Thomas Klaas

Global Product Line Management

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

International management experience in different functions, locations, divisions and companies. Market leader in home appliances, plant manufacturers and suppliers. Based on sound and wide university studies.

Experience

  • BSH Home Appliances Group (29 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Product Line Management Ovens Projects and Strategy
      Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Alignment and implementation of global product line strategy for built-in ovens and free-standing cookers Coordination of product line management in development projects Acountable for consumer requirements engineering and project preparation Global complexity management Leading a multi-regional team

    • Project Director and Head of Product Management for Freestanding Appliances in Cooking Division
      Nov 2014 - Oct 2021 · 7 yrs

      Definition and implementation of global product strategy, Coordination of technical product management across all regions and direct responsibility for product lifecyclemanagement Europe, Overall management of an international high complexity project incl. product development, production and market introduction of different new product series (Built-in Ovens and Freestanding Cookers), Lead of profitability improvement project for Product Division Operations in Europe, Digitalization strategy and projects

    • Director Program Management Modular Architectures
      Feb 2012 - Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Worldwide responsibility for our strategic program to implement consumer-driven architectures in marketing, product development and production within the complete product division. Change management included.

  • Project Manager Sales at Max Kettner Abfüll- und Verpackungsanlagen GmbH (heute Krones Gruppe)
    Apr 1992 - Jun 1997 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Profit & loss responsibility for Spain and Portugal. Full responsibility for plant manufacturing projects in the spanish speaking world.

  • Internship at Integral S.A.
    May 1991 - Oct 1991 · 6 mos

    Project work in logistics of a leading consultancy. Preparation of my diploma thesis, incl. software applications.