Alexander Nussbaum
Strategic Buyer
Experience
Jun 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 7 monthsGermany
Strategic Buyer
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- Global sourcing of electronic components that were no longer available due to the chip crisis or allocations.
- Tools: MS Office and ORDAT B.08.60.491
Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
2 monthsMetzingen, Germany
Strategic Buyer
REFU Drive GmbH
- Reported to the CEO.
- Global sourcing of electronic components that were no longer available due to the chip crisis or allocations.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
4 monthsMemmingen, Germany
Strategic Buyer
KATEK Memmingen GmbH
- Global sourcing of electronic components that were no longer available due to the chip crisis or allocations.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
5 monthsRisch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland
Strategic Buyer
Roche Diagnostics International AG
- Global sourcing of electronic components that were no longer available due to the chip crisis or allocations.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
3 monthsFrankfurt, Germany
Strategic Buyer
KION Group AG
- Global sourcing of electronic components that were no longer available due to the chip crisis or allocations.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
2 monthsSchwandorf, Germany
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Horsch Maschinen GmbH
- Reported to the Head of Procurement.
- Many suppliers failed to meet agreed deadlines and quantities due to the steel crisis.
- Since this involved wheels that were needed to move vehicles out of the assembly hall, the situation was especially tense.
- I negotiated with suppliers to get the ordered material 1.) in full quantity and 2.) on time.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
7 monthsPfullingen, Germany
Project Buyer
REFU Elektronik GmbH
- Strategic and operational purchasing of electronics, aluminum die casting, and plastic injection molding.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jul 2019 - Apr 2020
10 monthsGauting, Germany
Interim Manager Purchasing Global Investments
Webasto Roof and Components SE
- Negotiated commercial and legal contracts worth millions for CAPEX, especially production lines for EV batteries.
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
6 monthsFeldkirchen, Germany
Consultant and Sole Buyer
German RepRap GmbH
- Reported to the CEO
- Reorganized the purchasing department
- Reduced inventory value by 20% while improving part availability
- Negotiated with suppliers to prevent production stoppages
- Tools: MS Office and Sage 4.2
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
3 monthsOberkochen, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Reviewed and structured project contracts with suppliers
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
1 year 3 monthsSaalfeld, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG
- Purchased custom metal parts (castings, forgings, sheet metal, etc.)
- Commercial and legal supplier negotiations
- Negotiated with suppliers to prevent production stoppages
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jun 2016 - Dec 2016
7 monthsSankt Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany
Strategic Buyer
ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
- Purchased custom plastic injection molded parts and elastomers for an AdBlue pump
- Negotiated with the most challenging suppliers in the project
- Negotiated with suppliers to prevent production stoppages
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Dec 2014 - Jun 2015
7 monthsEbersberg, Germany
Head of Purchasing
Dr. Collin GmbH
- Reported to the managing director
- Significantly reduced lead times that originally lasted up to six months due to many processing steps
- Negotiated with suppliers to improve quality
- Negotiated with suppliers to reduce prices
- Tools: MS Office and Infor 7.1
Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
1 year 1 monthMunich, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH
- Europe-wide bid for 1,500 leased vehicles
- Strategic and operational purchasing of services
- Tenders for 400 iPads with associated contracts
- Tenders for event technology agencies
- Tenders for event agencies
- Drafted and reviewed contracts
- Tools: MS Office
Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
2 monthsKornwestheim, Germany
Head of Purchasing
SATA GmbH & Co. KG
- Reported to the Head of Finance
- Negotiated and concluded supplier contracts
- Reduced inventory levels and storage costs
- Tools: MS Office
Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
7 monthsJena, Germany
Project Buyer
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Product relocation for a medical device with 700 parts
- Purchasing contact for all technical changes (Engineering Change Requests)
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
2 monthsGermany
Consultant
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
- Consultant for setting up an independent purchasing department
- Benchmarking project for 20 million packages p.a.
