Dr. Norbert F. Fischer

Partner and Senior Advisor

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

As a Partner at TALENT-net GmbH and Senior Advisor at akirolabs, I bring over 3.5 years of experience in HR development, digital transformation, and sustainability, focusing on procurement, supply chain management, and operations. My work is dedicated to empowering organizations to secure and develop the right talent while enabling impactful, sustainable strategies through innovative solutions. With expertise in management consulting, business transformation, and process improvement, I collaborate with organizations to optimize processes, implement strategic sourcing solutions, and lead impactful initiatives. My role at akirolabs emphasizes leveraging AI-powered platforms to transform procurement strategies, while my contributions to Science4Life e.V. and the Herrmann-Fischer-Foundation reflect a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation. In I now have more than 40 years business & consulting experience. In my partner role within PwC I was leading the global PwC procurement consulting team. Before that I led the Management Consulting division at J&M Management Consulting with special focus on procurement, sourcing and purchasing. Detailed insights into the financial industry I gained at Deutsche Bank as the global head of purchasing operations. At Capgemini and Gemini Consulting I had the chance to experience the vast universe of consulting from sales and marketing to production, from finance and controlling to IT implementation and of course supply chain and procurement with my last responsibility as global head of SAP SRM as well as head of the SCM service line for the central European region. I am now clearly specialised in procurement and supply chain projects from strategy to execution and all the way to the detailed support of recruiting activities. Leading expertise in strategic sourcing, outsourcing and Demand to Pay shared service centres and extensive experience leading large global transformation and project offices, optimization and change programs and organisational design topics combined with detailed know-how regarding IT as well as AI enable me to support my client on their way to great success.

Experience

  • Partner at TALENT-net GmbH
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Let me know if you have open positions. We will be able to support you! TALENT-net is a HR development and recruiting company specialized in Operations (Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, R&D, Manufacturing), Digital and ESG. We support Organizations to win and develope the right talents in the right organizational setting.

  • Senior Advisor at akirolabs
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Experience the new digital procurement world. Let me know if you would like to arrange a demo session! akirolabs GmbH provides an AI-powered collaboration platform for strategic sourcing. akiro means "sourcing" in Esperanto, the universal world language. As the origin of the name suggests, akirolabs aspires to become the platform that connects people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and languages to forever transform organizations through procurement strategies with purpose and sustainable business value.

  • Freelance and independent consultant at Dr. Norbert F. Fischer Consultancy
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    In-depth know-how and practical experience in all areas of procurement, operations, sustainability and digitalization, procurement strategy, future sourcing, demand management, strategic procurement, operational procurement, sustainability strategies, LkSG / ESG, procurement organization and processes, procurement digitalization incl. RPA and AI, SAP SRM procurement systems, S&OP, production optimization, network planning, engineering and R&D reorganization and innovation management, outsourcing in the areas of scheduling, purchasing, invoice processing and payment. Program and project management in international projects of various sizes in the field of management, IT and strategy consulting; including RPA (robotic process automation) implementation, SAP implementation with special focus on SAP SRM, implementation of financial systems with focus on receivables management, logistics optimization, production optimization, implementation of group work in production, implementation of management and project information systems, shared service centre implementation, environmental audit, environmental information systems and environmental management strategies. Global projects in numerous industries: Retail, Automotive, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Financial Industry, Machinery & Plant Engineering, Transportation, etc.

  • Life Sciences Startup Venture Cup - Independent Expert for New Energy, Digital Health & HealthTech at Science4Life e.V.
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Independent Expert & Juror & Mentor for New Energy, Digital Health & HealthTech Startups https://science4life.de/venturecup/

  • Foundation Advisory Board at Herrmann-Fischer-Stiftung
    Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    The non-profit Herrmann-Fischer-Foundation is entirely dedicated to the idea of sustainability in the field of organic agriculture, forestry and viticulture. For us, sustainability means: social, ecological and economic concerns must always be weighed against each other and brought into a reasonable relationship. It means using all necessary resources responsibly, preserving the natural foundations of life and, when and wherever necessary, promoting active restoration in a targeted manner. In the field of agriculture and viticulture, it means producing high quality organic food with the highest standards of environmental sustainability and animal welfare. In the area of forestry, it is about resource use that focuses on preserving the essential characteristics, stability and natural regenerative capacity of the indigenous forest ecosystem. The following are the overarching goals of the Foundation: - Promoting the natural foundations of life for future generations. - Protection of the environment, nature and landscape as well as the conservation of natural resources - Protection of the climate, both globally and locally - Support of successful ecological management for the production of sustainable and healthy ecological foodstuffs. The non-profit foundation specifically promotes and motivates organic farms to ensure sustainable success and conventional farms to convert. Non-profit organizations and projects are supported financially and wherever possible also actively. You can support our cause and these activities!