Daniel Sturm

Project Engineering & Project Management Team Leader at Endress+Hauser | Sales & RFQ Management | Project Execution | International Projects | Stakeholder Management | Process & Team Development

Reinach, Basel-Country, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Endress+Hauser Group (19 yrs 3 mos)
    • Team Leader Instrumentation Projects
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      As Team Lead, I am responsible for driving both the successful acquisition and execution of complex, international projects in the process industry. I lead a multidisciplinary team and ensure smooth coordination across engineering, sales, procurement, and customer interfaces—always aiming for technical excellence, customer satisfaction, and sustainable team growth. 🔹 Project Leadership & Execution Lead technical project management from RFQ to delivery, including coordination of cross-functional teams. Oversee stakeholder alignment and manage customer-specific requirements in close cooperation with sales and engineering. Conduct stakeholder analysis to understand project influence and adapt strategy accordingly. 🔹 Supplier & Procurement Interface Support and guide supplier assessment, relationship management, and negotiation activities. Ensure technical and commercial alignment between internal project teams and external suppliers. 🔹 Risk & Compliance Management Identify and manage risks in customer projects, including scope changes, technical feasibility, and delivery constraints. Ensure compliance with company policies, international regulations, and industry standards. Lead continuous improvement in internal business processes with a focus on quality and efficiency. 🔹 Process & Tool Landscape Actively shape and improve internal processes, workflows, and tooling landscape. Collaborate with global functions to ensure alignment and consistency across regions. 🔹 Team & Talent Development Lead and support a multicultural team across different locations. Drive talent development, including onboarding programs, coaching, and long-term growth planning. Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning. 🔹 Cross-Functional Collaboration Act as a key interface between engineering, sales, product management, and operations. Support global initiatives and contribute to the development of a scalable and flexible project engineering structure.

    • Solution Design Manager
      Jul 2020 - Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Main duties: Evaluate client structures, identify decision makers, e.g. stake holder analysis. Manage and coordinate the creation of the detailed design of a solution, including the definition and selection of key components and suppliers, based on technical standards, customer requirements and input from sales. Define the execution strategy of projects, i.e. how is the project planned to be done, where and how is the engineering done, where and how is the fabrication done, logistics plan, etc. Define the Design Quality Standards and minimum safety requirements of solutions, products and services and the QA/QC procedures to measure and assure the executable quality of a solution. Collaborate with Sales in contract review, risk assessment and risk mitigation. Define the project costing based on the detailed design, quality requirements, contract review, and the project execution strategy. Create Sales support material. Evaluate and propose design options that can increase value, reduce costs or minimize risks. Creation of standardized solution packages: Perform design specification, definition of execution strategy and costing. Collaborate with stake holders to define solution packages and to create sales support material.

    • Proposals Engineer
      Aug 2010 - Jul 2020 · 10 yrs

      Main duties: Engineering and designing solution projects Preparing, developing and managing the proposal process Delivering training in flow metering solutions Negotiating with and visiting customers at their sites Supporting the execution process in solution-oriented projects Supervising and coordinating third party suppliers Standardizing the proposal process

  • Sales Technician at Würth Elektronik Group
    Jul 2005 - Apr 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos