Peter Z.

Interim Purchasing Manager DACH

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Schafisheim, Switzerland

Experience

Apr 2009 - Present
16 years 9 months

Interim Purchasing Manager DACH

Zug-Einkaufsoptimierung

  • Corporate management
  • Interim management and consulting in strategic and operational purchasing in the medical technology, mechanical engineering, automotive and vehicle construction industries
  • Leadership
  • Procurement management
  • Personnel and technical leadership of purchasing teams with up to 15 employees; onboarding new purchasing managers
  • Negotiation management
  • Market economy
  • Developing and implementing purchasing and sourcing strategies
  • Analyzing procurement markets and selecting suitable suppliers
  • Restructuring
  • Conducting contract negotiations and annual reviews with A- and B-suppliers; contract management
  • Designing and implementing logistics concepts
  • Introducing and further developing key figures and evaluation systems to increase efficiency in purchasing
  • Revising supplier evaluations
  • Supporting the reorganization and restructuring of purchasing departments
  • Assisting in optimizing purchasing processes
  • Contributing to the digitalization of business processes
  • Project support for product launches and investment negotiations
  • Supporting product launches
  • Accompanying production relocations
May 2006 - Mar 2009
2 years 11 months
Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany

Head of Purchasing

Michael Deckel GmbH & Co. KG

  • Personnel and technical leadership of three employees including coaching and staff development
  • Conceptual and strategic alignment of purchasing
  • Revising all purchasing and sales conditions
  • Developing and enforcing project-specific delivery specifications
  • Building the purchasing market in China and establishing a representative office
  • Implementing purchasing reporting
  • Rebuilding the supplier evaluation according to ISO 9001
  • Enforcing payment terms and warranties
  • Developing the external purchasing market in Eastern Europe
  • Developing targeted measures to reduce purchasing costs
  • Ensuring a legally sound basis for delivery contracts and digitalization
Dec 2005 - Apr 2006
5 months
Changchun, China

Head of Purchasing at China branch

Ex-cell-o – FAW

  • Building and managing the purchasing market in China
  • Establishing and organizing logistics between the head office and the China branch
Dec 2005 - Apr 2006
5 months
Mindelheim, Germany

Technical Buyer

GROB-Werke GmbH & Co. KG

  • Purchasing assemblies, machines, handling units, and components
  • Conducting contract negotiations and price agreements
  • Cost analysis and optimization of assemblies
  • Ensuring timely provisioning of production materials with focus on reducing missing parts and negotiation within budget limits
Jun 2001 - Aug 2005
4 years 3 months
Eislingen, Germany

Technical Buyer

Ex-cell-o GmbH

Feb 1998 - May 2001
3 years 4 months
Reutlingen, Germany

Buyer

Burkhardt & Weber GmbH

May 1997 - Jan 1998
9 months
Remscheid, Germany

Project Buyer

Honsberg Lamb Sonderwerkzeugmaschinen GmbH

Mar 1984 - Apr 1997
13 years 2 months
Chemnitz, Germany

Purchasing Team Leader

Heckert Chemnitzer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH

Jul 1981 - Feb 1984
2 years 8 months
Chemnitz, Germany

Shipping Dispatcher / Deputy Warehouse Manager

Metallurgie Handel

Summary

  • Experienced expert in strategic and operational purchasing, specialized in sourcing strategies, supplier development and evaluation, and contract management
  • Strong negotiator, assertive, with a keen sense for cost optimization and efficiency enhancement
  • Hands-on mentality with strategic vision and innovative drive
  • High analytical thinking combined with a structured and solution-oriented work style

Skills

  • Management & Leadership

  • Strategic And Operational Purchasing

  • Market Analysis

  • Supplier Management & Evaluation

  • Negotiation & Contract Management

  • Purchasing Controlling & Reporting

  • Optimization Of Logistics & Purchasing Processes

  • Cost Management & Budget Control

  • Networking

  • Project Management

  • Digitalization

  • Change Management

  • Ms Office

  • Ms Project

  • Sap/r3

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1987 - Jun 1991

Zwickau University of Applied Sciences

Degree in Business Administration · Business Administration · Chemnitz, Germany

Oct 1979 - Jun 1981

Metallurgie Handel

Apprenticeship as Business Administrator · Business Administrator · Chemnitz, Germany

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