Consulting, Interim Management and Training forpurchasing, R&D, production and project management

Volume production / Ramp-Up Management of memory modules (Backend); revenue: €500 m/year; direct reports: 4 program managers, > 100 project membersProduct Ramp-Up ManagementSet up of the Ramp-Up process and organization reduction of the ramp-up time (months -> weeks), by simultaneous reduction of resources and cost Lean Manufacturing Reduction of the manufacturing time from ~ 1 week to 2,5 days by Lean Six Sigma to enable Make-to-Order-Production Cost ReductionIncrease of production yield and reduction of cost to benchmark level by continuous improvement method (Kaizen)Transfer of the Production SiteCustomer interface and qualification of all products during the transfer of the production site from Portugal to Malaysia

ResponsibilitiesDRAM memory module development; R&D budget: €20 m/yeardirect reports: 4 program managers, >100 project membersManagement of the interface to: Design, Test Development (USA); Technology Development (Portugal); Production (Germany, USA, Portugal, Asia, subcons) Quality, Key Account Center, CustomersBusiness Process Re-engineering / Lean DevelopmentDefinition and continuous improvement of the product development process Reduction of the development time from months to weeks Business Development Extension of the portfolio from standard products to high margin special products, set up of the required organizational structure

Quality and cost of production material (silicon wafers); Purchasing volume: € 300 m/year; direct reports: 11 engineers Interfaces: Suppliers (Europe, USA, Asia), internal production sites (Europe, USA, Asia), purchasing and product developmentTotal cost managementComparative cost structure analysis on the level of unit processesReduction of the number of specifications, material group strategyContractual agreement on cost reduction roadmapsDefinition of supplier shares based on total cost analysisSupplier workshops on cost reduction by specification/process improvement and statistical process controlAchievements: Total cost reduction of 10% p. a.– Infineon Award „Good Die Cost Half“Supply chainIntroduction of Ship-to-Line with selected suppliers Risk mitigationRisk mitigation for supply, price and exchange rate risks Supplier audits / evaluationsYearly supplier evaluation and supplier awardsMaterial benchmarkingSemi-annual cross supplier benchmarks on material quality and performanceProduct developmentNegotiation and definition of specificationsRoadmap alignment between Infineon & suppliersIndustrial standardizationHead of the international committee for the standardization of the 300mm wafer defect specification