Purchasing Manager

EMEA Purchasing Manager

• responsible for Purchasing organization development within the new EMEA structure
• creation and implementation of procurement procedures and systems
• negotiating contracts, prices, lead times, safety stock and condition for raw materials for all EMEA production plants
• market commodity analyzing and reporting to the extended organization
• new Supplier scouting, Supplier evaluation
• lead and develop the purchasing indirect and direct material department
• closely cooperation with other department, mainly engineering, in providing market analysis, new trends and products innovation proposals
• together with the outstanding supply chain hub team creating forecast plan and develop strategies
• responsible for the best cost and quality deliveries with focus on short term deliveries and working capital improvements
• implementing financial tools with the suppliers to utilize working capital
• benchmarking and tenders of miscellaneous indirect commodities and services with aim to cost reduction

Purchasing Manager Commodity Stampings Specialist

Purchasing Manager Commodity Stampings Specialist (01/2013 - 01/2016)

• ensure the cost-, quality and time-oriented supply of all Johnson Controls Plants with the required goods, materials, equipment’s and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets.
• design optimal supply base, Control and approval of all strategic advanced and operational purchasing activities and decisions for production within the commodity organization
• lead, motivate, support and develop purchasing staff members relating to the Commodity core teams
• development, coordination and steering of purchasing strategies for all plants that consume commodities
• control and improve purchasing controlling and cost analysis in order to guarantee savings- and cost tracking
• support efforts concerning supply base rationalization and supplier development
• structuring and bundling of global and regional aspects within the Commodity organization
• improvement of program-profitability as well as of all purchasing activities for the purposes of continuous improvement through global sourcing, long/life-time reductions etc.
• global- and cost-oriented purchasing of goods parts or services for the production within the Commodity Organization. Strategic management of the commodity / sub commodity

Senior Buyer (04/2012 - 12/2012)

• coordination of Program Purchasing activities over specific business units to ensure excellent product launches
• control and approval of all Program Purchasing activities and decisions in line with customers demand and commodity strategies
• ensure smooth project launches by controlling the acquisition, sourcing on time, in line with cost book target, maintaining purchasing results until SOP
• ensure the cost-quality and time-oriented supply of all required goods, materials, equipment`s and services under compliance with the respective business plans, budgets and targets
• initiate and support of proper Maker or Buy decisions
• initiate and support Material Best Business Practice activities (incl. VA/VE and Kaizen activities)
• manage the Suppliers within the given programs (RFQ, Change Management, Contract Negotiations, Payment Queries, etc.)

Commodity Glass Buyer (07/2011 - 03/2012)

• implementation of the complete query processing in global sourcing activities in coordination with local purchasing
• ensuring seamless implementation of automotive standards, certification and re-certification
• cooperation and coordination in preparation of specifications
• creation of benchmark analyses, implementing of the strategy to the business unit
• assisting in the analysis of customer requirements (specifications, drawings), participating on development of new glazing products potentially needed for the customers
• participation in the cross-functional interfaces within the RF organization
• creation of purchasing data and statistics (annual sales, validation costs, total landed costs, etc.)
• resourcing and benchmark activities to achieve and implement savings
• reporting to controlling department, coordination with plant logistics when transversal tasks, market analysis

Glass Buyer

• procurement and Ordering of serial and prototype glass products needed for the running projects
• improving of performance and conditions of the suppliers and implementation
• participation in product changes (change management), assistance in the development and preparation of contracts and agreements
• participation in projects development phase and cooperation with other departments to set up the best condition to reduce cost and inventory
• active cooperation in the projects supporting Quality and Engineering department

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