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 -


2008 - 2020






2002 - 2008



1996 - 2002



1994 - 1996



1986 - 1994


Founder and Owner of SCMA Consulting

                             

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


Grammer AG, Vice President Group Procurement

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


Metabo AG, Vice President Supply Chain Management,

(Electrical power tool manufacturer, Nürtingen / Germany)


AT&T, Director of Sales

(Global telecommunication network provider)


Philips, Director of Strategic Procurement

(Global Consumer and Telecommunication Company)

Recognitions

2016

2014

2013

Winner “Gobal Excellence” award Procurement Leaders, London

Winner “Best Supply Chain Initiative” award Procurement Leaders, London

Husqvarna Quality Award

Education

1986

Electrical Engineering Degree (Dipl.Ing.)

with specialization in telecommunications,

RWTH University of Aachen / Germany