Dieter Braun - Biography

Dieter Braun was born in Bruchsal (Baden-Württemberg) in 1964.

After studying Industrial Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (KIT), he began his career at AUDI AG at the Neckarsulm site in 1991.

Initially, he worked in Vehicle Steering and then took on various tasks both within and outside of Logistics, particularly in the area of cost optimization and reorganization.

From 1998 to 2002, Braun was responsible for Logistics Planning at the Neckarsulm location. He then moved to Puebla to work for Volkswagen de México, where he simultaneously headed Logistics Planning and Operative Logistics. He returned to Neckarsulm as Head of Plant Logistics in 2005.

In 2010, he additionally took on responsibility at the site for the implementation of the Audi Production System as well as Industrial Engineering. He moved in 2016 to Product Line Organization at the Ingolstadt site, where he was responsible for all Audi vehicles with a transverse engine as a representative of the Production division.

Dieter Braun became Head of AUDI AG Brand Logistics in May 2019.

Since October 1, 2019, he has been responsible for the newly established Supply Chain area. In this function, he manages cross-plant logistics processes, such as Program Planning, International Logistics, Pre-Series Logistics, and Transport Logistics. He is also responsible for Logistics Planning and Plant Logistics functions.