Matthias Picker

CEO at Altendorf Group GmbH

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

My background is in mechanical engineering and I am passionate about developing strategic topics. I have successfully been working on customer experience using the methods of Strategyzer and developing Blue-Ocean market strategies. It is my goal to help companies transform from Good to Great. The woodworking industry has been my home for the past years and I have seen many customer grow with the right set of services, software and machine products. I am happy to keep serving this industry and its great people. I am always interested in extending my professional network, especially in the Woodworking industry and am open to new opportunities and challenges in a global environment.

Experience

  • CEO at Altendorf Group
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Robert Bürkle GmbH (Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland)
    • Vice President Division Woodworking
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Responsibility for the business in the woodworking industry, covering the following areas: - Sales - Application Engineering - Project Management - R&D - 1st Level Service

    • Corporate Development Woodworking
      Jan 2023 - Mar 2023 · 3 mos

  • Head of Product Management at WEINMANN Holzbausystemtechnik GmbH
    Apr 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

    - Build a professional product management team and establish efficient product management processes - Lead a strategic initiative for customer experience as part of a business transformation program - Responsibility for worldwide product portfolio and business development - Market analysis (trends and customer requirements) and product strategy for timber construction - Responsibility for the entire product life cycle - specifications, product development, pricing and product launch as well as service life and product run-out - Sales training and product USP - responsibility for product order intake, lost order and product earnings

  • Head of Product Management Surface Processing at HOMAG
    Apr 2018 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs

    - worldwide portfolio strategy and business development - market analysis and product strategy for all surface products - determine market trends and customer requirements - responsibility for the entire product life cycle - specifications, product development, pricing and product launch as well as service life and product run-out - Sales training and product USP - responsibility for product order intake, lost order and product earnings

  • Blohm Jung GmbH (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Sales Engineer Asia
      Nov 2013 - Mar 2018 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      - technical consulting / trainingg of local sales team - market analysis / strategy for China - project management - sales / order intake responsibility for China

    • Sales Trainee
      Nov 2011 - Oct 2013 · 2 yrs

      Gaining experiences in - Production processes - Engineering - Applikations Development - Sales Tools