Thorsten P.
Freelance Subcontract - Claim Manager - Project Buyer
Experience
Nov 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 2 monthsHamburg, Germany
Freelance Subcontract - Claim Manager - Project Buyer
Exyte Europe GmbH
- On site in Hamburg, factory conversion, contract claim and change management as well as project purchasing for work packages CSA - HVAC, electrical and automation (12 suppliers with 15 contracts, volume approx. €55 M).
- Company language English.
Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
8 monthsGermany
Freelance Strategic Project Buyer
KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH
- Strategic project purchasing including SAP handling of all project requirements.
- International sourcing of steel welding assemblies (Eastern Europe), complete warehousing, electronics, service tenders – procurement negotiations – execution.
Aug 2022 - Feb 2023
7 monthsFrankfurt, Germany
Strategic Buyer
Mainova AG
- Temporary employment contract via Constaff HD.
- Tenders (German sector regulation – EU), negotiations, contract management, operational SAP processing of orders and service agreements – civil engineering – HOAI planning services – power plant projects.
- Negotiation success: 6.3% savings on approx. €15 M negotiated volume.
Apr 2020 - Jul 2022
2 years 4 monthsGermany
Freelance Project Manager Real Estate
Privatinvestor (Immotrade 021 GmbH)
- Working for a private investor (Immotrade 021 GmbH).
- Development of demolition sites, construction of a multifamily house with 22 apartments and 6 townhouses.
- Full profit and loss responsibility.
- HOAI award procedures, individual contracts with construction companies and tradespeople.
- Contract and claim management.
Feb 2014 - Jan 2017
3 yearsNeuenstadt am Kocher, Germany
Head of Purchasing
Kardex Mlog
- Strategic and disciplinary leadership (5 staff).
- Purchasing volume approx. €43 M in machinery and plant engineering.
- Department restructuring.
- Implementation of material group structure and KPI system.
- Initiation and execution of measures for sustainable cost reductions.
- Achieved savings of approx. €1.2 M.
Aug 2012 - Jan 2014
1 year 6 monthsGermany
Project Manager Real Estate
RS Haus GmbH
- Introduced internet marketing for planned single and multi-family houses.
- Procurement of land and individual trades.
- Contract and change management, project management.
Aug 2010 - Jun 2012
1 year 11 monthsGermany
Head of Purchasing
ACO Guss GmbH
- Head of purchasing for two foundry production sites.
- Purchasing volume approx. €40 M, 4 staff.
- Management of various investment and construction projects.
- Introduced global sourcing for raw materials and finished products.
- Built supplier base in Turkey, Bulgaria and Vietnam.
- In 2011 conducted on-site talks with government representatives in Cameroon for pig iron production setup (project not realized).
- Contributed to a €60 M preliminary project for a new central foundry.
Apr 2004 - Jul 2010
6 years 4 monthsBamberg, Germany
Head of Materials Management
CML Technologies GmbH & Co.KG
- Managed two sites: Bad Dürkheim industrial applications and LED distribution (6 staff); Bamberg automotive lighting systems (5 staff).
- Organizational restructuring.
- Partial relocation of production to Eastern Europe.
- Managed implementation of various investment projects (approx. €15 M).
- Introduced strategic purchasing organization (linked with US HQ).
- Achieved cost savings of approx. €1.7 M.
- Served as global commodity manager Electronics.
Oct 1993 - Mar 2004
10 years 6 monthsGermany
Managing Director - Owner
TRP Elektronik GmbH und Internet Electronics
- Import-export wholesale of electronic components.
- Project work with German industrial clients and foreign importers.
- Original goal: develop Internet Electronics as a global B2B startup platform; at that time no venture capital available.
- Due to the New Economy crisis and insolvency of several clients, companies dissolved in 2004.
Oct 1989 - Sep 1993
4 yearsFrankenthal, Germany
Buyer – Line Manager
Gleichmann & Co. Electronics
- Buyer and line manager for electronic components.
- Managed international clients, visited the Hong Kong purchasing office twice a year.
Jun 1989 - Sep 1989
4 monthsFrance
Sales Clerk (Internship as part of an EU program)
Baumarkt
- In France under an EU program.
- 6-week intensive language course.
- Worked 10 weeks as a sales clerk in a DIY store.
Jul 1988 - May 1989
11 monthsLudwigshafen, Germany
Buyer
Otto – Hoffmann Herrenwäschefabriken
- After training as an industrial clerk, hired as buyer.
- Operational and technical purchasing of production materials.
Aug 1986 - Jun 1988
1 year 11 monthsLudwigshafen, Germany
Industrial Clerk Trainee
Otto – Hoffmann Herrenwäschefabriken
- IHK final grade 1.8.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
IntermediateFrench
IntermediateEducation
Aug 1986 - Jun 1988
Otto-Hoffmann Herrenwäschefabriken
Industrial Clerk · Ludwigshafen, Germany · 1.8
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Secondary Education · 1.1
Certifications & licenses
Training as Industrial Clerk
IHK
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