Background

Martin Austermann

Profile

  • Senior Vice President with 30 years of management experience
  • Extensive work in redesigning and managing global organizations
  • Knowledge of the automotive industry, consumer products and capital goods
  • Extensive knowledge in creating business and functional strategies
  • Strong capabilities to build international teams and mobilize around programs
  • Experience in company rescue and recovery, restructuring
  • Good knowledge of methods and tools involved in sales, sourcing and supply chain management
  • In-depth activities in short-term and long-term cost reduction
  • Proven negotiation skills in international environments, also especially in critical situations
  • Many years of experience in team- and target-oriented management of international employees
  • A high level of intercultural competency through previous international activities
  • Fluent English (good negotiating skills), fluent German, basic French

My approach


For me, collective and long-term strategies consistently stand in the foreground. My distinctive analytic abilities, first gained while studying engineering, have helped me to quickly structure my tasks and find pragmatic, creative solutions. My actions feature a high level of initiative and focus on achieving goals. My objective is to consistently attain success in business activities and a high level of customer satisfaction.


Work Experience

         

2020 –                         Founder and Owner of SCMA Consulting

                             

2008 – 2020              Husqvarna AB Sweden

 (World market leader of professional and consumer

 outdoor products, Stockholm/Sweden)

  • Founder and SVP of the Battery Competence Center
  • Chief Procurement Officer Husqvarna Group


2002 – 2008              Grammer AG, Vice President Group Procurement

 (Automotive 1/2 Tier supplier, seats and interiour,

  Amberg/Germany


1996 – 2002               Metabo AG, Vice President Supply Chain

  Management

  (Electrical power tool manufacturer,

  Nürtingen/Germany)


1994 – 1996               AT&T, Director of Sales

           (Global telecommunication network provider)


1986 – 1994               Philips, Director of Strategic Procurement

           (Global Consumer and Telecommunication

  Company)


Recognitions


    2016                          Winner “Gobal Excellence” award Procurement

  Leaders, London

    2014                          Winner “Best Supply Chain Initiative” award

  Procurement Leaders, London

    2013                          Husqvarna Quality Award


Education


    1986                          Electrical Engineering Degree (Dipl.Ing.)

   with specialization in telecommunications,

   RWTH University of Aachen / Germany

 

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