Björn Windhausen-Consulting, Interim Management & Projects

Founded and built an independent consulting and interim management company focusing on technical industries (automotive, metal processing, mechanical engineering). Supporting companies in the areas of sales, project management, organizational development and technical business development. Conducting feasibility studies, structuring complex projects, developing sales and customer strategies, and coaching executives and project teams. Taking on interim roles to ensure stability, control and further development of ongoing business activities. Planning and conducting training and workshops on project- and process-related topics.

• Leading projects with volumes up to €150 million in development and fully managing key accounts across all project life cycles
• Leading and developing up to 40 interdisciplinary project staff
• Requirements management, feasibility analysis and review, as well as process optimization
• Planning and controlling project milestones
• Ensuring delivery on time, within budget and in quality
• Documentation and reporting
• Coordinating more than 10 cross-functional project staff
• Stakeholder management for all internal and external interfaces
• Managing external service providers
• Handling customer meetings, project reviews and on-site approvals
• Main contact for all technical questions and concerns
• Building and expanding key customer relationships including acquisition of new projects
• Clarifying patent and licensing issues
• Ongoing documentation and reporting to the executive management
• Increased revenue by more than €100 million per year through new projects and customer acquisitions
• Successfully implemented various cost-down measures
• Streamlining work processes for optimized resource utilization