Jochen Ohler

Finance Executive | Charging Forward Strategy | +400% Profitability | Turnaround | Automotive | KPI-Driven | €600M Scope

Global Executive Board Member | Turnaround & Strategy Leader | LMT Tools, LMT FSHS & LMT Immobilien | Global Oversight: Finance, Tax, Accounting, Controlling, Legal & Compliance, HR, IT & Real Estate | Developed and implemented Fit-at-20(20) and Mission Champions League strategies driving profit and cash-flow to all time highs (via best-cost-cost country approach)

Re-Designed LMT FSHS Shared Services | 126 Team-Members | Transtioned LMT FSHS from a Germany-focused setup to a global model | Established two centralized HR, IT, Treasury, Legal, and Tax organizations integrated into LMT’s operational divisions

Learning and Recreational time

Initiated and led Terex Cranes Germany restructuring process

Led Finance & Operations across multiple business lines | Oversight of Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Banking, and IT | Directed EMEA Finance & IT team of 70+ | Drove budgeting, forecasting, transfer pricing and footprint strategies, make-or-buy decisions, global S&OP, and customer negotiations | Key contributor to audit readiness and cross-functional alignment within EMEAR

Leading Finance, Accounting, Costing and IT Operations of the biggest Terex site globally with 30+ team members

Led Financial Planning & Analysis for Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy, Kenzo, Acqua di Parma, and Benefit | Oversight across 2 legal entities | Managed IFRS- and tax-compliant accounting and reporting | Monitored performance and analyzed results | Facilitated business reviews with Paris HQ, country GMs, and brand managers | Directed €4.5M Shared Services Center (SCC) covering cash management, accounting, controlling, payroll, customer service, logistics, IT, facilities, merchandising, central procurement, insurance, HR, and legal | Implemented SLAs, KPIs, and activity-based costing

Provided financial and strategic leadership for manufacturing and logistics operations | Oversaw a 3-shift plant with 160 employees | Managed plant and JIT supply network performance analysis and countermeasures | Delivered continuous improvements in productivity, compliance, and vendor management | Acted as plant steward for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance

Managed €100M salon financing portfolio for P&G brand customers | Supervised 5 teams with 40 direct reports | Structured, negotiated, approved, and monitored customer credit lines | Liaised with banks to secure external credit facilities | Managed accounts receivable for 50K customer accounts and 4K loan contracts | Handled insolvency claims | Resolved all outstanding SEC and SOX compliance issues through process implementation and training

Optimized strategic planning and controls | Led multi-horizon budgeting and forecasting | Analyzed performance vs. targets | Partnered with leaders on stretch plans and countermeasures | Served as Business Controls Facilitator (BCF) for Global MDO | Managed Global SOX roll-out

Positioned $1.4B global business unit for growth | Led forecasting across brands and markets | Aligned with S&OP, supply chain, and go-to-market teams | Managed risk, stretch targets, and transitions for divested brands

Project Lead for EU Antitrust Compliance | Delivered full compliance with EU antitrust obligations on time | Recognized with award for successful implementation | Drove financial turnaround in Western Europe (+350% profit) | Led setup of Wella Nordic (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland) | Executed logistics outsourcing and Nordic centralization | Integrated Hermann Lepsoe into regional operations

Successful IPO in May 2000 of Ad'link AG, M&A and integration of 10 Subsidiaries within 9 month

Global Expansion incl. of Webservices GMX, Fostered Seeding Strategy as PE Investor by Minority Investment in various businesses and Start-ups.

Apprenticeship