Benjamin Stephan

Head of Procurement @ ic! berlin | 20+ years experience of commercial working in Germany

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

I am a German Diploma holder in Industrial Management from the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. I have 20 years of commercial working experience in Germany, including 15 years in worldwide purchase. My personality is very organized and I am strongly self-motivated to improve processes. I have a strong mind and a desire to work at high capacity. Being German educated and having worked here for long has enabled me to be highly efficiency and structured – this is the experience which I would now like to bring to other parts of the world.

Experience

  • Head of Procurement at ic! berlin
    May 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 2 mos

    - structuring of purchase processes for more efficiency and cost saving - ensuring the availability of components through global sourcing of goods and services - team-leading the procurement team - built up of new suppliers and procurement routes - recruitment of new employees for purchase department - frequent meeting with national and international suppliers - periodic business trips to suppliers and fairs - monitoring and control of current holdings - monitoring of delivery to ensure the timely supply - performing partial internal production control

  • Industrial Manager at Hans Hoffmann Trocken- und Lackierofenfabrik, Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG
    Apr 2008 - Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - worldwide procurement of components, goods and services - national / international shipment of machinery, spare parts and other merchandise - sale of spare parts, including accounting