- Tools: MS Office
Apr 2011 - Oct 2011
7 monthsGauting, Germany
Senior Shortage Manager Electrical Components
Webasto AG
- Crisis management (troubleshooter and escalation manager) to avoid production stoppages
- Early identification of bottleneck components and planning, controlling, and implementing measures to maintain supply
- Early reporting of project risks, analyzing results, and planning, controlling, and implementing countermeasures
- Organized label checks, X-ray inspections, and decap tests
- Organized and led calls and video conferences with component manufacturers, distributors, and brokers
- Prepared shortage reports for all relevant suppliers
- Member of each customer-specific task force
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011
2 yearsIngolstadt, Germany
Head of Purchasing
ebro Electronic GmbH
- Reported to the managing director
- Reorganized and led the purchasing department (strategic and operational purchasing and planning)
- Increased part availability while reducing inventory
- Optimized interfaces between purchasing and related departments
- Developed and implemented a completely new planning process, including inventory responsibility for all warehouses
- Developed and implemented an automated delivery date reminder system
- Troubleshot allocation electronics components
- Tools: MS Office and Sage
Feb 2008 - Dec 2008
11 monthsPuchheim, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Gardner Denver Thomas GmbH
- Strategic purchasing of plastic injection molded parts
- Point of contact in strategic purchasing for all development projects
Jul 2007 - Dec 2007
6 monthsMunich, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Münchener Medizin Mechanik GmbH
- Strategic and operational purchasing for the "Electronics" category
- Developed and implemented a concept to improve complaint handling
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jan 2006 - Jun 2007
1 year 6 monthsLangenbach, Germany
Owner
Nussbaum Consulting
- Advised auto dealerships on achieving savings in purchasing
- Tools: MS Office
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005
3 yearsGermany
Purchasing Board Member
Automobile Süd AG
- Reported to the supervisory board
- Built and then led the Purchasing department
- Market research for vehicles and accessories
- Operational purchasing of vehicle allocations and capital goods
- Tools: MS Office
Mar 2000 - Jan 2003
2 years 11 monthsWilhelmsdorf, Germany
Head of Central Purchasing
Zieglersche Anstalten e.V.
- Reported to the managing director
- Built and led the Central Purchasing department
- Developed and implemented all purchasing and materials management processes across the group
- Defined purchasing guidelines for the entire group
- Standardized the product range
- Reduced the number of suppliers
- Reviewed organizational structure and workflows
- Defined interfaces between holding and nonprofit subsidiaries
- As key user for SAP R/3 MM, led the software implementation project and trained all users
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Apr 1999 - Feb 2000
11 monthsBischofshofen, Austria
Interim Manager Cost Reduction
Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen Gesellschaft mbH
- Assessed whether material substitution (e.g. increased use of plastics) could lower costs
- Tools: MS Office
Jul 1998 - Mar 1999
9 monthsFriedrichshafen, Germany
Head of Purchasing
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Sonderantriebstechnik
- Reported to the Head of Materials Management
- Negotiated with suppliers
- Purchasing lead for the "Millennium Change" project
- Purchasing lead for the "Euro Introduction" project
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Jan 1992 - Jun 1998
6 years 6 monthsWeingarten, Germany
Buyer and then Head of Purchasing
Müller Weingarten Werkzeuge GmbH
- Reported to the managing director
- Built and then led the newly founded Purchasing department
- Purchasing lead for initial and follow-up audits per DIN/EN/ISO 9001
- Purchasing lead for the SAP R/3 MM implementation
- Operational purchasing of castings (GG, GGG, and GS), steel, and electronics
- Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM
Apr 1988 - Dec 1991
3 years 9 monthsBad Waldsee, Germany
Purchasing Planner
Hymer AG
- Strategic and operational purchasing of all indirect materials
- Planning of aluminum sheets and extruded aluminum profiles
- Tools: MS Office
Summary
- 37 years of purchasing experience including Strategic Purchasing, Operational Purchasing, Project Procurement, Planning and Materials Management (including inventory responsibility)
- 14 years of leadership experience
- 10 assignments as a troubleshooter in purchasing to prevent production stoppages
- 6 times set up ("from a green field") or reorganized a purchasing department
- Multiple experiences in process optimization in purchasing and related areas
- SAP R/3 MM – implemented the software twice and several years as a key user
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
Elementary Education
Sep 1983 - Feb 1988
Fachhochschule Biberach
Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Biberach, Germany
Gymnasium Aulendorf
Abitur · Aulendorf, Germany
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