Thorben W.
Managing Director - TWE Consulting GmbH - Interim Management and Consulting Services
Experience
IT Procurement Leader with management responsibility for 12 employees in Germany and Poland
Head of IT Procurement for a Top 5 Group
Worldwide IT procurement volume approx. €500m per year.
- Including professional services, software, licenses, cloud, WPM/hardware and telco
- Intensive negotiations over several months with large US corporations regarding long-term cloud infrastructure as part of a major project (led negotiations)
- RfP for MSSP/Cyber Security areas with a focus on SoC/SIEM
- Management of 12 employees, including 3 category leaders and IT controlling
- Commercial support of an in- and outsourcing case for IT specialist solutions considering onshore, offshore, and nearshore options
- Replacement of custom software with Coupa; supported the implementation
- Close cooperation with license management, governance and legal
- Reduction of maverick buying
External Subproject Manager (Stream Lead)
A global automotive supplier (Powertrain) in indirect procurement
- Procurement volume over €2bn, more than 150 factories, multiple business units
- Freight, facility management, cleaning and security, IT, marketing, forklifts, hand tools, technical suppliers, spare parts, MRO
- Development, steering and implementation of a performance improvement program
- Subproject management, PMO, stakeholder management
- Process optimization
Senior Lead Buyer IT & Telco (interim)
Automotive, Energy, Solar and Charging Solutions Division
Worldwide IT procurement volume approx. €200m, spread over around 160 IT and telco topics with an average range from €300k to €7.5m
- Procurement of hardware, software, licenses for the headquarters and around 25 plants worldwide (including Hungary, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Morocco and Mexico)
- Direct management of 2 employees
- Led negotiations, average savings around 9%
- Major negotiations with American and British software and telco corporations
- Use of SAP Ariba
- P2P process optimization including invoice reconciliation and contract management
- Close cooperation with license management, governance and legal
- Post-merger integration of a charging solution unit
External Project Manager
Top 10 University
- Project control and KPI definition
- Stakeholder management
- Formation and overall management of 5 subprojects in cross-departmental collaboration
- Involved departments included procurement, legal, tax, financial accounting, asset accounting, construction, facility management, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and sanitation (HVAC), room air technology (RLT), process management
Interim Head of Procurement
Interim Head of Procurement
- Procurement of all indirect needs: logistics, facility management and marketing services, IT, hardware, software, licenses, as well as consulting, IT services and professional services
- Implementation of an IT solution (P2P) for a retail group
Procurement, Process Optimization and Digitalization Consultant
Consultant
- Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in procurement at the interface of purchasing, process optimization and digitalization for an internationally active energy company
- Support of an internationally focused IT rollout (SAP implementation, S4 HANA, Ariba Guided Buying, Ariba)
- Commercial contract management (MSA) in cooperation with a major IT service provider
- Conducting market and competitor analyses in the international shipping and maritime industry as well as in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry as part of merger processes
- Analyses for a university to determine the maturity level of digitalization, e-invoicing and document management systems
- Analysis of IT and telecommunication contracts as well as EULA conditions in German and English
- Analysis and implementation support for a medium-sized special machine manufacturing company focusing on digitalization, IT costs, procurement, supplier and risk management
- Presentations on process optimization, digitalization and procurement in HR and the construction industry
Managing Director
TWE Consulting GmbH
In short, Thorben Wehrmann and his team traditionally work on the following main topics as consultants or in interim roles:
- Procurement and negotiation management (experience from 1,100 negotiations, led about 700), statements of work, sourcing, skill matrices, SLAs, SCM, service provider management, strategic procurement, supplier and category management, commercial contract management, interim head of procurement, experience in 26 categories
- Process optimization, BPM, BPO, project management, implementation, PMO
- Digitalization, IT provider management, e-procurement, P2P, business transfers, S4 HANA, IT implementations
- Reorganization, restructuring, special projects, PMI, M&A, outsourcing/insourcing
- Specialized expertise in various categories, including IT,
Manager, Procurement Transformation
CAPGEMINI CONSULTING
Assignment as Manager, SME, subproject lead and Engagement Manager (operational project management) at well-known companies with tasks around outsourcing, generating synergy effects and synergy assessments, evaluating IT relocation concepts (in- and outsourcing, determining the optimal mix of onshore, offshore and nearshore; business transfer under §613a), Creation of spend cubes, process analyses, process implementations, validation of lead buyer concepts and procurement documents, IT benchmarking, IT maturity analyses, procurement maturity analyses, analysis of MIM/help tickets, Evaluation of seaway bill and bill of lading processes for a trading group (logistics, shipping, warehouse analyses), Development of digitalization strategies, category strategy planning, support for business transformation, PMI assessments, Training and other activities for a company in the automotive industry, sheet metal and aluminum processing, tool and special machinery manufacturing, for an insurance group, an FMCG/retail group and an international company in the transport, public transport and mobility sectors
