Management
General Manager with full P&L responsibility in the manufacturing industry
Leadership Experience
- Since 1998
- Management of up to 400 staff
- Up to 10 direct reports
Internationality
- 15 years leadership experience in China
- 10 years’ experience in Malta
- Engagement with European & American industrial businesses with international operations
Languages
- German
- French
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Sectors
B2B, automotive industry, steel & metals, machinery, electronics, electrical equipment, assembly, medical equipment, engineering industry, chemical, construction materials
Project Management
- Set up & start of production of three plants
- Plant relocation, expansion, downsizing, closure & turnaround
- Certification according to ISO 9001, ISO 9000 (2015),TS16949 (automotive), ISO13485 (medical), ASME, GB150, PED (welding)
- Preparation of the new BMW 5 series
- Implementation of ERP & MRP systems
Finance
- Production controlling
- Set up & implementation of KPI system
- Set up & customisation of ERP systems (SAP, Navision, IFS)
- EBITDA improvement exceeding 10% in 2 years
Production
- Ranging from engineer-to-order to serial production
- Investments in complete machine parks
- Start of operation of production lines
- Production planning
- Introduction & implementation of lean management systems
- Production optimisation & productivity increase
- Quality management & cost control
- Improvement of on-time-delivery from 30% to 95% within 2 years
Key Accounts
BMW, ABB, Bombardier, GE Healthcare, Dieffenbacher, Siempelkamp, Orion, Nestle, Continental, Fuji, Hyundai, Siemens, Panasonic, Andritz
Procurement
- Management of key suppliers
- Strategic procurement
- Development of second source for all critical parts
- Price optimisation
Main Focus
- Turnaround, change management & restructuring
- Management, set up, relocation & closure of manufacturing plants
- Operational Excellence & lean management
- Private equity experience