Felix Schneider

Director R&D Development and Production

Stuttgart Region

About

Experience

  • Director Development and Production at HERMA Group
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Global Lead for Development and Production of labellers and labelling machine solutions - Standard Product Development - Development and Execution of Customized Solutions - Production and Assembly

  • ZEISS Industrial Metrology (On-site)
    • Head of Automation
      Oct 2021 - Mar 2026 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Global Lead for the Automation Teams (EU, CN, US) • Definition of global Product Strategy and budgets • Strategy for standards and local modifications / customized solutions • Executing of Development & Customer Projects of total >100 Mio. € p.a. • Establishing partner models with companies in different regions and localisation • Responsibility for Supply Chain and Production/Sourcing Strategy -> Increasing business volume, standard share and gross profit

    • Head of Operations / Betriebsleiter
      Jun 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Lead for overall Operations segment / Betriebsleiter for Automation products • Mechanical and Electrical Design • Production, Assembly, Measuring Center • Logistics, Production Planning, Production Control • Strategic Purchasing, Order Processing • Post-Merger-Integration -> Restructuring business with optimized value chain and productivity improvements

    • Head of Project Management Office
      Mar 2018 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Global Lead for Project Management Office • Global setup and Strategy for freshly founded Automation business unit • Implementation of global Processes and Tools • Definition of Standards & KPIs -> Building up global project organization and executing ca. 100 Mio. € project volume p.a. with the team

  • Strategy Manager at Mercedes Benz Daimler AG
    Dec 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Lead for global Operations Strategy Industry 4.0 • Steering global Industry 4.0 initiatives for all cars factories on top management level • Planing of digitalization and automation measures for new build factories • Development of Digitalization initiatives in own innovation hub -> Increasing digitalization and automation level of global factories

  • Strategy Consultant at TMG Technologie Management Gruppe
    Jun 2013 - Nov 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Lead for company-wide Strategy Projects • M&A concepts and Post-Merger-Integration • Market and cost analysis • Global footprint, layout and ramp up • Production process creation and optimization • Lean Management Concepts, Value stream analyses and mapping -> Optimizing and implementing strategic initiatives for growth and/or cost-reduction

  • Master Thesis Electromobility at PwC
    Dec 2012 - May 2013 · 6 mos