Interim Manager: The picture showed a golden ceiling.
MANAGER PROFILE
C-Level Executive for mechanical and plant engineering
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C-Level Executive for mechanical and plant engineering

  • Interim mandates as CEO, CRO or Director Sales (capital goods)
  • Profit optimization through price management and sales structure
  • Project management in complex change projects (digitalization)

"As a C-level executive, I specialize in mechanical and plant engineering."

Qualifications

Diploma in mechanical engineering - experience abroad: USA - foreign language: English

Stations

No information on interim mandates for reasons of confidentiality
Permanent positions: VOGEL AG - VOGEL Inc. - SKF - MAFI Transport-Systeme - Bogen Electronic

More about the interim manager

The interim manager specializes in the sustainable and market-oriented management of companies and divisions in B2B. In addition to his work as a CEO, managing director and CRO in the national and international capital goods industry (mechanical and plant engineering), his mandates as a sales officer in internationally operating organizations (large SMEs and corporations) are the focus of his mandates. In particular, he is in demand as a consultant and interim manager for price and sales management, SWOT analyses, process management, strategy development and its implementation.

The expert has been self-employed as an interim manager and consultant since 2013. During this time, he has successfully completed more than a dozen mandates. For example, from early 2023 to July 2024, he was as a sub-project manager driving the implementation of SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) at a German manufacturer of high-quality power tools during the switch from SAP R/3 to S/4HANA. Prior to this, he realigned the overall international sales of a business unit for grid transformers. Among other things, he succeeded in increasing the volume by 230 percent and doubling the proportion of price-sliding orders. As a result, he played a key role in quadrupling the client's EBIT. As Interim Managing Director Sales and Turnaround Manager in 2020/21, he was instrumental in increasing the order volume of a medium-sized transport technology company by 30 percent. He was also able to double the number of tenders won in the supply and construction business while at the same time increasing the contribution margin.

Entrepreneurially motivated manager with an international focus

Before becoming self-employed, the interim manager was most recently the sole managing director of a technology company in the field of magnetic measurement technology and before that managing director of sales/technology at a manufacturer of special vehicles for transporting heavy loads. His career illustrates his particular passion: within a very short space of time, he worked his way up from sales assistant to sales manager at a global market leader and then to CEO of the US subsidiary.

The interim manager is a proven expert in SWOT analyses that lead to sustainable, resilient corporate strategies. As a mechanical engineer, he also has a trained eye for production processes. He impresses with clear analyses and derives efficient and sustainable solutions from them. His strong communication skills make a significant contribution to successfully supporting even challenging change processes and getting everyone involved on board.

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Additional skills

Führungskompetenz / 22 Jahre 1 Monat
Vertriebskonzepte / 13 Jahre 10 Monate
Vertragsverhandlung / 12 Jahre 3 Monate
Vertriebsrecht / 11 Jahre 10 Monate
Preisanalyse / 8 Jahre 5 Monate
Verrechnungspreis / 8 Jahre 3 Monate
Vertriebseffizienz / 8 Jahre 1 Monat
Technischer Vertrieb / 7 Jahre 7 Monate
SAP Projektmanagement / 1 Jahr 6 Monate
Führungsverantwortung / 1 Jahr 6 Monate
Customer Value Proposition / 1 Jahr 6 Monate
Prozessanalyse / 4 Monate

Industry knowledge

Maschinenbau / 12 Jahre 10 Monate
Unternehmensberatung / 12 Jahre 10 Monate
Herstellung von Maschinen für sonstige bestimmte Wirtschaftszweige a. n. g. / 12 Jahre 9 Monate
Herstellung von Industriemaschinen / 7 Jahre
Erbringung von anderen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und Privatpersonen a. n. g. / 4 Jahre 3 Monate
Maschinenbau;Herstellung von elektrischen Mess- / 3 Jahre 3 Monate
Fahrzeugbau / 3 Jahre
Maschinenbau - allgemein / 2 Jahre 6 Monate
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte / 2 Jahre 6 Monate
Herstellung von Lagern / 1 Jahr 8 Monate
Herstellung von Mess- und Steuerinstrumenten / 1 Jahr 3 Monate
Allgemeine öffentliche Verwaltung / 1 Jahr 3 Monate
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten / 1 Jahr 1 Monat
Elektrizitätserzeugung ohne Verteilung / 1 Jahr
Herstellung von elektrischen Lampen und Leuchten / 4 Monate
Automobilzulieferer / 3 Monate
wissenschaftliche und technische Tätigkeiten a. n. g. (74.90.0);Unternehmensberatung (70.22.0) / 3 Monate
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten;Ingenieurbüros für technische Fachplanung und Ingenieurdesign (71.12.2);Herstellung von elektrischen Mess- / 3 Monate
Erbringung sonstiger wirtschaftlicher Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und Privatpersonen a. n. g. / 2 Monate

