Michael Puffer

Head of Alternative and New Materials Sourcing

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experience

  • Covestro (Full-time · 10 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Alternative and New Materials Sourcing
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

      Heading a global sourcing team for - waste-feedstock for recycling projects (Polyurethane, Polycarbonates), - bio-based alternatives, - mass-balanced materials and - new fossil based materials.

    • Global Sourcing Manager: Circular Economy
      Jul 2021 - Nov 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Global sourcing for circular economy: - Waste streams PU, PC, PET, etc - New supply chains - New recycling opportunities

    • Global Sourcing Manager
      Jun 2016 - Jul 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Distributed Control Systems Machinery and Fabricated Equipment

  • Project Representative at Global Impact Coalition
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) is a CEO & Executive led collaborative platform enabling the chemical industry to achieve a net-zero emissions and circular future. Proudly representing Covestro, I'm a member of the Automotive Plastics Circularity Initiative at GIC.

  • Strategic Sourcing Manager at Stadtwerke Düsseldorf – unser Unternehmen
    Feb 2008 - May 2016 · 8 yrs 4 mos

    MRO for power plants Renewable energies (photovoltaics, biomass-plants) White collar (business consulting, IT-consulting and -services)

  • Buyer at RWE
    Feb 2002 - Jan 2008 · 6 yrs

    MRO for power plants and substations (structural steelworks)