Interim Manager: The picture showed a golden ceiling.
MANAGER PROFILE
 Lean leadership for purchasing, production and the supply chain

Lean leadership for purchasing, production and the supply chain

  • COO or plant manager, preferably in mechanical engineering
  • Process optimization with lean management methods
  • Industrial Engineering

"I am an expert in lean leadership in purchasing, production and the supply chain."

Qualifications

Expertise as CEO and plant/production manager - industrial fitter - industrial foreman and mechanical engineering technician - quality DIN ISO 9001 - occupational safety DIN ISO 18001 - environmental protection DIN ISO 14001 - TS 16949 - training and coaching: lean management, lean organization, lean production, lean administration, lean leadership

Stations

No details for reasons of confidentiality

More about the interim manager

The experienced managing director, plant and production manager has been working independently as an interim manager and consultant since 2016. With his straightforward career path through all areas and hierarchies of a manufacturing company, he offers a serious and solid basis for taking on responsible projects, tasks and functions at short notice. His mandates are predominantly in medium-sized and internationally active development and production companies with a turnover of up to one billion euros and several thousand employees.

The interim manager has outstanding expertise in the areas of purchasing, supply chain management, production, industrial engineering, logistics and project management. In-depth knowledge in related areas such as development, design, sales, controlling and administration complement his portfolio.

The interim manager has built up his expertise over more than 30 years at well-known smaller and larger companies. From manufacturing to mass production, from standard to custom-made products, he can set up the optimal organization and design, align and optimize processes effectively and efficiently.

For more than 20 years, he has followed the lean philosophy to operational excellence. He confidently applies the associated methods and tools. In combination with his lean leadership training, he develops a modern and appreciative leadership culture that is geared towards achieving the company's goals.

With his quick perception, the interim manager analyzes even complex relationships in a short time. He quickly gains an overview and recognizes the potential from which he derives goals. With conceptual strength and a holistic way of thinking, he develops sustainable solutions and implements them consistently and goal-oriented with a hands-on mentality. Thanks to his inspiring and engaging manner, his appreciative approach and his direct and honest communication, he takes those involved along with him and leads them to the goal.

The interim manager can be deployed as a project manager, department head, division manager, COO, CTO, CRO, CEO or managing director in the areas of reorganization, restructuring, process optimization, cost optimization, change management and corporate development - or simply to bridge personnel changes, vacancies, bottlenecks or sensitive projects.

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Created by Charly Kahle
Last updated on 03.02.2026

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Mechanical engineering

Optimization of production at mechanical engineering supplier (Eastern Europe)

The interim manager was repeatedly commissioned by a medium-sized mechanical engineering company in Germany as project manager for a total of 3 interlinked projects within a year. At the beginning there were analyses of production and logistics...

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