Thorsten Heinisch

Leading the global procurement team for raw materials and indirect purchasing

Organizational development and role definition

Taking over the global logistics function

Developing a global transport strategy for 6 sites (DE, US, CN, VN)

Tender management

Defining logistics processes and mapping them in ERP Canias

Price and contract negotiations for raw materials and CAPEX

Implementing a global purchasing structure

Defining a qualification matrix and requirements

Defining a product group strategy

Defining and implementing global logistics and transport standards

Reducing transport costs by 45%

Project planning and coordination of sourcing activities

Creating and analyzing cost breakdowns

Preparing RFI/RFQ documents

Price negotiations

Coaching and sparring for the purchasing team and other subproject leads

Advising on optimizing processes in the purchasing team / project purchasing

Optimizing task allocation and goal setting

Advising on project management and project controlling

Improving communication and meeting structures

Advising on identifying and implementing cost reduction opportunities

Meeting the target costs of the bill of materials

Sourcing all components and prequalifying 1st and 2nd sources

Defining target processes

Organizational development

Defining commodity group and supplier strategy

Supporting the implementation of a shop floor data acquisition system

Establishing a state-of-the-art procurement function

Reducing material prices by approx. 15%

Reducing working capital by approx. 20% while ensuring reliable supply to operations

Mapping the entire order network and demand planning

Project management (team of 4)

Concept development

Preparation of specifications

Tendering and negotiation of the framework agreement

Implementation

Reduction of order processing costs by more than 20%

Implementation of an MES system

Increase in customer on-time delivery by 15%

Introduction of a cloud-based e-procurement platform

Project management (team of 5)

Concept development

Definition of target processes

Creation of schedules

Procurement of a customized tugger train system

Implementation

Implementation of a tugger train system for supplying and removing materials in production

Reduction of in-plant transport vehicle costs by 70%

Increase in OEE by 2%

Subproject management for logistics (team of 3 employees)

Master data cleanup

Target process development

Creating the requirements specification for SAP programming

Implementation

Mapping all logistics processes and associated costs in SAP