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Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

- Accountable for all Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain aspects of the $60m p.a. (revenue) business with an overall team of 180+ employees- Output increase by 20% and stabilization at this level- Increase of customer on-time-delivery (OTD) from <50% to >80%- Reduction of cost-of-non-Quality (CONQ) by 15%- Record high employee engagement scores and consistent employee turnover <%15 p.a. (down from >20%)- Initiation of a Quality improvement program with the goal to become NADCAP certified by 2025

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

- Lead and manage a global fulfillment network (20 employees) with three production sites (in Germany, UK, USA) - driving a joint team approach with one global mindset- Responsible for a revenue of $20m p.a., implementing a growth strategy to double the business size within 5 years- Profit increase of >30% p.a.- Accountable for all Sales, Business Development, Portfolio and After Sales activities within the network- Responsible for company-readiness for Department of Defense (DoD) / Military work- Lead team and company to internationally renowned ‘Top Shop Award Finalists’ in first year of participation- Introduced global Net Promoter Score (NPS) KPI with results of 50-80 across network through customer survey- Digitization: Workflow automation, increased accuracy and reduced processing times of entire quoting and invoicing process (4 days faster, saving >5% of turnaround time)- Development and implementation of a global KPI cascade, monthly performance dialogues and network standards (such as Fixed Price catalog and Calculation tool)

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

Turnaround and Leadership of a successful and growing MRO and Sales business unit with a global revenue of $7.5m p.a.- Output increase by 67%- Profitability increase by more than 200%- Reduction of overdue orders by 37%- Clear growth vision and strategic roadmap for the following years- Operations optimization (e.g. reduction of WIP by 70% and overdue orders by 37%, optimize people and material flow, accurate prioritization, queue level management)- Responsible for on-budget and on-time delivery- Lead and manage a team of 18 employees: Customer Service, Material Sales, Operations / Workshop, Engineering

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

- Service Sales of technical and customer-individual Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Service Programs for Landing Gears and related Components on commercial aircraft, volume of $15-20m p.a.- Leading a successful and growing Spare Sales team with two employees and a world-wide revenue of $7.5m p.a.- International project lead for optimization and centralization of Spare Landing Gear Pool (Assets) across three global network locations.

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

Service Sales of technical and customer-individual Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Service Programs for Landing Gears and related Components on commercial aircraft. Further responsible for all Marketing activities and Inside Sales projects.- Acquisition of new business with a total revenue of $13m p.a.- Increase of Landing Gear Material Sales by $8m

London, Gb

- Set up and establishment of Material Planning and Inventory Controlling functions.- Management of cost saving projects to achieve sustainable reduction on material cost of approx. $1m p.a. through increased use of surplus parts.

Website development based on dynamic Content Management Systems with a strong aspect of outsourcing to a network of designers and programmers in Asia.

Hamburg, De

Co. Clare, Ie

Development and implementation of process optimisations in the repair of aircraft engine parts.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), International Industrial Engineering And Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering