Stephan J.

Building and leading branches, services, M&A and HR search

Bregenz, Austria

Experience

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year
Basel, Switzerland

Interim Head of Sales Digital Solutions

Endress + Hauser Digital Solutions

IIoT for process solutions

Industrial Internet of Things, digital transformation

Managing sales, coordinating with product owners, sales centers, divisions and digital solutions: employees 200, revenue EUR 30 million; Endress + Hauser Group: employees 15,000, revenue EUR 3.3 billion

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year
Germany

Interim Sales Director Medical

Zarges Medical / Zargal

Medical logistics

Sales management for large accounts, product logistics management

Managing sales, coordinating product management and production, medical revenue EUR 25 million; Zarges Group (part of Werner + Co, USA): EUR 170 million

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year
Austria

Interim Managing Director

Scheuch Components

Industrial components, air and environmental technology

Restructuring, turnaround, reorganization of production, processes/ERP, external and intercompany sales, 300 employees, revenue EUR 50 million; group: 1,300 employees, EUR 230 million

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year
Berlin, Germany

Interim Country Manager

Ymagis Deutschland

Digital services for the cinema industry

Restructuring, preparation of split-off divisions for theatrical services, promotion, synchronization, coordination with French shareholders; local employees: 70, revenue: EUR 10 million

General manager, reorganization, preparation of split-off

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
2 years
El Jadida, Morocco

Interim Managing Director

Rema Tiptop Nord Afrique, Beugin Maroc

Restructuring of subsidiary

Project & claim management for fertilizer plants with rubber surface protection up to EUR 5 million, conveyor belt processing, peak 270 employees

Surface Protection Division Wittenberg, Germany: director, reorganization

Group employees: 7,000, group revenue: EUR 1 billion

Project and claim management, subsidiary restructuring, division reorganization

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
2 years
Austria

Interim Project Manager Automotive

Carcoustics Austria

International Tier 1 supplier Plants in AT, DE, SK, PL, US, MEX, CN

Project Manager for Acoustic and Thermal shields. From coordination with Development and Purchasing , tool go Ahead to Ramp-up and SOP for OEM in FR, RO. ES, DE, and US. Project volumes up to 3.0 MEUR, complexity for up to 10 products on 3 manufacturing sites.

Tier 1 Supplier for major European OEM with international production

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
Saint Margrethen, Switzerland

Interim Business Development Manager France

hpa Switzerland

Swiss-Austrian manufacturer of hot water and buffer tanks. Revenue target: 25 MEUR.

Development of the French market, search, acquisition and signing for new sales structures and partners, marketing and product presentation.

Development of sales and marketing for French speaking areas for industrial manufacturer of hot water tanks and heaters (FR + CH)

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
2 years
Rosheim, France

Interim General Manager France

Windhager Chauffage Central France

Austrian manufacturer of co-market leader of pellet and wood log boilers for domestic use (FR) Turnover: 3.0 m. EUR (group: 80 MEUR) Employees: 10 (group: 500)

Development of the French market with Sales, Marketing and HR activities, Emploees: 10, Budget responsibility: 3.0 Mio EUR

General Management, Sales & Customer Services

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year
Sempach, Switzerland

Interim CEO / Managing Director

Windhager Zentralheizung Schweiz

Austrian manufacturer of co-market leader of pellet and wood log boilers for domestic use (CH) Turnover: 6.0 m. EUR (group: 80 MEUR) Employees: 25 (group: 500)

Revenue target: 6.0 m. EUR Budget responsibility: 6.0 m. EUR Overall staff responsibility: 25 employees Direct reports: 4 employees Focus and results of CEO interim mandate in Switzerland

General Management, Sales / Customer Services

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
3 years
Munich, Germany

Associate Partner Sales

Munich Consulting Group

Consulting group specialized in optimization of production processes of machinery and plants, internal logistics and quality management (DE)

Jan 2007 - Dec 2012
6 years
Winterthur, Switzerland

Associate Partner

Schmidt + Partner

Company sales / M&A / business broking of small and medium-sized enterprises across various industries in Switzerland (CH + AT)

Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
4 years
Bregenz, Austria

Founder and Managing Partner

SAM Headhunting Austria

Headhunting, Executive Search, part of the SAM A/S group (AT) Employees: 5 Overall staff responsibility: 5 employees

  • Startup in Austria as part of the Danish SAM headhunting group with companies in 20 countries
  • Management buyout and takeover by Jansen & Partner GmbH
  • Successful development of business and partners
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Key Account Manager Industry

IDS Scheer

IT consulting (AT)

Key Account Manager for process and IT consulting

Jan 2001 - Dec 2005
5 years
Brno, Czech Republic

Investor, Supervisory Board

Efcon

IT consulting (CZ) Employees: 60 Overall staff responsibility: 60 employees, Exit / sold in 2005

Jan 1998 - Present
27 years 8 months
Bregenz, Austria

Entrepreneur, Interim Manager, Managing Partner

Jansen Management Consulting / Jansen & Partner GmbH

General and project management, business development

Management consulting / interim management (AT)

