Interim COO for Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain Transformation
Operational stability. Transformation at speed. Results that last.
I take temporary leadership and transformation responsibility when delivery performance, cash, organization or change are under pressure.
Stabilize. Focus. Transform. Embed.
When day-to-day business cannot wait.
Not every transformation starts with a mandate. Sometimes it starts with an operational problem.
Delivery Performance & Output
Backlogs increase, bottlenecks determine priorities and customer escalations grow.
Regain control and stabilize delivery performance.
Inventory & Working Capital
Capital employed rises while materials and components remain critical.
Improve working capital without putting service at risk.
Transformation & Leadership
Strategic projects lose momentum against operational day-to-day demands.
Connect run and change in one leadership logic.
Three roles. One standard: measurable impact.
Operational Recovery
Stabilize delivery issues, backlog, bottlenecks, supplier risks and unstable planning.
Transformation Lead
Implement S&OP/S&OE, planning, inventory, logistics, digitalization and organization.
Interim Leadership
Temporary leadership as COO, Head of Operations, Head of Supply Chain or transformation program lead.
Operations as a system – not as a collection of individual projects.
Planning & Performance
S&OP · S&OE · Demand Planning · Production Planning · OTIF · Backlog
Operational Excellence & Cash
Inventory · Working Capital · Logistics · Lead Times · Supplier Performance
Transformation & Leadership
Operating Model · Governance · Leadership · Organization · Run & Change
Digital Supply Chain & Innovation
ERP · SAP · MES · BI · AI · Automation · Data
Experience from real transformation situations.
Scaling Procurement & Supply Chain
Professionalizing planning, procurement, supplier management and international fulfillment in a fast-growing D2C environment.
Transforming Supply Chain & Operations
S&OP/S&OE, inventory, procurement, supplier risk, logistics and operational performance management.
Aligning an International Production Network
Connecting governance, planning, procurement and logistics across countries and sites.
“The value of an interim manager is not measured by how long he stays – but by how well the organization performs after he leaves.”
Ulrich Köster – Interim COO & Supply Chain Executive
25+ years of leadership experience across Operations, Supply Chain Management, Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Digitalization and organizational development. My focus is on situations where operational stabilization and change must succeed at the same time.
Where is your organization currently losing performance?
We talk about facts, economic impact and priorities – and clarify whether additional leadership or transformation capacity makes sense.
No consulting slideware. First the situation, then priorities, then execution.