Career
Partner at pareto managementpartner GmbH & Co. KG
Also managing partner of Metallwarenfabrik Bremen GmbH
Production and surface protection of fan cowlings and ventilation systems for general machinery, commercial vehicles and railways, plus steel furniture and window frames for seagoing vessels and fixed installations, with a focus on fan cowlings for electric motors.
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Head of the Linear and Aerospace manufacturing line at Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Schweinfurt
Responsible for the operational performance and strategic development of ten plants and segments in Germany, the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Romania and Switzerland
Turned the heavily loss-making British plant around within a year
Benchmarked all operations quickly, internally and externally, and derived the optimal sequence of action
Developed the medium and long-term strategy for the plants and segments
Head of Large Size Bearings at Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Wuppertal
Responsible for restructuring large bearing production, largely for the wind power sector, and for the subsequent relocation of the division to Romania without adverse effects on business or customers, around 260 staff
Improved all customer-facing figures sharply in a short time: backlog from €1.5m to under €50k, complaint rate from 12% to 5%, on-time delivery from under 50% to over 70%
Head of product management at the Krone group, Werlte, responsible for the commercial vehicle market in Europe, Africa, China and India
Developed a product-market strategy for an underused plant in Turkey and secured its future
Identified future markets and their products through detailed market analysis and put them in order of priority
Developed a tailored market entry strategy for each country, identified potential partners and brought them to contract
Managing director of Brüggen Fahrzeugwerk & Services GmbH, Lübtheen, for the Krone group
Sole authorised representative for Brüggen Fahrzeugwerk & Services GmbH in Lübtheen (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), building refrigerated semi-trailers, around 450 staff
Used the 2008/09 economic crisis to prepare the company thoroughly for what was coming
Brought steel fabrication back from low-wage countries to the site, at significantly lower total cost
The approach became the benchmark for the whole group
Achieved a highly agile production through flexible team leader structures
General manager at Schmitz Cargobull Mecklenburg GmbH & Co. KG, Toddin
Responsible for the strategic and operational shift from a general supplier to a specialist in temperature-controlled truck bodies for food distribution
Introduced the Toyota production system consistently
Installed genuine flow production and raised productivity sharply
Achieved the turnaround in the second year, with a positive annual result
