Thomas J. Bella is an experienced manager, founder and entrepreneur and an unconventional leader with 23 years of proven experience in the international aerospace and automotive industries.

Successfully led digitalisation projects at OEMs or TIER1 in the automotive industry inspire his clients as well as his strong sense for innovation management.

As a mentor for international MBA students at the Technical University of Munich and as a board member of the Bundesverband für Beratung Neue Mobilität (Federal Association for Consulting New Mobility), he is a competent contact and a recognised international networker.

Diplomacy, shaping change, leadership

• Many years of management consulting experience in the high-tech industry, with independent project acquisition and realisation with responsibility for budgets and resources.
• Successful in building and developing high-performance teams, particularly in the areas of procurement and supply chain management.
• Development of strategic partnerships and independent negotiation management with international suppliers and business partners.
• Certified consultant and expert for electromobility and alternative drive systems (DEKRA and TÜV Rheinland).
• Strong cost awareness through applied lean management methods.
• Outstanding cross-cultural skills due to many years of working in cultures such as the USA, China and India.

Development, restructuring, growth, innovation

• Founder and shareholder of a company specialising in services for electromobility.
• Continuous target achievement with sustainable customer satisfaction, even under difficult economic conditions.
• Development and introduction of an innovative process and IT solution for a Tier 1 in automotive (risk management solution), as well as for a car manufacturer or importer (holistic sales platform for dealerships).
• Further development of a lead buyer organisation (>120 employees) and establishment of an executive board to optimise group-wide purchasing strategies for production-related materials with a procurement volume of approx. 3 billion EUR.
• Establishment and management of a transnational purchasing department and realisation of 25% cost savings, including through state-of-the-art eRFX solutions.