More about the interim manager
The interim manager is a versatile and experienced operations manager for the automotive and mechanical engineering industries. With his qualities as a troubleshooter and in escalation management, he has repeatedly rescued crisis-ridden production start-ups and successfully completed greenfield projects. The expert is usually mandated as interim plant manager or interim COO. He also takes on projects in supplier and quality management. Due to his background, he has completed many of his mandates in Hungary, but is available for assignments throughout German-speaking countries and Eastern Central Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia). The interim manager has been self-employed since 2020. During this time, he has completed three projects (as of summer 2024) - the most recent as part of a permanent position (2/2023 to 6/2024). As plant manager at a Leipzig-based premium OEM supplier, he played a key role in developing the standard operating procedure (SOP) and was responsible for ramping up production on time and on budget. Prior to that, he designed a comprehensive efficiency program as Interim Managing Director at a Hungarian electronics company. In just five months, he succeeded in increasing the efficiency of the tier 1 and tier 2 supplier by ten percent. In another mandate (2020/2021), as interim COO at the Hungarian plant of a Japanese group, he was able to make a significant contribution to the site achieving a turnaround and now generating a return on investment by increasing productivity by 30 percent.
Diploma in Business and Production Engineering with MBA
Before becoming self-employed, the interim manager worked as an executive in the electrical and mechanical engineering industries, most recently as Managing Director of a leading global manufacturer of material handling and crane technology machines. The economics and production technology engineer with an MBA laid the foundations for his strong expertise in the areas of logistics and quality management during several positions as Technical Director and Quality Manager in the Siemens Group. The expert is firmly convinced that most production problems can be solved within three to six months. Clients and teams alike attest to his analytical skills and great decision-making ability. The expert also impresses with his above-average work commitment and motivating management style. The interim manager is also very clear about the fact that even the best solutions can only be realized in a team. He acts accordingly.
