Company
Carl Zeiss Fixture Systems

Company Type
SME

Industry
Automotive

Size

• Revenue: €16 M
• Number of Employees: 142

Role:
Sole Managing Director

Task:
Facilitating the generational change in management

Period:
10.2018 – 07.2020

Budget Responsibility:
€16 M

Personnel Responsibility:
142 employees

• Very patriarchal leadership style
• Weak first-level management
• Outdated sales structure
• Poorly standardized products
• Outdated product portfolio
• No capacity planning
• No reliable project planning
• Outdated financial system
• Outdated master data

• Establishment of a new leadership style
• Placement of talented employees in the right positions
• Restructuring and personnel strengthening of the sales department
• Standardization of products with the aim of reducing costs and lead time
• Implementation of multi-project management software including capacity planning in manufacturing
• Personnel realignment of the finance department

• Successful implementation of the generational change in management
• Establishment of viable leadership and organizational structures in line with the corporate culture
• New open leadership style with communication on an equal footing
• Significantly improved profitability and better cost structures through product standardization
• Further development of the product range, introduction of new products
• Optimized project management and streamlined administrative support processes
• Strong sales structures with significantly faster quote generation