Stefan S.-Senior Digitalization Consultant | Process Optimization | Project Management
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Experience
Senior Project Manager
- responsible for the further development of organizational, decision-making and governance structures within a large industrial corporate environment
- Overall project responsibility for structuring roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes across industrial value chains
- Translation of regulatory, internal and site-specific requirements into pragmatic project and governance models
- Establishment of transparent reporting, governance and escalation mechanisms
- Facilitation of management and steering committees involving manufacturing sites, corporate functions and external partners
- Ensuring delivery against schedule, budget and quality targets
Project lead
- for the analysis, redesign and stabilization of company-wide processes within a manufacturing-related environment
- Analysis of existing organizational and process structures across maintenance, engineering and related functions
- Development of scalable target operating concepts for multiple sites
- Management of implementation activities, including change and communication measures
- Introduction of structured project and KPI reporting
Project Manager
- within a company-wide transformation initiative focused on organizational structure, transparency and effective decision-making
- Establishment of clear project governance and decision-making structures
- Support of senior management in prioritization and roadmap planning
- Facilitation of workshops and decision-making sessions
- Management of external partners
- Overall responsibility for global maintenance and engineering programs
- Establishment and leadership of international, cross-site teams
- Project and program management, including responsibility for budgets, risks and resources
- Development and implementation of strategic asset management and governance structures to ensure sustainable management of technical assets
- Establishment of standardized reporting, KPI and decision-making mechanisms at management level
- Ensuring legal compliance and managing communication with regulatory authorities
- Led global optimization and standardization projects
- Implementation and continuous improvement of digital CMMS maintenance systems to enable transparent management of maintenance activities, spare parts and asset availability
- Development of a strategic asset management approach for assessing asset condition, life cycles and investment decisions
- Management of equipment modifications and new asset acquisitions, considering cost, risk and availability requirements
- Training and enablement of employees to ensure the sustainable adoption of Maintenance Excellence standards
- Mechanical maintenance and servicing of complex production equipment
- Fault analysis, sustainable equipment optimization and technical documentation
- Development of in-depth equipment, process and systems expertise as the foundation for subsequent Maintenance and Asset Management roles
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Operations, Production, and Project Management.
Summary
More than 20 years of professional experience in industrial environments and process management, with a strong focus on process optimization and digitalization. Since 2018, I have led transformation and digitalization projects, supporting organizations in the analysis, optimization and implementation of digital enterprise systems. My key strength is the ability to quickly analyze complex processes and challenges, identify improvement opportunities and translate them into efficient digital solutions in close collaboration with business functions. Experience with CMMS, SAP and CRM systems as well as master data management and data analysis further complements my profile.
Skills
Technology & Tools
- Ms Project
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Confluence
- Sharepoint
- Ms Teams
- Servicenow
- Sap
- Mes
- Cmms Systems, Including Sap Pm And Emaint
- Basic Knowledge Of Crm Systems
- Microsoft Office
Project & Process Management
- Project And Workstream Leadership
- Multi-Project Management
- Traditional, Hybrid And Agile Project Management
- Project Planning And Controlling
- Schedule, Budget And Resource Planning
- Requirements Management
- Stakeholder And Client Communication
- Process Analysis And Optimization
- Implementation Of Digital Systems
- Workshop And Training Facilitation
- Reporting
- Change And Communication Management
- Vendor And Service Provider Management
Regulatory & Compliance
- Gdpr
- Iso 27001, Application Within Project And Governance Environments
- Bait
- Dora
- Internal Control Systems (Ics)
- Organizational And Policy Frameworks
- Legal Compliance
- Regulatory Authority Communication
Leadership & Organizational Development
- Functional Leadership Of Global Project And Operational Teams
- Team Building And Development
- Coaching And Enablement
- Conflict And Escalation Management
- Confident Decision-Making And Facilitation At Management And Steering Committee Level
Languages
Education
DAA Technikum
State-Certified Mechanical Engineering Technician · Mechanical Engineering · Würzburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Agile SCRUM Projektmanagement Foundation
Lean Management / Kaizen / Six Sigma
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
Total Productive Maintenance
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Experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Stefan is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
Stefan speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Stefan has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 3 different roles. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 10 months. Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Stefan would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Project Manager, Project lead, Project Manager.
Stefan's most recent position is Senior Project Manager.
Stefan is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing.
Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Production, and Project Management.
Stefan has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.
Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Project Management and Operations.
Stefan attended DAA Technikum for Mechanical Engineering.
Stefan has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile SCRUM Projektmanagement Foundation, Lean Management / Kaizen / Six Sigma, and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I).
Stefan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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