15 years of quality management, 9 of those at director level in global supplier quality management. Supplier audits in 12 countries across three continents. From Berlin for automotive supply chains and industrial manufacturing.
A new plant does not qualify itself. I assess the processes on site and surface the risks before they reach series production. On request, I also challenge and track the corrective actions all the way to your release decision. Assignments in modules, over weeks to months.
When a crisis hits, speed and structure count. Short-notice on-site deployments worldwide: structure the problem, narrow down root causes and drive corrective actions at the supplier — until reliable supply is restored.
I am a German Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur with a focus on production management (TU Dortmund) and at home in quality management — the last eleven years in supplier quality management at an internationally operating sensor manufacturer in Berlin, most recently in a leadership role.
As a certified VDA 6.3 process auditor, I have conducted potential analyses and process audits at suppliers in 12 countries across three continents, along with technical visits and supplier qualification projects.
Understanding unfamiliar production sites, finding my way in other cultures, improving processes with suppliers in workshops — that is what draws me to this work.
Today I offer this expertise independently — as an auditor and technical specialist for supplier quality. Independence, concretely: I do not advise a supplier I audit on behalf of a customer. I conduct audits in German and English. Lean, personal, and on equal footing.
I look at processes with a decision-maker's eye: context, impact, patterns, instead of just ticking off methodology. Shaped by years leading a global supplier quality organisation.
I have audited in the USA, Japan, Korea, China and India. I know what a yes in the audit actually means and where process risks show up between the lines.
Potential analysis, process audit and follow-up of corrective actions all come from me: one assessment standard from the first visit to the final report. No handoffs between specialists.
I do not treat audit findings as isolated cases, but look for the patterns behind them — in processes and in global matrix organisations. Identifying root causes rather than treating symptoms.
Complete process audits according to current VDA 6.3 standard at your suppliers — on-site, with a VDA-compliant audit report within two working days of the audit.
Technical assessment of new or critical suppliers before order placement. A sound basis for decisions in purchasing and quality.
New supplier or relocated plant: support from potential analysis all the way to your release decision — in modules over several weeks.
Targeted development of suppliers with potential: process weaknesses from audits or complaints as the starting point, on-site workshops, root cause analysis, and actions all the way to demonstrable process improvement.
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