Denis D.

Strategic Buyer

Obernburg, Germany

Experience

Nov 2022 - Present
3 years
Obernburg, Germany

Strategic Buyer (Plant Buyer)

Gries Deco Company / Freudenberg Performance Materials

  • Raw material procurement (PA / PP / MB & additives)
  • Raw material procurement (nonwovens / fabrics)
  • Raw material procurement (recyclates rPP/rPE)
  • Indirect procurement (MRO)
  • Implementation of dual-source strategies (direct / indirect)
  • Initiation of cost reduction projects (packaging materials)
  • Risk management and supplier evaluations
  • Negotiating pricing formulas, bonuses, and framework agreements
  • Supplier and trade show visits
  • Selling production waste for recycling instead of incineration
  • Initiation of cross-plant supplier consolidation projects
  • Supplier sourcing (direct / indirect)
Aug 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 8 months

Strategic Lead Buyer (Non-Food)

Gries Deco Company

  • Leading a team of 9 employees
  • Assortment and item allocation
  • Monitoring assortment budget
  • Order release and disposition release in SAP
  • Representing the purchasing department in cross-department project meetings
  • Monitoring and maintaining working hours
  • Reporting savings
  • Escalation management with suppliers
  • Renegotiation of defined volume commitments
Jun 2014 - Oct 2022
8 years 5 months

Strategic Senior Buyer (Furniture)

Gries Deco Company

  • Monitoring the purchasing budget and reporting savings
  • Reporting delivery dates and taking escalation measures for delivery delays
  • Negotiating and finalizing bonus and framework agreements
  • Organizing and coordinating cross-functional projects
  • Processing purchase requests and orders in SAP
  • Negotiating terms (price, delivery conditions, payment terms)
  • Creating items and suppliers and maintaining master data in SAP
  • Creating assortments for the furniture range
  • Analyzing and creating price categories
  • Preparing full cost calculations and sales price calculations
  • Creating project and process documentation for own area
  • Supplier and trade show visits
  • Supplier sourcing
  • Competitive analysis and benchmarking
  • Using SAP MM/R3 module, MS Office, and e-procurement systems as well as Oracle JD Edwards
May 2013 - May 2014
1 year 1 month

Logistics Shift Supervisor in VAS (Value Added Service)

Gries Deco Company

  • Leading and scheduling a team of 10 employees
  • Tendering with external service providers
  • Organizing quality rework of delivered goods
  • Determining requirements and reordering consumables
  • Analyzing usage rates and reclassifying fast and slow movers
  • Planning picking orders
Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
1 year 7 months

Administrative Logistics Clerk

Gries Deco Company

  • Posting incoming goods and entering master data in SAP (MIGO/MM42)
  • Cleaning up transfer interfaces LT01
  • Stock transfers (MB1B)
  • Creating complaints with quality management / purchasing
  • Requesting quotes for rework of goods deliveries
  • Planning routes for transferring goods for external rework
Feb 2011 - Sep 2011
8 months

Logistics Associate (Operational)

Schmitt & Orschler GmbH

  • Goods receipt (unloading and recording)
  • Goods issue (loading and securing)
  • Order picking (preparing for loading)

Summary

I bring extensive experience in strategic and operational procurement and stand out for my high adaptability and my ability to successfully support change processes. In my career so far, I have been responsible for complex procurement portfolios, including raw materials (PA, PP, MB & additives), nonwovens, fabrics, and recyclates (rPP/rPE). My expertise includes both direct and indirect procurement, supplier risk management, cost reduction projects, and the implementation of dual-source strategies. I have led cross-functional projects, negotiated framework agreements, and developed pricing formulas that enable sustainable savings. In addition, I have experience in team leadership, process optimization, and the implementation of compliance standards such as ISO 9001 as well as Lean Six Sigma principles. This combination of strategic vision, operational know-how, and hands-on leadership skills allows me to work as a consultant for companies that want to optimize their procurement processes, reduce costs, and build resilient supply chains. My ability to quickly adapt to new environments and challenges makes me especially effective in projects where transformation and efficiency are the focus.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Russian
Advanced

Education

Aug 2003 - Jul 2008

Ernst-Göbel-Schule

Secondary School Diploma · Höchst im Odenwald, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Internal Auditor ISO 9001

Vorest AG

Six Sigma Lean Admin (Green Belt)

Freudenberg in Weinheim

Basic Safety Officer Course

IG BCE Trade Association Gernsbach

Train-the-Trainer Certificate

Fire Safety Assistant

First Aid Responder

Safety Officer

Forklift License

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