People. Places. Performance — by Sandra Lochmann
Career path

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.

People · Places · Performance is my professional practice: executive search, interim management and recruiting. I work worldwide with independent freelance professionals.

Recognising, assessing and developing talent – through structured selection, personal dialogue and a clear understanding of your organisation's needs.

In Italy I provide consulting, project leadership and coordination. Candidate search, outreach, preselection and assessment are exclusively handled by the commissioned agency authorised in Italy.

About Sandra Lochmann

Availability

Currently available for interim mandates, recruiting projects and market entry. An initial meeting is possible at any time.

Education · International foundation2002–2006

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.

CALA programme at FH Münster ANCALA alumni network
Jan – Jul 2026

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.

Jul 2026 · ongoing

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.

May 2025 · today

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.

Jun 2025 · ongoing

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.

2023 — 2025

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%.

2018 — 2022

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.

2016 — 2018

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.

2012 — 2016

BMW Group · Plant ramp-up Brazil and Mexico · Head of HR Services & HRI Project Lead Americas

BMW · Plant ramp-up & HR Americas

First, the plant ramp-up in Brazil: workforce build-up for 1,500 employees together with an external service provider. Then plant ramp-up recruiting in Mexico: 4,500 employees together with the plant ramp-up recruiting team. Afterwards, Head of HR Services Americas and HRI Project Lead Americas — standardising HR processes while introducing SAP HR at the same time.

2007 — 2011

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.

2003 — 2021

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.

2001 — 2003

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.

Industry experience: Defence & Dual Use · Automotive & suppliers · Industry & manufacturing · Semiconductors & electronics · Aviation · Pharma, MedTech & Healthcare · IT & Software · Technology & telecommunications · Food industry
Current clients & partners · 2025 / 2026

Who I am currently working with.

A selection of ongoing mandates and strategic partnerships.

Mandat · seit 2015

Projekt 3T GmbH

Executive Consultant | Founder
June 2015 – present
Frankfurt / Rhein-Main
Partner · seit 2026

netexpat

Partner for international assignment & relocation
January 2026 – present
www.netexpat.com
From 2026
Soon

IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken

Service provider within the „Go International“ programme
Go International · Bayern
Nürnberg / Mittelfranken
Public source
What clients say

Voices from real projects.

ITALCAM · MedTech · DE↔IT
„Sandra brachte ihre starke Marktkenntnis im deutsch-italienischen MedTech-Umfeld ein. Strukturierte Vorgehensweise, professionelle Kommunikation, klar lösungsorientiert."
Viktor Eckel
Founder & MD, MedTech Agents · KinEthics
Go-to-Market Deutschland
„Sandra entwickelte die Markteintrittsstrategie und baute Kontakte zu Kliniken und Distributoren auf. Ihr strukturierter Ansatz führte zur Identifikation eines Distributionspartners. Highly results-oriented."
Jasmine Bianchi
Product Sales Specialist, HumanWare Italia
Executive Search
„Mit People.Places.Performance verbindet sie strategisches Recruiting, Standortentwicklung und Talentmobilität zu einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz. Beeindruckend, wie schnell sie die richtigen Talente zusammenbringt."
Thomas Deppisch
Account Manager, isarcolor · Xerox Solutions
Kandidatenbegleitung
„Der Austausch war durchgängig sehr klar und straight forward. Feedback war stets konstruktiv und zeitnah. Wärmste Empfehlung."
Irina Jaghinyan
Senior Partner Manager
Aviation
„Wir kommen aus der Aviation und sind mit ihren Leistungen absolut zufrieden. Klare Kommunikation, schnelle Umsetzung, professionelle Abwicklung."
Clemens Knappert
Aviation Industry
Anchored · networks

Anchored and internationally connected.

Official memberships, established networks. Remote work model, on-site meetings by arrangement.

Official member

EIM

European Institute for Interim Management

Leading professional association for interim managers in the DACH region. Quality standards, network and ethics.

Official member

ITALCAM Munich

Italian Chamber of Commerce Munich-Stuttgart

Active participation in the German-Italian business network — a bridge between Germany and Northern Italy.

Network · 20 years

DAX Alumni

Siemens · Bayer · BMW · Infineon

Over 20 years of established industry network incl. Latin America experience. 21,578 LinkedIn contacts.

Professional liability insurance in place · Confidentiality and NDA guaranteed

Collaboration

International Executive Search – with AIKON Partners

For cross-border searches I collaborate with AIKON Partners, an international boutique executive search network born in the Nordics. Every assignment is led personally by a senior partner – from start to finish.

Why this collaboration

I bring site build-up, industry and market experience from DACH, Italy and Latin America. AIKON brings the reach for leadership roles across the Nordics, Europe and beyond, with searches delivered in more than 60 markets.

How we work: the retainer model

A retainer is a fixed fee for a search – regardless of how many CVs end up on the table. It is paid in three instalments:

  1. 1Search start – market mapping and targeted direct approach
  2. 2Shortlist – you meet the strongest candidates
  3. 3Signature – your new leader accepts the offer

Why this works better for you: with contingency fees, whoever sends CVs fastest wins. With a retainer, we search exclusively for you – thoroughly, discreetly and among people who are not actively looking. They are usually the best.

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