Thomas Blust

Head of Project Controlling, ZF Group

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

About

since 01/19: ZF Group, Head of Project Controlling, Senior Manager, Electrified Powertrain Systems (electric vehicle drive), Schweinfurt 11/17-12/18: ZF Group, Project Leader "ramp-up damper production in Pune (India)" (PU), Commercial Vehicle Damper Technology, Schweinfurt and Pune 01/14-12/18: ZF Group, Plant Controller, Commercial Vehicle Damper Technology, Schweinfurt 07/12-02/13: Robert Bosch GmbH, Strategy, Graduand, Gerlingen 09/11-02/12: Daimler AG, Controlling, Internship, Rastatt 10/06-03/13: studies of Industrial Engineering and Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) degree: diplome (grade: 1.3) abilities/knowledge: leadership, Change Management/Transformation, SAP (CO/FI/BW), Excel, PowerPoint, Java, plant controlling, project controlling, strategic planning, operative planning, cost center planning, investment controlling, calculations, profitability calculations, MaB analyses, KPIs, project management, technical understanding, international experience (e.g. India) etc.

Experience

  • ZF Group (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Project Controlling
      Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

      Product Line Electrified Powertrain Systems, responsible for electric vehicle drives Senior Manager

    • Project Leader
      Nov 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

      project lead "ramp-up damper production in Pune (India)" (in PU, Business Unit: Commercial Vehicle Damper Technology) -project lead of interdisciplinary and intercultural team (domains: R&D, process engineering, purchasing, logistics, quality, Controlling, SQE) w/ 20 team members from Pune and Schweinfurt -testing/validation, machine procurement & installation, localization of child parts, quality equipment, logistics

    • Business Unit Investment Controller (PU)
      Jun 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Investment Controller of Business Unit (BU) Commercial Vehicle Damper Technology (in PU) -investment controller for all 11 locations of the BU

  • Graduand: Strategy at Robert Bosch GmbH
    Jul 2012 - Feb 2013 · 8 mos

    diploma thesis: "Strategic management of globally distributed sites for production in the Robert Bosch GmbH"

  • Internship: Controlling of the Centers Logistics and Assembly at Daimler AG
    Sep 2011 - Feb 2012 · 6 mos