Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Executive Operations Leader | Manufacturing | Turnaround | Global Industrial Engineering Senior manufacturing executive with more than 28 years of international leadership experience in automotive and industrial production. Proven track record leading global manufacturing organizations, plant turnarounds, restructuring programs and industrialization projects across Europe and North America. Track record of restoring loss-making operations to sustainable profitability while building lean, KPI-driven manufacturing organizations at scale. Recognized for leading complex operational transformations, integrating global organizations after acquisitions, and building high-performance manufacturing systems that consistently improve profitability, productivity and operational resilience. EXPERTISE INCLUDES • Global Manufacturing Engineering • Operations & Plant Management • Plant Turnarounds & Restructuring • Operational Excellence & Lean Manufacturing • Factory Planning & CAPEX Strategy • Supply Chain Optimization • Program & Change Management • International Leadership & Budget / P&L Responsibility SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Led turnarounds of multiple loss-making manufacturing plants in Germany, France, Spain, Czech Republic and the UK, restoring sustainable profitability in each case. • Managed international organizations with up to 3,100 employees and full budget / P&L responsibility. • Delivered sustained cost reductions: personnel costs down by up to 19%, material costs down by more than 15%. • Built the Global Manufacturing Engineering organization at Autoneum, establishing standards across more than 70 plants in 25 countries. • Led Borgers' first Group-wide SAP implementation and established a CI suggestion system later adopted as a Group standard. CORE COMPETENCIES Global Operations Leadership, Manufacturing Strategy, Business & Cost Transformation, Operational Excellence & Lean Transformation, Plant Turnarounds & Restructuring, Global Manufacturing Engineering & Industrialization, Manufacturing Network & Footprint Optimization, Factory Planning & CAPEX Strategy, Supply Chain Optimization, Digital Manufacturing, Operational Governance, Program & Change Leadership, SAP | MES | ERP, IATF 16949 | ISO 9001