Matthias Weber
Interim SAP Master Data Manager and Procurement
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 monthsInterim SAP Master Data Manager and Procurement
Pharma Company
- Revenue unknown, purchasing volume EUR 160 M, no employees
- Operational purchasing
- Price negotiations
- Revision of master data and transactional data
- Implementation of data governance and data quality
- Strategies in the material master
- Reduction of process costs and inventory levels, presentation of a possible C-parts management
- Development of KPIs
- SAP documentation for MM and material master
- Coaching and training procurement team
- Reduction of maverick buying
- Participation in modeling the new P2P process
Jul 2023 - Nov 2023
5 monthsInterim SAP Master Data Manager
Mechanical Engineering Company
- Revenue EUR 250 M, purchasing volume EUR 150 M, no employees
- Analyze material master, develop KPIs, derive measures such as deriving MRP data from an ABCXYZ analysis
- Derive measures to reduce stockouts and material backlog
- Coaching and training key users to avoid past errors in S/4HANA project
- Process definitions, modeling and implementation
- Material master revisions for all modules to improve master data quality
May 2023 - Jul 2023
3 monthsInterim Head of Procurement
Telecommunications Company
- Revenue unknown, purchasing volume EUR 250 M, 5 employees
- Define and implement processes
- Support rollout of ERP Business Central
- Master data, layout definitions
- Price negotiations with civil engineering subcontractors (-5%) and installation materials (-30%) in indirect area
- Completely revised contract management with lawyer
- Coach and lead employees
- Claims, negotiations and avoidance of claims
- Establishment of solvent, international subcontractors
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
7 monthsInterim SAP and Process Coach Manager
Manufacturing Company
- Revenue EUR 170 M, purchasing volume EUR 105 M, no employees
- Develop working processes in all SAP modules across international sites, especially MM and PP
- Build a working APO planning
- Process modeling and implementation in SAP Signavio
- Documentation in SAP Enable
- Training and coaching employees
- Support internal staff in implementing the SAP project
May 2022 - Sep 2022
5 monthsInterim Purchasing Manager
Commercial Vehicles Automotive Company
- Revenue EUR 80 M, purchasing volume EUR 40 M, no employees
- Procurement of airport equipment
- Implementation of a defense project, price reduction 50%, value EUR 480 000
- Preparation of Kanban across all commodity groups, direct and indirect
- Process cost reduction by reducing order processes and material withdrawals
- Internationalization of steel construction, laser cutting and machining, electrical, TCO commodity groups
- Make or buy
- Contract management
- Supplier reduction by 10 %
- Material master revision
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year 2 monthsInterim Head of Procurement, Interim ERP Consultant
Automation Company
- Revenue EUR 70 M, purchasing volume EUR 40 M, 2 employees
- Develop procurement, internationalization
- Train employees
- Build contract management
- Supplier management
- Company financing through leasing, fintech, major banks, investor; deferral of EUR 9 000 000 liabilities for 6 months
- Evaluation of two ERP systems
- Process modeling and implementation in SAP MM
- Evaluated and requested ECM software for decision
- During protective shield proceedings and self-administered insolvency: supplier negotiations and participation in M&A process, retention of title, calculations for investors, self-administration and trustee, contract reviews, defense against claims
Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
5 monthsInterim Procurement Manager, Interim ERP Consultant
Telecommunications Company
- Communications industry
- Revenue EUR 70 M, purchasing volume EUR 30 M, 1 employee
- Evaluation of two ERP systems
- ELO implementation (ECM software)
- Salesforce replacement in sales
- Evaluate and commission Azure programming (BI)
- Evaluate and negotiate network fees
- Implement cost savings
Feb 2020 - May 2020
4 monthsInterim Project Buyer for Metal Commodity
Automotive Tier 1 Company
- Automotive, e-mobility
- Revenue unknown, purchasing volume EUR 30 M, no employees
- Tendering of BIW and chassis
- Preparation of cost breakdown with incumbent supplier
- Preparation for industrial production of components
