Volker Moos-Lean Consultant & Interim Manager
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Experience
Lean Consultant & Interim Manager
NStar42
- Self-employed interim manager and business consultant
- Support in restructuring, strategic realignment or process engineering for a scale-up based on lean principles across the entire E2E scope or specific segments
Military Service
Carl Edelmann GmbH
- Responsible for developing and implementing lean management concepts in six plants
- Conducting value stream analyses, QCO workshops and introducing a digital kanban system
Head of Projects & Services
Carl Zeiss IMT/Automated Inspection GmbH
- Led the international customer projects department, including project management, OLP & engineering, production & logistics, purchasing and commissioning & services
- Accountable for approx. €30M in customer revenue
- Developed and optimized global processes, from pre-sales (offer to order and quote to order) to lead time reduction across the entire process (through order to cash)
- Managed teams in project management, production, engineering and services, defining target states and specific KPIs for each area as a transparent basis for actions
- Sustainable revenue growth, lead time reduction and efficiency gains through end-to-end optimization
Head of Customer Projects Car Body Solutions
Carl Zeiss IMT GmbH
- Standardized global customer projects for horizontal arm measuring machines, achieving a 30% reduction in lead time (E2E)
- Segmented the portfolio into small series and custom projects, modularized for a quotation configurator to optimize lead time and quality of offer creation (OTO)
- Managed customer projects with performance KPIs and target states
Head of Business Excellence
Carl Zeiss IMT GmbH
- Developed concepts for the global Zeiss production sites
- Standardized processes in portal measuring machines:
- Workstation optimization and assembly in the OPF, including JIT/JIS and cycle time reduction
- Cyclical material supply and pull principle control
- Warehouse structuring and integration of 95% of suppliers in pull/kanban/consignment stock
- Reduced administrative effort through modularization, pull principle and coordinated processes with fewer media breaks
- Finished goods and assembly group bill of materials for production control
- Shopfloor management with performance KPIs, target states and next steps
- Parallel employee development based on goals
- Adopted global standards for pull/kanban, resulting in extreme reduction in product lead time (O2C)
- Cleared backlog and significantly increased capacity without adding FTEs
Lean Consultant
Festool Engineering GmbH
- Managing customer projects
- Conducting trainings, value stream analyses/design, and workshops with implementation and leadership coaching
- Introducing various lean tools at client sites and supporting leaders for sustainable embedding (OPF, Kanban, shopfloor management, problem solving, Poka-Yoke, QCO)
Lean Program Coordinator
Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH
- Consulting and implementation at four production plants in Europe for the Whirlpool Production System and a lean assessment
- Carrying out lean focus efforts (hands-on implementations) with employees and coordinating with on-site managers
Lean Site Leader
Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH
- Value stream analysis/design for the Schorndorf site
- Developing a roadmap with necessary training and time planning
- Supporting implementation through training, hands-on guidance, and tackling challenges and interface issues
Industrial Engineer
Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH
- International trainee with a placement in Italy
- Greyfield layout/factory planning with start-up support
- Focus on workstation design, automation, and internal logistics
- Project engineering of systems and steel structures, including equipment procurement
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, and Professional Services.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Operations, Production, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Product Development, and Logistics.
Summary
A leader with strong technical understanding and a focus on operational excellence, profitability and team leadership. Many years of experience in production, project management and lean transformation at medium-sized industrial companies. Independent, goal-oriented work style and experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
Skills
- Leadership Experience
- Project Management
- Lean Management
- Six Sigma
Languages
Education
TU Stuttgart
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Stuttgart, Germany
Technical High School Aalen
High school diploma · Aalen, Germany
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
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Qualifications
Profile
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Volker is based in Mögglingen, Germany.
Volker speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Volker has at least 27 years of experience. During this time, Volker has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 11 months. Note that Volker may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Volker would be well-suited for roles such as: Lean Consultant & Interim Manager, Military Service, Head of Projects & Services.
Volker's most recent position is Lean Consultant & Interim Manager at NStar42.
In recent years, Volker has worked for NStar42, Carl Edelmann GmbH, and Carl Zeiss IMT/Automated Inspection GmbH.
Volker is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Professional Services.
Volker is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Production, and Project Management. Volker also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Product Development, and Logistics.
Volker has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing and Professional Services.
Volker has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Project Management, and Strategy.
Volker holds a Master in Mechanical Engineering from TU Stuttgart.
The availability of Volker needs to be confirmed.
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