Wilhelm Kummer
CIP and Six Sigma for delighted customers and true sustainability in the value chain
Experience
Nov 2016 - Mar 2020
3 years 5 months Rotterdam, Netherlands
Freelance LEAN Expert
Science Management International Corporation B.V.
- SMCI project manager for the implementation of a LEAN production system at a food manufacturer in D and NL
- Evaluation and analysis of the current situation in the four plants
- Advising the steering committee, developing a LEAN roadmap with recommended activities, reporting to the COO
- Conception and implementation of a training program for 300 LEAN experts and coaches in D and NL
- Numerous improvements on the shop floor, noticeable increase in motivation and commitment of individual employees through intensive involvement in the on-site implementation of Lean
- Shortening of set-up times and increased flexibility for smaller batch sizes through SMED workshops with cross-functional teams
- Handover of the project to a LEAN program manager
- Start of LEAN Office in the laboratory, QM, product development, marketing, procurement, controlling, HR and IT
Nov 2014 - Sep 2022
7 years 11 months Unterföhring, Germany
Founder and Partner
Change-experts.com
- Co-Founder of Change-experts (CE) as a network of experienced experts for joint customer projects at SMEs
- Organization of CE partner meetings, joint marketing activities, website, Dropbox, ZOOM meetings
- Successful acquisition of new CE projects
- CE Project manager for the introduction of a process-oriented organization, improvement of business processes that are critical to success, development of a new product creation process, realignment of sales in a 110-year-old family company
- Methodological skills training for over 350 executives, key players and project teams at various customers together with CE partners
- Training of change management coaches and methods experts
- Implementation of a training and coaching program at an engineering service provider for more professional cooperation with the actors on the customer side in the product development process together with CE partner
Jul 2002 - Sep 2022
20 years 3 months Munich, Germany
Consultant
Wilhelm Kummer Consulting
- Offer clients in industry and service sector "help for self-help" in improving performance through their own managers and employees
- Conception of Business Process Management, Operational Excellence, Lean Production, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma programs in close coordination with board of directors, CEO, COO, top-level management, program manager at customers
- Development of interactive method training with case studies, LEGO practice simulations, GEMBA, experience-oriented learning, process Monopoly, group work, team building events, feedback
- Training of more than 5,000 people in state-of-art improvement methods, effective meetings, teamwork, change management, soft and leadership skills
- Successful coaching of more than 250 teams in effective and creative application of improvement methods and tools
- Sustainable implementation of methods through training of internal trainers, method experts and coaches for change
- Open training for CIP experts, process manager and In-house Six Sigma Green Belt Training at Integrata Cegos and Vorest AG
- Successful implementation of business process management at a top 10 automotive supplier
- Development and implementation of a production system in 13 plants in D, F, I, NL, PL, UK at the leading Doors, Industrial Doors and Garage Doors company
- Development of new Product Development and Industrialization Processes together with internal expert teams at customers
- Successful reorganization of two factories and preservation of jobs at a railway technology manufacturer in close cooperation with the interim managing director
- Cost savings of several million euros as well as improvements in quality in the technological limit area through implementation of tailor-made Six Sigma programs for automotive suppliers
Mar 1999 - Jun 2002
3 years 4 months Munich, Germany
Senior Consultant & Trainer
SHS Business Consultants
- Board project implementation of EFQM self-assessment in over 50 branches of a leading German logistic group
- Board project Rapid Product Defect Elimination for an electronics manufacturer
- Leadership training for middle management and junior managers at various DAX companies
Jan 1997 - Feb 1999
2 years 2 months Remscheid, Germany
Excellence Master Trainer
Joh. Vaillant GmbH u. Co.
- Implementation of 3 or 5-day training courses to convey the extensive methods of the Vaillant Excellence Process
- Mentor for the application of the knowledge acquired in the training during the first implementation of the training participants
- Implementation of excellence training for managers in the subsidiaries A, F, I, NL, TR, UK
- Recruiting, training and development of next generation excellence trainers for Germany and the European subsidiaries together with SHS Business Consultants
- Successful project management for the training of all industrial employees in the main Remscheid plant
- Conception and implementation of benchmarking training
Jun 1995 - Dec 1997
1 year 7 months Remscheid, Germany
Purchasing IT and Services
Joh. Vaillant GmbH u. Co.
- Realization of several million savings through bundling of requirements, standardization of hardware and software, optimization of the procurement process, establishment of system suppliers, negotiation of framework and development contracts
Jan 1988 - Mar 1990
1 year 3 months Budel, Netherlands
Military service in the German Air Force
Jul 1988 - Dec 1988
6 months Cologne, Germany
Commercial Clerk in Sales
MCM Klosterfrau GmbH
- Commercial clerk in sales for major customers
Aug 1986 - Jul 1988
2 years Cologne, Germany
Industrial Clerk Trainee
MCM Klosterfrau GmbH
- Training as an industrial clerk
- Knowledge test grade 2.0
- Practical exercise grade 1.0
Summary
Am 01. März 2023 bin ich bei der SIG Combibloc GmbH als Senior Quality Engineer im Quality & CI Team Europa an Bord gegangen.
Damit ziehe ich mich aus meiner aktiven Tätigkeit als Trainer und Berater bei Wilhelm Kummer Consulting zurück und stehe nicht mehr für Projekte zur Verfügung.
Gerne empfehle ich bei konkreten Anfragen jedoch Kollegen aus meinem persönlichen Netzwerk erfahrener Profis.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Dutch
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Education
Mar 1990 - May 1995
University of Cologne
Diplom-Kaufmann · Cologne, Germany · 2.3
Aug 1977 - Jun 1986