Thomas Schwarz

Principal in the Operations team

Responsible for strategic manufacturing projects of the GEA Group; program lead for optimizing GEA Group’s global production network Developed a 6-year program to optimize the global production network (~20 projects, high double-digit M EUR savings target p.a.)

Responsible for strategic operations projects of Business Area Solutions, operations reporting & controlling and master data & configuration Reduced working time 35% by creating and introducing a standardized project management methodology

Member of the Leadership Team at the Operating Unit Manufacturing Europe Africa Responsible for optimizing and harmonizing business processes in Europe-Africa; program lead for optimizing order-related processes (e.g. order management incl. engineering, procurement, SCM) in Germany and Spain Developed and operationalized a concept to optimize an order management / engineering process: reduced working time by ~70% with several M EUR savings p.a.; headed implementation until handover to local organization

Manager Strategy, Markets & Development at Corporate Function Strategy, Markets and Development (SMD); strategy expert for the corporate function Procurement and for the region South & Central America Designed and executed a company-wide benchmarking; identified improvement projects to create savings potential of several Bn. EUR p.a. Introduced a structured strategy planning process for the corporate functions Procurement, HR and IT with a clear link to the business strategy

Developed a lean management concept; introduced concept at 4 regional distribution system operators Defined the future organizational structure and the finance steering logic of 2 merged energy generators

Projects in the public sector and the energy, environmental technology and infrastructure industries Identified and operationalized FTE savings potential of 35% by automating and standardizing customer processes at a German business development bank (Over)-fulfilled targets of the 12 assigned projects (with various thematic focuses)

Political analyses, political communication and strategic management consulting for international companies

Zivilgesellschaft, Lateinamerika, Europäische Union, USA