Philipp Sabow
Interim Management / Team Leader - Headquarter Procurement
Experience
Interim Management / Team Leader - Headquarter Procurement
- Building and expanding a new centralized procurement
- Establishing and leading a 6-person team, redefining tasks, potentials, structures, team visibility in the company, KPIs, conducting interviews, coordinating responsibilities
- Developing new procurement strategies
- Conducting workshops
- Procuring direct and indirect categories
- Reorganizing categories
- Designing and establishing new procurement processes, guidelines, and structures at the European level
- Revising and optimizing order process management
- Reporting savings
- Continuous optimization and increasing efficiency in collaboration with departments and procurement tools
- Defining quarterly goals and procurement initiatives
- Preparing and supporting carve-outs
- Reviewing procurement projects
- Escalation management in procurement
- Proactively identifying and mitigating potential supply chain risks
- Handling blocked invoices
- Interdisciplinary collaboration among several international teams
- Responsibility for and management of board-level procurement projects
- Contract negotiations and creation of commercial contract templates
Strategic Procurement
- Contract analysis and reconciliation of expenses and invoices
- Identifying contract risks and savings between Germany and France
- Professional and advisory services: business case as decision basis, savings potential, negotiations and consolidations, requirements and performance alignment, tenders
- Savings in license management: analysis, business case, implementation
- Tendering for contracting and personnel service providers
- Tender for rate cards at management consulting firms
- Renegotiation and takeover of existing contracts
Operational Procurement
- Supporting an IT carve-out and EMEA-wide IT procurement projects
- Repositioning IT procurement
- Building new IT categories
- Transferring various IT contracts from the parent company to the subsidiary
- Integrating all IT procurement activities into procurement
- Renegotiation and takeover of existing contracts
- Implementing procurement guidelines
- Tender for integrating field service management into Salesforce
- Tender for consulting services for process optimization in order-to-cash
Operational and Strategic Procurement - Interim Manager
- Rebuilding an indirect procurement organization and establishing a clear position in the company
- Defining and enforcing procurement guidelines
- Negotiating with service providers for all IT needs from operational and daily activities
- Achieving 13% savings on annual IT expenditures
- Conducting global tenders, especially service projects over €15 million, software, and hardware
- Responsibility for executive board procurement projects
- Contract reviews, drafting and negotiations, and category organization
Studies - International Business (Bachelor of Arts)
International University Karlsruhe
Project Management Training IPMA Level - D Certification
Steinbeis Institut
Demand Management / Operational Purchasing
- Budget planning
- Purchasing consulting services
- Organizing software and hardware rollouts
- Participating in tender processes
- Reviewing requirements specifications
- Monitoring compliance and policies
- Attending IT procurement in-house training and project-based procurement training
- Co-buyer for IT and services during the training period
Commercial dual apprenticeship - IT Systems Management Clerk
IHK
Summary
As an experienced IT purchaser working across industries and Europe, I have experience dealing with European suppliers and markets. I quickly and efficiently get to know my clients' needs on my own. With my expertise in IT procurement, my background as an IT Systems Management Clerk, and my sales background, I analyze the market and the sales strategies of potential suppliers, develop the right procurement strategy for my clients, negotiate the best possible contracts and licenses for them, and support them in the procurement process from product and supplier selection to contract finalization. I practice open, transparent, clear, and appreciative communication, which leads to very satisfied clients and positive supplier relationships. I am happy to support you independently and remotely. For freelancing, I naturally bring extensive experience in communication, analysis, and organizational skills.
Skills
- Operational And Strategic Procurement
- It Services Procurement
- License Procurement And Management
- Category Management
- Software And Hardware Procurement
- Professional And Advisory Services
- Carve-out
- Automotive Industry
- Medical Technology Industry
- Finance Industry
- Mechanical Engineering Industry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Experience Leading A 6-person Team
- Very Good People Skills And A Sense For Interpersonal Relations
- Handling Critical Situations And Taking Necessary Responsibility
- Making Clear, Well-founded, And Timely Decisions
- Motivating And Keeping The Team Together In A Challenging Work Environment
- Clear Prioritization And Coordination
- Giving The Team Room For Personal Development
- Constructive Handling Of Conflicts Within The Team And With Stakeholders
- Building And Expanding Procurement Teams And Departments
- Developing Negotiation And Procurement Strategies
- Conducting Tenders > 15 Million Euros
- Negotiation Management
- Contract Management And Legal Basics Of Procurement
- Drafting, Consolidating, And Selecting Contracts
- Avoiding Contract Risks In All Contract Types
- Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, And Consolidation
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- License, Hardware, And Service Procurement
- Defining, Creating, And Optimizing Procurement Processes
- Setting Up And Revising Procurement Guidelines / Policies
- Optimizing And Managing Ordering Processes
- Market And Competitive Analyses
Languages
Education
International University Karlsruhe
Bachelor of Arts, International Business · International Business · Karlsruhe, Germany
IHK Stuttgart
IT Systems Management Clerk · Stuttgart, Germany
Certifications & licenses
IPMA Level D Certification
Steinbeis Institute
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