Keywords
Skills
- Recording, analyzing and diagnosing actual states, developing and implementing target states on a strategic, tactical and operational level with success monitoring
- Increase in company performance and employee motivation
- Sustainable improvement of relevant earnings figures
- Establishing continuous improvement processes within the organization
- Holistic supply chain management
- Working and organizational methods / guidance of executives and project managers
◦ Project management with central and decentralized project teams
◦ Organizational management according to functions and value stream
◦ Risk management
◦ Leadership in a matrix organization
◦ Problem solving methods
◦ Conflict and escalation management
◦ Introduction and implementation of standardized work processes
more skills and competence
- Project management with interdisciplinary and intercultural, virtual and face-to-face teams, including change management in the organization
- Professional and disciplinary leadership
- Training, coaching, management and moderation with specialists and managers
- Communication, motivation and escalation
- Lean management with integration of IT systems where indicated
- Elaboration of goals from development to cash receipt
- Sales & Operations Planning, as well as cascaded shop floor management
- Order processing with production planning and control, production
- Procurement, production, distribution, maintenance and information logistics
- Pull systems, consignment processing and vendor-managed inventory
- Technical change management with phase in and out control
- Set up of production and logistics areas
- Cross-industry project experience, e.g. automotive, aerospace, plant and mechanical engineering, medical technology
- National and international success in German, Spanish and English speaking locations
- Implementation of SAP and logistics projects in Germany, Mexico, USA, Switzerland and Romania
- Set up and implementation of various production and business systems based on the Toyota Production System
- Lean Learning Academy. Development and training of lean experts
- SAP implementation, master template creation and international rollouts
- Implementation of shop floor management as a management leadership tool
- Intercultural competence: Latin America
Operational Excellence, strategic planning, Hoshin Kanri, Policy Deployment, Process- and Performance Improvement, Personnel Develeopment, Coaching, 6S, Visual Management, Shopfloor Management, Production, Order-to-cash management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Maintenance, Change Management A3, 5w, Ishikawa, Kanban, ERP, SAP, OEM
Project history
Career History
Since 2020 Holistic Process Optimization / PROPERIM
Trademark owner and freelance project manager
Results
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Creation of online seminar “Strategic planning and success assurance
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Set up of structure for online trainings
Measures
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Market analysis regarding alternatives to onsite project work
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Requirement analysis regarding online activities
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various marketing and sales activities
2018 - 2019 Holistic Process Optimization
Production optimization Medical Components
Results
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Production line split at a German site of a medical equipment manufacturer into high volume series and workshop manufacturing area considering dynamic sales & operation planning
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Optimization of product quality, first pass yield, productivity and lead time, availability, on-time-delivery and employee motivation
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Implementation of product value streams based on Hancho concept with balanced semi-autonomous workgroups
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Setup ideal and future state as target condition by value stream design
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Creation, staffing and agreeing implementation roadmap
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Award winning results: Quarterly 10% performance improvement
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Optimization of EBIT
Measures
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Deployment of value stream analysis and design
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project analysis -planning and -execution
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Coaching of multi-national technical specialists and managers
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Integration of logistics and planning & scheduling functions
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Elaboration and implementation of organizational changes
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Incorporation of support functions including customer services and supply chain management
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Organizational and employee development
Cooperation in planning and design of new medical equipment factory with clean room requirements
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Elaboration of greenfield improvement opportunities
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Design of value stream process chains with interlinked installations
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Elaboration of clean room requirements and equipment for optimized utilization
2017 Holistic Process Optimization / PROPERIM
Trademark owner and freelance project manager
Results:
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Foundation of PROPERIM brand
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Seminar Lean 4.0 started
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Implementation of strategic planning with design company
Measures:
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various sales and marketing activities
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Implemantation of Hoshin Kanri and value stream analysis
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Activities qualified, quantified and prioritized
2016 Holistic Process Optimization / PROPERIM
Trademark owner and freelance project manager
Results:
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Project negotiations with pharmaceutical and aerospace companies
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Strategic planning and operationalization in forensic company
Measures:
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various sales and marketing activities
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Implemantation of Hoshin Kanri and value stream analysis
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Activities qualified, quantified and prioritized
2014 - 2015 Hillenbrand Germany Holding GmbH
Position: Director Lean Business – Coperion Group
Results:
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Realization of business objectives by team- and project based optimization activities
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Elaboration and realization of an implementation roadmap for the focused areas
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Achievement of measurable and cost effective effects
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Ignition of a cultural change towards a learning organization
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Intentional demand and foster of these change by management
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Set up of Lean competence in the line organization with technicians and leaders
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Initialization of a professional change process within the company
