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Stephan Mohr

PartnerMunich

Advises companies across industries on design and sustainability transformations, design-to-value, resource cleansheet CO2 and target-cost modeling, and capability building

As a partner in McKinsey’s Munich office, Stephan is a core member of the European product development and procurement work efforts. He has broad, cross-functional operations expertise and helps clients in identifying customer needs and translating them into specifications and impactful actions leveraging the latest technical solutions.

Since joining McKinsey in 2004, Stephan has brought to clients his deep functional expertise in the areas of design-to-value, design for sustainability, resource cleansheet CO2 and target cost modeling, and capability building.

Examples of Stephan’s recent client work include the following:

  • founding the McKinsey design-to-value labs and the cleansheet target-cost software solution
  • leading design-to-value gross margin increase and carbon-reduction engagements, capability building, and institutionalization across industries with a focus in automotive and assembly, high tech, and medical products
  • leading product conventions for automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and consumer products
  • performing CO2 and cost-resource cleansheet calculations and manufacturing footprint optimization for renewable energy plants, energy-efficient houses, next-generation cars, and household appliances
  • leading design for sustainability to reduce the environmental impact of consumer-packaged products across their life cycle
  • performed time-to-market reduction and project management for consumer products and capital projects
  • conducted product-teardown analyses, moderating teardown, and idea-generation workshops

PUBLISHED WORK

Product sustainability: Back to the drawing board,” McKinsey & Company, February 2022

Design cost-effective, carbon-abated products with resource cleansheets,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020

Making cost engineering count,” McKinsey & Company, July 2019

Multiply Design-to-Value impact: Build core DtV capabilities at scale,” McKinsey & Company, February 2017

Design to value at scale: Why capabilities matter,” McKinsey & Company, May 2015

The Cleansheet cost engineering function: Introduction,” McKinsey & Company, November 2014 

PAST EXPERIENCE

Jena-Optronik GmbH
Department leader system engineering

EDUCATION

Ilmenau University of Technology
PhD, electrical engineering