Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
I am an entrepreneurial engineer with >20 years of international experience in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, including 15 years of hands‑on responsibility in logistics procurement. I combine a strong consulting background with senior line‑management experience, successfully designing and implementing global sourcing, logistics, and SCM processes across multi‑site, internationally operating enterprises. I have led global and regional Logistics/SCM transformation projects, working at both strategic and operational levels, and have been actively involved in industrial committees, contributing to industry standards and best practices. Core Value Proposition - International Logistics & SCM leadership, consulting, and project management experience - Design and implementation of global procurement governance models and cross‑functional working groups - Proven change manager and team leader, with strong focus on motivation, team development, and performance culture - Integration of newly acquired sites into existing SCM and logistics structures - Reorganization and transformation of logistics organizations, processes, and operating models - Management and leadership training for executives and operational leaders - Deep containerized sea freight expertise, incl. tendering, carrier strategy, contracts, and risk management - Strong background in overland transportation and multimodal networks - Industrial committee experience, representing corporate interests at industry level - Additional leadership exposure through sport management SCM / logistic projects organization development management consulting world wide transports containerized sea freight european overland transportation sustainability projects global procurement projects change organisation projetcts leading international teams leadership through support process development/auditor
Establishment and responsible for the European Logistics Procurement Management (for about 50 plants in 10 countries)
Responsable for the strategic procurement part for 4 facilities/entities for the categories: - Transportation - Packaging - Capex (captial equipment) - Energy
Freudenberg Business Services KG Corporate Indirect Purchasing (CIP) Responsible for the group-wide global strategic and purchasing for all sea freight activities. - Implement and lead a global team to develop and design the strategy - Implement the strategy with my team - Develop and Implement SOP's (Standard Operation Processes) - Purchase all sea freight activities worldwide together with my team