With my role as Head of Manufacturing Industry Sector, I am overseeing and analysing the innovative trends of the global manufacturing industry regarding how Digitization of Sales and Service is evolving and requesting companies to build capabilities to manage the changing market dynamics as well as change of customer behavior and their requirements. Based on these insights, then working with our solution department to translate those market and technology trends into update and further develop our offering portfolio. Further more, supporting our sales department as well as our delivery teams working at engagements to create and implement the best solution for our customers.Throughout more than 30 years I am working with manufacturing companies optimizing their business performance – streamlining their core business processes, applying modern management and performance improvement methods, utilizing advanced information technology solutions, and supporting their digital transformation journey towards new operating models and business capabilities – focused on generating real value for the customer.Working for different consulting and solution service provider companies in sales, delivery, and management positions, I gained strong experience to structure and build the service portfolio as well as the work force to serve my customers in the best way and generate business growth.

Establishing and growing the Wipro Manufacturing Consulting DACH practice built on top of the Wipro Technology innovation power. With my insights about manufacturing market dynamics, my expertise across the value chain processes, and technology innovation capabiities of Wipro, I was growing the Manufacturing Consulting Business in DACH by 150%, winning 5 new customers - building solutions in the areas - Engineering, Sales, Service/After-Sales, Supply Chain Excellence, IoT and Data Analytics. This became possible due to my extended focus on value-add consulting services with clear designation towards customer value, embedded into the holistic Wipro technology approach.Based on this success, I was able to build-up a Manufacturing Consulting DACH team of 7 team members (new hires).Because of his success story, I got also requested to implement similar approach in other EMEA regions.

Managing and growing the Wipro Consulting engagement portfolio at the Wipro´s 3rd biggest Manufacturing global account - in the business areas: Sales, Service/After-Sales, Supply Chain Excellence, Engineering, IoT and Data Analytics.Key success highlights of my engagement:- Defining new Digital Service Strategy and Roadmap for 1 Business Units(12 B. $ revenue) and generating implementation opportunities of 25 M.€)- Defining and implementing digital Supply Chain Visibility and Forecasting concept and solution to optimize Working Capital by 40%- Developing Grid monitoring and predictive maintenance platform solution and selling to Grid operator- Conceptulizing new"Installed Base" solution and advising on SW product selection- Implementing new FIeld-Service Platform across 4 Business Units- and more

msg industry advisors focuses on operationalizing company strategies, as well as on designing and implementing functional strategies for the critical interface between organization, processes and IT systems. Our emphasis lies on developing and implementing industry-specific approaches for the process and discrete manufacturing industry as well as digitalizing processes and business models.As Director Manufacturing Consulting, I acquired and managed engagement along Supply Chain Visibility, Logistics, Procurement.

Across EMEA, I am responsibile for Business Development, project acquisition and engagement management for operational performance excellence and Lean Management. Combining the capabilities of the business unit Operational Business Consulting with the Hitachi Consulting technology expertise, I was able to overachieve the sales targets.

Strategy and Operations ConsultingSupply Chain Management

Process Consulting - Discret Manufacturing Industry