Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Senior Executive and Managing Director with over 20 years of international experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and operations across automotive, bicycle, glass, and high-tech industries. Passionate about driving growth, transformation, and operational excellence while building high-performing, people-focused teams. Experienced in leading international projects and managing key stakeholders, collaborating closely with owners and senior executives. Holds an Executive MBA in Technology Management from the University St. Gallen / RWTH Aachen with strong technical and operational expertise.
Two-Wheeler / Bicycle Manufacturing • Accountable for the operational and strategic leadership of bike manufacturing in Germany, overseeing more than 500 employees, with full signing authority and a clear focus on driving the site toward operational excellence • Sustainable improvement of efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery; consistent reduction of complaints • Execution of the largest site expansion in the company’s history on time and within budget; strengthening the site, brand presence, and local engagement • Building a high-performance and appreciative leadership culture, grounded in strong values; recognized with multiple awards, including “Great Place to Work” • International collaboration with teams in Asia, Europe, and the United States
Automotive / Plastic Components Supplier (Tier 1 & 2) • Accountability for all production and supply chain operations, including injection molding, blow molding, elastomer manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, process engineering, and quality, overseeing a workforce of over 500 employees • Management of supply chain operations across scheduling, purchasing, production planning, and logistics to ensure smooth operational performance • Leadership and execution of production restructuring into autonomous units and implementation of shopfloor management to optimize operational processes • Driving continuous improvements in production efficiency, quality, and logistics workflows • Oversight of system and process upgrades, including ERP implementation, ensuring continuous production operations
Automotive / Metal Components Supplier • Accountability for supply chain and operations, including procurement, production planning, and logistics, at the Jena site • Management of cross-site projects to standardize supply chain processes and workflows across the business unit • Implementation of uniform KPI reporting to improve transparency and performance • Driving operational improvements in procurement, planning, and logistics processes • Oversight and coordination of system and process upgrades, including SAP implementation, to ensure consistent operations across the business unit
Glass / High-Tech / Solar Head of Supply Chain • Build-up and overall accountability for the supply chain of a new business unit at the Jena site • Establishment of processes and teams • Ensuring operational excellence Senior Project Manager • Management of cross-site projects to harmonize supply chain and production planning across multiple international locations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, and Turkey • Integration of relocated sites • Leadership of international teams