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Michael Kunisch

Freelancer Consultant

Michael Kunisch
Blaichach, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
7 months

Freelancer Consultant

Tepo – Gebäudedienste GmbH

  • Replacement and upgrade of existing client PCs to Windows 11 and mobile workstations with laptops and docking stations
  • Implementation of Office 365 with OneDrive use
  • Introduction of e-invoicing with DATEV accounting software
  • Revision of standard office programs
  • Data storage in SharePoint instead of local drives
  • New user permission structure
  • Use of Microsoft accounts to sync profiles
  • Reorganization of document scanning process with storage in SharePoint
  • New backup concept in addition to the Microsoft cloud solution
  • Introduction of new data structures: revising and separating data into active, inactive, private, business
  • Simplification of processes
  • Increased data security and improved overall security
  • Continuous data availability at all internal and external workstations
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
1 year 4 months

Project B: Sales, logistics, production planning and purchasing with SAP R/3

PMG GmbH

  • Controlling the production relocation to Romania
  • Contribution margin calculations at part level in the relocation
  • 2024 budget planning: material use, capacities, inventory valuation, personnel planning
  • Responsibility from January 2024 in Füssen for logistics, purchasing, production control and planning
  • Optimization of SAP for production planning in Romania
  • Coordination of sales processing and deliveries from Füssen
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
4 months

Project A: Sales and production controlling with SAP R/3

PMG GmbH

  • Creation of data exports from SAP controlling functions
  • Integration of EDI retrievals into contribution margin calculations
  • Standardization, optimization and automation of existing controlling reports
  • Automation of monthly report presentations
Feb 2023 - Sep 2024
1 year 8 months

Freelancer Consultant

Robert Plersch Edelstahl GmbH

  • Installation of a new product line:

  • Project setup for production, logistics, organization and controlling

  • Concept for packaging the new product line

  • Creation of capacity planning and determination of staffing needs

  • Improvement and simplification of processes for pilot production

  • Installation of the OEE process in conjunction with AP+:

  • Alignment of capacities and order planning in the overall process

  • Comparison of target vs. actual times in production and identification of optimization potential

  • Improvement and simplification of processes in organization, software and production

  • Alignment of existing key figures in the AP+ ERP system

  • Installation of AI dashboards in AP+ for shop floor management (SFM)

Jan 2023 - Present
3 years 2 months

Project manager and interim manager

Ingenieurbüro Kunisch

  • Interim management
  • Project management
  • Consulting
  • Control
  • Implementation
  • Target group: medium-sized companies
  • Areas: IT, organization, production, logistics, controlling, production planning, purchasing
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
6 months

Freelancer Consultant

Claus Oehme Büro für Allfinanz DVAG

  • Replacement and upgrade of existing client PCs to Windows 11 and mobile workstations with laptops and docking stations
  • Rollout of Office365 and integration with the DVAG system
  • Review of standard software used in daily office work
  • Data storage on SharePoint instead of local NAS for home office use
  • New permission structure for users
  • Use of Microsoft accounts to sync profiles
  • Reorganization of document scanning process with storage in SharePoint
  • New backup concept in addition to the Microsoft cloud solution
  • Introduction of new data structures: rework and separation of data into active, inactive, private, business
  • Simplification of processes
  • Increased data security and improved security measures
  • Continuous data availability at all internal and external workstations
Jan 2017 - Dec 2022
6 years

Head of Press Shop & IT

Klaus Baier GmbH & Co. KG

  • Product area: manufacturing and distribution of stamped parts, molded parts, and toolmaking
  • Industry: automotive, mechanical engineering, environmental technology, white goods
  • Revenue: approx. €20 million
  • Areas of responsibility: production planning, production, purchasing, logistics, maintenance, IT
Jan 1993 - Dec 2016
24 years

Manager in Various Leadership Roles

Kunert AG and its subsidiaries

  • Product areas: manufacturing and distribution of legwear for women and men, outerwear
  • Industry: textile
  • Revenue in 1993: approx. €300 million
  • Areas of responsibility: production planning, logistics, production, IT, customs, controlling

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Manufacturing (33 years), Fashion (24 years), Automotive (6 years), Professional Services (3 years), and Banking and Finance (0.5 years).

Manufacturing
Fashion
Automotive
Professional Services
Banking and Finance

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (33 years), Operations (33 years), Logistics (33 years), Procurement (9 years), Production (9 years), and Business Intelligence (3 years).

Information Technology
Operations
Logistics
Procurement
Production
Business Intelligence

Summary

Over 30 years of experience in organization & IT, planning, logistics, purchasing, production and controlling. More than 20 years of experience in the textile industry and retail at Kunert AG as a manager in various leadership roles. 6 years of experience with medium-sized businesses at Klaus Baier GmbH & Co. KG as head of stamping technology in the automotive sector. Since 2023, project manager and interim manager for IT, organization, production, logistics, controlling, purchasing and production planning for medium-sized companies.

