Spain
I am a dynamic, people-oriented professional with outstanding technical as well as excellent interpersonal skills. I am results-focused with a wide range of +18 years of expertise in delivering Operational and Lean Excellence along the value chain complemented with digitization and IoT-knowledge including strategy and implementation. Furthermore I orchestrate full project lifecycle from planning and design to development, implementation and overall resource allocation. I always demonstrate strong management skills and leadership always focusing on customer satisfaction gained via MBA with emphasis on Manufacturing Management.
Supporting UMS brands to continuously improve Operations using Lean Six Sigma and driving digitization on the shopfloor.
▪ Create business value through Lean Management and Digital Lean Six Sigma in own Value Chain ▪ Drive Digital Transformation and develop Operating Model (Smart Factory, IIoT, Industry 4.0) ▪ Develop and implement Operations Strategy ▪ Implement citizen development driven No-Code platform 'TULIP' to transform shopfloors ▪ Accelerate problem discovery and ideation with user centric approaches ▪ Drive Digital Factory initiative
▪ Drive Digital Transformation initiative as Program Lead ▪ Define digital target picture and digital strategy (Digitization, IoT and Industry 4.0) ▪ Drive Smart Factory initiative ▪ Connect to/ partner with digital pure players and start-ups in ecosystems around the globe ▪ Support defining Industrial Internet of Things positioning along the IoT-stack ▪ Set up Operational Excellence Programm starting with vision and status monitoring ▪ Support Technology and Operations topics across the Group
▪ Managed the development of a new area of operations with defining strategy and organization to offer production services to third party industries ▪ Demonstrating strong management skills to effectively build up Contract Machining business area, with responsibility for 5 employees ▪ Supervised sales activities to achieve a revenue increase ▪ Designed, monitored and analyzed workflow, processes and procedures, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to maximize efficiency in order processing
▪ Managed a team of 25 responsible for order processing, material flow and customer satisfaction in production supply and spare parts logistics ▪ Successfully created a Turnaround concept on German production facilities ▪ Outsourced logistics operations to third party logistics provider to reduce logistics costs by EUR 1.0 M ▪ Developed a Lean concept for internal logistics, using process mapping, value stream design, cost analysis and implemented a matrix organization ▪ Led and mentored internal consulting activities using Kaizen in warehouse operations
▪ Managed the implementation of an automatic small parts warehouse and a warehouse management system (WMS), handling a project budget of EUR 1.6M ▪ Reduced lead time and inventories in an assembly line by 90%; creating a Lean Manufacturing concept with tools e.g. Pull, Kanban and Shopfloor Management ▪ Successfully created the functional specification for ERP systems (SAP and PSIpenta) as a team leader of a cross functional team ▪ Acted as a team leader for a team of 40 people as Deputy Head of Logistics
▪ Reduced setup time for the assembly of steering gears by 80%, using Lean Production methods to remove non-value adding activities ▪ Demonstrated strong coaching and communication abilities to train groups of 6-12 employees in Lean Management philosophy and tools, such as Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Ishikawa, A3 and 5S ▪ Created valuable standard operating procedures (SOP) as ISO 9001 Quality Manager for Logistics via auditing and implementing a process map
• Successfully completed several 3 month internships, acquiring invaluable industry experience • Effectively developed a concept for the global purchase of parts, using the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach, whilst increasing cost transparency along the supply chain by over 60% • Created specifications and calculated sales offers for marine equipment on behalf of Asian customers • Standardized supplying strategy to reduce variety in procurement for a material group by an impressive 30%