Work and professional experience

Beratung / 12 Jahre 9 Monate
Partner / 4 Jahre 3 Monate
Geschäftsführung / 3 Jahre 3 Monate
Projektleitung / 1 Jahr 6 Monate
Sales Beratung / 1 Jahr 3 Monate
Program Management / 1 Jahr 3 Monate
Internationale Leitung Sales / 9 Monate
Sales Manager / 6 Monate
Turnaround Management / 4 Monate
Finanz / Finance Management / 4 Monate
Leitung Sales / 3 Monate

Project-stages

from - to
duration
main job role
complimentary job role
primary industry
complementary industry
country
06/2013 - 05/2026
12 years 11 months
Beratung
Unternehmensberatung
Maschinenbau
Deutschland
02/2025 - 04/2025
2 months
Leitung Sales
Fahrzeugbau
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte
Deutschland
02/2023 - 07/2024
1 year 5 months
Projektleitung
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte
Deutschland
01/2020 - 03/2024
4 years 2 months
Partner
Erbringung von anderen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und Privatpersonen a. n. g.
Deutschland
10/2022 - 12/2022
2 months

Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten;Ingenieurbüros für technische Fachplanung und Ingenieurdesign (71.12.2);Herstellung von elektrischen Mess-
Elektrizitätserzeugung ohne Verteilung
12/2021 - 08/2022
8 months
Internationale Leitung Sales
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten
Elektrizitätserzeugung ohne Verteilung
Deutschland
05/2020 - 07/2021
1 year 2 months
Program Management
Maschinenbau - allgemein
Allgemeine öffentliche Verwaltung
Deutschland
10/2018 - 12/2019
1 year 2 months
Sales Beratung
Herstellung von Mess- und Steuerinstrumenten
Maschinenbau - allgemein
Deutschland
05/2018 - 06/2018
1 month

Erbringung sonstiger wirtschaftlicher Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und Privatpersonen a. n. g.
Deutschland
03/2017 - 06/2017
3 months
Finanz / Finance Management
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten
Deutschland
04/2016 - 06/2016
2 months

wissenschaftliche und technische Tätigkeiten a. n. g. (74.90.0);Unternehmensberatung (70.22.0)
Deutschland
07/2015 - 12/2015
5 months
Sales Manager
Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte
04/2015 - 06/2015
2 months

Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte
10/2014 - 12/2014
2 months

Automobilzulieferer
Maschinenbau
NRW in Deutschland
02/2014 - 05/2014
3 months
Turnaround Management
Herstellung von elektrischen Lampen und Leuchten
Deutschland
01/2013 - 06/2013
5 months

Herstellung von Industriemaschinen
Deutschland
01/2010 - 03/2013
3 years 2 months
Geschäftsführung
Maschinenbau;Herstellung von elektrischen Mess-
Deutschland
04/2007 - 12/2009
2 years 8 months

Herstellung von Maschinen für sonstige bestimmte Wirtschaftszweige a. n. g.
Fahrzeugbau
Deutschland
08/2005 - 03/2007
1 year 7 months

Herstellung von Lagern
Herstellung von Industriemaschinen
Deutschland
10/2000 - 07/2005
4 years 9 months

Herstellung von Industriemaschinen
USA
01/1999 - 09/2000
1 year 8 months

Herstellung von Maschinen für sonstige bestimmte Wirtschaftszweige a. n. g.
Deutschland
01/1992 - 12/1998
6 years 11 months

Herstellung von Maschinen für sonstige bestimmte Wirtschaftszweige a. n. g.
Deutschland
10/1990 - 12/1991
1 year 2 months

Herstellung von Maschinen für sonstige bestimmte Wirtschaftszweige a. n. g.
Deutschland

Education and training

from - to duration Description Degree
10/1982 - 09/1990 7 years 11 months TU Berlin / Diplom-Ingenieur Studium
09/1973 - 05/1982 8 years 8 months Gymnasium Wentorf bei Hamburg / Abitur Schulbildung
Created by Charly Kahle
Last updated on 11.03.2026

Articles
by this manager

Symbolic image for Global implementation of SAP S/4HANA in the midmarket

Global implementation of SAP S/4HANA in the midmarket

The switch from SAP R/3 to S/4HANA at a well-known manufacturer of high-quality power tools had come to a standstill. In the meantime, one and a half years of conversion work had already passed without any notable successes. The interim manager was tasked with driving forward the introduction of SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) as a sub-project manager.

A symbolic image for increasing efficiency in sales.

Optimization of the domestic and international sales organization

The business of a medium-sized industrial measurement technology company was characterized by low growth and a weak earnings situation. The interim manager was commissioned to realign the company's strategy...
A symbolic image for the restructuring of production.

Restructuring of loss-making production

The interim manager was hired by a family-run, medium-sized company in the technical building equipment (TGA) sector with more than 500 employees. A production facility with around 100 employees of the TGA company was operating at a loss...
A symbolic image for increasing earnings through a profitable price and discount system.

Increase in earnings through profitable price and discount system

The client was an SME in the measurement technology sector. The management hired the interim manager to put the future sales strategy on a solid footing and increase profitability.

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