- Setup of own production facilities at the incumbent supplier (KTL, powder, wet paint, welding equipment), ensuring smooth production function; client had not pursued this for years, processing deficiency lists and completion for approval
- RFI for other commodities with requested suppliers to identify synergies
- Process consulting in PSI Penta (ERP)
- Support in contract management, preparation and execution of contractual processes
- Evaluation of supplier claims with preparation and negotiation
- Preparation for transition of client into a pure service company
- Restructuring supplier portfolios
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
1 year 1 monthInterim Head of Procurement
Machine and Plant Engineering Manufacturing Company
- Winder manufacturer, stamping cylinders and sheets
- Revenue EUR 38 M, purchasing volume EUR 25 M, 2 employees
- Cost-down, especially freight revision in parcel area with >25 % reduction (savings approx. EUR 270 000)
- Internationalization of sourcing
- Decision prep for Navision 2018 or Business Central
- Contract management for upgrade to Business Central, negotiations with three vendors
- Initial process revisions in Navision
- Master data cleanup in Navision
- Coaching and training employees
- Negotiations and project implementation of ELO ECM
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
5 monthsInterim Series Buyer/ SAP MM Processes
Automotive Tier 2 Company
- Powertrain manufacturer, Tier 1+2 automotive supplier
- Revenue EUR 700 M, purchasing volume EUR 200 M, no employees
- Manage forged parts commodity including machining
- Manage seamless and welded steel pipes commodity
- Significant cost reduction in commodity groups over 30 %
- Database analyses and calculations in Excel
- Aligned and changed SAP MRP data and planning settings to avoid errors
- Training in SAP MM and partly PP
May 2017 - Mar 2018
11 monthsInterim Project Buyer
Machine and Plant Engineering Company
- Manufacturer of dryer systems, process technology in calcination, fertilizers, food, pharma, chemicals
- Revenue EUR 40 M, purchasing volume EUR 25 M, no employees
- Project purchasing of all required plant equipment
- Europe-wide benchmark of cast parts (sphero/grey cast) 5–40 000 kg
- Benchmark steel components
- Cost-down
- Internationalization of sourcing
- Development of master data landscape
- Reduction of error frequency in INFOR ERP
- Cleanup of variable data
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
5 monthsGütenbach, Germany
Head of Strategic and Operational Procurement
Rena Technologies GmbH
- Manufacturer of wet chemical plants
- Revenue EUR 120 M, purchasing volume EUR 50 M, 12 employees
- Contract management with key suppliers
- Implementation of cost reduction program
- Purchasing controlling and performance tracking
Jul 2016 - Sep 2016
3 monthsSinsheim, Germany
Interim Head of Procurement, Bridging Own Successor Search
Interroll Automation GmbH
- Manufacturer of conveyor systems and process automation (machine and plant engineering)
- Revenue EUR 50 M, purchasing volume EUR 25 M, 4 employees
Jun 2012 - Jun 2016
4 years 1 monthSinsheim, Germany
Head of Operational and Strategic Procurement
Interroll Automation GmbH
- Manufacturer of conveyor systems and process automation (machine and plant engineering)
- Revenue EUR 50 M, purchasing volume EUR 25 M, 4 employees
- Reduced material costs without intercompany by >12 % within 12 months
- 3 cost-down projects in four years
- Internationalization of procurement
- Improvement of supply chain
- International procurement projects for group as lead buyer (packaging, standard parts, mechanical components)
- Setup of contract management (framework, services, work contracts, QSV, development, tooling)
- Search and qualification of new suppliers including for a completely new product line (new manufacturing techniques)
- Substitution of production made with uneconomical methods (e.g. injection molding instead of machining)
- Establishment of consignment stock
- Key user SAP MM within ERP project, materials management module
- Process modeling and implementation in master data
- Master data management, implementation of strategies in cooperation with other modules
- Ensuring processes, avoiding process breaks
- Creation of documentation and training materials
- Training and coaching employees, including in Atlanta (USA) and Suzhou (China)
- Development of process landscape with headquarters
- Creation of KPIs and derivation of measures
Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
5 monthsKelkheim, Germany
Head of Strategic Procurement
Rothenberger Werkzeuge GmbH
- Tool manufacturer for heating, sanitary and refrigeration technology
- Revenue EUR 60 M, purchasing volume EUR 30 M, 2 employees
- Project lead freight revision with annual saving potential >8 %
- Establishment of new suppliers in low-cost countries in Europe
- Linking procurement and quality functions
Jun 2010 - Aug 2011
1 year 3 monthsBayreuth, Germany
Head of Materials Management
Burkhardt GmbH
- Manufacturer of stone processing machines, foundry and press shop
- Revenue EUR 45 M, purchasing volume EUR 23 M, 9 employees
- Negotiated payment terms up to 270 days with largest suppliers
- New procurement of credit insurance under unfavorable conditions (Atradius, Euler Hermes)
- Reduced material ratio by 6 % in one year despite material cost increases; sum of personnel and material costs reduced from 84 % to 74 %
- Key user PSI Penta in ERP project, materials management module
- Process modeling and implementation in master data
- Master data management, implementation of strategies with other modules
- Ensuring processes, avoiding process breaks
- Creation of documentation and training materials
- Training and coaching employees
Aug 2008 - Jan 2010
1 year 6 monthsSalzburg, Austria
Group Head Procurement Mechanics, Technical Purchased Parts
DMT Technology GmbH
- Manufacturer of foil winding machines
- Revenue EUR 120 M, purchasing volume EUR 40 M, 7 employees
- Out-of-court settlement of a damage claim with CFO, value approx. EUR 350 000 against Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen
- Price reductions up to 40 % by sourcing steel parts in Eastern Europe with same quality
- Established cooperation with procurement in French branch
Nov 2001 - Jul 2008
6 years 9 monthsSchwanau, Germany
Senior Controller and Senior Buyer in the Business Unit In-House Production consisting of Steel Construction, Mechanics, Plant
Herrenknecht AG
- Manufacturer of tunnel boring machines and plant engineering for tunneling projects
- Revenue EUR 400 M, purchasing volume EUR 35 M, no employees
- Controlling (70 % of activity)
- Profitability analysis of the business unit
- Investment calculations for machines
- Standard cost accounting, budgeting
- All common components calculated 100 % and entered into ERP system within 4 years
- Made production costs of machines transparent (make or buy) and optimized production program
- Procurement of extended workbench for steel construction and machining (30 % of activity)
- Acceptance at suppliers, auditing and qualification of suppliers
- Risk management, search and selection of suitable suppliers
May 1992 - Nov 2001
9 years 7 monthsSchwanau, Germany
Strategic Buyer, Deputy Head of Procurement
Herrenknecht AG
- Manufacturer of tunnel boring machines and plant engineering for tunneling, hall construction and infrastructure projects
- Revenue EUR 700 M, purchasing volume EUR 80 M, no employees
- Project purchasing for components of a tunnel boring machine
- Concept development and implementation of Kanban system, complete C-parts management, reduction of process costs
- Concept development and implementation of internal logistics
- Key user ERP software Steeb AS400
- Value analysis and search for substitutes in collaboration with technical design
- Risk management in materials management
- Inventory analyses, automatic demand control, JIT, safety stocks
- Acceptance at suppliers, auditing and qualification of suppliers
- Complete procurement of large projects for subsidiary MSD Dresden over 3 years
- Bundled small expensive orders into requirements and transferred partially into blanket orders
- Extensive cost-down projects
Nov 1991 - Apr 1992
6 monthsKippenheim, Germany
Logistician
Janoschka GmbH
- Manufacturer of gravure cylinders
- Internal and external logistics
Jul 1991 - Oct 1991
4 monthsKippenheim, Germany
Procurement, Sales
Eisen-Müller GmbH
- Steel trading company
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
Intermediate Education
Sep 2003 - Oct 2004
EMA AG
Diploma in Business Administration · Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Mar 1998 - May 2000
IHK
Business Administrator IHK
Sep 1993 - Dec 1995
IHK
Industrial Specialist IHK with Trainer Qualification
...and 2 more
Certifications & licenses
Business Administrator IHK
IHK
Industrial Specialist IHK
IHK
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