Simon Loeffler

Product and R&D Controlling | MBA | Dipl. Ing.

Germany

About

From a young age, I’ve always had a natural curiosity for machinery, numbers, politics and business. This curiosity about how things work has always driven me. At school, in my studies and in my professional life. Today, I’m still doing what I love. As a business analyst my goal is to help management make better business decisions. I manage my four-member analyst team to perform to higher standards by analyzing complex data and identifying problem areas. We are thus positioning ourselves as true business partner for the organization. With my double degree in mechanical engineering and business administration, I have a holistic view of interrelationships and have developed into the role of a valuable sparring partner for the MAHLE Behr Group CFO. At the same time I am committed to the organization as one of 30 selected ambassadors for the cultural change in the business unit. In doing so, I want not only to strengthen the resilience of my organization and myself, but also to advance the challenges of the transformation of our industry.

Experience

  • MAHLE (13 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Project and R&D Controlling - Thermal and Fluid Systems
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Manager Financial Planning and Analysis
      Sep 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

      // Budgeting and Forecasting for 3 locations in the USA with USD 700 mio sales and over 1,000 employees // Customer Claim Management incl. Customer Negotiations // Material Costs planning // Cash Flow modelling and forecasting // Fixed Asset Management

    • Head of Controlling - Global Performance Management
      Sep 2020 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs

      // Responsible for the global reporting of MAHLE's thermal management division with EUR 4.5 bn sales and over 20,000 employees // Business partner to MAHLE Behr Management Board und Group CFO sparring partner // Preparation of decision-making documents for the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board // Orchestration of business planning and budgeting as well as related process and method governance // Execution of target/actual comparisons, variance analyses and ad-hoc evaluations // Controlling co-project lead for M&A project (incl. integration) of a multinational air conditioning specialist (five locations in Asia and North America, >1.500 employees)

  • Bosch (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Internship 🇨🇳
      Nov 2011 - Apr 2012 · 6 mos

    • Internship Production Planning
      Feb 2011 - Oct 2011 · 9 mos

  • Thesis Student at thyssenkrupp Elevator
    Nov 2010 - Feb 2011 · 4 mos

  • Thesis Student at Fraunhofer IPA
    Nov 2010 - Feb 2011 · 4 mos