André Kern

Director Project Purchasing - Business Unit Drives @ Brose Group

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

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Experience

  • Brose Group (10 yrs 11 mos)
    • Director Project Purchasing - Business Unit Drives
      Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Global Project Buyer - Business Unit Drives
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      2020-2022 Global Project Buyer Steering Motors and E-Bike Drives 2019-2020 Global Project Buyer Steering Motors (functional lead of purchasing activities in EU, CN, NA) 2018-2019 Project Buyer Steering Motors (Europe)

    • Product-Cost Manager - Business Unit Exterieur
      Nov 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      2016-2017 Projectmanager for internal project. Improvement of the group-wide VAVE process incl. enhancement of respective IT System. Global project team of nine crossfunctional members. 2015-2017 Product cost analysis and target setting for purchased parts. Preperation and conducting of VAVE Workshops at Brose plants globally. Realization of cost-down activities.

  • Mercedes-Benz AG ()
    • Diploma Thesis Product-Controlling and Calculation - Mercedes-Benz Cars
      Mar 2015 - Aug 2015 · 6 mos

    • Internship Product-/ Project Controlling MFA2 - Mercedes-Benz Cars
      Sep 2014 - Feb 2015 · 6 mos