Dr. Arne Kretschmer

Aligning People, Processes, and Technology to Drive Business Performance

Cologne Bonn Region

About

Experience

  • Head of Tooling, Fixture Shop, Production Equipment // Leiter Werkzeugbau, Betriebsmittelbau at OTTO FUCHS KG
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for development, design, production planning, manufacturing, assembly, and quality, HSE - Technical and disciplinary leadership of > 75 employees. - P&L responsibility (internal profit center) including budget, revenue, profit Product portfolio includes forming and stamping tools (forging, extrusion, bending, rolling, etc.), automated fixtures (electrical, pneumatic), job shop, series production of metal parts for global customers in Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial, Building, Mechanical Engineering, Plant Engineering

  • Head of Cost Improvement, R&D // Leiter Cost Improvement, Bereich Entwicklung at Grohe AG
    Jan 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Technical and disciplinary leadership of the Cost Improvement group with 6 employees. Cost & Value Engineering for material and manufacturing cost optimization across all product categories: bathroom and kitchen faucets, shower systems. Coordination of more than 150 ongoing projects of varying complexity (component changes, facelifts, new products).

  • Project Manager and Project Controller, Business Unit TRABTECH // Projektleiter & Projektcontrolling at Phoenix Contact
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2019 · 4 yrs

    Responsible for the product development process and organization and facilitation of the project portfolio steering committee. Management of strategic technology and product development projects in the field of surge protection devices.

  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Group Leader Automated Finishing // Gruppenleiter Automatisierte Feinbearbeitung
      Jun 2011 - Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Technical and coordinative leadership of 6 scientists and 4 technicians.

    • Project Manager, Research Associate // Projektleiter, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
      Oct 2009 - May 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Acquisition, management, and execution of consulting, research, and development projects with a focus on turbomachinery, mechanical and industrial engineering, and tooling. Process development for the automation of manual finishing processes.