Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
In the last 9 years I was working as Technical Director at Hutchinson. My biggest achievements were a successful 2 step plant restructuring/expansion resulting in a 2.5x turnover, the creation of an engineering process for the definition and maintenance of equipment/machines for all European and African plants of the activity, the reduction of CO2 emissions by -50% and a safety audit result of 89% (2nd best of all Hutchinson plats at the time). Before I started my own business and worked as a Management Consultant (automotive industry). Projects include interim management, project management in R&D, valuation, supply chain / costing system optimisation and planning, project management factory expansion. As a Plant Manager at Cabach I had the responsibility over all company activities inclusive R&D, Marketing/Sales, Finance-, HR- and Supply Chain Management. I restructured and integrated the company into the supply chain of an international company group. The market presence of the company group was widened to southern Europe. I introduced an ERP-System, applied Lean production principles from the automotive industry in order to improve productivity by 50% and introduced a new product line from market research over R&D, production until the supply chain and sales structure for the Iberian market. Prior to this I was employed at the Mercedes Car Group (Daimler) from 2000 to 2007, where I worked in projects in Germany and South Africa as a Factory Planner, Process Analyst, Industrial Engineer and Engineering Project Team Leader. I became deeply involved with LEAN when I was responsible for the Mercedes Production System in my division and planned the final assembly lines for two new Mercedes models as Project Team Leader. I gained experience in lean production/factory planning during my consultancy project at Wild Manufacturing, Automotive and Aerospace Industry. At Rieter Automotive I was deeply involved in the introduction of the Quality Management System QS 9000. International experience through working in Germany, Portugal, South Africa and in the UK. Academically I obtained a MBA at Warwick Business School, MSc at University of Central England, Diplomingenieur (FH) at University of Applied Sciences Zwickau and a postgraduation as an Advanced Safety Engineer. Specialties: General/Strategic/Operational Management Engineering Management Restructuring/Redevelopment Factory/Facility Expansion Sustainability Project Management Change Management Supply Chain Management/Optimisation Lean Six Sigma / TPM Industrial/Operations Management
- Vice General/Operational Manager (750+ employees) - Responsible for Plant Strategy, Infrastructure, Project Management, Factory Expansion/Improvement - Responsible for New Projects, Sustainability, HSE and Maintenance - Project Management of Investments for New and Governmental Subsidies Projects (e.g. 2 step plant restructuring and expansion, Portugal 2020) - Communication/reporting with Corporate Headquarters - Corporate responsible for process of defining, purchasing and maintaining of equipment & machines - Participation at Corporate Strategy Workshops - Optimisation, continuos improvement of internal logistics and production processes - Responsible for Sustainability, Plant Security, Safety and Environment, Business Contingency Plan - Introduction and maintenance of ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 and IATF - Responsible for all maintenance activities and facility management - Contact & Communication with local government/agencies
- Strategy, Planning and Project Management of a factory expansion (automotive supplier) - Interim Plant and Operations Management (producer of special electrical engines, transportation systems, e-mobility) - Creation of a company valuation model - Project Management of new product development (electrical engine, automotive industry) - Optimisation Supply Chain for a German automotive supplier (mechanical and electric components) - Analysis, optimisation and implementation of a new Costing System for a German client - Preparation of investment decisions / financial planning advice - International Consultancy for Investments in Portugal - Production process optimisation for the power train pre-assembly line at 2 OEM plants - Connecting companies between Germany and Portugal - Planning and Project Management of a whole company re-location from Portugal to Poland - Outsourcing of product lines from Cabach Lda. to a Chinese manufacturer - Collaboration with German Chamber of Commerce
- Operational and Strategic Management of all plant activities (120+ employees) - Direct reporting to the shareholders, P&L responsible - Integration of the plant into the international supply chain of the group - Marketing/Sales responsible company group for southern Europe (inclusive customer credit-rating) - Strategic development of the business: - Introduction a new strategic product line (Market research, R&D, Production, Sales) - Internationalisation of the company (new customers in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Morocco, Timor, new suppliers from Brazil, China, Poland) - Restructuring and redeveloping of the plant (Change Management, optimizing cost structure and strategic development) from losses to profit - Introduction of CIP (Kaizen, continuos improvement process/program, especially Production and Logistics) - Increased factory productivity by 50% - Introduction of a company wide ERP-System - Financial Management - Key-Account Management, increased profit margins - Negotiations with worker committees and the labor union to increase flexibility of working time