Philipp Schießler

What I offer:

→ Operations Turnaround

→ Lean Manufacturing Implementation

→ Workflow Optimization & Process Structuring

→ Digital Transformation with customized tools

→ Team Development & Leadership

→ Compliance & Quality Systems

Focus: Operational Excellence, Digital Transformation & Lean Manufacturing.

• Engineered and restructured end-to-end food production workflows, increasing throughput by ~30% and reducing waste through Lean Manufacturing principles and systematic process optimization.

• Spearheaded the development of 2 custom digital solutions (Airtable-based recipe/production management system with multi-location distribution logic, and an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot using OpenAI), digitizing 100% of recipes and processes while automating routine tasks and improving cross departmental data accessibility.

• Led and upskilled a team of 40+ employees across production and retail locations (6-8 production staff, ~35 shop personnel), fostering a solution-oriented culture and ensuring high performance during a period of organizational growth.

• Established and refined rigorous safety and hygiene frameworks ensuring 100% regulatory compliance and audit readiness across all facilities.

• Streamlined material flow and implemented inventory tracking from zero, optimizing relationships with 4-5 key suppliers and deploying efficient procurement tools to reduce stockouts and waste.

• Managed technical maintenance programs for high-value equipment (€70K-80K asset base), coordinating external specialists to ensure maximum operational uptime.

Focus: Disciplinary Leadership, Safety-Critical Project Steering & Resource Optimization

• Led a team of 10 safety engineering professionals with full responsibility for personnel development, resource planning, and quality assurance across high volume testing programs (up to 700 crash tests annually).

• Spearheaded 3 major national and international development programs including a flagship project with a leading automotive OEM, managing the full lifecycle from conceptual design through final implementation across multiple test facilities.

• Evaluated and documented safety-critical processes ensuring 100% compliance with industry standards (UN-ECE, FMVSS, NCAP) and internal quality requirements across €10M+ annual project portfolio.

• Managed complex schedules, multi-million euro budgets, and cross functional resource allocation while serving as primary liaison for diverse stakeholder groups including OEM clients, suppliers, and regulatory authorities.

• Designed and deployed a custom digital project management platform, replacing fragmented Excel workflows and improving operational efficiency by ~30% through centralized test planning, real-time tracking, and client accessible dashboards that reduced coordination overhead and error rates.

• Fostered a high-performance, solution-oriented culture through transparent communication and targeted mentoring, successfully scaling team capabilities to meet demanding production volumes.