Thomas Meyer-dethlefs
Operational Excellence Manager
Experience
Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
2 years Nordenham, Germany
Operational Excellence Manager
Consulting
- Planning and implementing a management system in close coordination with the CEO as a member of the senior management core team.
- Appointed Master Black Belt responsible for training Lean Six Sigma Black Belts.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year Everswinkel, Germany
Technical Management
Interim
- Bridging a vacancy within the company.
- Manufacturing and production, plant/production relocation, and process quality management.
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
5 months Nordenham, Germany
Consulting
Interim
- Project controlling and integration management.
Apr 2021 - Present
4 years 4 months Wiefelstede, Germany
Freelance Consultant
Self-employed
- Establishing a freelance consulting business focusing on holistic transformation for the better.
- A vertical and horizontal perspective on clients’ businesses enables identification of urgent leverage points for focused remediation of weaknesses.
Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
7 months Gummersbach, Germany
CTO
Mutares SE Co KGaA
- Responsibility for post-merger, carve-out, and joint venture activities.
- Direct reporting to the CEO.
- Revenue responsibility up to EUR 50 million.
- Functional personnel responsibility for 10 to 50 employees.
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
8 months Vienna, Austria
Head of Logistics
Mutares SE Co KGaA
- Bridging the COO vacancy after the company acquisition.
- Coordinating multiple sites in Austria.
- Special challenges due to COVID.
Sep 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 7 months Germany
Director
Mutares SE Co KGaA
- Operational due diligence in mergers & acquisitions.
- Interim COO in logistics.
- Interim CTO in mechanical engineering.
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
8 months Düsseldorf, Germany
Operational Excellence Leader
Kiepe Electric GmbH
- Functional leadership of interdisciplinary teams.
- Agile project management.
- Member of the executive management.
- Post-merger integration into Knorr-Bremse AG.
Sep 2015 - Apr 2019
3 years 8 months Germany
Director Corporate Performance Improvement
Alvarez and Marsal Deutschland GmbH
- Analysis of administrative and operational business processes to transparently expose resource waste.
- Operational due diligence for private equity firms.
- Interim management and project leadership for global strategic projects (manufacturing footprint, plant debottlenecking).
- Industries: metal industry, automotive suppliers, electronics.
Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
9 months Dornum, Germany
Management Consultant
Meyer-Dethlefs Consulting
- Consulting companies to optimize business processes based on Lean and Six Sigma methods.
- Analysis and presentation of resource waste in manufacturing companies.
- Planning and implementation of custom management systems for continuous improvement.
- Organizing knowledge transfer and employee empowerment.
Jan 2010 - Jan 2015
4 years 1 month Düsseldorf, Germany
Global Operational Excellence Manager
Voestalpine Böhler Welding Group
- Developing and implementing a global operational excellence organization for 12 production plants.
- Establishing new global sales processes.
- Developing an international strategy for high-alloy solid wires.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2015
4 years Hamm, Germany
Operations Manager
Voestalpine Böhler Welding Germany
- Managing three production units and multiple support areas.
- Implementing a stable leadership organization.
- Planning and controlling budgets of EUR 45 million p.a.
- Achieving annual savings of 3%–5% through Lean Management.
Jan 2001 - Jan 2011
10 years 1 month Chicago, United States
Management Consultant, Senior Consultant
Argo Inc.
- Acquiring and executing international consulting projects.
- Conducting potential analyses in administration, production, and sales.
- Creating presentations and simulations.
- Participating in due diligence projects.
- Planning and conducting Lean Management workshops.
- Ensuring the sustainability of long-term projects.
Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
1 year 1 month Wendelstein, Germany
Plant Manager
Steifensand GmbH
- Establishing and implementing Lean production.
- Planning and managing production processes.
- Delivering company presentations at trade fairs and events.
Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
1 year 1 month St. Gallen, Switzerland
Diploma in Business Administration SGMI
Jan 1994 - Jan 2000
5 years 1 month Strullendorf, Germany
Production Manager
Dr. Renger (formerly Morton International, formerly Rohm and Haas)
- Disciplinary and technical leadership of employees.
- Responsibility for cost budgets.
- Implementation of Lean Management tools.
- Development and introduction of formulation optimizations.
Jan 1993 - Jan 1995
1 year 1 month Bremen, Germany
Paint Development Specialist
Suding & Soeken GmbH & Co. KG
- Creating formulations and manufacturing instructions.
- Conducting test series for quality optimization.
- Technical customer consulting.
- Planning and conducting training for customers and employees.
Jan 1992 - Jan 1994
1 year 1 month Pinneberg, Germany
Key Account Manager / Sales
Hempel GmbH
- New customer acquisition.
- Maintaining and expanding the customer base.
- Technical customer consulting.
Jan 1991 - Dec 1992
1 year Hamburg, Germany
Paint Development Specialist
Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. GmbH & Co. KG
- Producing paints at lab scale.
- Developing formulations.
- Inspecting materials.
- Preparing documentation.
Jan 1990 - Jan 1993
3 years 1 month Hamburg, Germany
State-Certified Technician in Chemical Engineering
Jan 1987 - Jan 1993
5 years 1 month Hamburg, Germany
Quality Engineer
Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. GmbH & Co. KG
- Developing and formulating processes according to DIN ISO 9002.
- Preparing for and participating in audits.
- Handling complaints.
- Training and advising on measuring and testing equipment.
Jan 1983 - Jan 1987
3 years 1 month Hamburg, Germany
Training as Paint Laboratory Technician
Summary
Securing the company's future through solution-orientation
Optimizing the value chain with a strong customer focus
Developing strategies to create a sustainable corporate culture
Strong stakeholder management
Project management of varying complexity
Manager, consultant, coach with an appreciative leadership culture
Application of Lean Six Sigma methods for continuous improvement of corporate performance from the customer's perspective
Culturally aligning all employees with the strategic objectives
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Oct 1998 - Jun 1999
Management Institut St. Gallen
Diploma, Business Economist · St. Gallen, Switzerland
Oct 1990 - Jun 1993
Fachschule Für Technik
State-certified Technician · Chemical Engineering · Hamburg, Germany
Oct 1984 - Jun 1987
Finalin GmbH, Tochterunternehmen der Mankiewicz Gruppe
Paint Laboratory Technician · Hamburg, Germany
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