Ulrich Zimmer

Senior Vice President - Head of Group R&D Battery and Charging - Traton SE

Stuttgart Region

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Experience

  • Senior Vice President - Head of Group R&D Battery & Charging at TRATON GROUP
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Global responsibility for EMobility, Cell and Battery Pack, Charging, Thermal and Software Research & Development within Traton SE Group R&D and the related brands Scania, MAN, Navistar, Volkswagen Truck & Bus. Managing Director of Traton Group R&D Germany GmbH for site Nuremberg.

  • Head of Supervisory Board at MAN Truck and Bus LKW Komponenten s.r.o
    Mar 2018 - Apr 2024 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • MAN Truck & Bus SE (Full-time · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Vice President - Production Powertrain
      Sep 2018 - Mar 2024 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Responsibility for MAN Truck & Bus Powertrain large scale operations in Nuremberg, Salzgitter and Banovce (SK) with approx. 5000 employees. Overall P&L responsibility. Production responsibility for Business Unit MAN Engines. Strategic responsibiity for design and implementation of global production network for latest Diesel Powertrain Platform (CBE) as part of the Global Traton Production network. Transformation of production network from conventional powertrain to electrical powertrains both in the MAN as well the Traton context. Definition of Battery & Cell strategy with optimized vertical integration.

    • Senior Vice President - Site Manager MAN Truck & Bus Nuremberg
      Oct 2017 - Mar 2024 · 6 yrs 6 mos

      Site responsibility and Plant Manager for MAN Truck & Bus Plant Nuremberg

  • Daimler AG (15 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Of Production Daimler Trucks Engines
      Mar 2015 - Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Running Daimlers Truck Engine Production. Responsibility for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale of the Production of Daimler Trucks Medium & Heavy Duty Engines. Managing whole value chain of in– & outbound Logistics, Machining, Assembly & Test, component & parts manufacturing. Maintenance Management. Responsibility for total of approx. 2500 Blue — and White Collar employees including contractors. Focus on Lean Production, Kaizen, Value Stream Analysis, First Time Through & Low Cost Automation.

    • Senior Manager - Product Management Daimler Trucks Engines
      Sep 2013 - Feb 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Product Projects New Engine Generations Daimler Trucks Global. Commercial Vehicle Development System, Quality Gate Approval, New Emission Legislation, Global Platform Mgmt, Series Mgmt, Variante Mgmt, Ramp-up Mgmt in Series Assembly Plant.

    • Senior Manager - Production Mercedes-Benz Trucks
      Sep 2008 - Aug 2013 · 5 yrs

      Running Paint Shop Operation of Mercedes-Benz Plant Woerth with approx. 800 employees. Responsibility for People, Quality, Output, Budget. Technical expertise in Automation, Application & Robot Technology. Material Engineering & Supplier Development. People Management, Lean Management, Kaizen, Re-Organisation i.e. Change Management, Kata Coaching. Product Projects Prototyping & Series Ramp-up.

  • Senior Reliability Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Technology
    Oct 2001 - Sep 2002 · 1 yr