Tilman Röder - Head of Procurement

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jul 2022 - Present

3 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

Head of Procurement

Blickfeld GmbH

Responsible for all sourcing activities for direct material, indirect material and equipment for production at an in-house site and at two international EMS providers.
Responsible for office management with 3 employees.
Very successful negotiations of electronic components despite low purchasing volume and volatile market.
Independently built a cleanroom (modular procurement).

Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

3 years

Rosenheim, Germany

Head of Strategic Procurement / Sourcing

Ericsson Antenna System GmbH (until 30.09.2019: Kathrein SE)

Managed all sourcing activities for direct material.
Led 10 category managers at 3 sites, plus 2 scouting managers, a supplier escalation manager and a team assistant.
Initiated and led negotiation and productivity activities as well as scouting and cost reduction programs.
Transformed the procurement organization by integrating into the Ericsson network with the introduction of group procurement processes and tools.
Ensured supply security during COVID by decoupling supply chains.

May 2016 - Jul 2019

3 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Head of Project Procurement

OSRAM AG, Specialty Lighting Procurement

Managed all project procurement activities and scouting for automotive, entertainment and industrial sectors.
Led 13 Advanced Procurement Engineers (APE) and one scout at 5 sites worldwide, plus one part-timer.
Ensured target achievement for BOM cost and material availability for prototype production and series launch.
In coordination with R&D and sales, initiated forward-looking analyses of potential procurement markets and coordinated identification and adoption of supplier innovations.
Represented OSRAM procurement in the OSRAM-Continental merger process and helped develop concepts and processes.
Introduced an agile approach to KPI analysis and digital reporting for material cost control in projects.

Jul 2015 - Apr 2016

10 months

Munich, Germany

Head of Project Commodity Management / Head of SP Mass Production Procurement

OSRAM AG, Specialty Lighting Procurement

Managed commercial procurement activities for projects.
Led 3 Project Commodity Managers (PCM) and 2 part-timers.
Defined focus areas for strategic procurement in coordination with R&D and APE management.
Managed global strategic procurement activities for pooled direct materials (metals, plastics, electromechanics, glass including optics, ceramics).
Led 4 Global Commodity Business Managers (CBM) and 4 Continental CBMs at 6 sites worldwide, plus 2 part-timers.
Communicated internally and externally at management level.
Agreed and tracked targets with the CBMs.
Achieved successful commercial focus in project procurement.
Established end-to-end orientation in the organization.

Jul 2010 - Jun 2015

5 years

Munich, Germany

Director Metal/Plastics/Solid State Lighting (SSL)

OSRAM AG, Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Managed global strategic procurement activities for metals, plastics and SSL with a purchasing volume > €300 M.
Led 7 Global Commodity Business Managers (CBM) and 4 Continental CBMs at 6 sites worldwide, plus 2 part-timers.
Communicated internally and externally at management level.
Agreed and tracked targets with the CBMs.
Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to achieve company-wide synergies, such as cross-commodity bundling and aligning technology and strategic roadmaps with suppliers.
Established workshops with partners on productivity measures.
Concept for digital analysis of competitor supplier portfolios.
Introduced methodology for supplier ESG compliance.

Aug 2005 - Jul 2010

5 years

Munich, Germany

Coordinator Metal Material Group / Global Commodity Business Manager

OSRAM GmbH, Purchasing Materials & Components World

Acted as proxy for the Head of Purchasing Materials & Components World for 5 Global Commodity Business Managers (CBM).
Responsible for material areas metal bases (€20 M) and niobium semi-finished products (€5 M).
Managed global procurement activities in close coordination with site purchasing.
Developed and implemented procurement and supplier strategies in close cooperation with commodity business teams.
Regular lectures on procurement topics at the BME Academy.
Standardized and globally consolidated fluorescent lamp bases.
Initiated and implemented a hedging concept for metals.

Apr 2002 - Aug 2005

3 years 5 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Specialist

Siemens AG, Global Procurement and Logistics

Globally responsible for the supplier management system of Siemens AG.
Planned and controlled cross-functional supplier management objectives with business units.
Served as lecturer and seminar leader for supplier management.
Spokesperson for the global supplier management council.
Developed supplier classification concept, tool specification and successful global roll-out.
Siemens was named benchmark for supplier management in a global study under the patronage of the University of Stuttgart and BME.

May 2000 - Apr 2002

2 years

Munich, Germany

Key Account Manager / Regional Contact Japan

Siemens Procurement and Logistics Services (SPLS) Asia/Global Sourcing

Sold procurement services.
Developed and implemented efficient, customer-specific supply chain (SCM) processes.
Supported the Japan region on administrative and general topics and contributed to SPLS Japan’s fiscal year-end closing.
Coordinated global collaboration with other SPLS units.
Developed and implemented an overall concept for J-V’s in-time supply of all production materials.

Jan 1998 - Dec 1998

1 year

Bangkok, Thailand

Service Clerk

Siemens Ltd., ICN

Acted as commercial warehouse manager.
Participated in ERP implementation project (SAP Material Management module).
Consolidated and revalued inventory.

Oct 1995 - Apr 2000

4 years 7 months

Erlangen, Germany

Operational, later Strategic Buyer

Siemens AG, Central Technical Department

Procured capital goods and consumables for R&D departments (semiconductor manufacturing, mechanical engineering, power generation, communication, transportation, and more).
Negotiated service and work contracts.

Oct 1991 - Jun 1992

9 months

Iphofen, Germany