🌍 Wolfhard Janz

#TeamWielandElectric #HeadOfProcurement #Bamberg

Germany

About

Erfahrene Führungskraft im internationalen Einkauf mit über 20 Jahren in internationalen Industrie- und Automotive-Unternehmen. Umfangreiche Expertise im Aufbau und in der Transformation leistungsfähiger Einkaufsorganisationen sowie der Entwicklung globaler Sourcing-Strategien. Verantwortung für Einkaufsvolumen von über €180 Mio. sowie Führung und Weiterentwicklung internationaler Teams mit bis zu 17 Mitarbeitenden. Schwerpunkte liegen in der strategischen Weiterentwicklung von Einkaufsorganisationen, dem Aufbau nachhaltiger Lieferanten- und Category-Management-Strukturen sowie der Digitalisierung von Beschaffungsprozessen.

Experience

  • Head of Procurement at Wieland Electric
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Leiter Einkauf Business Unit Sinter at Schunk Sintermetalltechnik GmbH
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Purchasing reponsibility in the Sinter business unit at the locactions Heuchelheim (Germany), Thale (Germany) and Ocoyoacac (Mexico) for direct and indirect purchasing categories, e.g. metal powder, subcontracting, CAPEX, purchased parts & local services Ensuring compliance with quality standards by suppliers for the procurement processes and participation in third-party audits (including VDA 6.3, IATF 16949, EN 9100, TISAX) and setting up a cross-functional monitoring system together with the quality and engineering department

  • Leiter Einkauf Procurement Industry / Head of Purchasing Business Unit Industry at Schunk Group
    Mar 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

    additional takeover of the Schunk purchasing department of the Business Unit Industry and organizational merger into one purchasing organization

  • Sabbatical at Private company
    Dec 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 mo

  • Kamax Automotive GmbH (Full-time · 7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Director Global Category Management Non-Production Material (NPM)
      Jul 2019 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Worldwide purchasing responsibility for global commodity groups, e.g. IT & Digitization, CAPEX, International Logistics and packaging, oils & chemicals, toolings as well as corporate services (purchasing volume: > € 100 million) Implementation of continuous purchasing process improvements, including collaboration in a world-class procurement consulting project involving the transformation of the purchasing department into a category management organization

    • Senior Manager Category Management
      Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 · 5 mos

    • Director Purchasing Non-Production Material
      Aug 2015 - Jul 2019 · 4 yrs