  • Broad interdisciplinary expertise
  • Skilled in leading and motivating employees
  • Quick learner with a strong customer focus
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
  • High social skills and integrity
  • Creative engineer focused on processes and process costs
  • Experienced and successful in project management for IT, logistics and production

Skills

Project-specific Experiences:

  • Diploma In Industrial Engineering (Fh)
  • Over 30 Years Of Experience As An Executive In The Consumer Goods And Automotive Industries
  • Roles As It Project Manager, Head Of Organization & It, In Production Planning, Logistics, Production And Controlling, As Well As Head Of Stamping
  • Since 2023, Independent Consultant And Interim Manager Specializing In Planning And Implementing Improvement Projects In Medium-sized Industrial Companies
  • Extensive It Experience, Especially In Implementing And Using Erp Systems
  • Many Years Of Leadership Experience, Including Coaching For Employee Development

Project Overview By Topics:

  • Company Certification Din Iso 9001
  • Optimization Of Processes In Logistics And Production
  • Implementation And Optimization Of Planning Systems For Sales And Production
  • Implementation And Optimization Of Inventory Control Systems And Capacity Planning
  • Implementation Of Controlling And Reporting Tools
  • Relocation Of Logistics Sites With Software Integration
  • Relocation Of Production Sites With Software Integration
  • Software Implementation For Erp Systems And Change Management
  • Preparation And Execution Of Release Upgrades For Erp Systems
  • Installation Of Interfaces For Customs Processing
  • Installation Of Web Applications
  • Connecting Field Sales To Company Software

IT:

  • Dbase Iv
  • Turbo Pascal
  • Ms-dos 3.0 To Ms-dos 6.22
  • Windows Xp/7/10/11 – Windows Server 2008/2012/2016
  • Server Virtualization With Hyper-v And Vmware
  • Veeam Backup System
  • Office 365, Ms Office 2010/2016/2019
  • Microsoft Exchange, Outlook
  • Lotus Notes 8.5
  • Query As/400
  • Ms Query, As/400 Sql
  • Controlling & Planning With Mis, Cognos Planning, Cognos Tm1, Excel, Access
  • Sap R/3 With Interfaces To Controlling
  • Inventory Control And Planning System Tia-absatz-3000
  • Erp System Infor As Rel. 1.2 To Rel. 3.1
  • Infor Crm, Plm Modules
  • Erp Systems 3rs And Ap+
  • Caq Quipsy
  • Cad Systems Creo Elements V19, Cad Visi
  • Cam Systems Mastercam, Goelan, Smartcam
  • Edi Connections, Edi Converter Lobster
  • Interfaces For Customs Processing
  • Databases: Access, Firebird, Dbase Iv, As/400 Db2

Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Customs:

  • Strategic Purchasing, Operational Purchasing
  • Supplier Management, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Development
  • Bottleneck Management, Component Management
  • Kpis, Monitoring, Other Evaluation And Key Figure Systems
  • Contract Management (Tooling Provision, Qsv, Ghv, Rv)
  • Cost Awareness And Cost Analyses (Cbd)
  • Demand Planning, Allocation, Last Time Buy, Just-in-time, Inventory Procurement, Supply Concepts
  • Make Or Buy Decisions
  • Automation Of Customs Processing – Customs Invoicing – Passive Contract Manufacturing – Proof Of Consignment – Preference Entitlement – Sanctions List Address Checks

Production Planning, Production, Qa:

  • Production Processes, Production Optimization, Production Logistics
  • Production Planning, Scheduling
  • Industry 4.0, Iot (Internet Of Things)
  • Scheduling, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Employee Deployment Planning
  • Production Planning (E.g., Kanban, Mrp)
  • Value Stream Analysis
  • Machine Optimization, Maintenance, Spare Parts Management, Oee
  • Mes, Erp, Shop Floor Data Collection (Bde)
  • Plant Layout, Machine Planning, Requirements Specification
  • Automation
  • Production Controlling, Product Costing, Cbd, Analysis Of Actual And Target Costs
  • Quality Management In Production
  • 8-d Reports, Claims, Ishikawa, 5-why Method, Lean Management, 5s, Smed
  • System Audit, Product Audit, Process Audit, Certifications
  • Six Sigma, Agile Methods, Scrum, Itil
  • Occupational Safety, Risk Assessment

Manufacturing Technologies:

  • Stamping, Bending, Deep Drawing Including Toolmaking
  • Assembly Processes Manual, Semi-automated And Fully Automated
  • Textiles: Fine And Coarse Knitting
  • Textiles: Garment Making, Dyeing, Molding, Packaging

Other:

  • Controlling
  • Total Cost Method, Cost Of Sales Method
  • Cost Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Master Data Management
  • International Experience In Morocco

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Diploma in Industrial Engineering (FH) · Industrial Engineering

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Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Blaichach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 2 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Michael be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelancer Consultant, Project B: Sales, logistics, production planning and purchasing with SAP R/3, Project A: Sales and production controlling with SAP R/3.

What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is Freelancer Consultant at Tepo – Gebäudedienste GmbH.

What companies has Michael worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Michael has worked for Tepo – Gebäudedienste GmbH, PMG GmbH, Robert Plersch Edelstahl GmbH, Ingenieurbüro Kunisch, and Claus Oehme Büro für Allfinanz DVAG.

Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Fashion and Apparel, and Automotive. Michael also has some experience in Professional Services and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Logistics. Michael also has some experience in Procurement and Purchasing, Production/Manufacturing, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Logistics.

What is Michael's education?

Michael holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering.

What is the availability of Michael?

Michael will be available part-time from April 2026.

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