Dietmar Brede

Background

About Dietmar Brede

A senior demand supply chain manager with extensive operational R&D experience within the semiconductor, telecommunication and automotive industry. A strategic thinker with the ability to manage change effectively to ensure excellence business performance in terms of the quality and delivery of service reliability. Me as an exceptional manager has a first class reputation for not only achieving but also exceeding targets and an outstanding track record of developing, implementing and delivering innovative cost effective solutions. Achievements •Successful implementation of SMART (Toyota Production System) methods and tools •Consistently delivered substantial process and cultural changes with significant financial impact •Significant reduction of manufacturing failure rate ( 30% in 2007) •Significant production effectiveness increase (>15% in 2007) •Successful structural organization development of own department and integration of process engineering •Created an environment to utilize TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methods •Piloted, developed and implemented the OEE tool (Overall equipment effectiveness) and continuous improvement process •Piloted, developed and implemented a innovative and flexible work time model including workers council negotiation Specialties: Lean management; Union negotiation, joint venture negotiation, Change management