Tokyo, Japan
Passionate Procurement professional with +10 years experience in various countries, companies, roles and industries
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.
-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
-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
-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
-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
-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
-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
• 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
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