Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Globally oriented expert and professional in the strategic design and management of complex industrial supply networks with experience in operations consulting, global category management, and logistics who has a passion for intercultural mediation, conflict management, business negotiations, and sustainability issues, and has a talent for communication, languages, teaching, AI application, and bringing people together for a common goal - balancing ENTJ-A and ESFJ-A traits to drive implementation with empathy
CoE Raw Materials & Energy Global Category Manager Chemicals (Focus: Glass Coating and Silk Screen Printing) • Global purchasing responsibility for >1k direct and indirect materials for 35 production sites • Conducted global contract negotiations and tenders to save costs and optimize conditions • Cooperated closely with strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely supply • Developed and implemented global category strategies in multiple cross-functional initiatives • Drove global initiatives to improve sustainability in the context of REACH and RoHS regulations Key project: Global supply network restructuring in a glass manufacturing company • Analysis of the global supply network and market for vitreous enamels (silkscreen inks for glass) • Global tender among 8 suppliers involving 10 sites across Europe, Asia, and the Americas • Strategic development of additional sources to match market factors and internal requirements • Successful negotiation of a global quality agreement for >600 materials through cross-functional and intercultural collaboration with R&D, quality, and production managers across 10 sites
Consultant (Focus: Material Cost Reduction and Supply Chain Design) • Provided management consulting services for operations in the manufacturing context • Collaborated in tender preparation, sales initiatives, and new product development Key consulting projects: Supply chain analysis at a first-tier automotive supplier • Analysis of the internal and external supply chain to identify bottlenecks • Derivation of measures to reduce costs through improved planning accuracy Cost analysis at an electric motor manufacturing company • Manufacturing cost estimation and reduction for a newly developed electric motor • Analysis of total investment costs for the production roll-out at 6 globally distributed plants • Derivation of concrete measures for material cost reduction in interdisciplinary teams • Moderation of steering committee meetings to report the project’s progress Turnaround project at an open-die forging company • Development of a roadmap to increase revenues and to reduce costs • Formulation and planning of concrete measures together with the department heads • Partial moderation of steering committee meetings to report the project’s progress Project management at a shipbuilding company • Project Management Office in the tender preparation phase for a newly developed naval vessel • Development of a tool for the scheduling and management of cross-functional meetings
Logistics Advisor (Family-owned Logistics Service Provider) • Supported the certification process for pharmaceutical transport (Good Distribution Practice) • Took the IHK examination for the firm to obtain the EU license for commercial road haulage
Research Associate (Sino-German Academia-Industry Interface) • Implemented a 2-year research project for BOSCH (China) Investment Ltd. • Acquired and managed six consulting projects in the field of supply chain management for BOSCH (China) Investment Ltd.: lead intercultural teams and assured quality of results • Held responsibility for chair finances, controlling, as well as project planning and budgeting • Gave lectures for graduate students in International Management, Strategic Purchsing, and Logistics Key research project: Category strategy development for global sourcing of raw materials from the chemical industry • Detailed market and end-to-end supply chain analysis of the engineering thermoplastics industry: • Identified recurring supply chain strategy patterns and evaluated them regarding potentials for cost and risk reduction throughout the global supply network of a multinational automotive supplier • Developed category strategies for supplier prioritization depending on regional market situations