Andreas Abrath

Director Process Simplification within BASF bei BASF

Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

BASF (13 yrs 2 mos)
- Director Process Simplification
  2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos
  Starting Jan 2019 I have joined the newly created Task Force for Process Simplification in BASF. Our focus is to improve customer satisfaction , increase execution speed, improve ease of use in our processes and reduce cost per unit. We will identify potentials for further process automation, reduce waiting time and approval steps, and improve quality of process data. Personally, I will lead the workstream which focusses on functional and enabling process within. I am excited to be part of this project. This is a unique opportunity to help BASF to become “THE Chemical supplier”
- Director Procurement 4.0 and Direct Tail Spend Management
  Dec 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos
  1. Heading a Project for raw material tail spend management. Consolidation of Raw Material tail spend for BASF Group. Bringing 1.3 bEUR of raw material spend to the market and source mainly via distributors. Target is to reduce complexity and generate 2-digit% savings. 2. Develop a roadmap for the digitalization of Procurement (Procurment 4.0). This covers process automation, advanced analytics and electronic platforms
- Director Project Head "Complexity Reduction in Procurement"
  Aug 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos
  Project focus on global optimization of Buying Channel, Spend Analytics, Tail Spend Management, and Outsourcing