Jens Klepser

About Jens Klepser

SENIOR LEADER SALES | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | MARKETING | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | KEY CUSTOMER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - AUTOMOTIVE (DOMESTIC / GLOBAL)International Executive – Automotive Tier 1 / Tier 2 Supply BaseA strategic and hands on director / vice president and customer-focused business cross-functional leader with multi product background (highly engineered product) and global experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.Proven track record growing profitable business through opportunity identification - customer / market intelligence / product and technology trends, and the ability to organize the resources to deliver solutions; cross-functional leadership to develop and execute the commercial strategy. Bottom-line focused project delivery and customer P&L management / product line management by providing hands on leadership and coaching in project management, and through collaboration with my peers in manufacturing, supply chain, and operations.20 years + global experience with a strong technical education and experience in product engineering, manufacturing planning, and operations.Competencies:go-to-market strategy | relationship management | market intelligence | leadership and team building | strategic goal setting and performance metrics | budgeting | sales plan | life cycle management | customer cost models and strategic pricing | leadership and improving team performance | innovation management | project management | engineering | general management | vice president | director | sales | marketing | business development

Experience

1. Vice President Sales and Program Management

   Faurecia

   Jan 2013 — Present · Columbus, IN, US

   Accountable with my team of directors in sales, project management, engineering, and manufacturing to develop and execute the commercial strategy to grow the segment of international OEM customers in North America; collaborating with my peers in operations, finance, and supply chain on required activities to create differentiators; and to deliver the development, manufacturing set up, and product line management (selected customer product lines) with customer P&L responsibilities.Customers: Hyundai / KIA, Nissan, Honda, Audi, VW, BMW, Daimler

Education

• Michigan State University

  Course Work - Research Project: advanced production technologies, laser brazing of industrial grade ceramic with mild carbon steel using a Ti dotted silver matrix

• RWTH Aachen University

  Dipl. Ing.; Master Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Global Sales
• Business
• Plastics
• Engineering
• Executive
• Roof Systems
• Vehicles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Iso/Ts 16949
• Apqp
• Global Organizational Structures
• International Project Management
• Ppap
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Exterior Trim
• Emission Control
• Business Development
• Fmea
• Ts16949
• 5s
• Business Unit
• Executive Management
• Strategy
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Convertible
• Sales
• Industrialization
• Global Business Development
• Global Business Management
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Technical Sales
• Convertible and Roof Systems
• Kaizen
• Automotive Engineering
• Continuous Improvement