Interim & Transition Management

When the situation
cannot wait,
the solution should not either.

Senior-level operational leadership — based on LEAN culture

Some challenges cannot wait

A key management position is suddenly vacant. A major transition requires experienced leadership. An operational challenge demands immediate, focused attention. Recruiting a permanent Director takes months. You cannot wait.

This is where MS horizon steps in

MS horizon provides immediate, senior-level operational leadership — on your terms, for as long as you need it. No lengthy onboarding. No political agenda. Just experienced, focused management from day one.

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Why Transition Management

The right leadership,
right when you need it.

Organisations facing critical transitions need leadership that is immediate, embedded, and experienced — not a consultant who advises from the outside, and not a permanent hire that takes months to recruit.

Not a permanent hire — by design

Interim management fills the gap immediately — senior expertise, full accountability, no long-term overhead. I step in, deliver, and hand over cleanly to your permanent hire.

Not a consultant — embedded

Unlike a consultant who advises from the outside, I work inside your organisation. Managing your teams, your clients, your operations. I arrive battle-tested, with no ramp-up period.

Flexible by nature

  • No minimum duration — scoped entirely around your actual need.
  • On-site or remote — presence adapted to what the situation requires, agreed up front.
  • Not necessarily 100% — part-time engagement (2–3 days/week) available.

Where I can help

  • Stabilising a leaderless site or team
  • Driving a critical client integration or migration
  • Carrying a complex project through to handover
  • Rebuilding trust between teams and customers

A Situation & The Solution

Not sure where your transition stands?

Every transition is different — the stakes, the timeline, the people involved. I don't offer templates. I offer a conversation: a chance to think through where you are, what the real risks are, and what a practical path forward might look like. No pitch, no pressure.

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Operational Improvement

Diagnosing and resolving operational inefficiencies, KPI management, team structure and reporting — grounded in proven LEAN methodology.

Project & Change Management

Leading complex client integrations, geographical site migrations, and cultural transformation — from scoping through to clean handover.

Beyond Interim Management

A complete toolkit for organisational change

Transition management is just one part of what MS horizon offers. Whether your organisation needs to resolve an immediate leadership gap, improve operational performance, or build a lasting culture of continuous improvement — the services below form a coherent, end-to-end offer.

If Lean culture is on your agenda, read on.

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LEAN Methodology

Your RoadMap to LEAN

A structured, step-by-step journey — from preparing your organisation for change, through building a learning culture, to sustaining continuous improvement for the long term.

Preparing for change

Step 01

Preparing for Change

"If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail." — Benjamin Franklin

Assess where you are today and define the purpose of the changes ahead — before any training begins.

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Knowledge transfer

Step 02

Knowledge Transfer

"The way you think, the way you become." — Brian Tracy

Experience-based Lean tool trainings focused on practical experiments within your familiar environment.

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Embarking on LEAN

Step 03

Embarking on LEAN

"If you stop getting better, you stop being good." — Oliver Cromwell

Maintain momentum within the never-ending PDCA cycle — always with the right tool at the right time.

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Step 01

Preparing for Change

Building the foundation for your future

'Go and see' where you are today and where you want to go. Before starting to train you and your people on the essential Lean tools, we will together assess your current situation and define the purpose of the changes ahead.

During this phase we define where to start, where to go, and how to get there. Once completed you will have a clear communication plan, a step-by-step itinerary, and a change team who will lead your people on this new journey.

Step 02

Knowledge Transfer

Building a learning culture to see the 'as-is'

Our Lean tool trainings are focused on learning based on practical experiments. The key to anchoring newly learned methodologies is to practise them within your familiar environment.

Our unique training concept 'Learning Differently' is based on real-life work environment modelisation, where your teams will enjoy learning and share their newly acquired knowledge. As of now, Lean waste will be everyone's shared focus.

Step 03

Embarking on LEAN

Building your future on a solid foundation

Having integrated the new vision to eliminate Lean waste, you and your teams will continuously and effortlessly identify new areas of improvement.

At any given moment, when you face a new situation where new Lean tools may be needed, we will be there to share our experience. Step by step, you will integrate incremental knowledge and progress.

