Goodbye status quo. Celebrating success together and with agility
Stephan Jorra
Interim Executive & Project Manager
Goodbye status quo. Celebrating success together and with agility
Stephan Jorra
Interim Executive & Project Manager
My heart beats for turnarounds, restructuring and transformation in the age of digitalization and agility.
You are faced with a situation where an important project is off course and in danger of failing. Or the operational business is causing concern because promised customer deadlines are not being met. So it's 5 to 12 and you need quick and sustainable solutions.
This is where I like to come in. Stephan Jorra is my name and as an interim executive and project manager I am happy to take on the role of plant manager, managing director, CxO or head of a task force or important special projects.
In this situation, I combine the best of both worlds: sound technical expertise, curiosity and a thirst for knowledge as a graduate engineer in development and extensive experience in operational business. With me, you get a neutral view from the outside. This quickly provides new impetus and paves the way for new solutions. I will implement these in your company, always in line with the latest developments and with a clear course towards success. I am a doer and not a theory consultant.
Many years of leadership and management experience paired with sound technical knowledge and a high affinity for digitalization result in effective solutions.
I also support the management or shareholders as a sparring partner or advisor.
To successfully implement change, you have to like people – I feel the same way and bring my empathy to each of my projects individually.
My clients are manufacturing SMEs and industrial companies with their own factories/plants in the energy sector and in mechanical and plant engineering.
My offer
I come when there’s a fire. It’s 5 to 12 and money is being lost every day.
- Task force in critical situations
- Turnaround - Restructuring
- Vacancy bridging
I will come when we have realized that we have to do something.
- Increasing resilience
- Transformation - shaping change
- Optimization & growth
By the way: Sometimes it’s the very short assignment that brings you forward, in which we develop strategies together, that gives you structure, that provides you with a realistic implementation roadmap – or “just” impulses.
I am a hybrid. Development expertise is my "basis". Shopfloor, operations and working with people are my "superstructure".
Stephan Jorra, Interim Executive & Project Manager
Main areas of experience
My experience is based on a mixture of technical know-how coupled with many years of management experience.
Transformation to an agile organization
Experience in the operational business of plants in the ETO and MTO sector
Transformation to an intelligent and green factory (smart & green factory)
Sound knowledge of electronics and software development
Sound knowledge of the primary and secondary technology of high-voltage grids
Know-how in the field of renewable energies (wind, solar, green hydrogen)
Selected projects
Turnaround Return to the profit zone
Task force to ensure customer appointments in the event of an external service provider being unavailable
Construction of a new modern production line for switchgear in wind turbines (green field)
Statements from my companions
"Stephan Jorra is able to transform because he is enthusiastic, convinced and persistent in his fight for change with people. This is a great gift, especially in this day and age."
"He has already successfully introduced New Work concepts on the store floor when many still dismissed it as a quirk of start-ups. He had applications with artificial intelligence developed in-house, while others waited for providers. ..."
"His experience in running factories is obvious, which gives him great foresight in terms of strategic decisions and wisdom in leading the whole team."
"... His intrinsic motivation for constant organizational development, his hands-on mentality, his engaging management style and his lightning-fast decision-making ability were formative for me during this time and a great support in my job."
"Under Stephan's leadership, I learned the most, was challenged the most and had the most fun of any previous job in my career. Whether a good or bad message, Stephan always found the right words."
"The tenacity with which he pursues new approaches and brings them into the organization is extraordinary."
"... He makes bold decisions without jeopardizing the business."
"... I have never experienced a person who radiates so much power and positive energy as Stephan. ..."
"I am immediately part of the team that is looking for solutions. He's immediately enthusiastic about everything I bring with me, what I'm here for."
"He was never too shy to go directly to the grassroots to get a feel for the truth of production and always learned something new himself and shared this knowledge."
"I found the entire time I worked with Stephan to be extremely appreciative. Both his team and the customer were always at the center of his attention."