Joaquin Martinez

Angestellt, Senior Vice President Southern Europe, SODECIA Automotive Saarlouis GmbH
Burscheid, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Leadership
Globalisation

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Joaquin Martinez

  • Current 3 months, since Mar 2026

    Senior Vice President Southern Europe

    SODECIA Automotive Saarlouis GmbH

    Senior regional executive responsible for leading commercial strategy Operational performance, and organizational development across Southern European markets. Accountable for driving sustainable growth, elevating customer satisfaction, and expanding market presence through strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and disciplined execution

  • 9 months, Jun 2025 - Feb 2026

    Vice President Operations

    SODECIA Automotive Saarlouis GmbH
  • 8 years and 10 months, Aug 2016 - May 2025

    Director of Operations

    Adient Ltd. & Co. KG

    • P&L responsible of 10 JIT plants in Europe for customers: Daimler, JLR, Ford and Renault (Germany, Hungary, UK, Rumania, Turkey, Slovenia, France and Spain) • Annual sales: 1.5 billion dollars • Total headcount: 4,000 people • Strongly focused in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma • Responsible for Continuous Improvement Europa (all JIT plants) • Assure the implantation of Adient Manufacturing System (AMS) across the network.

  • 2 months, Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

    Director Operations

    Johnson Controls
  • 9 years and 10 months, Sep 2006 - Jun 2016

    Plant Manager

    Johnson Controls

    • JIT Seat assembly and Cut & Sew operation. • Customer: Volkswagen de Mexico and Nissan • 2 different carlines, more than 300 versions • Over 1,000 employees. • Sales over 200 Mio usd per year • Responsible of P&L looking for cost reduction and operational improvement • Develop and implement Profit Plan and Strategic Planning • Operation strongly focused in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma • Effective interaction to deal business in multiple cultures.

  • 3 years and 8 months, Jan 2003 - Aug 2006

    Program Manager

    Johnson Controls

    • Responsible to assure the implementation and SOP of new projects • Responsible to negotiate with the customer timings and delivery programs. • Commodities to launch: Metal, Foam, Trim Covers, JIT assembly and Interiors parts. • Customers: Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz • Program reviews with the customer in Germany and Mexico • Internal programs review with JCI top executives in North America, Germany and Mexico

  • 2 years and 5 months, Aug 2000 - Dec 2002

    Logistics Manager

    Johnson Controls
  • 2 years and 9 months, Nov 1997 - Jul 2000

    Buyer

    Johnson Controls
  • 3 years and 6 months, May 1994 - Oct 1997

    Buyer

    Televisa, S.A. de C.V.

Ausbildung von Joaquin Martinez

  • 11 months, Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

    Management Development Program

    Ipade Business School

  • 1 year and 11 months, Sep 1995 - Jul 1997

    Master Business Administration

    Instituto de Estudios Universitarios

  • 3 years and 10 months, Sep 1990 - Jun 1994

    Industrial Engineering

    Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla

Sprachen

  • Spanish

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • German

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Italian

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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