Joachim Lodemann

Background

About Joachim Lodemann

I have a passion for building great things under challenging circumstances through excellent teamwork. My track record in building winning teams both in classical and matrix set-ups has resulted in step-function improvements of organizational efficiency. During my career I have formed a skill-set for business and methods, as well as situational leadership behavior. I succeeded in building bridges and working on dysfunctional teams and organizations, overcoming hurdles by applying purpose-driven leadership and solid change management, always leading by example as a visionary and respected leader with excellent motivation skills and a track record of successful strategic initiatives. In my different stations I have been managing and motivating organizational units with up to employees / engineers. Due to my business development skills, I have improved incomplete and unbalanced business case evaluation methods to make proper strategic decisions and develop a healthy product portfolio. I am a vision- and mission-driven team player by nature and my leadership style is collaborative, creating an open, trustful and result-oriented culture. I have received high scores in employee satisfaction surveys and put emphasis on feedback and development at all levels of my teams. SUMMARIZED COMPETENCIES • LEADERSHIP – visionary leadership, purpose driven, building winning teams by growing people on all levels, strong track record of employee motivation, creating positive movements, improving collaboration within Europe • SALES MANAGEMENT – defining product strategies, value-selling, order acquisition, running global quotations, contract negotiations, customer care, global alignment to one behavior • AGILE DEVELOPMENT – key stake holder of different cost down agile teams supporting saving potentials. Successfully piloting SCRUM and Kanban in different TechCenters, starting and completing an agile transformation of different organizational units, agile leadership, servant leadership • INTERNATIONALITY – global experience in sales, engineering/development and management, involving multiple cultures in all continents • PROJECT MANAGEMENT – successful local, regional and global projects management, complex set-ups • QUALITY & PRODUCT ROBUSTNESS – experienced in different types of problem-solving and robustness tools in product and organizational development • TECHNICAL - technical, regulatory and compliance knowledge in automotive safety sector, strong analytical skills, fast technical understanding and ability to communicate target group oriented