Stephan J. - Interim Manager

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Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Aug 2025

11 months

PMO

Fritz Winter GmbH & Co. KG

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 6 months

Interim Executive & Project Manager

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

1 year 9 months

Plant Manager, Transformer Plant Dresden

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Significant EBIT increase
Realignment for further growth
Continuous dialogue on goal setting & employee buy-in

Apr 2019 - Oct 2022

3 years 7 months

General Manager, Switchgear Plant Berlin

Siemens AG

Successful restructuring
Significant production increase
Substantial fixed cost reduction
Successful COVID crisis management without short-time work or production downtime
Successful transformation to a smart & green factory

Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

2 years 7 months

Plant Manager, GI Switchgear Plant Berlin

Siemens AG

Turnaround back to profitability
Improvement of First Pass Yield (FPY)
Transformation to a future-proof product portfolio

Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

1 year 2 months

Project Manager Manufacturing 2020

Siemens AG Measuring Instruments Plant Berlin

Introduction of Industry 4.0 for competitiveness
Noticeable productivity increase
Start of a sustainable cultural change (Lean/digitalization)

Dec 2012 - Sep 2015

2 years 10 months

Head of R&D Process & Quality Management

Siemens AG

Global introduction of Lean Development
25% cost savings and improved time-to-market

Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

3 years

Department Head Software Development

Siemens AG

Disciplinary and professional leadership of 20 employees

Apr 2001 - Jan 2010

8 years 10 months

Developer & Project Manager, Languages

BinTec Communications GmbH

Oct 1994 - Apr 2001

6 years 7 months

Hardware & Software Developer

Clyxon Laser for Medical Professionals GmbH

Summary

Farewell to the status quo. Celebrate successes together and with agility

Driven by curiosity to shape, change, and leave a lasting mark.

Skills

Realignment of industrial plants
Transformation to an intelligent and green factory (smart & green factory)
Boosting productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency for more growth
Turnarounds to return to profitability
Boosting resilience
Operations + Innovation + Change
Extensive leadership experience as factory manager and general manager with P&L responsibility
Factory sizes from 200 to 2,500 employees
Revenue responsibility of €100 to €500 million
Successful handling of crisis situations and execution of necessary turnarounds
Sustainable measures to secure competitiveness in a constantly changing market environment
Proven success in effectively realigning and downsizing organizational units
Confident in negotiations with works councils
Innovative thought leader for productivity improvement
Strong implementation skills in change management
Transformation expert with empathy
Ability to lead people through change and keep them motivated on board
Solid knowledge of industrial IoT, cloud, and AI
Experienced in operating within an international production network
Energy - electrical engineering - electronics
Industry - mechanical and plant engineering
Plants with Engineer to Order (ETO) and Make to Order (MTO) manufacturing principles
Bridging vacancies in operations, e.g., plant management, general manager with P&L responsibility
Turnaround & restructuring for sustainable return to profitability
Increasing company resilience "stronger into the next crisis"
Strategy design and implementation, e.g., digital transformations, green factory
Productivity increase through targeted use of smart technologies (e.g., RPA, IIoT, AI, GenAI)
Task force for critical situations in projects or operations
Change management and coaching in transformations
Project management for complex, company-wide projects
Hands-on
Thinking out of the box
Growth mindset
Strong execution skills
Decisive
Ability to motivate
Authentic
Honest
Goal-oriented
Open to change
Courageous
Empathetic