Supporting search and hiring of new strategic buyer
Preparing existing software for purchasing use
Close coordination with production and warehouse on needs
Developing forms and contracts
Defining structure and processes in purchasing and interfaces to other departments
Jul 2024 - Sep 2024
3 months
Consultant / Interim Manager
PNE AG Projektentwickler für Erneuerbare Endergien
Commercial support and advice on contract drafting and negotiation for an onshore wind farm
Dec 2022 - May 2024
1 year 6 months
Consultant / Interim Manager
SüdLink; TransnetBW
Managing procurement for geotechnical surveys along the 700 km SüdLink cable route from northern Germany to Bavaria
Tendering under VOB and sector regulations, negotiating and finalizing contracts with bidders for civil engineering, construction supervision, and deep excavation lots 3+4 in section South 1
Preparing tenders for deep excavation lots 1+2
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
11 months
Kiel, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Stadtwerke Kiel AG
Acting for the strategic buyer in technical purchasing and marketing
Tenders, price comparisons, negotiations, and contract awards
Negotiating and extending existing contracts
Maintenance contracts for power plants
Tenders for print and paper, benchmarking advertising agencies
Tendering for employee and customer magazines
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
4 months
Metzingen, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Hugo Boss AG
Procurement for renovating the main admin building executive area in Metzingen
Refurbishment and furnishing of executive offices, cafeteria, entrance, and auditorium
Analyzing tender results with architects
Tendering various trades under VOB, price comparisons, negotiations, and contract awards per VOB rules
Jul 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 6 months
Hamburg, Germany
Buyer
Aurubis AG
For the Essen new build project: claim management, tracking costs for extra/reduced quantities and additional claims under concluded VOB contracts
Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
5 months
Ober-Ramstadt, Germany
Strategic Buyer (Interim)
DAW SE Lacke und Farben
For construction and machinery tech: tendering and awarding a hall construction under VOB, price comparisons, contract negotiations
Apr 2019 - Present
6 years 4 months
Hamburg, Germany
Psychotherapy Practitioner
Eigene Praxis (Birgit Drünkler)
Own practice for psychotherapy, coaching, mediation, and hypnosis, open Fridays
Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
4 months
Hamburg, Germany
Buyer
Vattenfall / Hamburg Wärme
Hamburg combined heat and power plant project
Benchmarking planning services
Preparing public EU tenders
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
7 months
Bochum, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
BP Europa SE (formerly Aral)
Advising and training buyers in Budapest on VOB procurement, HOAI, procurement law, service contracts, claim management, and construction defects
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
3 months
Hamburg, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
HPA
Project to set up supplier management and evaluation with KPMG consultancy (public client)
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
9 months
Bochum, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
BP Europa SE (formerly Aral)
Interim support in fuel station construction procurement: tenders under VOB, awarding, and contract drafting per VOB
Procuring temporary staff services, services, consultant contracts, framework agreements for HR services, freelancer contracts, service contracts
Supporting planning and implementation of outsourcing technical purchasing to Budapest
Aug 2016 - Feb 2018
1 year 7 months
Hamburg, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Gebr. Heinemann SE GmbH & Co. KG
Strategic procurement for service purchases: temporary staff, consultant and coaching contracts, HR services, freelancer contracts, service contracts
Building strategic technical purchasing: construction services under HOAI and VOB, facility management, framework agreements, tenders
Digitizing archive, building digital contract database
Jun 2013 - Jan 2014
8 months
Münster, Germany
Project Lead
Raiffeisenviehgroßhandel
Reorganizing purchasing and sales departments
Selecting purchasing manager and staffing sales, coaching purchasing manager
Feb 2013 - Jul 2016
3 years 6 months
Bochum, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
BP Europa SE (formerly Aral)
Interim role in fuel station construction purchasing: tenders for new stations nationwide
Benchmarking, price comparisons, negotiations, contract awards under VOB and HOAI, framework maintenance agreements
Project work on SAP service processing, SRM, catalogs, strategic purchasing, service procurement, temporary staff, consultant and coaching contracts, HR services, freelancer and service contracts
Feb 2013 - Feb 2013
1 month
Essen, Germany
Project Management
WKS-Druckholding GmbH
Cost and process optimization of overheads
E-commerce integration for C-parts, framework agreements for B-parts, supplier reduction
Defining work packages and steps
Sep 2012 - Nov 2012
3 months
Hamburg, Germany
Project Lead
AFS-GmbH, Lufthansa Supplier
Using PM methods, built a central purchasing department from 13 decentralized units
Defining e-commerce processes and strategic supplier development
ABC analysis, tenders, and contract negotiations
Training purchasing staff
Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
1 year
Düsseldorf, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Ergo Versicherung AG
Strategic solutions for merging 4 subsidiaries’ purchasing, plus tenders, price comparisons, negotiations, and contracts for learning and development, profile analyses
Supporting make-or-buy decision for in-house print lines, tenders for external options
Procuring HR services and consulting: coaches, trainers, marketing services, agencies
Acting as vacation cover for strategic purchasing lead
Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
3 months
Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Gardner Denver GmbH
Strategic prep for rebuilding and realigning purchasing department
Tenders, benchmarking, price comparisons, awarding contracts, strategic purchasing support
Building supplier evaluation
Implementing forecasts for pump and motor production, searching alternative suppliers
Mar 2011 - Mar 2011
1 month
Germany
Project Lead
Agco GmbH, Fendt Tractor Factory
Tendering and awarding a new production hall under VOB, contract drafting per VOB
Aug 2010 - Apr 2011
9 months
Düsseldorf, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Ergo Versicherung AG
Process optimization in strategic purchasing
As-is analysis, defining steps to install target process
Vacation cover for purchasing lead
Procuring printed materials, mail campaigns, packaging orders
SAP MM
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
1 year
Hamburg, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
EnBW Energiekonzern Baden-Württemberg
Optimizing processes for offshore project in Hamburg (public client)
Supporting schedule and workflow development
Tenders and negotiations under EU directives, Silver, Yellow, Green Book for Baltic offshore parks
Interface management (4 months)
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
1 year
Hamburg, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Meinungsforschungsinstitut Ipsos GmbH
Redesigning procurement process
Market analysis and new supplier sourcing
Negotiating purchase prices and terms
Analyzing and implementing cost savings
Signing Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with external suppliers (5 months)
Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
4 years
Consulting and Support
Planspiele Burmester
Various small projects
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Frankfurt, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
Construction Company
Tenders, price comparisons, negotiations, and awarding construction services under VOB for various projects
Benchmarking, price comparisons, contract development and negotiations (approx. 2 months)
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Consultant
Carmen Schön
Christmas market and various consulting (approx. 2 months)
Jul 2007 - Sep 2007
3 months
Berlin, Germany
Consultant / Interim Manager
BBI Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Preparing closure of Tempelhof Airport (public client)
Merging existing contracts with new contracts for Berlin Brandenburg International in Schönefeld
Calculating cost savings from merging and renegotiating contracts
Managing repair construction contracts for Tempelhof building renovation
Jan 2006 - Dec 2010
5 years
Consultant / Interim Manager
GE General Electric Security Germany GmbH
Coordinating entire procurement process (R&D company)
Introducing supplier evaluation in SAP
Capital goods and IT procurement
Designing and executing procurement and supplier strategies to optimize purchasing advantages and cut costs
Market analysis, risk management, new supplier sourcing
Onboarding new buyers
Acting as vacation cover (11 months)
Jan 2006 - Jun 2006
6 months
Head of Purchasing and Materials Management
Lürssen Kröger Shipyard
Redesigning purchasing and logistics
Leading 19 staff
Strategic alignment of business processes
Budget and personnel responsibility for internal logistics
Introducing category-based purchasing
Installing purchasing controlling
Analyzing and continuously improving workflows
Conducting negotiations
Motivating staff
Mar 2004 - Dec 2005
1 year 10 months
Hamburg, Germany
Senior Buyer Material Management
Tchibo GmbH
Sourcing new suppliers in Western and Eastern Europe
Closing a plant in Czech Republic and shifting production to co-packers
Developing new products with marketing and R&D
Co-packer contracts for coffee-based food products
Tenders for framework agreements
Collecting and evaluating offers
Price negotiations
Supplier visits
Capital goods and IT procurement
Make-or-buy decisions
Portfolio analysis
Pre-press approvals for packaging materials
Purchasing packaging materials
Project management with R&D and marketing
Negotiating commercial contract terms
Drafting service and work contracts for technical area
Apr 2001 - Sep 2003
2 years 6 months
Bremen, Germany
Head of Purchasing Department & Commercial Project Lead for Construction
Holding Bremer Entsorgung GmbH & Co. KG
Organizing central purchasing from three decentralized units
Refurbishing a waste incineration plant
Tenders, awards, and claim management for a recycling plant under VOB
Tenders for an office building under VOB
Project work with McKinsey on sourcing potentials for North German power plants: creating framework agreements
Staff leadership and development
Developing strategic concepts
Restructuring operations
Process optimization
Planning, managing, and controlling purchasing
Procuring subcontractor services
Capex budget controlling
Capital goods and IT procurement
Negotiating and reviewing lease agreements
Supplier negotiations
Writing a purchasing manual
ABC analyses
Sep 1990 - Mar 2001
10 years 7 months
Commercial Project Lead and Purchasing for Construction Projects
Various Major Construction Companies (e.g. Hochtief AG)
EU project in Saxony-Anhalt for Lucks & Co. KG: building a silo with port for wheat storage
Renovating a residential/commercial building in Magdeburg
Building a food center in Brandenburg
Refurbishing Karstadt in Eppendorf
Building German-Japanese shopping center in Hamburg
Building TKK in Harburg
New office building for a construction firm
Building Hamburg U-Bahn Farmsen
Refurbishing Elbe Tunnel 4th tube
Commercial supervision of a holiday resort project with hotel, pool, restaurants, bowling alley
Setting up a branch in Magdeburg
Contracting under VOB and HOAI
Framework, service, maintenance, lease, and hire agreements
Facility services
Claim management
Procuring capital goods
Annual and budget planning; budget up to €100 M
Benchmarking
Tenders, price comparisons, negotiations
Purchasing controlling
Identifying and implementing cost savings
Insurance contracting
Contract drafting
Monitoring and enforcing QM system
Hazardous materials / environmental protection
Jul 1984 - Aug 1990
6 years 2 months
Self-employed and Freelance Activities
Self-employed / Freelance
For modeling agencies and photographers
Trade fair support
Presenting and purchasing collections for boutiques
Consulting and selling cosmetics (part-time until 1999)
Languages
German
Native
English
Intermediate
Education
Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
Paracelsus Heilpraktiker Schule Hamburg
Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapy · Hamburg, Germany
Oct 1971 - Jun 1982
Höhere Handelsschule Braunschweig
Advanced Technical College Certificate · Braunschweig, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Construction Project Management
Refresh VOB Parts A, B and C and German Civil Code