office, implementing a CRM
  • Drafting contract documents for the German market, considering differing legal requirements
  • Advising clients on the optimal form of staff deployment (temporary employment or service/work contracts)
  • Client area covered all of Germany
  • Responsible for 32 employees on temporary and service contracts nationwide
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
3 years
Ingolstadt, Germany

Business Manager & Body-in-White Project Manager

ALTEN GmbH

  • 360° management of own business unit with P&L responsibility, up to 40 employees on temporary and trade contracts deployed
  • Through active acquisition & recruiting, built and led project teams responsible for production planning, quality assurance and pre-series development
  • Drafting relevant contract documents for both clients and employees
  • This resulted in an in-house competence team in body construction and production planning that still exists today
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
4 years
Germany

Digital Factory Team Lead

EICS Group GmbH

  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of a team across multiple projects in body-in-white planning at Volkswagen AG
  • Technical project management on behalf of the client for simulation and planning of the new body-in-white production line at the Bratislava plant
  • Developing requirements and specifications documents
  • Interface work/stakeholder management including supplier coordination among the involved group parties Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi as well as the involved international production sites
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
5 years
Germany

Digital Factory Body-in-White Planner

ASP Technik GmbH

  • Planning, virtual simulation and commissioning of body-in-white production systems for automotive clients such as AUDI AG, BMW AG, Porsche AG
  • Direct reporting of project progress, concepts and evaluations in committees at clients and suppliers
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
3 years
Munich, Germany

Integrated Maintenance Technician Body-in-White & Robotics

BMW AG

  • Maintenance, optimization and servicing of automated production systems in body-in-white manufacturing
  • Producing components in the production lines
  • Carrying out modifications in the body-in-white department in Munich
Summary

Focus in freelance projects: Contract management, partner management, external sourcing/procurement & compliance

Business economist with expertise in personnel services, HR management and consulting, project management and coordination in the IT/engineering environment.

Several years of relevant experience in recruiting measures using different contract models such as temporary employment, direct placement and contracting of freelancers.

Solid knowledge of the legal framework for using external staff and an entrepreneurial approach through own freelance activity in IT and engineering HR consulting.

Several years of experience in project leadership and management, focusing on IT and engineering, stakeholder management and project transformations/change management.

Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Jan 2024 - Sep 2027

IU

LL.B. · Business Law

Business Law, focus on contract law, labor law & IT

Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Master Professional of Business Administration (CCI)/Business Economist · Karlsruhe, Germany

Oct 2002 - Jun 2006

BMW AG Munich

Industrial Electrician for Production Technology (IHK) · Munich, Germany

...and 1 more
Certifications & licenses

Scrum Master/PO Certification from Scrum.org

HVP Certification in Value-Based Personnel Diagnostics

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