»I have an eye for the big picture, but I'm also good at getting into the details.«
Experience comes from practice.
Here I would like to let actions speak and have compiled a selection of projects for you. I invite you to use these references to get an idea of my work and effect.
- All
- Business Development
- Cost reduction
- Operations Management
- Organizational Development
- Process Optimization
- Transformation
Transformation in the material management and operations area at an international laser system manufacturer
Increased efficiency of the material management organization through re-organization of the team, assignment of clear responsibility and accountability
Introduction of new working environments at a medium-sized mechanical engineering company
Introduction of new ways of working and working environments in order to meet the new market requirements and to remain an attractive employer in the region
Transformation in purchasing & SCM at an international automotive supplier
Goal: Identification and verification of optimizations to improve results in purchasing | Improvement of material availability | Development of the purchasing organization
Establishment of a global network
Goal: Establishment of a global network to promote trade relations through identification and development of distribution partners in Latin America and Asia
Marketing of Brazilian raw materials in Europe
Goal: To introduce a Brazilian supplier of raw materials on the European market
Agri-Automation – Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Goal: Distribution of knowledge management to support agriculture
Teambuilding
Goal: Motivation of the purchasing team and incentive to contribute to the company’s development
Make project purchasing more efficient
Goal: Raising savings potentials in project purchasing Project
Material cost reduction “screen plates”
Goal: Saving of 2,000 EUR (22%) for sieve plates of a grain dryer by changing supplier Project
Transformation of the purchasing organization
Goal: Establishment of a powerful purchasing team at the site
Development of a sustainable strategy: “Global Procurement Organization Footprint”
Goal: Establishment of a “Best in Class” purchasing organization by 2025 and definition of the catalog of measures for implementation
Structure of Material Group Management Indirect Material
Goal: To create cost transparency in order to subsequently define the strategy for reducing expenditure
Strategy definition – Indirect Procurement – „Logistics“ material group
Goal: Establishment and management of a manufacturing company for hydraulic hoses with sales in Brazil for the South American market
Greenfield project – Establishment of a production and sales location in Brazil
Goal: Establishment and management of a manufacturing company for hydraulic hoses with sales in Brazil for the South American market
Joint product development “kits” with customer/clients
Goal: Joint increase in sales for the client as well as their customers through better products and services to the end customers
Definition and structure of the purchasing organization Global Procurement
Goal: Establishment of a global purchasing team in order to achieve the best possible purchasing conditions on a TCO basis and to reduce material costs by 20%
Definition and structure of material group management
Goal: Material cost reduction of 20% through strategic processing of material requirements and corresponding supplier management.
Establishment of an Indian supplier for slip ring assemblies
Goal: Global sourcing of castings for worldwide production sites of the group Make-or-buy
Establishment of Indian suppliers for castings in the small series business
Goal: Global sourcing of castings for worldwide production sites of the group Make-or-buy
Establishment of the Team – Local Procurement / SCM
Goal: Establishment of a local procurement organization (16 employees) for the newly opened plant in India
Automation of the ordering process in purchasing
Goal: Current commodity groups that could be assigned accordingly to a strategic buyer in order to work out and implement the strategy for them.
Updating the material group structure in purchasing
Goal: Current commodity groups that could be assigned accordingly to a strategic buyer in order to work out and implement the strategy for them.
Introduction of a Steering Committee for the implementation of purchasing projects and savings potentials
Goal: Involvement of the management in the corresponding purchasing projects in order to bring about understanding and support
Product group strategy engines
Goal: Supplier management & cost reduction of the product group engines by 10%
Strategic purchasing in the pan-European spare parts business
Goal: Establishment of a Europe-wide uniform purchasing strategy for the spare parts business (22 locations)
– Supply Chain Management
– Cost reduction by 15% in 3 years
– Increase in availability
– Development of further potential for the service business
Implementation of an “International Procurement Organization (IPO)” as part of the low-cost country sourcing strategy
Goal: Cost reduction by using a worldwide supplier network, especially from low-wage countries
