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Erhan SerbestES

Erhan Serbest

Operations Leader, Industrie 4.0, lean expert

€1,300/day
Heidelberg, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Erhan

Project leader for large scale projects in military aircraft and rolling stock/rail way
Automisation expert for replacing manual workplaces
Leading operations in EMEA
12 direct reports by 1800 HC over several factory sites
Installing new factories from the scratch in Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Restructuring of medium sized business on behalf of an US based investor
Capex responsibility
JIT, JIS, lean manufacturing implementation
Work package transfer from HCC to BCC, closing factories
Establishing operation organization
350m€ revenue in the factories, P&L responsibility
KPIs implementation e2e operational ecosystem
Deep know how in Industry 4.0 and smart factory, several use cases implemented
Intense Tier1 experience in automotive
Leader in SOP and production launch
Establishment of road map for smart factory as consultant
Intense shop floor management following Japanese manufacturing principles
Dealing with all level of hierarchies, experienced in dealing with work councils
Integral member of M&A activities; integrate of new factories in operations

I am

Very disciplined, committed, visionary, team player, good listener, no micro manager, captain in critical situations, navigator for strategy, KPI driven leader, totally optimistic, global minded
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • Turkish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

  • French

    Basic

Can work on-site
Heidelberg (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), München (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Cooperative State University Baden Württemberg
    Lecturer Industry 4.0 & Smart factory & Automization/Robotization
    February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    -took care of my mother (Parkinson) -finished a guideline about factory analysis & implement lean manufacturing, operational excellence -finished a project management guideline -finished a guideline for digital transformation from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0 -finished a guideline for operational business model (people, process, performance) -finished a guideline for Team/ Change Management/ Leadership
    Smart Factory Industry 4.0 Lean Manufacturing
  • ATS IA Europe
    General Manager, Director Operations
    May 2023 - January 2024 (8 months)
    • Establish new sites and Organisation to cover the growth
    • Lead strategy for growth from 60 mio to 400 mio€
    • Hire new directors for European Organisation
    • Establish reporting structure and the leading KPIs
    • Establish footprint in Europe
    • Strong cooperation with sales to win
    • Driving M&A activities
    KPIs and Metric Definition and Monitoring Project Management Operational Excellence Shopfloor Management Industry 4.0
  • TE Connectivity
    Head of Operations Battery Connection System EMEA, Director
    July 2021 - April 2023 (1 year and 9 months)
    • Rearrange production footprint on global scale
    • Relocated production to Hungary and reduced production cost by 20%
    • Opened new assembly lines in Germany
    • Full P&L responsible at 350m€ revenue, 300 mio€ Capex
    production outsourcing Industry 4.0 Lean Manufacturing Lean Production production cost reduction

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Education

  • Flow around Blunt Bodies
    University of Western Ontario
    Flow around Blunt Bodies

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