About Sandra Lochmann
Operational leadership in DAX corporations, in parallel with entrepreneurial ventures — with a clear thread of HR expertise from recruiting to HR transformation.
Availability
Currently available for interim mandates, recruiting projects and market entry. An initial meeting is possible at any time.
FH Münster — CALA
Bachelor · Dual degree
German-Latin American Business Administration Programme (CALA). 7 semesters, practical semester and dual degree — German and Latin American university degree. The international foundation that shaped my entire career.
ANCALA — Alumni Netzwerk CALA: an active international network between Germany and Latin America, with contacts across industry, leadership and entrepreneurship.
BSI Software · Darmstadt
Interim mandate · Recruiting
Interim recruiting management delivered through People.Places.Performance. Build-up, implementation and stabilisation of a scalable end-to-end recruiting process. Full-cycle recruiting including senior and hard-to-fill positions, plus executive search for international sales roles. Close collaboration with executive management, HR and hiring managers; stakeholder alignment across business and functional teams.
EIM · Deutsche Interim AG
Accredited · HR
Accredited Interim Manager – HR & Digitalisation. Admitted to the manager pool of two leading interim providers in the DACH region. Specialisation: HR transformation, organisational development, HR interim leadership, and digital transformation, change management & implementation.
People · Places · Performance
Own company
Founder & Managing Director. Boutique for international growth: strategic recruiting, executive & direct search, interim recruiting leadership & process design, delegation support, site build-up, employer branding & HR transformation. Clients include BSI Software, ITALCAM Munich, HumanWare Italia, Autofattura.io / POSAdvisor.
ITALCAM Membership · HumanWare Italia
DE ↔ IT
Active member of the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce Munich, focused on site development, talent acquisition and HR topics in the German-Italian context. For HumanWare (MedTech spin-off of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa): go-to-market Germany, partner development and positioning.
Infineon Technologies AG
VP level
VP Global Customer Logistics & Demand Fulfillment — responsible for the entire customer logistics chain. ~450 staff across Asia, the Americas and Europe, 8 direct reports, €40M budget. Owned the SMOP process from demand fulfillment, optimised end-to-end supply chain and drove digital transformation. Employee satisfaction 89%.
BMW Group · Global Head QMS Engines & E-Drive
BMW · QMS
Global responsibility for the quality management system for engines and electric drives across sites in China, England, Austria and Germany. Disciplinary leadership, group-wide QM projects, «QMS 2.0» programme, build-up of a global network of quality managers.
BMW Group · Ramp-Up & On-the-Job Qualification Painted Body
BMW · Qualification
Leadership and development of 25 international trainers. Established the «lead plant» in Munich for the new plant in Mexico, technical qualification of ~400 new employees for the Mexico and China plants. Responsible for the smooth «convoy start-up» of the 3 Series Sedan (G2X) in China and Mexico in time, budget and quality; 8-figure budget.
BMW Group · Head of HR Service Centers Region Americas
BMW · HR & recruiting build-up
Strategic and operational leadership of the HR Service Center organisation US, Mexico, Brazil — 29 staff (11 with disciplinary responsibility), 8-figure budget. Project lead SAP HR rollout Mexico. Brazil plant ramp-up: full ownership for the recruitment of 1,500 employees — from plant manager to the last production worker, with all interview and assessment design created in-house. Mexico plant ramp-up: core team member for 4,500 hires, recruiting strategy and HR systems integration. HR outsourcing (incl. IBM SSC) and standardisation of HR processes across US · MX · BR.
Bayer AG · Junior HR Generalist & Project Manager
Bayer · HR 360°
Invited by the CEO Bayer Central America & Caribbean to Costa Rica to implement the Dave Ulrich HR model (HR Business Partners, Centers of Expertise, Shared Services) regionally — in close collaboration with the HR teams in Brazil and Germany. Full-cycle recruiting, organisational management, compensation & benefits for the region. Acting HR Business Partner in El Salvador (3-month maternity cover). Then at Leverkusen headquarters: restructuring and digitalisation of the Expert Management process for operational leaders and key roles. Work with SAP and global HR processes.
ESPI Services GmbH
P&L · family business
Deputy Managing Director — 18 years P&L responsibility in parallel with DAX career. Built together with my father to ~100 employees with own production in the Czech Republic (automotive wire harnesses, later LED lighting with Swareflex). Responsibility for four in-house e-commerce shops in import/export, digital marketing, sales, pricing and customer management.
Siemens AG · Mobile Communications
Trainee
International trainee programme in Applications & Services in Munich and close collaboration with the VP Siemens Mobile Latin America in Brazil. Market intelligence, network-coverage analysis and usability testing during the 2G → 3G transition.
Who I am currently working with.
A selection of ongoing mandates and strategic partnerships.
Projekt 3T GmbH
kiventro
netexpat
IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken
Voices from real projects.
„Sandra brachte ihre starke Marktkenntnis im deutsch-italienischen MedTech-Umfeld ein. Strukturierte Vorgehensweise, professionelle Kommunikation, klar lösungsorientiert."
„Sandra entwickelte die Markteintrittsstrategie und baute Kontakte zu Kliniken und Distributoren auf. Ihr strukturierter Ansatz führte zur Identifikation eines Distributionspartners. Highly results-oriented."
„Mit People.Places.Performance verbindet sie strategisches Recruiting, Standortentwicklung und Talentmobilität zu einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz. Beeindruckend, wie schnell sie die richtigen Talente zusammenbringt."
„Der Austausch war durchgängig sehr klar und straight forward. Feedback war stets konstruktiv und zeitnah. Wärmste Empfehlung."
„Wir kommen aus der Aviation und sind mit ihren Leistungen absolut zufrieden. Klare Kommunikation, schnelle Umsetzung, professionelle Abwicklung."
Anchored and internationally connected.
Official memberships, established networks. Remote work model, on-site meetings by arrangement.
EIM
Leading professional association for interim managers in the DACH region. Quality standards, network and ethics.
ITALCAM Munich
Active participation in the German-Italian business network — a bridge between Germany and Northern Italy.
DAX Alumni
Over 20 years of established industry network incl. Latin America experience. 21,578 LinkedIn contacts.
Professional liability insurance in place · Confidentiality and NDA guaranteed