Tobias (Mba) Német
Head of Global Procurement Direct, Interim Management
Experience
Apr 2022 - Mar 2024
2 yearsHead of Global Procurement Direct, Interim Management
KraussMaffei
- Set up and lead global procurement for production materials with a purchasing volume of approx. €650 M
- Cost management
- Consolidate and lead the procurement team (16 local + 20 global)
- Process management
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
1 yearGroup Procurement Manager
Office Depot
- Managed procurement volume of approx. €400 M
- Led procurement activities and developed buyer qualifications following a restructuring
- Established and implemented group sourcing after a merger, achieving significant savings
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
3 monthsHead of Procurement and Support during ERP Implementation
Raylase
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
6 monthsProcurement, Warehouse, and Process Management
Simacek
- During a restructuring phase
Oct 2016 - Present
8 years 10 months Traiskirchen, Austria
Interim Manager and Independent Consultant
Tobias Német, Unternehmensberatung
- Led organizations through change, focusing on procurement and supply chain management, driving excellence across the value chain
- Raylase: Purchasing Excellence, supply chain management with end-to-end S&OP implementation consulting
- Speech Processing Solutions: Cost reduction in procurement
- EVN: Cost reduction through efficiency improvements (organizational development and process management)
- Diehl: Established transfer pricing regime in line with OECD guidelines
Jan 2011 - Sep 2016
4 years 9 months Vienna, Austria
Managing Director Austria
ROI Management Consulting GmbH
- Reported to the Group Executive Board in Munich
- Managed 5 employees
- Served as Managing Director (acquisition, finance, HR), project partner responsible for purchasing and operational excellence, lean management, and various supply chain management topics including business–IT alignment
- Kärcher: Designed the global purchasing footprint (4 continents)
- EagleBurgmann: Cost optimization
- Knorr-Bremse: Industrialization, purchasing excellence
- EVN: Efficiency in the sales organization (lean office)
- Schindler Escalator: Operational excellence, lean management
- Schott: Optimization of purchasing office Eastern Europe
- Webasto: Project management
May 2008 - Dec 2011
3 years 8 months Vienna, Austria
Partner
Kerkhoff Consulting
- Reported to local management in Vienna
- Led project teams (up to 13 members)
- Responsible for optimizing projects in mechanical engineering, construction conglomerates, chemicals, food, building materials & process industries, and public sector
- Collaborated with University of St. Gallen on working capital management and supply chain financing studies
- Bilfinger Berger: Established central supplier management and defined the corresponding IT solution (SAP SLC)
- Österreichische Post: Set up and implemented centralized purchasing
- GoodMills: Purchasing excellence by building a central procurement function and stock management (8 European countries)
- Pipelife: Purchasing excellence and optimization of indirect procurement (12 European countries)
- Asamer: Purchasing excellence by creating group procurement and cost optimization (Austria, Slovakia, Bosnia, Libya)
Dec 2006 - May 2008
1 year 6 months Warsaw, Poland
Senior Area Manager, Warsaw Office Lead
Kerkhoff Consulting Eastern Europe
- Reported to the Executive Board of Kerkhoff Consulting Group
- Functional and disciplinary leadership of 25 employees
- Project and results responsibility for activities in Eastern Europe
- Restructured the organization and developed the team, including a local successor
- Provided sourcing support for KTM Radiators, Siematic, Hülsta, Agrana, Schüco
Apr 2006 - Nov 2006
8 months Vienna, Austria
Principal
Kerkhoff Consulting
- Reported to local management in Vienna
- Led project staff in procurement optimization projects
- Straßen NRW: Improved procurement performance by professionalizing the central procurement function
- AGRANA Fruit: Cost optimization in procurement, established central purchasing company
- SCHÜCO: Enhanced procurement performance
- MCE: Purchasing excellence
Dec 1997 - Mar 2006
8 years 4 months Vienna, Austria
Strategic Buyer in Corporate Procurement
Semperit AG Holding
- Reported to Head of Procurement, with close reporting directly to the CEO
- Led buyers in the global procurement organizations (Europe, North America, Asia)
- Group responsibility (cost, availability, working capital) for chemical, packaging, and plastics packaging categories with a purchasing volume of €110 M
- Successfully integrated (including M&A) and managed global procurement activities, optimizing procurement structure (processes, reporting, ratio projects, consolidation initiatives) across 8 sites in Europe, Asia, and North America
- SAP MM key user during SAP rollout
Mar 1996 - Nov 1997
1 year 9 months Vienna, Austria
Strategic Buyer, Senior Buyer
Philips Business Electronics
- Reported to Head of Procurement
- No direct reports
- Strategic buyer for assembled and unassembled printed circuit boards and electromechanical assemblies, responsible for supplier selection (global sourcing), price negotiations, and supplier management
Mar 1994 - Feb 1996
2 years Vienna, Austria
Head of Series Procurement / Purchasing
Philips Business Electronics
- Reported to Head of Material Management
- Functional and disciplinary leadership of 6 employees
- Established systematic series procurement / planning and implemented S&OP within supply chain management
- Successfully increased service levels and inventory turnover
Dec 1990 - Feb 1994
3 years 3 months Vienna, Austria
Technical Buyer
Philips Business Electronics
- Reported to Head of Mechanical Procurement
- No direct reports
- Responsible for executing strategic procurement projects and managing defined categories (stamped & bent parts, tin, plastic injection molding, tooling)
Summary
- Leadership experience in line functions, project assignments, and global matrix organizations
- High social competence, loyalty, and integrity
- Entrepreneurial thinking and goal orientation
- Extensive international exposure (projects in 26 countries across 4 continents, 1.5 years in Warsaw/Poland)
Languages
German
Native
English
Intermediate
Hungarian
Elementary
Education
Kolleg für Kunststofftechnik am TGM
Diploma in Plastics Engineering · Plastics Engineering · Vienna, Austria
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota; Executive Academy, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Vienna, Austria
Certifications & licenses
Buyer Academy at ÖPWZ with distinction
ÖPWZ
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