Ing. Karl Grubmüller, MBA
Senior Consultant
Vienna/Lower Austria
Karl Grubmüller has over 30 years of professional experience, with more than 20 years of leadership and management experience in the industry. His focus is along the value chain, from purchasing, logistics and SCM to plant management and COO positions on an international level. Due to his great affinity for IT topics, he also supports companies in the area of digitalization and Industry 4.0.
Core sectors of his management experience are in the automotive supply industry, mechanical engineering and special machine construction, textile industry, chemical industry as well as the timber industry.
Short profile
- More than 30 years of professional and management experience
- International mandates in the manufacturing industry at the international level
- Specialist for Operations, Production and SCM
- Leadership experience as plant manager, COO and CTO
- MBA in General Management Focus Business Administration
- M.Sc. in Industry 4.0, Digitalization, Lean Management
Outstanding projects (excerpt)
- Plant manager in an automotive supplier company on an international level, 420 employees, 400 Mio.€ turnover
- SCM and logistics management in a machine construction company, focus on building up a high-performance supply chain for Europe, USA and China, €110 million turnover
- Reorganization and restructuring of a mechanical engineering company, interim CTO/COO, reorganization of a production site in CEE, sales expansion and successful turnaround, €25 million sales, 200 employees
Main areas of activity
- Specialist for operational excellence
- Management positions as COO CTO and CFO
- Lean management, production optimization and process management
- Digitalization and Industry 4.0
- Strategic corporate management