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Alexander Block

Interim Finance Leader | ex Deputy Plant Manager

€1,200/day
Hamburg, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Alexander

I support industrial companies in sustainably improving their financial performance - especially in challenging situations such as transformations, restructurings, or operational efficiency programs.

As a Finance Leader with co-responsibility for P&L for a production site (> €500 million in revenue, >600 employees) and experience as deputy plant manager, I combine financial management with operational implementation.

My focus is on stabilizing and optimizing earnings structures, managing complex investment programs, and implementing strategic initiatives in the industrial environment.

Typical areas of engagement:
  • Performance and earnings improvement
  • Restructuring & cost optimization
  • Finance Business Partnering at top management level
  • Capex management & investment prioritization
  • Development and enhancement of controlling and reporting structures

Selected achievements:
  • Co-responsibility for P&L of > €500 million in revenue
  • Active contribution in an interdisciplinary core team to the conclusion of a multi-year contract with a revenue volume of > €150 million
  • Co-design and negotiation of a restructuring program at the executive board level
  • Sustainable optimization of cost and investment structures

Available for interim mandates in Finance Leadership, Transformation, and Performance Management.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Hamburg (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Speira GmbH
    Finance Management & Finance Business Partner | Deputy Plant Manager
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    December 2020 - Today (5 years and 8 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    Overall responsibility for the commercial functions of a production site with over 600 employees and more than EUR 500 million in annual revenue. Active involvement in the strategic and operational site development in close cooperation with plant management. Co-responsibility for P&L, including budget, forecast, and investment management. Leadership of the Controlling, Reporting, CapEx, and Accounting departments, as well as ensuring transparent and performance-oriented steering structures. Since 05/2024, also assumed the role of Deputy Plant Manager with co-responsibility for overall performance, organizational development, and site strategy.

    Key Achievements:
    • Successful settlement of a complex insurance claim in the multi-million euro range
    • Active contribution in an interdisciplinary core team to the conclusion of a multi-year contract with a revenue volume of > EUR 150 million
    • Successful negotiation of a restructuring program as part of a three-person negotiation team at the executive board level
    • Sustainable optimization of cost structures and investment prioritization for earnings stabilization
    Controlling & Performance Metrics Systems Commercial Management Cost and Earnings Optimization Restructuring Finance Business Partnering
  • Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Head of Controlling, Reporting & Investments
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    May 2020 - November 2020 (6 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    Technical and disciplinary leadership of a three-person team in the areas of Controlling, Reporting, and Investments. Overall responsibility for the financial steering processes of the plant, including planning, monitoring, and prioritization of an annual investment budget of around EUR 10 million. Further development of robust management and cost accounting structures, as well as implementation of efficient, decision-oriented reporting standards to actively support operational and strategic plant management.

    Key Achievements:
    • Significant increase in efficiency of controlling and reporting processes through digitalization and automation
    • Improvement of transparency in cost and earnings structures
    Controlling CAPEX Reporting Investment Planning Controlling and Performance Management Systems
  • Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Industrial Engineer (Investment Controlling)
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    January 2017 - April 2020 (3 years and 3 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    Management and coordination of an annual investment budget (CapEx) of around EUR 10 million, including conducting sound profitability analyses, business case valuations, and structured prioritization of technical modernization projects. Close, cross-departmental coordination with plant management, production, and engineering to ensure economically viable, strategically aligned investment decisions.

    Key Achievements:
    • Driving role in key plant automation projects for sustainable efficiency increases
    • Structural improvement of investment valuation and budget planning
    Investment Planning CAPEX Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering Investment Controlling

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Education

  • Master of Science
    Leuphana University of Lüneburg
    2017
    Management & Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering
    Leuphana University of Lüneburg
    2014
    Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen

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