Cologne Bonn Region
• Developed and implemented logistics strategies for global partnerships in the automotive sector • Led logistics contract negotiations with Volkswagen AG for various vehicle and electrification projects(passenger and commercial vehicles) • Had lead role in implementation of newly designed end-to-end logistics processes, project launches and logistics project governance at designated manufacturing locations (South Africa, Turkey, Poland, Germany, South America) for OEM partnership • Aligned OEM strategic long-/short-term planning as well a capacity planning and vehicle scheduling processes ensuring Anti-Trust compliance for both partners • Established new cross-project experts team in Ford India (2 managers, 10 engineers) and EU (4 managers) to ensure successful delivery of all above projects • Had lead role in logistics contract negotiations with Ford Otosan Joint Venture • People leadership: 5 managers and 10 engineers EU based (Germany, UK, Spain), 2 managers and 10 engineers in India
• Developed and implemented end-to-end logistics strategies for all European and South African vehicle manufacturing plants (incl. materials management, lean production, industry park management, 3PLs etc.) • Led roll-out of logistics process best practices incl. implementation of performance measurables (KPIs) in a company wide context • Drove safety initiatives and best practices implementation in plants of responsibility • Had logistics launch responsibility for all new product launches of small, medium and large passenger cars and commercial vehicles in all EU and South African plants • People leadership: 7 managers, EU based (Germany, UK, Spain) and local logistics managers matrixed
• Led the EU wide implementation of structured business plan metrics and governance structure • Implemented process improvements for the Raw Material Supply Chain Management department (quality-, costs- and delivery performance) • People leadership: 5 engineers, EU based (Germany, Romania)
• Led logistics conversion of two brownfield sites into two automotive manufacturing plants and one powertrain plant • Developed and implemented end-to-end logistics processes to support launch of 5 passenger and commercial vehicles with a global supply of parts • Developed specifications and launch of 3PL for all inbound production material deliveries into Tatarstan/Russia (multimodal network) • People leadership: 6 managers, 40 engineers, all local nationals
• Reengineered internal and external processes for launch of new products driving quality, costs and timing efficiencies • Reengineered logistics processes at Southampton plant, UK, reinstating production support stability, lean management of production material inventories and improvement of overall logistics costs structure • Coordinated all Program Management activities incl. medium/large vehicle launches in EU • People leadership: 5 managers (matrix), EU based (Germany, UK, Belgium)
• Full responsibility for all end-to-end logistics operations to support manufacturing of passenger vehicles • Areas of responsibility included Supply Chain Management, Customs, inbound freight, internal logistics, materials management, finished vehicle transportation, engineering change control and spare parts operations • Developed specifications and launch of 3PL for all inbound material deliveries (for global supply base) into Russia • Enhanced logistics processes to significantly increase production output • People leadership: 8 managers, about 320 hourly and salaried employees, all local nationals
• Coordinated all logistics staff departments involved in the launch of small vehicles at German and Spanish vehicle plants • Reengineered internal and external logistics processes of the brownfield St. Petersburg/Russia vehicle plant • People leadership: 10 engineers (matrix), EU based (Germany, UK)