Stefan Dr. Thiemermann

Director Global Operations | COO | Leading a global multi-site operations network | Ex-Fraunhofer

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Hi there, I am the Director Global Operations at Roto Frank FTT GmbH, a German mid-sized company (Revenue 680 Mio €, 3.500 employees) and a leading provider of Window and Door Technologies. I lead the global operations network with 18 plants and several distribution centres, from strategy deployment to operational execution, always striving for operational excellence and customer satisfaction. I am a member of several supervisory boards at Roto and worked on international M&A and PMI transactions. I am a mechanical engineer, have a PhD in Robotics and a degree in business administration. Throughout my career I went through the ranks in various functions (R&D, consulting, research and operations) and industries (Automotive, Manufacturing, Building), focusing on global operations up to the position of a COO. I am passionate about transformational leadership, empowering people and our international organization, especially in the context of applying new technologies and the integration of Lean Production, Sustainability/ ESG and Smart Factory (lean, green, digital).

Experience

  • Director Global Operations at Roto Window and Door Technology
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for the global operations network with 18 plants and several distribution centres. Lead of Production, Production Management & Technology, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management and Quality. Member of several supervisory boards at Roto Frank FTT and member of the management circle of Roto Frank Holding. Execution of international M&A and PMI transactions. Leading strategic initiatives like Global Footprint, Sustainability/ ESG, Digitalization/ Smart Factory and Product Excellence.

  • Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Diehl Metall Schmiedetechnik
    Apr 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Responsible for the global production network with locations in Germany, China, India and Brazil. Lead of Production, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering and Operational Excellence.

  • iwis motorsysteme GmbH & Co. KG (13 yrs)
    • Vice President Operations International
      Feb 2017 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Head of central departments Mechanical und Industrial Engineering, Tooling workshop, Global Operations Business and CIP. Functional lead of the plants in USA and China. Developing an Operations Strategy and the Global Footprint.

    • Plant Manager
      Mar 2010 - Jan 2017 · 6 yrs 11 mos

      Five manufacturing departments (stamping, cold forming, heat and surface treatment, two assemblies) and three indirect departments (quality, maintenance and Kaizen).

    • Manager assembly
      Mar 2006 - Feb 2010 · 4 yrs

      Head of chain assembly at plant Landsberg, up to 85 employees Intensive cooperation with a leading Japanese company

  • Scientific Assistant and consultant at Fraunhofer IPA
    Oct 2000 - Mar 2005 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Scientific Assistant and consultant in the department Production Planning and Management

  • Project Engineer at Continental
    Apr 1998 - Sep 2000 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Project Engineer in the area of braking and suspension systems.