Alexander Wetzel

Procurement Lead Asia-Pacific

Tokyo, Japan

About

Passionate Procurement professional with +10 years experience in various countries, companies, roles and industries

Experience

  • Bristol Myers Squibb (Hybrid)
    • Procurement Lead Asia-Pacific
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Responsible for all Procurement activities in the Asia-Pacific region, the fastest growing region for BMS, including our moonshot markets Japan and China. Also representing Procurement in the APAC executive leadership team, alongside the GMs and Functional Leaders.

    • Procurement Lead Japan
      Jul 2020 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      -Heading the Procurement team in Japan (biggest Ex-US market for BMS) -Responsible for all categories within Commercial, Enabling Services, R&D and Global Product Supply -APAC lead for Supplier Diversity -Global Category Champion for Travel & Meetings -Global Launch Excellence Lead Procurement for blockbuster drug Reblozyl

  • Bayer Holding Ltd. (Osaka, Japan)
    • Procurement Japan
      Mar 2020 - Jun 2020 · 4 mos

      -Leading the Procurement organization of 19 FTE with accountability for spend of 630 mEUR/year in the categories Product Supply, Marketing Services, Corporate Functions, Research & Development and Technical Community -Transition & transformation of Procurement Japan into the new Global Target Operating Model -Above-country responsibility for Sourcing of Pharma Direct Materials in Australia -Country Platform Leadership Team Member with reporting lines to CFO and Global Procurement

    • Head of Sourcing Product Supply and Technical Community
      Dec 2017 - Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      -Accountable for spend of 300 mEUR/year and a team of 2 managers and 5 sourcing specialists -Product Supply Categories: External Manufacturing, Packaging, Excipients & API, Medical Devices, Tolling, Formulation Chemicals, Active Ingredients -Technical Community Categories: Construction, Equipment, Plant Control Technology, Engineering Services, Facility Management & Real Estate, MRO, Transportation & Warehousing -Safeguarding Pharma, Crop Science and Consumer Health business through increased stakeholder satisfaction, financial KPI achievement and extended supplier management activities -Driving Procurement excellence through category management, market intelligence and country collaboration in Asia-Pacific as well as with global teams

    • Senior Manager Sourcing Direct Materials/CAPEX & Logistics
      Mar 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

      -Responsible for Contract Manufacturing, Raw Materials, Packaging Materials, Distribution & Logistics, Plant Services and Capital Expenditures -Built a new team of 8 members through external hiring of 3 sourcing specialists and integration of divisional Procurement head and his direct reports to country platform -Initiated the team`s transition from a “savings first”-approach to business partnering, resulting in a stakeholder satisfaction of >85% -Identified innovative technologies in the supply base to create competitive advantages and improved internal processes through experimentation and collaboration -Maximized the value delivered through goods and services at best quality and cost, ensuring security of supply & preferred access -Exceeded targets for Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility and Efficiency in 2016 and 2017

  • Central Purchasing at Bosch
    May 2012 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    -Global responsibility and strategy implementation for Sensor Modules -Black-Belt in Advanced Awarding and Negotiations Applying Game Theory -Coordinator for Business Plan and Annual Price Negotiations -Key User for tool management and capacity planning -Process-Owner for end-of-life-management in Bosch Purchasing

  • Merck Gruppe (Tokyo, Japan)
    • Sourcing Manager
      Mar 2010 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      -Sourcing Manager Services and responsible for Governance & Performance -Led the service sourcing segment of several corporate categories -Ensured sourcing projects to generate savings and cost avoidance -Facilitation between Global Procurement and local organization -Implemented Procurement performance management to steer Procurement activities

    • Intern in Procurement
      Jul 2009 - Feb 2010 · 8 mos

      • Project to set up a new Procurement organization and work flow • Spend analysis and action plan for savings initiatives • Benchmarking and supplier base optimization for indirect spend • Establishment of an IT-system for widely automated savings measurement

  • Post-graduate Scholarship Holder at DAAD German Academic Exchange Service
    Sep 2008 - Feb 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

    completed an 18-month intensive professional development program in Tokyo, funded by the German government. This dual-track initiative combined 10 months of rigorous Japanese language training with an 8-month business internship at a multinational firm. The program provided a deep dive into international business strategy, equipping me with the linguistic and cultural agility required to thrive in global markets