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Heinz-Jürgen Eckey

Senior Project Buyer Fuel Switch, plant construction, building construction, steel construction

Heinz-Jürgen Eckey
Lünen, Germany

Experience

Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 5 months

Senior Project Buyer Fuel Switch, plant construction, building construction, steel construction

EnBW AG

Jul 2019 - May 2021
1 year 11 months

Senior Strategic Purchasing Manager Nuclear, Interim Manager

BKW Energie AG

Apr 2010 - Jun 2019
9 years 3 months

Head of Purchasing, Warehouse Management, Logistics and Sales

Safeline GmbH

  • Purchasing
  • Warehouse management
  • Logistics
  • Sales in an international environment (Asia, Europe)
Oct 1998 - Mar 2010
11 years 6 months

Head of Materials Management

Wintershall / WINGAS AG

  • Purchasing

  • Purchasing controlling

  • Standardization

  • Warehouse management

  • Logistics

  • Fleet management

  • Governance and Support

  • Process optimization

  • Personnel responsibility for up to 85 employees

  • Purchasing volume from €200 million to about €900 million per year

  • Responsible personnel budget: €6.00 million per year

  • Introduction of SAP R/3 in the purchasing organizations in Kassel, the Netherlands, Barnstorf, Russia and Libya

  • Establishment of lead buyer structures in an international environment

Dec 1991 - Sep 1998
6 years 10 months

Head of Materials Management

EDG / Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH

  • Purchasing

  • Warehouse management

  • Project management

  • Leadership responsibility for 20 employees

  • Projects: construction of the Nord-Ost landfill; construction of an operational yard for 500 employees; construction of recycling yards

  • Purchasing volume: approx. DM 150-300 million per year

Oct 1982 - Aug 1998
15 years 11 months

Technical Buyer

Stadtwerke Dortmund (DEW)

  • Purchasing services and construction work
  • Purchasing volume of 10–20 million DM per year
Aug 1982 - Aug 1982
1 month

Planning Engineer

STOG GmbH

  • Cost calculation
  • Installation supervision
  • Pipe and vessel construction
Mar 1980 - Jul 1981
1 year 5 months

Electrical Engineer

VACMETAL GmbH

  • Media supply engineering
  • Designing electrical and control systems for vacuum systems in the steel industry
  • Creating functional and media flow diagrams
  • Creating piping and instrumentation diagrams

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Utilities (16 years), Energy (14.5 years), Transportation (9 years), Manufacturing (1.5 years), and Metals and Mining (1.5 years).

Utilities
Energy
Transportation
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Procurement (40 years), Logistics (27.5 years), Supply Chain Management (11.5 years), Operations (9 years), Sales (9 years), and Project Management (7 years).

Procurement
Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Operations
Sales
Project Management

Summary

  • Many years of leadership experience
  • Many years of international procurement experience (strategic / operational)
  • Many years of change management experience
  • Purchasing controlling / setting up lead buyer structures etc.
  • SAP R/3, ARIBA
  • Goal-oriented and structured way of working
  • Responsible, social skills
  • High flexibility and mobility
  • Hands-on mentality, feel for what is feasible
  • Skilled in negotiation and contracts
  • Many years of experience in upstream and downstream areas
  • Oil and gas operations, plant construction, building construction, steel construction, pipeline construction etc.
  • Decommissioning of the BKW nuclear power plant in Switzerland
  • Fuel Switch project converting coal power plants to natural gas / hydrogen, plant construction, building construction, steel construction etc.
  • Diploma engineer / diploma industrial engineer

Skills

  • It Skills: Sap R/3, Ariba E-sourcing, Orga-max, Office Products
  • Contract Law: Eu Procurement Law, Hoai, Vob, Services Contracts, International Contract Drafting, Epc Contract, Fidic, Project Management, Negotiation Skills
  • International Focus: Europe, Russia, China, Oman, Qatar, North Africa, Libya Etc.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1986 - May 1989

FH Dortmund

Diploma in industrial engineering · Dortmund, Germany

Oct 1976 - Feb 1980

Gesamthochschule Hagen

Diploma engineer in physical technology, focus on atomic and nuclear physics · Physical Engineering / Process Engineering · Hagen, Germany

Aug 1975 - Aug 1976

UNI-Dortmund, Chair of Physical Chemistry

Training as a physical laboratory technician · Laboratory technician in physics · Dortmund, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

SAP R/3

SAP

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Where is Heinz-Jürgen based?

Heinz-Jürgen is based in Lünen, Germany.

What languages does Heinz-Jürgen speak?

Heinz-Jürgen speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Heinz-Jürgen have?

Heinz-Jürgen has at least 41 years of experience. During this time, Heinz-Jürgen has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 2 months. Note that Heinz-Jürgen may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Heinz-Jürgen be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Heinz-Jürgen would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Project Buyer Fuel Switch, plant construction, building construction, steel construction, Senior Strategic Purchasing Manager Nuclear, Interim Manager, Head of Purchasing, Warehouse Management, Logistics and Sales.

What is Heinz-Jürgen's latest experience?

Heinz-Jürgen's most recent position is Senior Project Buyer Fuel Switch, plant construction, building construction, steel construction at EnBW AG.

What companies has Heinz-Jürgen worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Heinz-Jürgen has worked for EnBW AG and BKW Energie AG.

Which industries is Heinz-Jürgen most experienced in?

Heinz-Jürgen is most experienced in industries like Utility Services, Energy, and Transportation and Logistics. Heinz-Jürgen also has some experience in Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, and Construction.

Which business areas is Heinz-Jürgen most experienced in?

Heinz-Jürgen is most experienced in business areas like Procurement and Purchasing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management. Heinz-Jürgen also has some experience in Operations, Sales, and Project Management.

Which industries has Heinz-Jürgen worked in recently?

Heinz-Jürgen has recently worked in industries like Energy.

Which business areas has Heinz-Jürgen worked in recently?

Heinz-Jürgen has recently worked in business areas like Procurement and Purchasing.

What is Heinz-Jürgen's education?

Heinz-Jürgen holds a Bachelor from FH Dortmund and a Bachelor in Physical Engineering / Process Engineering from Gesamthochschule Hagen.

Does Heinz-Jürgen have any certificates?

Heinz-Jürgen has 1 certificate: SAP R/3.

What is the availability of Heinz-Jürgen?

Heinz-Jürgen is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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