OEM plant back to profitability
Reversing losses at a 600+ employee plant: contract renegotiation, waste reduction and a new cost model.
Interim management for manufacturing companies in Europe.
Over 25 years in manufacturing management - from the board of Viessmann to the lines of Volkswagen. I take responsibility for specific targets and their delivery: EBIT, restructuring, new plants, process optimisation. Interim management for manufacturers in automotive, HVAC, food and other industries - in the EU and beyond - with support for owners and boards on key strategic decisions.
17 years
on the Viessmann board
€0.5 bn+
annual turnover managed
2,000+
employees under management
4 countries
PL · DE · FR · CH
About
Dr Tomasz Tomczak
A leader and strategist with a proven track record in managing large manufacturing organisations. As Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President at Viessmann Technika Grzewcza, he was responsible for manufacturing plants in Poland, Germany, France and Switzerland - over €0.5 billion in turnover and more than 2,000 employees.
Earlier, for over eight years at Volkswagen Poznań, where he led company development, planning, quality and production. He completed his PhD in mechanical engineering in cooperation with VW.
He combines hard engineering and operational expertise with Lean and Kaizen methods and experience in leading people through change. Today he brings that experience to companies as an interim manager - and shares it as an Executive MBA lecturer.
Education & qualifications
- PhD Eng., mechanical engineeringPoznań University of Technology
- Executive MBA lecturerCollegium Da Vinci, Poznań
- Systemic business coachCoaching Akademie Berlin
- Management programmePorsche Management-Akademie
- Leadership Development ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
- Quality ManagerTÜV
Experience
Over 25 years in manufacturing management
Jan 2023 - present3 yrs
Interim Manager
Seckus
Interim management for manufacturers in the European Union and beyond, with responsibility for specific targets:
- improving profitability and reducing costs of a plant, group of plants or selected areas
- increasing productivity through Lean and Kaizen
- running a plant or a group of production plants
- strategic decisions: closure and relocation of entire plants and production lines between countries
- greenfield and brownfield projects, and support for owners and the board (CEO, CTO, COO)
Aug 2006 - Dec 202317 yrs 5 mos
Chairman of the Board / Executive VP BU
Viessmann
President of the manufacturing plants in Legnica and the R&D centre in Wrocław. Executive Vice President of the business unit (light commercial boilers, warm water and components), responsible for:
- Viessmann manufacturing plant in Berlin (Germany)
- Viessmann manufacturing plant in Faulquemont (France)
- other manufacturing plants in the EU
Feb 1998 - Aug 20068 yrs 7 mos
Manager
Volkswagen · Poznań
- Lead of Company Development
- Lead of Planning
- Lead of Quality Development
- Lead of Production
Areas of work
Concrete tasks I take responsibility for.
01
Restructuring & EBIT improvement
Reversing financial trends and restoring the profitability of plants and groups of plants.
02
Greenfield & brownfield projects
Building new plants and expanding existing ones - from strategic decision to production start-up.
03
Taking over management
Temporarily taking the helm of a plant or group of plants with clearly defined KPIs.
04
Process optimisation
Increasing productivity and profitability through Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen.
05
Strategic & investment decisions
Support in key decisions: invest, expand, close a plant, enter a new market.
06
Team development & training
Kaizen and Lean programmes and coaching for management and leadership teams.
07
Business coaching
Managerial and team coaching - supporting leaders through change, decisions and building the organisation.
08
Personal coaching
One-on-one coaching - personal growth, leadership and handling pressure in executive roles.
For whom
Manufacturing companies under pressure to perform.
Size
Mid-sized companiesTurnover approx. €2 m – €2 bn
Industries
ManufacturingHVAC, automotive, food, installation and related
Region
EuropePrimarily European Union markets
Situation
Turning pointTransformation, restructuring, succession, new investment
How we work together
An Interim Manager is not only an adviser. He is the one who supports and implements.
01
Diagnosis
Entering the organisation, analysing the situation and identifying the key problems.
02
Plan & KPIs
Clearly defined goals and metrics that we agree on together.
03
Implementation
Acting inside the company, not advising from the side. I take full responsibility.
04
Delivering results
Achieving the goals and being accountable for the KPIs agreed in advance.
05
Handover
Embedding the changes and handing the helm back to the team on exit.
Selected engagements
Results I took responsibility for.
Contact
Get in touch
E-mail
Phone
Address
Seckus Dr Tomasz Tomczak
ul. Tadeusza Kościuszki 4C
59-216 Kunice
ul. Tadeusza Kościuszki 4C
59-216 Kunice
Second office
ul. Romana Ciesielskiego 24/238
31-587 Kraków
31-587 Kraków
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