Experience
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months
- Conducting annual meetings and negotiations with A-suppliers
- Procurement market analysis
- Development of strategic procurement tools
- Further development and implementation of purchasing strategies.
Jun 2023 - Oct 2023
5 months
- Reorganization of tasks
- Annual negotiations for 2024 with A and B suppliers
- Value analysis for a special mower.
Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
4 months
- Took over team leadership for Electric/Energy Storage/Digital Mobility
- Merged the teams into one unit
- Reorganized the new team
- Supported and managed daily operations
- Assisted the tender department
- Revised documents for certification.
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
5 months
- Analysis of the current situation and critical success factors in procurement
- Implementation of necessary measures to achieve goals
- Identification of improvement opportunities
- Further development of the procurement strategy and reduction of delivery bottlenecks
- Re-tendering of certain product groups.
May 2022 - Jun 2022
2 months
- Supported the new purchasing manager at the site during onboarding.
Oct 2021 - May 2022
8 months
- Took over strategic procurement for raw materials and drawn parts for three plants
- Invoice clarification
- Managed spot market purchasing
- Coordinated interventions at different sites
- Close coordination with central procurement in Biberach.
Mar 2021 - Sep 2021
7 months
- Led the department
- Ensured delivery dates and introduced a missing parts system
- Implemented a key performance indicator system
- Launched a tendering platform
- Supported strategic procurement
- Handled complaints.
Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
5 months
- Managed project procurement for a complete project and supported daily procurement
- Ensured delivery dates
- Checked and secured budget guidelines
- Price and delivery negotiations with suppliers
- Reorganized C-parts management
- Annual negotiations with designated suppliers.
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
2 months
- Consulting services on:
- Supplier management
- Supplier evaluation
- Strategic procurement management
- Day-to-day operations.
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
4 months
- Covered vacancies of two buyers
- Supported the production relocation from Switzerland to CSR
- Optimized procurement and implemented a key performance indicator system.
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
3 monthsSep 2018 - Dec 2018
4 months
- Ensured planned revenue doubling in 2019
- Project procurement for main revenue drivers, all goods, international purchasing (Taiwan, China, Vietnam)
- Secured the launch of cooperation with a new partner.
May 2018 - Aug 2018
4 months
- Led procurement at the Dresden site and head of strategic procurement for the group
- Restructured the central procurement organization
- Reorganized international procurement (China)
- Reduced suppliers and made make-or-buy decisions
- Introduced new procurement methods.
Jan 2014 - Apr 2018
4 years 4 months
- Led and organized procurement for two sites
- Reorganized the area after insolvency
- Introduced a new sourcing and storage system
- Opened new sourcing channels, especially in China
- Optimized processes in collaboration with quality assurance
- Implemented procurement controlling and reporting to management
- Managed procurement and warehouse operations with 15 employees.
Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
1 year 1 month
- Full leadership of materials management at two sites
- Managed metal procurement for the foundry
- Introduced a logistics concept
- Reorganized procurement
- Implemented strategic procurement and a supplier evaluation program
- Introduced a product group system.
Feb 2012 - Aug 2012
7 monthsWeilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
- Revision and maintenance of material data in SAP
- Sourcing new suppliers
- Developing a logistics concept for C-parts
- Negotiation of investments.
Oct 2011 - Jan 2012
4 months
- Led the team
- Prepared and negotiated framework agreements for raw materials
- Revised and reset the supplier evaluation.
May 2011 - Sep 2011
5 months
- Procured machine parts and components
- Negotiations and order processing
- Project support.
Nov 2010 - May 2011
7 months
- Procured and negotiated logistics services
- Transferred contracts to subsidiaries
- Supplier reduction program
- Implemented a shipping manual.
Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
1 month
- Supported preparation and execution of inventory
- Created final reports
- Trained counting teams and worked with auditors.
Apr 2009 - Present
16 years 6 months
- Interim management and consulting.
Apr 2009 - Oct 2010
1 year 7 months
- Supported ISO 9001 implementation
- Realigned and reorganized the firm
- Contributed to client acquisition.
May 2006 - Mar 2009
2 years 11 monthsWeilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
- Revised procurement conditions
- Developed the procurement market in China and set up a representative office
- Introduced procurement controlling and reporting
- Implemented cost reduction measures.
Dec 2005 - Apr 2006
5 months
- Procured assemblies and machines
- Conducted contract negotiations and cost analyses
- Improved on-time supply of production materials.
Dec 2003 - Aug 2005
1 year 9 months
- Led the procurement market in China
- Organized logistics between headquarters and China.
Jun 2001 - Aug 2005
4 years 3 months
- Procured assemblies and machines
- Conducted procurement market research and supplier audits
- Created value analyses
- Implemented cost reduction measures.
Feb 1998 - May 2001
3 years 4 months
- Procured for series and special projects
- Conducted value analyses
- Selected and evaluated suppliers
- Facilitated a joint venture in China.
May 1997 - Jan 1998
9 months
- Managed complete procurement of machine components
- Conducted value analyses
- Handled interface management between Germany and the USA.
Mar 1984 - Apr 1997
13 years 2 months
- Led procurement of raw materials and drawn parts
- Participated in value analysis teams
- Selected and evaluated suppliers.
Jul 1981 - Feb 1984
2 years 8 months
- Organized goods dispatch
- Handled incoming goods processing
- Controlled stock levels.