Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Global Procurement and Transformation Leader with over 20 years of international experience driving strategic sourcing, supplier innovation, and category excellence across industries including healthcare, FMCG, construction materials, and manufacturing. Proven track record of delivering cost optimization, building high-performing teams, and implementing global procurement frameworks in complex, multicultural environments. Specialized in Indirect Procurement with deep expertise in Professional Services, IT, Consulting, Legal, HR, and Corporate Services, managing global spend portfolios exceeding USD/CHF 400–500M. Skilled in leading cross-functional, matrix teams and partnering with stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business transformation and growth. Recognized for leading complex negotiations in scenarios of transformation, mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. Recipient of the Excellence Award for outstanding results in outsourcing negotiations and nominated for a CIPS Award in “Most Improved Purchasing Operation – Start-Up.” Passionate about digital procurement transformation, I have led the deployment of Source-to-Contract and Spend Analytics platforms, the creation of the EMEA Sourcing Hub in Madrid, and the development of global category strategies driving value, sustainability (ESG), and innovation. I believe procurement is far more than cost — it’s a strategic catalyst for innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.
Leading the global Indirect Procurement organization, managing circa CHF 400M+ spend portfolio across IT, Consulting, Marketing, Corporate Services, R&D, and HR. Driving digital transformation, sustainability, and operational excellence across a supplier base of more than 11,000 vendors globally. Highlights Strategic Leadership: Defined and executed global category strategies aligned with business objectives, delivering consistent cost savings, supplier consolidation, and risk mitigation. Digital Transformation: Program Manager for the global rollout of Straumann’s Source-to-Contract (GEP) platform—streamlining sourcing, supplier management, and contract lifecycle processes. Operational Excellence: Established the EMEA Sourcing Hub in Madrid and led the automation of the Purchase Order process, increasing spend under management and freeing resources for value-added sourcing. Sustainability & ESG: Launched and led a global Integrity Next compliance program, ensuring ESG adherence from 1,200+ suppliers and embedding sustainability into procurement governance. Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement: Negotiated key global contracts enabling digitalization projects and business transformation across multiple functions. People Leadership: Manage and mentor a multicultural team of 7 high performing Category Managers and Purchasing Specialists, fostering collaboration, expertise, and best-in-class procurement capabilities.
Established and led the Global IT Procurement function, developing sourcing strategies for hardware, software, cloud, and telecommunications. Aligned procurement with business and digital transformation objectives to deliver cost efficiency and innovation. Highlights Achieved 26% cost reduction across IT categories through a comprehensive global sourcing strategy. Negotiated strategic agreements with leading technology providers, optimizing value, performance, and service. Supported Straumann’s digital transformation by sourcing cloud and software solutions enabling business scalability. Embedded ESG principles into IT procurement, promoting greener cloud infrastructure and sustainable hardware lifecycle management. Improved agility and compliance through process optimization and supplier performance frameworks.
Implemented and led the Professional Services category globally with USD 400M annual spend, covering Strategic Consulting, Tax Services, and Business Process Outsourcing (P2P, R2R, S2C). Highlights Built and deployed a global Professional Services category strategy, expanding procurement’s managed spend and influence. Introduced a Consulting Spend Policy to control demand, manage approvals, and enforce competitive bidding. Delivered significant savings in 2020 through strategic negotiations and supplier consolidation. Established a Key Supplier Management process with operational reviews to ensure compliance and performance. Drafted the Legal Services Category Strategy and standardized RFP/RFI templates. Received the Excellence Award for outstanding negotiation results in BPO Procurement-to-Pay, Finance, and Tax services.
Managed a USD 500M global technology spend across Cloud, SaaS, Network, and IT Consultancy. Led strategic sourcing, supplier innovation, and partnership development. Highlights Developed sourcing strategies aligning business and finance objectives to deliver major cost efficiencies. Partnered with IT Security to identify and onboard innovative tech suppliers in Israel and California. Negotiated complex global contracts achieving extended payment terms (180 days) and best total cost of ownership. Oversaw global bidding management with sourcing teams in India, implementing category management best practices. Led and mentored a global procurement team to enhance negotiation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Established and led the Corporate Sites Procurement organization, managing CHF 500M annual spend across sites in France, Switzerland, the USA, and Singapore. Highlights Defined and executed the procurement strategy delivering sustained cost savings and supplier consolidation. Implemented category management and standardized procurement processes across corporate sites. Led the deployment of ERP and P2P systems, ensuring successful adoption through change management. Developed supplier management frameworks and optimized global contracts for efficiency and compliance. Built and led a high-performing, multicultural procurement team across regions.
Led global procurement for IT and Consulting categories (CHF 400M spend), managing complex multinational contracts and transformation projects. Highlights Negotiated strategic contracts with SAP, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Accenture, PwC, ServiceNow, and others. Drove savings through global category strategies and supplier consolidation. Led major Data Centre Consolidation and Global Network Standardization programs. Implemented eSourcing and SRM practices across IT and Consulting procurement. Oversaw post-merger procurement integration and synergy realization projects.
Established and led the Procurement and Projects function from the ground up, implementing governance frameworks and achieving 30% average savings on new contracts. Highlights Developed and implemented procurement policies and processes organization-wide. Managed cross-functional project delivery ensuring on-time, on-budget completion. Expanded the scope to include risk management and program oversight, strengthening governance and compliance.