Simon Kunigham

International Factory Planning Leader | Factory Setup, Ramp-Ups & Relocation | Operational Excellence | Team & Project Leadership

Wangen im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Head of International Factory Planning | Factory Setup & Relocation | Operations Strategy | Capability Building Leading multiple international and national production site setups, ramp-ups, and relocation projects in the Region Asia Pacific and the America. Driving operational excellence, lean culture, Production System implementation, and scalable processes to deliver sustainable growth. Proven expertise in team and matrix leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and global project delivery, ensuring high-performing factories and empowered local teams.

Experience

  • Rohde & Schwarz (Full-time · 4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of International Factory Planning & Technology Transfer
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      • Successfully led multiple international projects in factory setup, ramp-ups, and technology transfers, delivering projects on time and within scope. • Provided strategic advisory to management, driving operational excellence, relocation strategies, and capability development across global sites. • Managed and coordinated international teams and matrix structures across multiple sites, fostering high-performing local and cross-functional teams. • Responsible for Operations in Post-Merger Integration (PMI) projects, ensuring seamless integration of newly acquired companies into the R&S Group while aligning with global standards and local requirements.

    • Strategic Technology Transfer
      Oct 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Strategic technology transfer projects for international customers as well as subsidiaries - Fulfillment of country-specific requirements - Integration of companies into the R&S Group for the Operations division

    • Project Lead - Transfer of Technology
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Project Management of international customer Projects - Project Lead Service (PLS) for the development of Service Products as Service Level Agreements (SLA)

  • Master Thesis (M. Eng.) at ifm
    Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 · 7 mos

    Creation of a technology roadmap with future-oriented developments of digital assistance systems for ifm efector gmbh Grade: 1,2 Product: operator assistance system - ifm mate https://www.ifm.com/de/de/shared/produkte/ifm-mate/produkt

  • Administrative Assistant at Kunigham Beratung & Training
    Jan 2015 - Sep 2021 · 6 yrs 9 mos

    -taking over supporting and pre- and follow-up tasks -general office work -data maintenance and preparing photo documentations -developing the structure and the management of our materials storage -supported us in several team and organization development workshops as well as large-group workshops -manages the whole IT network including the responsibility for his IT budget

  • Siemens (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Bachelor Thesis (B. Eng.)
      Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 · 6 mos

      Digital Factory Division, Motion Control Conceptual design and economic consideration for a part delivery of a gearbox manufactue Grade: 1,2

    • Working Student - Digitalization
      Feb 2019 - Aug 2019 · 7 mos

      Digital Factory Division, Motion Control - Planning, CAD drawing and building of assembly lines for engines and transmissions

    • International Internship - Production Engineer
      Sep 2018 - Jan 2019 · 5 mos

      Process Industries and Drives, Industrial Communication, Ruggedcom - Siemens Canada Limeted - Change and improvment of internal and external processes - Project: develop an assembly Software - Project: Improving the accuracy of the warehouse

  • Internship at BMW Group
    May 2016 - May 2016 · 1 mo

    Development of automatic transmissions