Uwe R. - Management Consultant & Interim Manager

Gauting, Germany

Experience

Jan 2012 - Nov 2024

12 years 11 months

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

1 year

Munich, Germany

Jan 2006 - Dec 2010

5 years

Munich, Germany

Program management restructuring
Reviews and reporting on costs, headcount, process performance
Expansion and securing of service business volume and contributions through value added services
Coordination and support of internal activities for the sale of the business unit
Successful restructuring (-50% of structural costs) worldwide
Successful sale of the business unit to a Chinese investor

Jun 1999 - Dec 2005

6 years 7 months

Germany

Development and implementation of the “Solution Provider” business model with the regional headquarters USA
Synchronization of the development portfolio with the global product management team
Project lead “Introduction of the Balanced Scorecard” for the business unit
Project lead – review and realignment of the product life cycle processes
Repositioning as a software provider (from strategy to implementation)
Change of product strategy from a single-line to a multi-line product strategy to cover Asian requirements
Pricing of the offering portfolio
Establishing pricing controlling
Establishing product result controlling
Successful implementation of the multi-line product strategy in Asia
Implementing the software business model, software became a success factor in 3 years

Jan 1998 - May 1999

1 year 5 months

Germany

Restructuring of the three business segments of plant business distribution, airport and production logistics
Benchmarking for business unit special machine builder
Successful restructuring of all three business segments
Founding a software house to expand service capabilities

Sep 1989 - Dec 1997

8 years 4 months

Germany

Management consulting, restructuring projects, process re-engineering, product planning and design including design to cost, value engineering
Examples in Siemens AG top+ program: restructuring of large drives, restructuring of Canadian subsidiary, realignment of the operation and monitoring business
Methodical support for businesses in product positioning, design to cost and innovation projects
Successful restructurings
New cost-reduced and/or performance-enhanced products
Successful complexity reductions

More than 25 years of experience in the capital goods industry as head of restructurings, integrations, change projects, global product and innovation management, head of strategy development/implementation, business development and consulting
Extensive experience as project manager/consultant for restructuring and growth programs, product definition and development processes (PLM), value engineering, design to cost, lean management & strategy deployment with Hoshin Kanri X-Chart methodology in production, M&A projects such as due diligence & integration programs, and quality management
Strategic expertise as head of strategy development, launching new business areas like software and services, optimizing and expanding the portfolio for the global market
Interdisciplinary and inclusive leadership and work style