Sebastian Stricker

Where HR meets PROCUREMENT | LEGAL Next Generation Interim Manager | Freelance Consultant | Speaker & Trainer

Sebastian Stricker
Köln, Germany

Experience

Jul 2020 - Present
4 years 8 months
Oberkochen, Germany

Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement

Carl Zeiss AG

Sourcing of contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers Advisor to procurement & HR in change project

May 2020 - Oct 2020
6 months
Cologne, Germany

Interim Manager Strategic Insurance Procurement & Professional Services

Zurich Insurance Germany

Strategic sourcing for Germany Supplier and tender management in daily business

Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
5 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Interim Manager Category External Workforce & HR Services

LeadecFM BV & Co. KG

Operational handling of temp labour category Advisor to management board for change in external workforce strategy

Feb 2019 - Present
6 years 1 month

Freelance Consultant Procurement of External Workforce

Durch Denken Vorne Consult GmbH

Strategy-analysis and change external workforce Tender Mgmt and negotiations professional service suppliers Supplier Mgmt, KPI-setup and monitoring in a customized VMS-environment Expert for procurement-compliance

Feb 2019 - Present
6 years 1 month

Speaker and Trainer for Professional Services and HR Procurement

TÜV Saarland Seminare | DEKRA Akademie | TA Wuppertal

Cost-saving leverages in purchasing temping and contracting agencies Compliance and contractual risk management VMS-based Sourcing-Systems, Single / Master Vendor / MSP / Neutral and On Site How to plan and approach tenders

Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
5 months
Berlin, Germany

External Project Manager Professional Services Procurement

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Stabilize as firefighter for all operational / tactical urgent tasks within newly established PS-department including the challenging context of SAP Ariba rollout Ensure compliant contracts for IT-services, HR-services, marketing, consulting Development / Design and optimization of procurement processes Train the existing staff and onboard new joiners of PS-department Responsible contact for Senior Mgmt and the Partners in Germany

Apr 2015 - Present
9 years 11 months

Consultant & Interim Mgr for FlexHR procurement & management

STRYKERConsulting Flex HR Management

Partnership with Labor Redimo NL since 2018 Strategic sourcing, procurement and implementation of supplier management (VMS) Temping / Contracting / Projects – professional services procurement in all aspects Build-up ‚TarifTool for cost-transparency in temping‘ Arbeitnehmerüberlassung Advice on ‚Make or Buy‘ internal vs external workforce solutions

Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
5 years
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Commercial Manager Germany & Freelance (Inhouse) Consultant

YoungCapital B.V.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
Wetzlar, Germany

Regional Commercial Operational Manager (Central Europe - CE)

Leica Microsysteme Vertriebs GmbH

Responsible for the commercial team in CE esp. proposal + tendermanagement (EU Public Tendering Rules) Direct reportings to the commercial director of Europe Liaise with relevant stakeholders within the decentralized matrix organization Interim takeover of tasks for vacant position of the country manager D-A-CH

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years
Cologne, Germany

Management Consultant

SOICON Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG

Analysis, Reporting and Optimization Multi-ProjectMgmt Contractual Setup for Procurement of Consulting & IT-Freelancers Reporting of KPIs out of SAP and manipulate in Excel for decision papers

Jan 2010 - Dec 2015
4 years
Cologne, Germany

Account & Projects Manager Key Accounts, Master Vendor Structures

STUDITEMPS GmbH

Legal Inhouse Counsel Commercial-, Contract- & Labour Law

Summary

- Experienced procurement professional with a business law background - Proven track record as expert in the indirect categories Professional Services, Marketing, HR Services, strategical – tactical – operational - Complementary stages from the angles of service providers, in commercial positions and supplier management - Managed projects in international matrix-organisations with the ability to communicate into all levels - Strong analytical skills combined with a high social sense for building up relations in regards to an effective stakeholder-management - Experienced with technology-driven-processes in procurement - i.a. SAP MM / ARIBA, COUPA - and a keen perception of new IT-Environments - Professional negotiations skills due to the background + proven track record in sales and business development for key accounts - Very high motivation and operational readiness - Positive thinker with a sense of humor even in challenging situations

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2004 - Mar 2011

University of Siegen

German diploma · German and European Business Law · Siegen, Germany