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  • Stephan – Senior Operations Expert

    “With more than 40 years of industry experience in automotive process management, I look forward to helping our clients meet the challenges of the transformations that are now becoming even more urgent.”

    Main focus

    Implementation of management processes in production, supported by store floor management, analysis and optimization of planning processes, introduction of production systems, planning and implementation of production relocations

    Profile

    • 40+ years in the automotive industry, including 15 years as Manufacturing Executive.
    • Since 1999 designing and implementing production systems on all levels based on Lean philosophy
    • Focus on Lean implementation, OEE increases, store floor management, logistics optimization and production planning/controlling
    • Development of employees and managers for Lean implementation, since 2018 also C-Level Manager for Mercedes Benz among others.
    • Main focus on powertrain production processes incl. steering systems, axles and axle components and all types of machining (cutting, pressing/punching, welding etc.)
    • Responsibility for the implementation of a Lean-based production system in a Powertrain plant with 2,700 employees
    • Executed more than 30 successful projects in production and logistics, designing and implementing financially resilient action programs
    • Accompaniment of numerous scientific studies

    Industry and consulting experience

    • Management of a cross-plant standardization project for production planning and control
    • Strategic logistics projects, e.g. outsourcing of a logistics area with approx. 70 employees to an external service provider
    • Planning and implementation of production relocations, e.g. the relocation of a frame attachment production to an external service provider
    • Introduction of production systems from conception to implementation, at German and European locations
    • Analysis and optimization of planning processes on all company levels
    • Implementation of management processes in production, supported by store floor management

    What makes Stephan tick

    As a lean expert with strong implementation skills, Stephan is a guarantor for improvement concepts and efficiency increases in production and is always well received with his Hamburger Schnack.

    Stephan works as a freelancer for Mesta Consulting, among others.