Romania
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY General Manager with 20 years experience in Automotive Industry. Double culture in Sales/Projects Development and Industrial Operation. Expertise in Quality, Projects, Business Development, Lean Manufacturing, Plant and General Management. International Experience in France, Spain, Mexico, USA and Eastern Europe through the management of multicultural teams in numerous Manufacturing Plants and R&D Centers.
Sales 115 Millions EUR - 1600 employees of which 1470 direct workers Accountable for the Profit & Loss of the Business Unit.
Sales 180 Millions EUR - 1300 direct workers - 180 indirect employees Accountable for the Profit & Loss of the Business Unit. Manages the Industrial Operation, but also Human Resources, Financial Control, Purchasing and Sales/Project Development.
Sales 320 Millions USD - 600 direct workers - 190 indirect employees Accountable for the Profit & Loss of the Business Unit. Manages the Industrial Operation, but also Human Resources, Financial Control, Purchasing and Sales/Project Development.
Turn Over 250M USD – 600 workers (Direct) & 110 employees (Indirect). Managed all industrial operation including Supply Chain, Plastic Injection, Assembly, Customer Service, Maintenance, Production System & Central Methods Expertise. Managed 30% growth of production/sales and secured the SOP of 2 new platforms Improved industrial KPI’s in one year : Customer Line Returns & Internal Total Line Rejects divided by 2 - Direct Non Quality Costs divided by 4 - Direct Labor Productivity of 10% - OEM Service Rate at 99.9% - OES backorder divided by 4 - Through Put Time & Inventory reduced by 10%.
Managed the industrial projects and supported the industrial operation of all THS manufacturing sites in North America - 3 sites in Mexico and 4 sites in USA. Capacity Planning : Followed TRS indicators, Developed scenarios for capacity optimization and countermeasure (regional synergies). Drove new business acquisition to optimize capacity utilization. Capital Expenditures : Controlled 30 Mio usd capital equipment planning, selection & procurement, including the extension of 2 plants in Mexico. New Business Quotes : Developed cost model for processes and rules for site selection Centers of Excellence : Drove process expertise deployment in each site, Fertilized process standards, Drove process development & innovation, Localized new technologies
Business Development: Managed Competition Phase, Built Contract Approval Application, Defined Price Strategy and Cost Analysis. Achievements: Order Intake of 420 Mio usd (GM K2XX, Nissan L12F) Projects Management : Managed Projects Department including 12 Engineers, 4 Projects Leaders plus Cross Functional Teams (Process, Purchasing, Product, Quality). Achievements : BMW F25 SOP, VW Jetta NF SOP with Gross Margin at Target Level, Zero Quality Incident, 100% Delivery In Time during 6 months after SOP R&D Management: Built, Organized & Managed CAD, Test Lab including 6 engineers. Achievements: Organized Warranty Analysis in order to answer to Customers in time, to negotiate technical factors and to recover the warranty costs. Increased the R&D Autonomy of the site versus the Development Centers located in USA, Europe & Japan.
Business Development : Managed Competition Phase, Built Contract Approval Application, Defined Price Strategy and Cost Analysis. Achievements : Order Intake of 260 Mio usd (VW Jetta NF, BMW F25) Projects Development : Managed Projects Department including 12 Engineers, 4 Projects Managers plus Cross Functional Teams (Process, Purchasing, Product, Quality). Achievements : Daimler P3 SOP, Chrysler JC49 SOP with Gross Margin at Target level, Zero Quality Incident (0 Km & Warranty), 100% Delivery in time during 6 months after SOP. Cost Management: Defined & Managed Cost Reduction Plan on the Serial Products Portfolio. Achievements: Localization, Technical Changes, Re Sourcing, Re Pricing actions have improved by 10% the Gross Margin of the 80 Mio usd portfolio.