Our Approach

Learning Differently

A series of Lean games using unique tools. Participants learn various Lean tools in an enjoyable, hands-on fashion — real understanding comes from doing, not from slides.

Pragmatic & Easy to Understand

There are no rules, only experiences from which your teams develop an in-depth understanding of Lean thinking and the related tools.

Customised Tools

We reproduce your specific industrial environment as models — touched, amended, improved. Anything that seems unsurmountable in reality can be experimented in a model world.

All-In

We identify your needs together. All materials are adapted for your collective Lean journey — you don't have to worry about anything.

Lean training
Lean workshop
Lean tools
Team learning
Lean games

Ready to talk?

No pitch, no pressure — just an open exchange to think through where you are and what a practical path forward looks like.

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Our Framework

Our Principles

Three main principles we work to when creating Lean culture — allowing us to create a ready-for-change environment.

Inherent Simplicity

Inherent Simplicity

  • The solution already exists — you only have to find out who can tell you
  • Don't ask for the perfect solution immediately, as it will create complexity
  • Focus on value creation
Grow the Workforce

Grow the Workforce

  • Involve everyone and listen to those who don't speak up (anymore)
  • Make sure the proper tools are available so the job can be done right
  • Your teams can teach you
Allow for Time

Allow for Time

  • Use time wisely for the appropriate step at a time
  • Changing culture means changing human behaviour
  • Allow time for reflection — rushing will ignore vital details
MS horizon values

What We Stand For

Our Values

Honesty

Honesty is our first and foremost attribute. Only with total transparency can you achieve unconditional participation of all stakeholders. As soon as your teams can put aside all worries, everyone will give everything in their ability to make progress together.

Honesty drives confidence

Respect

No matter at what level you are within the organisation, your input is key to the future. Respect practised top-down makes teams feel valued and part of something bigger.

Respect drives trust

Engagement

Every organisation has opportunities to grow through inherent knowledge and creativity. Once you get your team to share their views and take them seriously, you create an organically growing engagement that drives your business further.

Engagement grows business

Our Vision

Our vision is to create cultural change into a Lean organisation through shared commitment across all levels. Every single individual has a voice with the freedom to share ideas, concerns, fears and success.

Our Mission

We will achieve this through a structured step-by-step programme, assuring that no one is left behind, and that all aspects of the journey have been covered before moving to the next level. Right-first-time foundation creation — so you are truly ready to embark on the Lean journey.

The Person Behind MS horizon

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About Michael's horizon

25+ years at the sharp end of international Logistics, Supply Chain & Operations

After more than 25 years at the sharp end of international Logistics, Supply Chain, and Client Operations, Michael founded MS horizon to bring senior-level interim and transition management to organisations that need immediate, reliable leadership — without the delays of a permanent hire.

His career has taken him across Europe and beyond, leading complex operations for global logistics and manufacturing players in Healthcare, Tech, and Entertainment. Whether stabilising a leaderless site, driving a critical client integration, or rebuilding trust between teams and customers, Michael's approach is consistent: listen first, act with clarity, and leave the organisation stronger than he found it.

Alongside his operational work, LEAN has been a defining thread throughout his career — not as a methodology box to tick, but as a genuine conviction. From hands-on 5S implementation on warehouse floors to founding international continuous improvement programmes.

"People are an organisation's greatest asset — but only when the systems around them allow them to thrive."

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Contact

Websites can only deliver a certain amount of information. We actually prefer one-to-one exchanges — so don't hesitate to get in touch.

MS horizon
14, Route de Burange
L-3429 Dudelange
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Europe)

Phone: +352 621 232 535
Email: michael.schroeger@mshorizon.com

Whether you need a Site Director to stabilise a team, an Operations Director to drive a critical transition, or a senior leader to carry a complex project through to handover — MS horizon brings the structure, the credibility, and the hands-on expertise to make it happen.

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Available across Europe and beyond
MS horizon operates internationally — with experience spanning Western and Central Europe, and the ability to deploy wherever the mission requires. Whether your organisation is based in Luxembourg, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, or further afield, distance is not a barrier to getting the right leadership in place.