Projects and co-operations: see also professional background details

Jan 1998 - Dec 2006
9 years
St. Gallen, Switzerland

Associate Partner, Manager Austria

IMG The Information Management Group

Consulting services / spin-off of HSG University St. Gallen (CH) Turnover: 90.0 m. EUR Employees: 600 Group Exit sold in 2007 Strategy, business process engineering, SAP consulting Building up sales and personal project acquisition

Jan 1994 - Dec 1998
5 years
Rankweil, Austria

Vice President Connector Division: Automotive & Electronic Industry

Hirschmann Automotive / Rheinmetall

Automotive suppliers (DE / AT) Turnover: 70.0 m. EUR Employees: 700 Budget responsibility: >70.0 m. EUR Overall staff responsibility: >500 employees Direct reports: 7 employees

  • General management of 2 business segments in Austria and Germany including responsibility for development and design, sales and marketing, production and logistics, controlling
  • Restructuring and dismissal of 50 employees in Germany
  • Reorganization of product lines for industrial connectors
  • Development of new product lines for automotive connectors
  • Development of business unit
  • Participation in the due diligence and sale of company to Rheinmetall
  • VDA 6.1 quality certification
  • Business process redesign and SAP implementation
Jan 1992 - Dec 1994
3 years
Bregenz, Austria

Consultant

Self-employed

Management consulting / interim management / Export consultant (AT)

Jan 1989 - Dec 1991
3 years
Rankweil, Austria

Sales R&D Manager, Member of the Board of Directors

Mahle König

Pistons, rings, cylinders automotive, trucks, bikes (AT) Turnover: 60.0 m. EUR Employees: 300 Revenue target: 60.0 m. EUR Budget responsibility: 60.0 m. EUR Overall staff responsibility: 25 employees Direct reports: 4 employees

  • Development sales and marketing of pistons, piston rings and cylinders for the automotive, motorbike and recreational vehicle industry in cooperation with shareholders Mahle Stuttgart and Goetz
  • Improvement of sales and profit, close key account management with key clients such as KTM, Rotax, General Motors Aspern, Steyr Trucks
  • Development of new market segments such as Bombardier in Canada
  • New professional marketing and corporate identity
Jan 1985 - Dec 1988
4 years
Nenzing, Austria

Head of Automotive Division

Hydro Aluminium Automotive

Automotive suppliers: metal parts (AT) Turnover: 300.0 m. EUR Employees: 250 (member of international task force: aluminium extrusions for coolers and structures) Budget responsibility: 30.0 m. EUR Overall staff responsibility: 20 employees Direct reports: 2 employees

  • Design and sales of special aluminium extrusion profiles for the automotive industry, especially the cooler industry and early design of aluminium space frame concepts for cars
  • Close technical and marketing cooperation with sister companies in Norway, Denmark, Germany and USA
  • Very successful sales and positioning of Hydro Aluminium Automotive
Jan 1984 - Dec 1985
2 years
Nenzing, Austria

International Sales Engineer: Ship & Offshore Cranes

Liebherr

Turnover: 900.0 m. EUR Employees: 2,400

  • Project and sales of ship cranes
  • Technical design of cranes, cost evaluation, preparation of offers
  • Successful sales, price negotiation and contracts closing
Jan 1980 - Dec 1983
4 years
Winterthur, Switzerland

International Sales Engineer: Refrigeration Plants

Sulzer AG

Machine and tool making (CH) Turnover: 3.0 bn. EUR Employees: 17,000

  • Project design and sales of refrigeration plants, cold stores, heat pumps
  • Design of heat pumps with IT simulation based on Pascal programm
  • Preparation of technical and commercial offers
  • Contract negotiation and closing
  • IT programming with Pascal on Apple II
  • Successful sales of cold stores in Egypt and Tunisia
  • Development of new series of heat pumps

Summary

  • Empathic team leader, result-oriented and quick implementer
  • Strong technical, business and personnel analysis skills
  • Recognized, valued business partner from shop floor to management and owners

Languages

German
Native
French
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
Italian
Elementary

Education

Sep 1974 - Jun 1979

Technical University Vienna

M.Sc. / Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, specialization: Automotive Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Vienna, Austria

Sep 1973 - Jun 1974

Technical College Bristol

Apprenticeship in Mechanical and Electrical Crafts · Mechanical and Electrical Crafts · Bristol, United Kingdom

Sep 1966 - Jun 1973

Lycée Franco Allemand Saarbrücken

French Baccalauréat C, specialization in Maths and Physics · Maths and Physics · Saarbrücken, Germany

Certifications & licenses

SAFe 5 Agilist

Scaled Agile / USA

Scrum Master

Scrum.org / USA

Scrum Product Owner

Scrum.org / USA

CSE: Certified Supervisory Expert

Austrian Federal Economic Chamber / Incite

PMP: Project Management Professional

PMI - Project Management Institute / USA

CMC: Certified Management Consultant

Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

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