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Leading the dedicated business strategy for the Integrated Refrigerant Module (IRM) within RheinmetallDeveloping new products and establishing new processes to manage business growthContinually assessing thermal management projects, identifying new opportunities within the field and implementing adaptations to enter new marketsCooperating with internal and external partners (also in form of a funded project) to develop new products which allow us to expand the target customer baseLeading a team of 12 people, enhancing their career opportunities by evaluating skill sets and implementing action plans to close any gaps

Analysis and evaluation of existing and new markets and innovation fieldsIdentification, incubation and operationalization form ideas to concrete extension of the businessInitiating and managing of inorganic growth opportunities on the buy- and sell-sideCentral point of contact concerning strategic questions/projects for the management of the divisions Materials & Trade and Sensors & ActuatorsFurther development of strategic structures, process and tools

Team lead for the functions Business Development, Innovation and Category ManagementResponsible for identifying and expanding the existing product portfolio in cross-functional TeamsBuilding an innovation culture in order to foster new product ideas. Coordinating the development and implementation of innovative projects and presenting results to the Top ManagementDeveloping and maintaining a framework for competitor profiles and deriving strategic actionsManaging projects to develop new products/introducing new product lines

Manage and lead employees within our DepartmentManage development and implementation of a direct delivery process from China to customers in Europe. Set up a modular product concept, and develop a monthly monitoring tool for sales numbers as well as a forecasting process to build up production capacity at an early stage.Manage the reconstruction of packaging machineries to produce balance weights in a newly developed box. Create and implement an innovation process starting by identifying new trends until the development of concrete product ideas. Select new trends by monitoring the market, evaluating the trends in workshops as well as deriving new product ideas by interpreting current trends. Oversee selection and implementation of project management software.Manage the internal job-related invention process. Evaluate submitted inventions and coordinate an external patent lawyer to draft the patent application. Create a process to continuously monitor and evaluate the company’s patent portfolio including the derivation of recommended actions.Develop a company-wide competitor reporting system. Create and maintain a framework for individual competitor profiles and derive strategic actions.Evaluate possible options to expand the product portfolio. Present results to the company management and support/ manage the realization. Carry out market analysis and create business plans to identify new growth markets.

Carrying out a study for the market of specific power tools, as an integrated part of the Business-Field-Analysis, to give Bosch PT an introduction into the characteristics of the tools as well as an overview of the market incl. size and main competitors.Working on a Business-Field-Analysis (BFA) to support the core team with research regarding industry specific market date e.g. market size, main players.Managing and updating the knowledge database of Bosch Power Tools with market and competitor news and reports.Writing my master thesis about strategic partnerships following a Business-Field-Analysis conducted by Bosch PT.

Part of the project team for the roll-out of the prototype of a “full-service concept” to reduce the time, estate is marketed on the portal. Task included research for free of charge estate portals and the use of social media to increase awareness about the new estate.

Writing my Bachelor Thesis about a new process to ensure a faster ramp-up of new cars. The process includes the documentation and securing of the latest components at the production of the prototypes. Implementation of a second and related process for the QM-department to define the generation of components which should be available at Audi.