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Precondition for flexible, robust and transparent processes
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Improves awareness of the entire process at stakeholders
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Transformation from a functional to a value stream oriented organization
Activities:
Cooperation at set up and implementation of the business strategy
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Strategic management process
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Implementation of policy deployment through organizational levels
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Break down of business objectives to team level
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Creation and realization of strategic initiatives to achieve the targets
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Collaboration in adjustment and further development of the Hillenbrand Business System
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Coordination of corporate requirements with the Coperion Group demands
Set up of Lean capacities within the Coperion Group
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Training and coaching of Lean officers in the sites
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Coaching of technical and management level in the organization
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Set up of a global group Lean network with regular best practice sharing
Facilitation of process and performance improvements
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Implementation of standardized approach for project and team based improvement activities
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Execution of value stream analysis, elaboration and priorization of optimization potentials, creation of implementation roadmaps
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Realization of business goals focused measures with evidence of effectiveness. Follow up of hard and soft savings
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Implementation of visualization and KPI systems
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Execution of situational open and under-cover coaching of management
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Support to the organizational and mental change process
2011 - 2013 Holistic Process Optimization
(several well reputated consulting companies)
Position: Freelance management consultant and interim manager
Lean transformation with a commercial vehicle manufacturer in Germany
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Introduction of standard work and shopfloor management
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Optimization of master programming and forecast processes
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Methodical support in implementing configuration management
Lean Transformation with 1st tier automotive supplier in quality and logistics aspects in Germany and Spain
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Creation of ideal and future state value streams with roadmap for achieving superior business goals
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Reduction of costs of poor quality and logistics costs
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Secure sustainablity
Lean Transformations in automotive and packaging industry in Germany
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Reduction of set-up and leadtime, so achieving more flexibility
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S&OP and production planning
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Reorganization of shipping /outbound logistics
Business Process Modeling at a spacecraft system company in Germany
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Implementation of software for business process modeling
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Realization of a process map
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Modeling of pilot processes considering of normative requirements
Implementation of Lean production to a manufacturer of turbines for hydraulic power plants in Argentina
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Potential analysis and priorized implementation roadmap
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Set up of light house areas
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Introduction and stabilization of Shopfloor Management including coaching of managers and technical specialists
2010 – 2011 Staufen AG.
(Consultancy)
Position: Senior Lean Consultant
Optimization of spare parts logistics at a commercial vehicle manufacturer
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warehouse revision and inventory reduction
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optimization of order management processes
Execution of a Lean warehouse project with a company of the healthcare industry in Switzerland
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As-is-analysis and potential analysis
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Creation of future processes including IT and physical layouts
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Optimization of inventory level and lead time
Training and coaching of the management and Lean experts with a manufacturer of electric devices and fasteners in Mexico
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Lean basics workshops with 5S and visual management
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Problem solving methods
Cooperation in set up of logistics concepts for multi-level production
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Creation of supply concepts with ABCxyz analysis
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Planning of milk run implementation with supply and removal strategy
2008 - 2010 RWD Technologien Deutschland GmbH
(Consultancy)
Job Position: Lean Consultant
Implementation of TPS based proprietary production system in Aerospace
industry
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Value stream mapping for production, logistics, development and administrative areas
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Constraint analysis and priorization of measures
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SWOT analysis
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Developing, qualification, quantification and priorization of optimization opportunities
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Preparation, guidance and execution of Kaizen workshops
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Training and coaching of all management levels
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Education of Subject Matter Experts in theory and on-the job training
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Know how transfer and support to logistics outsourcing projects
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Improvement of material and information flow, layout and visualization
Execution of Deep Dive Analysis in optical glassfiber industry
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Value stream analysis
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Future state definition
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Involvement of operators and stakeholders
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Lean assessments
Internal projects
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Cross divisional Lean trainings
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Preparation of Lean Learning Academy for Green Belt education
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Sales support: active opportunity scanning, technical Lean specialist in client presentations, creation of client project proposals
