Michael Němec, Rohlik Group

Michael Němec is Group Automation Manager at Rohlik Group, where he has been specialising in warehouse automation for the last three years – two of which have been spent working internationally. In his current role, he oversees automation operations across multiple countries and leads projects that include the successful expansion of six AutoStore systems in three warehouses. In the last year alone, he has achieved over €4 million worth of automation investments. He is responsible for planning and optimizing existing systems, setting operational standards, leading international automation teams and implementing solutions that ensure stable and scalable warehouse operations. His main achievements include designing cost-effective service level agreements (SLAs) across the group and increasing the productivity of AutoStore systems by up to 30%, without significantly increasing costs.