About
Execution on the ground – results the board can rely on
Over 20 years leading manufacturing operations across Europe and Asia, I have delivered complex greenfield projects, plant relocations and post-acquisition integrations for industrial groups and private equity sponsors. Clients engage me when the cost of getting it wrong is high and the time to get it right is short.
I operate as part of the client’s leadership team, not as an external advisor. That means accountability for outcomes, a direct line of reporting to the board or investor, and executive authority on the ground to make decisions without waiting for committees.
Every engagement begins with a clear diagnostic: what must be delivered, by when, and against which KPIs. From there, I build or take over the project team, establish governance and reporting, and drive execution through to completion. Recommendations alone have never solved an operational problem.
Three Principles
Clarity over consensus.
Operational windows close. Decisions are made within them and the reasoning is on record.
Execution over theory.
Diagnostic frameworks, lean tools, project methodologies – every project uses them. The difference is who carries them onto the shop floor.
Reporting investors can trust.
One monthly pack. The same format throughout the engagement. No surprises in board meetings.
Active engagement
Plant closure and footprint consolidation programme for a PE-backed European flexible packaging group, Poland. September 2025 – December 2026. Reporting line: PE sponsor and group executive.
Background
Roles
Plant Manager, Operations Director, VP Operations and Programme Director positions within international manufacturing groups — including Tier 1 automotive, aerospace components, FMCG and heat treatment. Full P&L responsibility for operations ranging from €30M to €60M in annual turnover.
Geographies
Engagements delivered across Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Portugal, Turkey and China. Familiar with the operational, regulatory and labour-market context in each, including the commercial and cultural dynamics of managing transfers between European and Asian manufacturing bases.
Qualifications
Training and certifications grounded in operational execution rather than theory.
Quality & standards: FMEA · APQP · PPAP · SPC · IATF 16949 · ISO 14001 · AIAG CQI-9 · ISO 50001
Project management: PRINCE 2
Operational excellence: Lean Manufacturing · Root cause analysis · 8D · 5 Why · Ishikawa
Languages
Polish (native)
English (fluent, business)
Professional membership
Member of Stowarzyszenie Interim Managers (SIM) – the Polish Interim Managers Association. SIM is the only professional body in Poland representing interim managers and the official Polish member of INIMA (International Network of Interim Manager Associations).
Looking for the right operator for your next mandate?
Get in touch to discuss scope, timeline and commercial terms. I respond within 24 hours.
mobile : +48 530 472 040
e.mail: tomasz.osuch@interimprojects.eu
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