Philipp S.
Interim Management / Team Leader - Headquarter Procurement
Experience
Interim Management / Team Leader - Headquarter Procurement
Pharmahandel
- Setup and development of a new central procurement
- Founded and led a 6-person team, redefined tasks, potentials, structures, team visibility within the company, KPIs, conducted interviews, coordinated responsibilities
- Developed new procurement strategies
- Conducted workshops
- Procured direct and indirect product categories
- Reorganized product categories
- Designed and established new procurement processes, guidelines and structures at European level
- Redesigned and optimized order process management
- Reported savings
- Continuous optimization and efficiency improvements in collaboration with departments and procurement tools
- Defined quarterly goals and procurement initiatives
- Prepared and supported 2 carve-outs
- Reviewed procurement projects
- Managed escalations for all procurement matters
- Proactively identified and mitigated potential supply chain risks
- Handled blocked invoices
- Collaborated interdisciplinarily with multiple international teams
- Responsible for and led board-level procurement projects
- Negotiated contracts and created commercial contract templates
Strategic Procurement
Bank / Kreditinstitut
- Analyzed contracts and reconciled expenses/invoices
- Identified contract risks and savings between Germany and France
- Professional and advisory services (business case as decision basis, savings potential, negotiations and consolidations, needs and performance alignment, tenders)
- Savings in license management (analysis, business case, implementation)
- Tendered contracting/staffing providers
- Tendered for rate cards at consulting firms
- Renegotiated and took over existing contracts
Operational Procurement
Medizintechnik Hersteller
- Supported an IT carve-out, EMEA-wide IT procurement projects
- Repositioned IT procurement
- Built new IT product categories
- Transferred various IT contracts from the parent company to the subsidiary
- Transferred all IT procurement activities into the procurement department
- Renegotiated and took over existing contracts
- Introduced procurement guidelines
- Tender for integrating field service management into Salesforce
- Tender for consulting services to optimize the "order to cash" process
Operational and Strategic Procurement - Interim Manager
Maschinenbau / Motorenfertigung / Industrie
- Built up an indirect procurement organization and clearly positioned it within the company
- Defined and enforced procurement guidelines
- Negotiated with service providers for all IT needs from daily operations
- Achieved 13% annual IT cost savings
- Conducted all global tenders (especially service projects > €15M, software, hardware)
- Responsible for board-level procurement projects
- Reviewed, drafted and negotiated contracts, and organized product categories
Studies - International Business
International University Karlsruhe
Bachelor of Arts, English-language program
Project Management Training - IPMA Level D Certification
Steinbeis Institut
Demand Management / Operational Procurement
Automotive Manufacturer / Industry
- Budget planning
- Purchasing of consulting services
- Organization of software and hardware rollouts
- Participation in tender processes
- Reviewing specifications
- Monitoring compliance and policies
- Participation in in-house IT procurement training and project-based procurement training
- Various projects as co-buyer for IT and services during the training period
Training content: Learning negotiation strategies, contract management and contract law/risks, defining specifications, preparing/conducting tenders, negotiations, license management, IT procurement activities, contracts, supplier consolidation, services
Commercial dual apprenticeship - IT systems management assistant
IHK
Summary
As an experienced IT buyer active across industries and Europe, I have experience working with European suppliers and markets. I work independently, quickly and efficiently to understand my clients' needs. With my expertise in IT procurement, my background as an IT Systems Management Clerk, my degree in International Business 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 & licenses, and support you through the procurement process from product & supplier selection to contract closing. I practice open, transparent, clear and appreciative communication, which results in highly satisfied clients and positively minded suppliers.
I am happy to support you on an independent and remote basis.
For freelance work, it is natural that I bring extensive experience in communication, analysis and organization. I have lived 10 months in England, two years in Spain and two years in Portugal, which has given me a tolerant and open-minded perspective.
Languages
Education
International University Karlsruhe
Bachelor of Arts · International Business · Karlsruhe, Germany
IHK Stuttgart
IT Systems Management Clerk · Stuttgart, Germany
Certifications & licenses
IPMA Level D
Steinbeis Institute
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