Previous years' projects:
Medium-sized company:
- Turnaround and reorganization
- Renewal of the sales & marketing strategy
including revamping of international sales channels - Development of a new product and its manufacturing process
- Cost reductions
Young company (surface technology - coatings):
- Renewed focus in marketing
- Set-up of a small manufacturing unit
Company engaged in microreactor technology:
- Preparatory work for the commissioning and implementation of a new ERP-software
Contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical active ingredients:
- Managing director during company setup phase
- Search for co-investors
- Acquisition of funds
German Business Consultancy:
Team member in a team of consultants (operations expert)
for an international company (> 3.000 members of staff)
- Various site evaluations in the U.S. and Germany
Reduction of working capital
Value stream analysis
Introduction of regular OEE evaluations
Introduction of first level maintenance
S & OP process optimization
Global site consolidation
Product portfolio assessment / improvement
Improvement of operations productivity and reduction of COGS
(e.g. equipment modernisation, automation, rationalization)
German manufacturer of performance materials
(approx. 1 billion € turnover - international business)
(several consecutive interim assignments)
- Member of a project team for the development of a new business strategy
- Global sales manager (temporarily)
- Renegotiation of a strategic supply and toll conversion relationship
- Member of the project team "Product Portfolio Analysis"
- Development of market intelligence data pools
- Leading an interdisciplinary staffed project team for operational optimization