Independent Business Consultant| Production manager Downstream

Comparison of product costs with competitive products (Bulle):

• Material/purchase cost
• Machinery and hourly rates
• Design and processing effort

Reduction of running through times (Biberach):

• Analysis of the actual state on the basis of ERP data
• Preparation of so-called production characteristics
• Deriving measures for order planning

From 12/2016 operative complete responsibility Sprinter NCV3 Germany as well as plant manager plant Lemgo VS30:

• Plant manager of the plants Ludwigsfelde and Düsseldorf (Sprinter NCV3) as well as Lemgo (Sprinter VS30)
• Disciplinary and technical lead of 620 employees

From 10/2016 plant manager ISRI Lemgo:

• Additional responsibility for the new planned plant in Lemgo (production of seats for Daimler, model: Sprinter VS30) with 280 employees

From 05/2016 plant manager ISRI Ludwigsfelde:

• Responsibility for the plant ISRI Ludwigsfelde with 100 employees (production of seats for Daimler, model: Sprinter NCV3)

From 01/2016 Leader Project Management Office (PMO):

• Staff function and direct reporting to the executive board
• Leading temporarily, high-ranking composite teams to improve technical and/or financial conditions national and international

From 01/2012 Manufacturing Manager Assembly in the Bochum Plant:

• After a successful launch of the Zafira Tourer in the presshop, continuation of the Manufacturing Manager position in the assembly area with approx. 450 employees

From 01/2011 Manufacturing Manager Presshop in the Bochum Plant:

• Same position as in 11/2005. After my successor left the company I went back to the presshop as the plant Bochum was faced with the launch of the new Zafira Tourer and needed an experienced Manufacturing Manager in the short term

From 03/2010 Unit Support Manager General Assembly in the Bochum Plant:

• Responsibility for the maintenance and the core team of the General Assembly Area, budget responsibility and professional and disciplinary lead of approx. 100 employees

From 10/2007 Manufacturing Manager Assembly in the Bochum plant:

• Total responsibility for the production lines of the Assembly Area, budget responsibility and professional and disciplinary lead of approx. 800 employees

From 11/2005 Manufacturing Manager Presshop in the Bochum Plant:

• Total responsibility for all production matters, machine-, tool- and die-maintenance, budget responsibility and professional and disciplinary lead of approx. 450 employees

From 09/2004 Manufacturing Manager Presshop in the Antwerp Plant:

• Total responsibility for all production matters, machine- and tool and die-maintenance, budget responsibility and professional and disciplinary lead of approx. 260 employees

From 01/1999 Superintendent Shift Presshop:

• Responsibility for the production of one shift and professional and disciplinary lead of approx. 200 employees of production and maintenance

From 04/1996 Manager Manufacturing Engineering Presshop:

• Professional and disciplinary lead of eleven employees in the area of production planning (after one year with Opel I got the status of a so-called High Potential)

• Project management
• Professional lead of four employees
• Supervision of production planning and manufacturing
• Commissioning and documentation
• Development projects
• CAD-System-Manager

• Analysis of lubrication and cooling circuits
• Tribological optimization
• Dealing with the latest test bench technology and data processing
• Functional lead of student assistants
• Writing and performance of the final reports (mostly in english language)
• Programming