Experience

Danfoss Silicon Power

• Germany
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Value Stream Automotive

  • Jun 2021 - Present



pro person GmbH

• Germany
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• -

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021



Adient

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Platform Director Seat Structures and Mechanisms

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2020

  Disciplinary responsible for 2 Program Managers in Germany (Technical Center Kaiserslautern) and 1 Program Manager in NAFTA (functional). Program Management Leader for global rear seat frames incl. all mechanisms at VW group (Audi, Porsche, Skoda, SEAT, Lamborghini and Bentley). Leading the programs for the rear seats Audi Q5, VW Tiguan Allspace in Mexico, Skoda Kodiaq (EU & China), VW Touareg (EU), Porsche Cayenne (EU), Audi Q8 (EU), Lamborghini Urus (EU) and Bentley (EU). Working close with financial controlling and sales departments to calculate internal costs. Support the commercial team to prepare quotations and to negotiate with the customers. Functional team leader in the acquisition phase for purchasing, sales, costing, finance, manufacturing and logistics. Working close with engineering to ensure design to manufacturing. Responsible for the internal and external timing in every program phase. Customers first contact in escalation level. Reporting to VW Group VP & GM. Responsible for P&L of plants in EU. Show less

• Platform Director

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2020

• Platform Director Seat Structures & Mechansim

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2016

  Platform Director for the customer VW and Brands. Responsable for rear seat frames projects.



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Director Metals China

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2016

  Support of local sales organisation regarding commercial issues. Advice global teams in terms of commercial issues in China. Take care of customer relationship global and local. Support of local sales organisation regarding commercial issues. Advice global teams in terms of commercial issues in China. Take care of customer relationship global and local.



Brose Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Customer Team Seat Systems China

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2013

  Establish a new customer team BMW, Daimler & China OEMs for seat adjuster business. Leading the IBK (Industriebaukasten) project in China for BMW and Mercedes.

• Project Manager DTA

  • Apr 2009 - Mar 2011

  Responsible Project Manager DTA (Drive Train Actuators). Current Projects are VW DQ200 China and Mercedes NAG3.

• Project Engineer

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2010

  Technical Project Leader for the Audi B8 project in China.

• Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2007

  Coordination at customer site for the Ford projects C214/C307 in terms of engineering and design of door modules. Member of the launch team at Ford Saarloius/Germany. Window person for Ford to Brose Hallstadt/Germany.