Eduard K. - Self-employed Mortgage Financing Advisor

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Heilbronn, Germany

Experience

Oct 2023 - Aug 2024

11 months

Self-employed Mortgage Financing Advisor

Self-employed

registered in the Vermittlerregister under D-W-136-JCSW-84

Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year

Heilbronn, Germany

Strategic Buyer / Departmental Team Leader

GGB Heilbronn

Environment: SAP
Sourcing indirect products such as water dispensers, coffee machines and snack vending machines, gas/electricity suppliers, company cars (passenger vehicles), water jet machines and leasing, energy saving companies (ENERGETIC), access gates and fencing
Negotiation of prices, payment and delivery terms, and contract preparation
Responsible for leading negotiations, often in English, regarding delivery times, quantities, prices, safety stocks, etc.
Documenting negotiation results and reporting achieved savings
Preparing monthly report-outs
Managing the vehicle fleet
Local past-due management
Working in cross-site and functional teams
Supplier management
Approving new suppliers and monitoring existing ones, including audits
Approving purchase orders at specific levels

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

4 months

Procurement Project Manager / Supply Chain Assurance

Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy

Freelance alongside regular employment
Environment: SAP
Traditional project management in procurement including tracking project progress
Ensuring supply chains for specific components (electronic and mechanical parts, etc.)
Leading complex requirements analyses for critical components
Coordinating supplier changes between production, development and purchasing
Supporting supplier transitions and communicating with suppliers

Jan 2021 - May 2023

2 years 5 months

Mortgage Financing Advisor for FMT Finanz as a sub-agent

FMT Finanz

Environment: Europace
Industry: financial advice in mortgage financing
Online consulting
In-person consulting at the client's location
Office consulting

Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

2 years 7 months

Operational Buyer / Purchasing Clerk

Hüller Hille GmbH

Environment: SAP
Procuring mechanical parts (special machines, sheet metal covers, tool magazines and various electronic components)
Requesting quotes, evaluating offers, comparing bids and renegotiating prices
Maintaining prices and terms in SAP
Order processing
Tracking deadlines
Monitoring order confirmations to meet delivery dates
Procurement market and demand analyses
Identifying cost-saving potentials
Document management
Stakeholder management
Supplier management

Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

6 months

Coffee Advisor (Field Sales Consultant/Customer Advisor)

Obtaining quotes
Order processing
Selling coffee machines

Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

6 months

Purchasing Clerk

MAN GmbH

Environment: SAP
Sector: Purchasing
Contract management: phasing out into new contracts with the legal and sales departments
Handling purchased parts such as air conditioning units
Obtaining quotes, evaluating quotes, comparing quotes, and renegotiating prices
Maintaining prices and terms (SAP)
Identifying cost-saving potentials
Document management
Stakeholder management
Supplier management

Apr 2016 - Sep 2018

2 years 6 months

Purchasing Clerk

Schuler Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Environment: SAP
Sector: Purchasing
Creating project-specific orders
Handling purchased parts such as sheet metal fasteners, hinges, screws, and electrical wiring
Obtaining quotes, comparing quotes, and renegotiating prices
Maintaining prices and terms (SAP)
Order processing
Tracking deadlines
Monitoring order confirmations to ensure delivery dates are met

Oct 2014 - Mar 2016

1 year 6 months

Germany

Supply Chain Officer

Automotive Entertainment Solutions Europe (AESE) Sony Deutschland GmbH

Environment: SAP
Sector: Service and prototyping area
Procuring electronic components
Procuring plastic parts such as frames or housings for displays, radios, and CD changers in the interior area
Coordinating prototype and spare parts processes, from order receipt to complaint handling
Responsible for ordering new series parts and maintaining material master data, including necessary price adjustments in SAP
Managing interfaces between customers and suppliers for all logistics and planning-related processes
Interface between production, development, and purchasing
Main contact person for all logistics and planning-related topics within a product group (CD Changer)
Supplier audits
Process optimization
Responsible for evaluating suppliers of all service parts, including corresponding corrective actions

Dec 2013 - Jul 2014

8 months

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

Supply Chain Management / Purchasing Clerk

RECARO Aircraft Seating

Sector: Purchasing
Purchasing custom plastic parts according to strict model shop specifications
Interface between production, development, and purchasing
Creating and tracking prototype orders
Project coordination taking into account the project status of individual milestones between engineering, quality, suppliers, and other key interfaces
Participating in inventory management, including all material inflows and outflows
Reviewing delivery performance of assigned suppliers; benchmarking
Planning production materials in close coordination with global production plants
Supporting complaint management (purchasing, for deviations in quantity, quality, etc., of prototype parts)

Sep 2009 - May 2013

3 years 9 months

Leingarten, Germany

Clerk (Inside Sales)

SANIT-Chemie GmbH

Order management (from quote creation to order entry)
Customer consultation on products and service offerings
Mediation and coordination of customer inquiries between the responsible departments
Quality assurance by analyzing and passing on customer feedback to the respective departments

Mar 2009 - Aug 2009

6 months

Neckarsulm, Germany

Staff Member in Technical Purchasing

LIDL Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG

Support for deposit machines during store relocations and technical issues
Creation of technical analyses and reports in Excel- Creating and tracking prototype orders
Independent project management (e.g., new device testing)
Retrofit of all deposit machines in Germany that did not yet have a donation button

Jul 2008 - Feb 2009

8 months

Hamburg, Germany

Field Sales Consultant (for Telekom and Panasonic products)

Stein Promotions GmbH

Analysis of market potential of regional customers
Conducting sales talks (approach and consultation, needs analysis, product presentation)

Jul 2005 - Jun 2008

3 years

Heilbronn, Germany

Sales Consultant for New and Used Vehicles (for Subaru and Hyundai)

el evento gmbh

Analysis of market potential and sales territory
Building and maintaining a prospect and customer database
Conducting sales talks (approach and consultation, needs analysis, product presentation, and test drive)