Senior Consultant
JÖRG-PETER NAUMANN UNTERNEHMENS-BERATUNG
Worked as a senior consultant on various projects. Led a multi-billion-euro realignment of group procurement for an internationally operating infrastructure company with a savings target. Previously participated in preparing the restructuring report (large project). Examples: spend cube of the future, process restructuring, procurement staffing concepts, profit improvement, strategic realignment. Contributed to evaluating around 30 realignment options for an international utility company (financial modelling), e.g. outsourcing activities and dissolving divisions and entities. Both projects were conducted in English. Sales and procurement concepts for Tier 1 and Tier 3 suppliers (mechanical engineering; automotive). Analysis of service procurement for an OEM (automotive). Expert presentations on procurement, senior experts recruitment and consultants
Management Consultant
DROZAK CONSULTING GMBH
Worked as a management consultant on the strategic repositioning of an international electrical engineering/solar group in procurement. This involved creating strategy concepts for different categories and locations, mostly in English. Preparation and execution of eight supplier days and several DTC workshops in an international major project (partially independently leading the supplier days and workshops). Active participation in about forty procurement negotiations across various categories. Negotiation partners ranged from regionally active mid-sized companies to international large corporations (defining buyer roles, supplier analyses, action reporting), resulting in average savings of nearly 9%. Also conducted procurement analyses for an international medical technology company and preselected candidates for an international procurement project in Asia (raw material processing). Proposal development in the automotive industry (Tier 1 supplier)
Management Consultant
TU UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNG / TREUHAND, OLDENBURG
Worked as a management consultant in preparing restructuring reports and business concepts, for example for a manufacturer of cleaning products, a dairy, and a medical laboratory. Prepared a sales report for a mid-sized printing company and conducted a procurement analysis for an auditing firm. National procurement study with over 200 participating companies. Calculations and financial analyses for a billion-euro external legal dispute in the capital markets sector for Warth + Klein Grant Thornton International (Forensic). Established and expanded procurement consulting for TU, participated in symposiums, published professional articles, gave presentations to consultants and at the University of Oldenburg (EdP), and prepared and led cooperation talks in procurement. Developed a measures control tool. Market analyses for various industries (transportation, civil engineering, sawmill). Partially led and mentored working students.
Project Manager
ESM EBNER STOLZ MÖNNING & PARTNER
Worked as a project manager in preparing restructuring reports and conducting due diligence. For a food processing company, developed a procurement-focused restructuring concept (make-or-buy, strategic purchasing, cost reduction potential). Prepared a sales forecast for another food processing company. Prepared a turnaround report for a jewelry retailer (crisis causes, recovery measures, market/competition). Assisted in due diligence for online marketers (historical analysis, account overviews, and summary of contract status). Provided professional guidance to a consultant and interns.
Project Manager and Management Consultant
BGP Bohnert Gross & Partner
- Restructuring a nationwide catering and facility management company: setting up a performance improvement program with reductions in personnel, operating, and material costs, and investments in new business
- Implementing measure controlling and supporting controlling activities for the budgeting and planning process
- Identifying cost reduction opportunities
- Participated in steering committees and strategy alignments at executive management level
- Developed restructuring concepts for companies in automotive and aerospace supply as well as plastics and chemical industries, focusing on procurement
- Created an internal methodology toolkit for strategic procurement
Summary
- Over 18 years of experience as a management consultant, 57 successfully completed projects
- 10 years of leadership experience, directly managing up to 15 employees
- Over 20 implementations with project durations of 6 to 15 months
- 39 completed consulting mandates in industry/manufacturing
- 18 completed consulting mandates for service companies
Languages
Education
Berlin University of Applied Sciences for Business
Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Finance and Investment · Berlin, Germany · 1.7
Anson's KG, Hamburg
Apprenticeship · Retail Salesperson · Hamburg, Germany
Mühlenweg Gymnasium, Wilhelmshaven
General university entrance qualification (Abitur) · Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Yellow Belt, Lean Management
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