Gunnar Dröscher is currently Vice President - Bombardier Programs and Vice President - Planning Business Aviation at Rolls-Royce Germany, where he is responsible for the operational Rolls-Royce business with the customer Bombardier. He is also responsible for Sales & Operations Planning for the Business Aviation business unit. Previously, Gunnar Dröscher held various positions in supply chain management and project management in the context of engine development projects, most recently as Supply Chain & Product Cost Executive for new developments for engines for business aircraft.

He has published on supply chain management strategies for complex development projects in the International Journal of Procurement Management. He is also co-author of the case study "To Restructure or Not to Restructure? Rolls-Royce Weighs Its Options During a Supply Chain Crisis", which is used as part of the Operations Management course of the Executive MBA program at Cambridge Judge Business School. His thoughts on supply chain challenges during the Corona pandemic are published in an interview with Airliner World. His current research concerns supply chain partnerships in the circular economy.

Gunnar Dröscher holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School. He also holds a degree in industrial engineering (TH Lübeck) and a Bachelor of Science in International Business (Milwaukee School of Engineering).

The Pop in Your Job:

An aircraft engine is an extremely complex product and we work in a complex business environment with a complex supply chain. Working with colleagues from around the world to reduce complexity and drive the transformation of Rolls-Royce to become a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing business is a very motivating challenge.

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG: Rolls-Royce Deutschland employs around 3,500 people at its sites in Cottbus, Dahlewitz near Berlin, Munich and Oberursel near Frankfurt/Main. The Dahlewitz site is the Group's competence center for twin-shaft engines - the development and final assembly of all BR700 and Pearl engines is located here. To date, more than 8,000 engines have been delivered from the Dahlewitz site. In total, Rolls-Royce Germany supports around 8,500 engines in service worldwide. In 2014, a development test stand for large civilian engines was opened in Dahlewitz, where the largest and most powerful engines in the Trent family can also be tested. A new development and test center for the world's most powerful aircraft gearbox, a key component for the new UltraFan® engine, was also opened in 2017. Since January 2019, the company has been operating a center for artificial intelligence in Dahlewitz.