Jens Adelsbach
Head of Purchasing, Materials Management and SCM
Experience
Head of Purchasing, Materials Management and SCM
Lapp Mobility GmbH
Professional and disciplinary leadership of series and project purchasing
Professional and disciplinary leadership of materials management
Organization and process development according to IATF guidelines
Reorganization of purchasing and materials management
Developed Purchasing Roadmap 2025
Implemented Hoshin Kanri as the goal-setting system
Introduced a procurement tool for indirect goods
Cross-functional collaboration with interfaces
Established new suppliers in best-cost countries
Built a holistic supplier management system
Set up a training program for team development
Established purchasing controlling with SAP BI
Introduced holistic cost management in the company
Introduced an SAP-driven external KANBAN with container management
Optimized order cycles and inventory levels by using logistical supply concepts (PULL, KANBAN, consignment warehouse)
Conducted supplier workshop for sustainable optimization
Sub-project leader for ERP system migration from Navision to SAP
Qualification of electronics suppliers for new product development
Reorganization of purchasing (series and project purchasing)
Developed a KPI system based on SAP BI
Consultant
Part-time Purchasing Consulting
- Consulting in purchasing for small assignments
Team Leader Project Purchasing
Lapp Systems GmbH Business Unit Mobility
Professional and disciplinary leadership of project purchasing
Organization and process development (analysis, optimization)
Sub-project leader for supply chain for OEM development projects
Procurement market analysis (electronics, tooling)
Conduct supplier workshops (cost value analysis)
Structuring, building and developing the existing supplier base
Leading contract and pricing negotiations
Establishing new supplier relationships (electronics, tool making)
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
Professional and disciplinary leadership of system products purchasing
Professional and disciplinary leadership of indirect purchasing
Professional and disciplinary leadership of quality department and administration
Organization and process development (analysis, optimization, digitization)
Project management in raw materials, IT projects and development projects
Global procurement market analyses
Conducting cost optimization projects
Development and implementation of category strategies
Building and maintaining international networks
Leading contract and pricing negotiations across the group
Analysis of the existing purchasing organization and development of the new LEAD Buyer organization together with external procurement consultants
Tendering for the travel management category with OBE
Restructuring of brass processing in SAP for the cable fitting category
Sub-project leader for implementing purchase-to-pay process (Seeburger)
Sub-project leader for migrating SAP R3 to ECC 6.0
Winner of the Lapp Group innovation competition (raw materials recycling concept)
Restructuring and expansion of indirect purchasing
Tendering and awarding of a source-to-pay platform (Opus Capita)
Team Leader Supplier Management / Indirect Purchasing / System Products
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Professional and disciplinary leadership of the supplier management team
Further development of supplier management
Cost efficiency projects (material and design)
Analysis and further development of existing procurement processes
Procurement market analyses
Development of strategies in the copper area (e.g. hedging)
Building and maintaining international networks
Collaboration in development projects
Professional and disciplinary leadership of indirect purchasing
Professional and disciplinary leadership of system products purchasing
Developed a new learning concept for apprentices and DHBW students
Advanced supplier management based on business analytics (SAP BI)
Restructuring of the supplier complaint process via an e-commerce platform
Implementation of KANBAN and LEAN processes in SAP
Strategic Raw Materials Buyer Europe
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Establishment and development of a centralized raw materials procurement
Development of purchasing strategies for Europe
Contract management
Material group strategies
Risk management
Supplier management
Conducting procurement market analyses
Collaboration in development projects
Subproject lead for cost efficiency projects
Implementation of a hedging method for non-ferrous metals
Reduction of single-sourcing issues
Diverse collaboration in project teams (substitution projects / new developments)
Development of cross-functional purchasing teams
Subproject lead for the implementation of the Jagger platform
Responsibility for DHBW students and apprentices in the department
Strategic Buyer for System Products
U.I. Lapp GmbH
Collaboration in supplier management
Contract negotiation at corporate level
Conducting procurement market analyses
Project management within departmental projects
Development of strategies for the responsible product groups
Optimization of the supplier portfolio (reduction of more than 50 suppliers)
Developed strategic partnerships
Raw Materials Buyer / Controller
Essex Germany GmbH
Complete operational management of raw materials procurement
Development of purchasing strategies for non-ferrous metals
Analysis of risks along the supply chain
Procurement requirement planning and allocation of logistics providers
Collaboration in quality management
Inventory controlling under US GAAP
Training and advising employees and customers
Profit-impacting contribution from exchange and futures transactions
Introduction of benchmarking with 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
Determining and analyzing copper results
Conducting a profit-impacting error analysis in the copper area
Implementation of the quality standard
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing (14.5 years), Professional Services (6.5 years), Automotive (4.5 years), Metals and Mining (4.5 years), and Chemical (2.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Procurement (24.5 years), Supply Chain Management (14.5 years), Project Management (8.5 years), Quality Assurance (7 years), and Operations (5.5 years).
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Sap R3 Module Mm
- Sap Ecc 6.0 Mm
- Sap Bi / Bo
- Microsoft Navision
- E-procurement Pool4tool / Jagger
- E-procurement Phoron
- Seeburger
- Opus Capita
- Ibm As400
- Lotus Notes
- Ms Outlook
Languages
Education
GGS Heilbronn
Master of Business Administration, International Management · Business Administration · Heilbronn, Germany
Steinbeis Hochschule
Bachelor of Business Administration · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany
Fernuniversität Hagen
Hagen Management Program · Management · Hagen, Germany
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