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German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Zwickau (up to 50km)
Experience
- Schmitz-Gruppe (SchmitzChief Operating Officer ./. Operational Managing DirectorJuly 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)Farnstädt, ST, GermanyResponsible for the operational management of the Schmitz Group; establishment of a new locationas the group's HQ; member of the Schmitz Group's executive board; management of up to 240 employeesAchievements: - Creation of a structure for the establishment of robust series production of fire enginesfrom different categories (Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Logistics, Produc-tion, QA)- Increase in production output from 2 vehicles per month to 2 vehicles per week withinthe first 7 months- Reduction of production lead time from 16 weeks to 6 weeks within the first 7 months
- Härterei Reese Chemnitz GmbH & Co. KGManaging DirectorJanuary 2020 - June 2024 (4 years and 5 months)09 Chemnitz, GermanyResponsible for the overall management of the company; successful leadership of the companythrough the pandemic and the energy crisis; contrary to industry trends, above-average organicgrowth was generated; Project Manager for group-wide implementation of ERP system(Microsoft Business Central)Achievements: - 75% increase in revenue (2020-2023) with the same number of employees- Increase in profitability (earnings/employee, return on sales) and achievement of top position withinthe group (2019: 4th place à 2020: 3rd place à 2021 onwards: 1st place)- Acquisition of new customers despite crises through customer recommendations- Group-wide (4 locations, 7 companies) implementation of new ERP system as project manager- Repeated nomination by third parties for the "Grand Prize for Medium-Sized Businesses" by theOskar Patzelt Foundation (2021 onwards) and award as finalist (2024)
- Ziegler Feuerwehrgerätetechnik GmbH & Co. KGOperations Manager, Authorized SignatoryOctober 2014 - December 2019 (5 years and 2 months)Muehlau, TR, AustriaResponsible for the operational management of the company (Engineering, Project Management,Production, Logistics, Troubleshooting, Customer Management, CIP, Training and Development, SAPImplementation, responsible for various audits e.g. 9001, 14001, initiator for sales); management of up to185 employees; permanent representative of the Managing Director; significantly responsible for theturnaround of the company; activities in a multinational environment (Netherlands, Croatia, Indo-nesia, China)Achievements: - Offer/grant of Procura within the onboarding phase at the parent company- Successful development of a new vehicle family (TSF-W Z-Cab & MLF Z-Cab) withina very short time (February 2015 order from the parent company to develop ideas à June2015 presentation of prototype at Interschutz in Hanover) à vehicle family developed into a"cash cow" in a very short time- Turnaround and return of the company to profitability- Creation of standards without losing the manufacturing character- Responsible for the change of the ERP system (proAlpha à SAP) at the Rendsburg,Windschooten and Mühlau plants
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Education
- Ausbildung zum Offizier2005Ausbildung zum Offizier
- Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) für MaschinenbauUniversität der Bundeswehr München2009Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) für Maschinenbau