Matthias Weiss

ABOUT MYSELF

Target-oriented business manager with more than 10 years of experience in Industrial Business Operations Management. Smart working and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure upgrade-level Liaison Officer and Director Operational Excellence position. Ready to drive the organization to constant development to maximize success.

Expertise in business development and streamlining processes and systems for efficiency and productivity.

Effective liaison to key clients, accounts and external business stakeholders. Leverage trends across industries and markets to derive solutions and approaches focused on creating value for customers and profitability for company.

Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Versatile and innovative management professional skilled at seeing "big picture" while still also focusing on details. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Well-versed in applying multi-faceted approach to managing safety, operations and productivity across multiple business lines.

• 2010: Entered China in October and cleared 3 months of order backlog until end of the year by eliminating internal road blocks and training employees on up to date planning principles.
• 2011: Took over a pending product introduction of a magnifier light and successfully brought it into mass production.
• 2012: Successfully managed the ISO 9001 re-certification and build up a local Service Technician for the China Market
• 2013: Together with German engineer localized a series of machine lights for the Asia market.
• 2014: Took over Purchasing Department with all sourcing activities in China.
• 2015: Developed new suppliers in southern China for electronic components and localized electric assemblies for HQ in Germany.
• 2016: Moved the factory into a new building whilst keeping operational business running with zero impact to delivery reliability.
• 2017: Managed the localization of 10+ mechanical assemblies for a new cable car series starting from RFQ to series production.
• 2018: Successfully launched 5S & Continuous Improvement System to improve internal value chain and factory efficiency.
• 2019: Rearranged the entire factory layout in 2020 to generate additional assembly & QC space to prepare for business growth. 2020: Optimized MRP Process for a instant restart after Covid-lockdown.
• 2021: Developed customer relationship to a new strategic customer (German Hidden Champion) opening business potential of 3-4 Million CNY.
• 2022: Led the way to a 22 Million CNY annual sales project with high gross margin for a world leading automotive supplier.

I am striving for a healthy Work-Life-Balance and my job plays THE major role in that.

My goal is live with but not just for my family and my passions.

One makes the other - being a caring father, responsible husband and a manager all relies on trust and it must be earned.

I prefer to work smart rather than hard; being efficient is the key to achieve my goals without spending endless hours in the office and the same I try to teach my employees.

To master complexity in this fast paced world is my motivation, challenges are fuelling my drive. Whether it's a complex problem at work or a high intensity workout afterwards - I enjoy to push myself to my limits and above with strong will and tough self-discipline.

Keeping the overview but also caring of the details where necessary counts in daily work as much as in my favorite hobby, scale modelling.

Allowing standstill is not an option as my career goes side by side with the business development and it is my obligation towards my employer but also my family to drive that development.

I prefer to work smart rather than hard; being efficient is the key to achieve my goals without spending endless hours in the office and the same I try to teach my employees.

To master complexity in this fast paced world is my motivation, challenges are fuelling my drive. Whether it's a complex problem at work or a high intensity workout afterwards - I enjoy to push myself to my limits and above with strong will and tough self-discipline.

Keeping the overview but also caring of the details where necessary counts in daily work as much as in my favorite hobby, scale modelling.

Allowing standstill is not an option as my career goes side by side with the business development and it is my obligation towards my employer but also towards my family to drive that development. I appreciate to work in a dynamic, flexible and fast paced environment allowing me to implement changes daily rather than following daily routines.

Yet I'm striving for a healthy work-life-balance which is for me as dynamic as my job shall be as changes bring me great pleasure.

My family is important to me but so is my career, ideally both can be combined, whether I can call Shanghai my home base or they join me on a business trip, there should be no limits in today's modern world of employment. I consider modern IT & communication networks as a key to efficiency allowing us to keep in touch wherever we are and thus I do use it excessively.