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Oliver Diehm

Oliver Diehm

Director Business Service Center North America
Queretaro

Summary

Experienced Automotive Professional, almost 20 years of experience in Automotive Industry

Passionate Leader, leading intercultural teams since 2012

International Achiever, working successfully on 5 continents

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages

Work History

Head of Business Service Center North America

BSM (Brose)
06.2020 - Current

Build up a regional Business Service Center for Controlling, Finance, Purchasing and Sales for North America and a global Business Service Center for HR.

General Manager

BSM SA De CV
01.2020 - Current

Legal representative of Brose Service Company in Mexico.

Leading restructuring from internal Outsourcing Company to become a Specialized Service Company after the legal reform in Mexico (2021)

CFO

Brose Mexico
11.2019 - 12.2020
  • Advice plant management and increae profitability through measure tracking
  • Ensure accurate external reporting to authorities and internal reporting to stakeholders
  • Develop team consisting of Controlling, IT and Foreign Trade

Director

Brose China
03.2015 - 10.2019

2015 - 2016 Head of Project Controlling China

Responsible for Project Controlling of 3 Business Divisions in China. Ensuring correct, plausible and competitive calculations and advising customer teams in commercial matters.


2017-2019 Head of Controlling China

Responsible for Project Controlling of 3 Business divisions, Regional Central Controlling and Plant Controlling.


2018-2019 Head of Cost Management China

Responsible to establish Cost Management and Cost Analyst team and processes for Brose China


April/2018 – Aug/2018: Interims regional CFO China
Responsible for Finance, Tax, Legal, IT, Organization and Controlling department in transition time before new CFO was on board


Project Controlling Team Lead

Brose Hallstadt
01.2014 - 03.2015
  • Responsible for Project Controlling of the Power Tailgate Business (TP1)
  • Customer Team P&L analysis and recommendations
  • Support business planning
  • Execute, supervise and approve project calculations

Project Controlling Team Lead

Brose Hallstadt
01.2012 - 03.2015
  • Product Controlling of TK5 Customer Unit; responsible for Project Controlling of French and Japanese OEMs of Business Division Door and for the emerging markets of Brazil and India
  • Leading Controllers on 3 continents
  • Customer Team P&L analysis and recommendations
  • Support business planning
  • Execute, supervise and approve project calculations

Project Manager

Brose Do Brasil
08.2011 - 01.2012
  • Lead the project team for Window Regulator in development phase for critical project (VW GOL)
  • Successful customer negotiation and supplier follow up.

Market Team Controller

Brose Do Brasil
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Responsible to create correct, plausible and competitive calculations as responsible project controller of the Brazilian Brose Entity

Project Controller

Brose Hallstadt
08.2008 - 12.2008
  • Division Doors training on the job, Hallstadt
  • Training as Project Controller for Business division Door to prepare for Expatriate time in Brazil

Business Unit Controller

Karmann
10.2004 - 08.2008
  • Business Division Controlling for Roof Systems
  • Controlling of Business Division cost, series project cost and production related cost
  • Participation in planning
  • Project Controlling support

Internship After Graduation

Daimler Chrysler Do Brasil
02.2004 - 04.2004
  • Support in monthly reporting, forecasting
  • Special analysis in field of logistics

English Teacher

Freelancer
09.2002 - 11.2002

Working as English teacher to finance Portuguese language course.

Shop Keeper

Tankstelle Schuch
09.1997 - 08.2002

Education

MBA - Sustainable Business Administration

UVM Universidad Del Vale Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico
01.2021 - 01.2023

Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) - Industrial Engineering

MA & LU University of Applied Sciences
Mannheim And Ludwigshafen
10.1997 - 10.2003

Skills

Leadership

Connected Thinking

Intercultural Awareness

Interests

Reading, especially History Novels

Good food, great restaurants or home cooking

Traveling, to see the world, to experience culture and to enjoy nature

Timeline

MBA - Sustainable Business Administration

UVM Universidad Del Vale Mexico
01.2021 - 01.2023

Head of Business Service Center North America

BSM (Brose)
06.2020 - Current

General Manager

BSM SA De CV
01.2020 - Current

CFO

Brose Mexico
11.2019 - 12.2020

Director

Brose China
03.2015 - 10.2019

Project Controlling Team Lead

Brose Hallstadt
01.2014 - 03.2015

Project Controlling Team Lead

Brose Hallstadt
01.2012 - 03.2015

Project Manager

Brose Do Brasil
08.2011 - 01.2012

Market Team Controller

Brose Do Brasil
01.2009 - 01.2012

Project Controller

Brose Hallstadt
08.2008 - 12.2008

Business Unit Controller

Karmann
10.2004 - 08.2008

Internship After Graduation

Daimler Chrysler Do Brasil
02.2004 - 04.2004

English Teacher

Freelancer
09.2002 - 11.2002

Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) - Industrial Engineering

MA & LU University of Applied Sciences
10.1997 - 10.2003

Shop Keeper

Tankstelle Schuch
09.1997 - 08.2002
Oliver DiehmDirector Business Service Center North America