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Erik Gärtner

Associate Partner

Herning

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Where Erik is strongest.

  • Production optimisationExpert
  • Operational excellence / LEANExpert
  • Material flow & productivityExpert
  • Process transformationsExpert
  • Project managementExpert
  • Performance managementSubstantial experience
  • Warehouse optimisationSubstantial experience
  • Change managementSubstantial experience
  • Quality managementSubstantial experience
  • Turn aroundSubstantial experience
  • Cost-out & Inventory reductionSubstantial experience

Clients

IKEA Industry RO, SK & RUJeld-wen Nordic & UKPartnerTech PL, S & SFCoop DKEnemærke & PetersenBabcock & WilcoxNissens A/S DK & SKMaersk Drilling DK, I, USA (GOM)

Relevant project highlights

  1. 01Global furniture manufacturer: Turnaround of three production sites (eight factories) covering potentials, material yield, productivity, quality, warehousing, training and production planning. Program manager
  2. 02International window and door manufacturer: Performance excellence programme across 16 factories: programme design, potentials, game plan, training and coaching of lean agents and implementation support. Program manager
  3. 03Nordic electronics manufacturer: Developed and implemented a performance improvement concept, from programme design and potentials to training and implementation support. Program manager
  4. 04Danish retail cooperative: Performance excellence programme across three concepts and 700+ stores, covering warehouse, retail, bakery and butchery productivity, lean agent training and cultural change. Program manager
  5. 05Danish construction company: Full factory optimisation increasing output through productivity, cost-out, industrialisation and cultural change, plus specification of a greenfield site for prefabricated elements and a lead time concept for construction sites. Program manager
  6. 06International energy technology company: Lean improvement projects in production, production planning and administration. Program manager
  7. 07International automotive components manufacturer: Identification of potentials, productivity development, PMO set-up and process improvements. Project manager
  8. 08Global offshore drilling company: Analysed productivity issues causing downtime on deep-sea drill ships and provided process input for next-generation designs with reduced downtime. Project manager

Career

  1. 2023 –ZILLION Consulting Group
  2. 2020 –Compcon, Senior Consultant
  3. 2019 – 2020PWC, Director Operations Consulting
  4. 2007 – 20194IMPROVE, Senior Consultant
  5. 2003 – 2007Compcon, Consultant
  6. 2000 – 2003Danish Technological Institute, Consultant
  7. 2000 – 2000Grundfos A/S, Project Manager
  8. 1998 – 2000NJA Møbler A/S, Production Controller

Education

  • BSc in Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology (1998)

Skills

Languages
Danish, English
International
Sweden, Finland, England, Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Italy, USA (GOM), Serbia and China
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Erik Gärtner

Associate Partner

Herning · gartner@zcg.dk · +45 28 45 10 18

www.linkedin.com/in/erik-g%C3%A4rtner-07a0b97/

Programme manager for lean performance excellence and turnarounds across manufacturing, retail and construction

Expertise

  • Production optimisationExpert
  • Operational excellence / LEANExpert
  • Material flow & productivityExpert
  • Process transformationsExpert
  • Project managementExpert
  • Performance managementSubstantial experience
  • Warehouse optimisationSubstantial experience
  • Change managementSubstantial experience
  • Quality managementSubstantial experience
  • Turn aroundSubstantial experience
  • Cost-out & Inventory reductionSubstantial experience

Selected projects

  • Global furniture manufacturer: Turnaround of three production sites (eight factories) covering potentials, material yield, productivity, quality, warehousing, training and production planning. Program manager
  • International window and door manufacturer: Performance excellence programme across 16 factories: programme design, potentials, game plan, training and coaching of lean agents and implementation support. Program manager
  • Nordic electronics manufacturer: Developed and implemented a performance improvement concept, from programme design and potentials to training and implementation support. Program manager
  • Danish retail cooperative: Performance excellence programme across three concepts and 700+ stores, covering warehouse, retail, bakery and butchery productivity, lean agent training and cultural change. Program manager
  • Danish construction company: Full factory optimisation increasing output through productivity, cost-out, industrialisation and cultural change, plus specification of a greenfield site for prefabricated elements and a lead time concept for construction sites. Program manager
  • International energy technology company: Lean improvement projects in production, production planning and administration. Program manager
  • International automotive components manufacturer: Identification of potentials, productivity development, PMO set-up and process improvements. Project manager
  • Global offshore drilling company: Analysed productivity issues causing downtime on deep-sea drill ships and provided process input for next-generation designs with reduced downtime. Project manager

Career

  • 2023 –ZILLION Consulting Group
  • 2020 –Compcon, Senior Consultant
  • 2019 – 2020PWC, Director Operations Consulting
  • 2007 – 20194IMPROVE, Senior Consultant
  • 2003 – 2007Compcon, Consultant
  • 2000 – 2003Danish Technological Institute, Consultant
  • 2000 – 2000Grundfos A/S, Project Manager
  • 1998 – 2000NJA Møbler A/S, Production Controller

Education

  • BSc in Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology (1998)

Skills

  • LanguagesDanish, English
  • InternationalSweden, Finland, England, Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Italy, USA (GOM), Serbia and China

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