About
I am a senior Sourcing and Procurement Expert, Interim Manager, Procurement Transformation Specialist, Advisor, Project Manager, certified Coach and Ex-CPO, committed to creating and delivering commercially-focused business solutions in a range of Manufacturing and Process organizations. My recent contract career includes a wide range of mainly PE-backed mid- to large size portfolio companies across multiple industries. My focus has been on Procurement Transformation-assignments, leveraging diverse leadership/advisory experience to rapidly adapt and adopt strategic, tactical and operational supply chain, sourcing and procurement best practices and empowering interdisciplinary teams to translate strategies into measurable actions with a focus on high-quality output. Furthermore, I specialize in transforming highly operational service functions into trusted key differentiators, strategic business partners and tangible sources of value to optimise cost conscious cultures; and building inf…
Experience
Interim Group Cpo
International Steel Manufacturer · Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
Present
- Procurement transformation, designing/aligning/implementing/executing Procurement´s target operating model (TOM) whilst driving Procurement´s strategic position and Procurement maturity through training/development and restructuring. - Introduction of new & urgently required key Procurement-roles incl. Project Procurement, Procurement Engineer and Key Supplier Manager - TOM including organizational structure, governance, data, systems, processes, policies, culture, mindsets etc. - Savings delivery and performance management, opportunity identification, measure generation/tracking Contribution to financial survival & transformation of Group due to market environment - Redesign of cross-functional co-ownership of cost targets and ensuring cross-functional collaboration - Reduction of monopolist supplier-dependencies - Module lead Procurement in Group's program office - Training and development program across Group Procurement
Senior Procurement & Scm-Expert, Senior Advisor, Interim & Project Manager, Systemic Coach, Ex-Cpo
Uhrmann Consulting · Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Present
Leveraging diverse leadership/advisory experience to rapidly adapt and adopt strategic, tactical and operational supply chain, sourcing and procurement best practices Certified Systemic Coach, expert in mentoring and empowering interdisciplinary teams to translate strategies into measurable actions with a focus on high-quality output Transforming highly operational service functions into trusted key differentiators, strategic business partners and tangible sources of value to optimise cost conscious cultures Building influential key stakeholder relationships up to Board level to strategically adapt and win buy-in to the business vision Industry Focus: Semiconductor Oil & Gas Energy & Utilities Automotive & Commercial Vehicles Industrial Manufacturing Airline / Aviation Logistics, Freight Forwarding IT Services & Outsourcing Highspeed Glasfibre Gas Engines & Distributed Power Construction Paper, Printing, Labels & Laminates Health & Social Care Consulting Private Equity Technical Focus:…
Interim Cpo/Procurement Director
Leading Edge Semiconductor Infrastructure Manufufacturer, backed by global OEM & global PE · Vienna, Austria
- Procurement & SCM Maturity Assessment & resulting organizational design, recruiting & implementation - Procurement transformation & repositioning as strategic value driver - Transforming Procurement from purely operational to tactical/strategic value contributor - Sales & Operations planning, Supply Chain resilience; significantly improved & synchronized business/production/demand planning - Establishing key supplier account management - Designing, aligning, implementing & success tracking of Procurement Target Operating Model - Team and individual development - Executive coaching across leadership team - Project & program management; product management-support - Crisis management during deteriorating market environment (e.g. cost reduction; stock management) & fit-for-future-design considering long term challenges - Process design, implementation & KPI-tracking; early ERP-selection & implementation
Project Manager Procurement Maturity & Opportunity Assessment (Part-Time)
Aluminium Manufacturer · Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Procurement Maturity & Opportunity Assessment Stakeholder and buyer interviews Data analytics Target operating model-design
Procurement Transformation Manager, Team- and Executive Coach (Part-Time)
Regional Energy & Utilities Provider · Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Procurement Transformation & Reorganization Team Development & Coaching Executive Coaching
Co-Founder & Startup-Investor
Caruso Beteiligungs Holding UG · Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Interim Head of Procurement - Procurement Transformation
International Logistics Service Provider · Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Full Procurement Transformation and Target Model Design / Alignment / Execution Elements of Transformation well beyond Procurement-scope Alignment with Procurement-practices at other portfolio-businesses within PE-ownership
Project Manager, Interim Cpo, Senior Proc. Expert & Advisor, Exec. Coach
Medical/healthcare/laboratory service provider, backed by consortium of international PE-investors · Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Global Procurement opportunity assessment for Indirects and selected direct categories – Value Creation Plan re. material cost optimization Global Procurement maturity, culture, governance and operating model assessment and recommendation Executive Coaching to CPO, CFO and CEO mainly around leadership, prioritization, best practices, Procurement transformation and cultural change Implementation design and planning for Value Creation Plan and Target Operating Model
Senior Procurement Expert & Advisor, Coach, Deputy Project Manager
International supply chain equipment/infrastructure manufacturer · Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Global Procurement opportunity assessment around a) material cost optimization and b) culture, maturity, governance and organization – vice project manager and workstream-lead for b) Identified 180M+ EUR of incremental savings along 5 main lever-clusters and across all global direct material-spend for Supply Chain Solutions and Industrial Trucks Solutions Identified tremendous improvement opportunities and fundamentally critical success factors Coached new CTO and new CPO re. setup, approach and execution of newly created global Procurement function whilst fighting significant headwinds around part availability and cost inflation
Senior Procurement Expert & Advisor (Part-Time)
International supply chain equipment/infrastructure manufacturer · Summerville, South Carolina, United States
Senior advisor to near-shoring initiative Updated & executed selected category strategies for masts, hydraulics, harnesses etc. Contributed to business model calculation for near-shoring from China to India & Mexico Supported regional CEO and COO whilst preparing key decisions re. new business model
Education
The Berlin School of Economics and Law
Diplom-Kaufmann (FH), Business/Managerial Economics
Dietz Training & Partner
Coaching - Psychology of Change (dbvc)
Mercedes-Benz AG, Berlin
Industriekaufmann (IHK) - Apprenticeship, Business Administration and Management, General
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