Jens A.
Procurement & Supply Chain Management Consultant
Experience
Head of Purchasing, Materials Management and SCM
Lapp Mobility GmbH
Functional and disciplinary leadership of series & project purchasing
Functional and disciplinary leadership of materials management
Organizational and process development according to IATF guidelines
Reorganization of purchasing and materials management
Developed purchasing roadmap 2025
Implemented Hoshin Kanri as a target management system
Introduced a procurement tool for indirect goods
Cross-functional collaboration with interfaces
Set up new suppliers in best-cost countries
Established a holistic supplier management system
Created a training program for team development
Built a purchasing controlling system with SAP BI
Introduced a holistic cost management system in the company
Introduced SAP-controlled external KANBAN with container management
Optimized ordering cycles and inventory levels by using logistical delivery concepts (PULL, KANBAN, consignment stock)
Conducted supplier workshop for sustainable optimization
Subproject manager for ERP system migration from Navision to SAP
Qualification of electronic suppliers for new product development
Reorganization of purchasing (series and project purchasing)
Built a KPI system based on SAP BI
Management Consultant for Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Adelsbach Consulting
Team Leader Project Purchasing
Lapp Systems GmbH Business Unit Mobility
Functional and disciplinary leadership of project purchasing
Organizational and process development (analysis, optimization)
Subproject manager for supply chain in OEM development projects
Procurement market analyses (electronics, tooling)
Conducting supplier workshops (cost value analysis)
Structuring, building and developing the existing supplier base
Conducting contract and pricing negotiations
Establishing new supplier relationships (electronics, toolmaking)
Realignment of project purchasing to meet project goals
Creating transparency (material unit costs, delivery commitments, risks)
Team Leader System Products / Indirect Purchasing / Quality Management / Administration
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Functional and disciplinary leadership of system products purchasing
Functional and disciplinary leadership of indirect purchasing
Functional and disciplinary leadership of quality and administration department
Organizational and process development (analysis, optimization, digitalization)
Project management in raw materials, IT projects and development projects
Worldwide procurement market analyses
Implementation of cost optimization projects
Development and implementation of category strategies
Building and maintaining international networks
Conducting contract and price negotiations across the group
Analysis of existing purchasing organization and development of new LEAD buyer organization together with external procurement consulting
Tendering for the Travel Management category with OBE
Restructuring brass processes in SAP for the cable gland category
Subproject manager for introduction of purchase-to-pay process (Seeburger)
Subproject manager for migration from SAP R/3 to ECC 6.0
Winner of the Lapp Group innovation competition (raw material recycling concept)
Restructuring and expansion of indirect purchasing
Tender and award of source-to-pay platform (Opus Capita)
Team Leader Supplier Management / Indirect Purchasing / System Products
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Functional and disciplinary leadership of supplier management team
Further development of supplier management
Cost efficiency projects (material and design)
Analysis of existing procurement processes and further development
Procurement market analyses
Development of strategies in the copper area (e.g., hedging)
Building and maintaining international networks
Participation in development projects
Functional and disciplinary leadership of indirect purchasing
Functional and disciplinary leadership of system products purchasing
Development of a new learning concept for trainees and DHBW students
Further development of supplier management based on Business Analytics (SAP BI)
Restructuring of the complaint process to suppliers via e-commerce platform
Implementation of KANBAN and lean processes in SAP
Strategic Raw Materials Buyer Europe
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Setup and development of a central raw materials procurement
Development of procurement strategies for Europe
Contract management
Material group strategies
Risk management
Supplier management
Conducting procurement market analyses
Participation in development projects
Subproject leadership in cost efficiency projects
Implementation of a hedging method in the non-ferrous metals area
Reduction of single source issues
Extensive collaboration in project teams (substitution projects / new developments)
Development of cross-functional procurement teams
Subproject leader for the implementation of the Jagger platform
Responsibility for DHBW students and apprentices in the department
Strategic Buyer System Products
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Contribution to supplier management
Contract negotiations at corporate level
Conducting procurement market analyses
Project management within department projects
Development of strategies for the responsible product groups
Optimization of the supplier portfolio (reduced by more than 50 suppliers)
Development of strategic partnerships
Purchaser / Raw Materials Controller (Focus on Copper)
Essex Germany GmbH
Complete operational handling of raw materials procurement
Development of purchasing strategies for non-ferrous metals
Analysis of risks along the supply chain
Procurement requirements planning and scheduling of logistics companies
Collaboration in quality management
Inventory controlling under US GAAP
Training and advising of employees and customers
Earnings-impacting contribution of exchange and futures transactions
Introduction of benchmarking with the subsidiaries
Purchasing Clerk / Copper Operations
Essex Germany GmbH
Ordering of raw, auxiliary, and operating materials
Management of the quality management system (TS16949 / 14001)
Purchasing negotiations
Determination and analysis of copper yields
Conducting an earnings-impacting error analysis in the copper area
Implementation of quality standards
Languages
Education
GGS Heilbronn
Master of Business Administration, International Management · Germany
Steinbeis Hochschule, Berlin
Bachelor of Business Administration · Germany
Lacroix & Kress GmbH, Bramsche
Industrial Clerk · Germany
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