Stefan Hans
Management Consultant
Experience
Management Consultant
REPERA GmbH
- Process optimization
- Production start-up support
- Project management
- Factory and layout planning
- Shop floor management
- Lean management
- OpEx
Management Consultant
HARKORT Consulting
- Execution of demanding consulting projects in lean management
- Conducting workshops
- Moderating training sessions for managers
- Coordinating project teams
Management Consultant
Brockmann und Büchner
Documenting and addressing defects in rail technology
Scheduling and defining responsibilities for defect resolution
Customer support
Creating customer presentations
Documenting and generating reports from defect data
Measurable reduction of defects and ensuring timely resolution of issues
Senior Consultant
Korn Consult
Planning, execution, and management of projects and project modules on-site at industrial clients
Conducting weakness analyses, developing implementation concepts, and executing projects
Managing suppliers on quality-related issues
Supplier development and supplier management
Ensuring supply chains
Execution and delivery of 6 consulting projects in the automotive industry, including:
Thyssenkrupp (Hagen and Olpe): project budget €4.5 million, organized the relocation of a storage facility from China to Hagen, including dismantling, packaging, transport, industrialization, preparation, installation, commissioning, and creating samples for customer approval
LEAR Corporation (Sindelfingen): project management for about 2 years, acting as a link between DAG and LEAR for the BR167 (M-Class) seating system project with locations in the USA, Germany, Czech Republic, and India, responsible for all plastic parts with direct reporting line to purchasing management at LEAR Southfield, USA
Project Manager | Automotive Locking Systems
WITTE Automotive
Adhering to standards while taking customer requirements and guidelines into account
Responsibility for and control of ongoing development projects, regular status reports
Organizing and setting priorities
Monitoring compliance with deadlines, budgets, and quality targets
Initiating corrective actions when targets are exceeded
Issuing production and change approvals
Facilitating effective communication and coordination with customers
Successful completion of the rearview camera project for VW with production sites in Germany, the Czech Republic, and China, as well as participation in lean projects in manufacturing and administration
Project Manager | Automotive Structural Systems
Metalsa Automotive
Leading new projects commissioned by customers
Managing projects according to schedule, cost, and quality requirements
Supplier management
Supporting product and process development
Timely provision of production and testing resources
Employee support, team communication, discussion rounds
Initiating escalation management
Budget responsibility for a project scope of €30M
Technical responsibility for up to 20 team members
Implementing the Daimler BR205 integral carrier project at locations in Germany, South Africa, USA, and China
Head of Industrial Engineering
Kokinetics
- Investment planning including preparing specifications
- Layout planning
- Production optimization
- Market monitoring
- Defining and introducing new technologies
- Planning new assembly lines
- Preparing cost estimates
Project Manager | Door Systems for Rail Vehicles
Knorr-Bremse Division IFE
Technical and commercial leadership and management of complex product and technology projects with up to 15 employees and a budget of up to €8M
Kick-off meetings, schedule coordination, creating, aligning, and assigning all work packages
Promoting customer satisfaction
Ensuring continuous technical improvement
Communication with suppliers
Product approvals (FAI)
Actions to improve results
Documenting and moderating ongoing meetings
Developing and negotiating product change costs
Monitoring competitors, controlling, and reporting
Successfully delivered 5 projects with follow-up orders for tram entry systems in Krefeld, Palermo, Innsbruck, Augsburg, and Vienna
Technical Sales Manager
DURA Automotive Body & Glass
Preparing customer data for design and project management
Acting as project manager until handover
Customer presentations
Analyzing, evaluating, and performing cost calculations
Preparing, creating, and presenting offers
Point of contact for technical questions internally and externally
Preparing inquiry data
Evaluating and implementing technical changes
Customer support
Technical coordination and acquisition of the VW Scirocco and Passat B-pillar cover projects
Industrial Engineer | Process Engineer
Kiekert AG
Technical and personnel responsibility for up to 15 project team members and budget responsibility of up to €10M
Redesigning assembly plants and production lines
Cost calculation, investment approval, and feasibility analyses
Developing and implementing new assembly concepts
Launch support for the production line (worldwide)
Developing and implementing continuous improvement projects
Product and process optimization
Managing serial production
Planning and managing plant closures in Velbert and Birmingham and relocating existing production facilities
Technical manufacturing support for licensees worldwide (China, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Mexico, Italy, France, England)
Planning, selling, and implementing production lines for licensees worldwide
Successfully completed 15 domestic and international projects including the introduction of new assembly and testing concepts, acquiring Ford as a customer, and standardizing production concepts worldwide
Intern | REFA Technician
Schaeffer GmbH
Intern | REFA Technician
Vorwerk Elektrowerke GmbH
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Automotive (21 years), Manufacturing (6.5 years), and Professional Services (1 year).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Project Management (27.5 years), Product Development (16.5 years), Operations (14 years), Production (12.5 years), Supply Chain Management (6 years), and Procurement (2.5 years).
Summary
- More than 25 years of experience in an international environment
- Proven success in numerous automotive projects
- Technical expertise meets commercial thinking
- Strong service orientation
- Solution-oriented team player with initiative and leadership skills
- Pragmatic team player with a 'hands-on' mentality
Skills
Project Management
Team Leadership
Product Development
Product Optimization
Process Optimization
Cost Calculation
Data Collection
Customer Support
Plant, Factory, And Production Planning
It Operating Systems: Windows 2000/nt/xp And Sap R/3 Pp Module
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Project Management: Ms Project
Programming: Q-basic And Cnc
Driver's License Class B (Own Car Available)
Languages
Education
REFA Institut
Full-time training as a REFA technician including MTM and qualification as a REFA Industrial Engineer · REFA technician including MTM and REFA Industrial Engineer · Dortmund, Germany
Astor Werk Otto Berning GmbH & Co
Vocational degree: Universal milling machine operator in stamping tool and mechanical engineering · Universal milling machine operator in stamping tool and mechanical engineering · Schwelm, Germany
Secondary school
Secondary school diploma · Schwelm, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Process Auditor VDA 6.3
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