Matthias Schwarz - External Staffing Manager, Digital Ops

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Karlsruhe, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Manager External Staffing Digital & Operations

EnBW AG

Training and advising project teams in sales and IT on the compliant use of external staff through service/work contracts
Preparing service descriptions with consideration of labor and social security law as well as compliance aspects
Supporting teams in transforming ways of working into new collaboration models
Supporting tenders as a representative of the specialist departments
Developing solution strategies for future collaboration with external service providers
Running and designing workshops, creating training materials

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Karlsruhe, Germany

Active Sourcer

Self-employed personnel and business consultant

Active sourcing as a contractor for a startup in the field of direct placement
Selection and qualification of suitable candidates for open positions

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Walldorf, Germany

Contracting

Self-employed personnel and business consultant

Advising companies in IT and engineering on the use of freelance experts
Preparing and drafting contracts and service descriptions to ensure compliant engagement of freelancers
Placing and coordinating freelance experts for suitable vacancies

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Ulm, Germany

IT Project Placement

Self-employed personnel and business consultant

Acquiring and advising clients on assigning IT projects to external project service providers

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Personnel Diagnostics

Self-employed personnel and business consultant

Certification in values-based personnel diagnostics according to Robert S. Hartman at Profilingvalues in Munich and Tenerife

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Startup Recruitment Consultant

Selbstständiger Personal- und Unternehmensberater

Responsibility for candidate selection in engineering, mainly electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and management roles
Client acquisition across Germany
Contract negotiations with candidates and clients in temporary staffing and direct placement
Coaching sales colleagues with backgrounds outside the industry on the job

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Karlsruhe, Germany

Sales Manager Components

Sauter-Cumulus GmbH

Built a new sales concept at the Karlsruhe branch and sold in-house components (valves, actuators, sensors), achieving annual revenue growth of 30% with wholesalers, plant engineering companies, and installation firms
Developed new and existing customers (B2B)
Trained customers on new products

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

3 years

Sales Director

Motometer GmbH

Worldwide acquisition of new customers and development of new products led to a 20% increase in revenue in the 2019 financial year
Restructuring and process optimization in inside sales and technical service to compensate for departing employees without new hires
Qualification of new distributors in the USA and Australia, further development of sales partners in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Finland, and Italy

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

2 years

Body Shop Planning Engineer Digital Factory

ASP Technik GmbH

Planning, virtual simulation, and commissioning of body shop production systems for customers in the automotive sector (AUDI AG, BMW AG, Porsche AG)
Direct reporting of project progress, concepts, and evaluations to committees at customers and suppliers

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

3 years

Team Lead Digital Factory

EICS Group GmbH

Disciplinary and technical leadership of a team across multiple projects in body shop planning at Volkswagen AG in Neckarsulm, Ingolstadt, and Bratislava
Technical project management for the simulation and planning of the new body shop production line at the Bratislava plant
Preparation of requirement specifications and functional specifications
Interface work/stakeholder management including supplier coordination between Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi as well as international production sites

Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

4 years

Ingolstadt, Germany

Business Manager & Body Shop Project Manager

ALTEN GmbH

360° management of my own business unit with P&L responsibility, with up to 40 employees working in temporary staffing and trades
Active acquisition and recruiting (including sourcing/recruiting) and leadership of project teams with responsibility for production planning, quality assurance, and pre-series development
Preparation of the relevant contract documents for both customer and employee sides
Building an in-house expert team in body shop and production planning that still exists today

Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

5 years

Building up the Germany Branch

XSEON Engineering GmbH

Setting up a new German branch of the originally French engineering service provider, including staffing the back office and introducing a CRM system
Preparing contract documents for the German market while taking different legal requirements into account
Advising customers on the best form of deployment for employees (temporary staffing or service/work contract)
Responsibility for 32 employees under temporary staffing and service contracts across Germany

Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

3 years

Integrated Maintenance Technician Body Shop & Robotics

BMW AG

Maintenance, optimization, and servicing of automated production systems in body manufacturing
Production of components in the production facilities
Carrying out conversion measures in body shop Munich

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Energy, and Information Technology.

Automotive

Professional Services

Manufacturing

Energy

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Human Resources, Legal, Production, Sales, Project Management, and Operations.

Human Resources

Legal

Production

Sales

Project Management

Operations

Summary

Business administration graduate with expertise in staffing services, personnel management and consulting, project management and coordination in the IT/engineering environment. Several years of relevant experience in recruitment measures using different contract models such as temporary staffing, direct placement and freelance contracting. In-depth knowledge of legal framework design for the use of external staff and an entrepreneurial approach through my own freelance work in personnel consulting in IT and engineering. Several years of experience in project leadership and management, with a focus on IT and engineering, stakeholder management and project transformations/change management.

Skills

Ms Office 365
Salesforce
Hubspot
Ibm Notes
Catia V5 (Basic)
Process Designer/Simulate
Robcad
Simatic S7
Vision Tools
Krc/Vkrc
Zvoove / L1
Conceptboard
Azure Devops
Jira

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Education

Jan 2025 - Present

IU International University

LL.B. · Business Law · Germany

Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Master Professional of Business Administration (CCI)/Business Administrator · Germany

Oct 2002 - Jun 2006

BMW AG Munich

Industrial Electronics Technician for Production Technology · Munich, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

Scrum Master/ Po Certification According to scrum.org

scrum.org

Hvp Certification in Values-Based Personnel Diagnostics

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13

Experience in Automotive 12 y

Avg length 3 y 9 m

Longest experience 4 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Manager External Staffing Digital & Operations, Active Sourcer, Contracting

Main industries Automotive, Professional Services, Manufacturing

Main business areas Human Resources, Legal, Production

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Matthias is based in Karlsruhe, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

Matthias has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: Manager External Staffing Digital & Operations, Active Sourcer, Contracting.

Matthias's most recent position is Manager External Staffing Digital & Operations at EnBW AG.

In recent years, Matthias has worked for EnBW AG, Self-employed personnel and business consultant, Selbstständiger Personal- und Unternehmensberater, and Sauter-Cumulus GmbH.

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. Matthias also has some experience in Energy and Information Technology.

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Legal, and Production. Matthias also has some experience in Sales, Project Management, and Product Development.

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Professional Services.

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Sales, Human Resources, and Procurement.

Matthias holds a Master from Chamber of Industry and Commerce and a Bachelor in Business Law from IU International University.

Matthias has 2 certificates. These include: Scrum Master/ Po Certification According to scrum.org and Hvp Certification in Values-Based Personnel Diagnostics.

Matthias is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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