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Development of new business models considering client´s products and services with relation to SAP implementation projects based on Blue Ocean methodology
2007 – 2008 TEREX Deutschland GmbH
(Construction equipment industry)
Job Position: Lean Promotion Director
Set up of internal Lean organization
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Mentoring and coaching of Lean Promotion Officers
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Definition and training of internal Lean Experts
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Alignment to corporate objectives
Production projects:
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5S Implementation
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Synchronization of supply areas, pre- and final assemblies to customer takt time requirements in excavator production
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Implementation of U-cell manufacturing for hydraulic cylinders including machining, assembling, testing and packaging
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Involvement of national and international suppliers
Logistic projects:
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5S Implementation
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Reorganization of goods receiving area
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Layout optimization of material and vehicle flow
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Implementation of Pull and consignment stock processes
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Implementation of parts kitting by JIS suppliers with standardized re-usable packaging
2005 – 2007 Hella KgaA
(1st tier automotive supplier)
Job position: Project Manager CLM (Corporate Logistics Management)
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Inventory Management on corporate level
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Re-organization of logistics processes in the mexican subsidiaries
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Sustaining of the engineering change management with phase in/phase out
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Appliance of Lean Management principles in the Logistics projects
2004 – 2007 Hella KgaA
Job position: Corporate Process Manager ECM OtD (Engineering Change Management Order-to-Delivery)
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Responsibility for corporate creation, standardization and sustainability for engineering change management
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Analysing of current processes with regard to added value
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Definition of legal, branch and company specific requirements agreed with the relevant stakeholders
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Set up and test of new streamlined processes to create a corporate policy
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Implementation of processes using PDCA cycle including training, coaching and continuous improvement
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Set up of ECM experts organization in all subsidiaries with process training in theory and by real cases
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Implementation of technical networks assuring standardized best practise
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Freight optimization with regard to material, information and value flow
2002 - 2005 Hella KGaA and Electro Optica S.A de C.V, Mexico
Job position: Project Manager SHARP (Standardization and harmonization of
processes by SAP)
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Cooperation with master/template creation aligned to streamlined best practise processes including business process reorganization
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Cooperation with SAP-implementation in pilot plant (“process attorney”)
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Project lead for rollout of SAP-implementation in the mexican plants
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Set up and establishing SAP-key-users in their working areas
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Sub project lead for the ECM-module in all national and international rollouts
1999 - 2002 Hella KG Hueck & Co
Job position: Kaizen Manager & Founder VBM Verbesserungsmanagement/
Continuous improvement management
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Starting with Lean Production/Kaizen with international consulting company within a pilot area of headlamp production
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Continuous scope extension and rollout activities to the entire plant and to the supply chain
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Rollout to other national and international plants
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Lean education of high potential executive trainees
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Creation of external centralized packaging department and transfer packaging processes out of production
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Concept and execution of KAIZEN-workshops in production and logistics (assembly lines, pre-assembly, molding, production supply – part train and supermarket)
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Inter-company project container management with supplier involvement
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Mentoring of students for their diploma theses
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Execution of Lean trainee programmes for executives
1991 - 1999 Hella KG Hueck & Co
Job position: Group leader production management Headlamp production OEM, OES, IAM
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Master programming and scheduling of production
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Allocation management
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Disposition for internal and external material
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Responsibility for exact Just-in-Time/Just-on-Sequence delivery to the clients
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Set up and execution of ERP-trainings to operators
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Process optimization for production and supply chain
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Set-up of production management for new production location for OEM production
1991 Kajo Chemie GmbH
(Chemical industry)
Job position: Purchase manager
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Set up of professional purchase processes
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Controlling from demand via ordering, goods receiving and staging to production supply
1987 - 1991 Hella KG
Job position: Production manager for dedicated headlamp production lines for
OEM, OES and IAM clients
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Master programming and scheduling of production
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Allocation management
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Disposition for internal and external material
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Operating for exact JIT/JIS delivery to the clients
1986 - 1987 Bundeswehr (German Army):
Job Position: Lance Corporal (Obergefreiter im Stabsdienst)
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Basic military service
1983 - 1986 Westfälische Metall Industrie KG (Hella)
(1st tier automotive supplier)
Job position: Purchaser manager customs clearance and foreign payment processes
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Customs clearance and special customs procedures
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Special tax procedures
Execution of foreign payment processes with letter of credits/collection procedure