Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Theiss

Tasked to drive strategic planning, global expansion and business restructuring for global business unit, including the need to build a best-in-class international team, establish a customer-focused business that would be able to deliver strong and sustainable gains. Fully accountable for the P&L, I managed manufacturing plants in France and Brazil, while also managing all business functions for teams located in 7 offices in the USA, Mexico, China, France and Brazil.

P&L responsibility for Wire Harness and Ignition division at Prestolite Wire LLC. Responsible for Global Sales, Product Engineering, Sourcing and Quoting functions for the division. Customers for the division include Car Manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers worldwide.

Serve as acting manager with responsibility for all functions; organization in China consists of trading company with more than 30 employees, with accountability for sales development, supplier scouting, contract negotiations, purchasing, product consolidation, assembly, product testing and quality, repackaging, shipping and basic engineering services.

Oversaw team that initiated product introductions and marketing strategies. Managed $20M customer portfolio. Secured position as direct supplier to General Motors; managed programs for Nissan; and landed sales with Dana, Inergy, Behr Thermal Systems, Hella, Pierburg, and Robert Bosch.

Responsible for company’s most diverse and complex customer portfolio, including companies such as Xerox, Robert Bosch, Lear, Flextronics, DaimlerChrysler, Faurecia, etc.