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Martin Strauss

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Manager of Enableing Digitalisation at Volkswagen
📍 Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Martin Strauss is a manufacturing leader at Volkswagen with over 35 years of experience in production, quality processes, and lean management. He currently focuses on enabling digitalization within production and logistics. He holds a Diplom-Ingenieur from GH Universität Kassel and is also a certified business coach.

Outside of his extensive technical career, Martin appreciates the blend of old and new. He recently enjoyed a trip through Germanys lake district, highlighting a personal interest in nature, travel, and finding harmony between traditional craftsmanship and modern technology.

He uniquely symbolizes his mindset by pairing a traditional wooden canoe with a modern electric car for his travels.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Manager of Enableing Digitalisation
Job Level
Middle
Location
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Production Digitalization
He is responsible for evaluating the financial benefits and executing the "Roadmap Digitalization Production and Logistics" program for Volkswagen Passenger Cars.
Lean Manufacturing
A core part of his 35-year career, he applies lean management principles to improve efficiency from high-level strategy down to the shop floor.
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Career

Work history

12-2022
Manager of Enableing Digitalisation
Volkswagen
6-2021 - 12-2023
Head of Search Field Plant Program
Volkswagen
1-2021
Member of "Produktgruppe Coaching"
Volkswagen
10-2020 - 5-2021
Head of PMO Smart Office
Volkswagen
10-2019 - 7-2020
Management of the reintegration of Volkswagen R GmbH
Volkswagen
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Education
Coach in der Arbeitswelt
Deutsche Coaching Akademie
Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.Ing.)
GH Universität Kassel
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