Thomas Schwarz

Operations projects in the private and public sector and in various industries – project topics include, for example, target operating model, optimization and digitization/automation of processes, performance improvement, benchmarking, and resilience against political risks Functional focus on holistic operational excellence, administrative modernization, supply chain management and production (incl. network optimization, resilience), procurement Member of the Operations DACH Management 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.), incl. political analyses and negotiations on public subsidies

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 Analysis of the impact of a planned EU trade agreement

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 Scenario-based business planning for a German airport under construction Managed a greentech cluster to connect politics, science, and business in a German federal state (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