Restructuring & Procurement Transformation

Increase skills and organizational effectiveness to make Procurement a recognized value contributor

Mastering challenges while shaping the future

The coming years will remain challenging for Procurement & Supply Chain organizations. Supply chain disruptions, increasing geopolitical risks, talent shortages, and increasing regulatory, market, and customer requirements regarding risk management demand our actions. New technologies such as AI will increase the pressure on people to adjust and leaders to continuously assess the modus operandi and take action to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their organization. The way procurement delivers value will change as the roles within the organization change. However, the focus on the good old skills is more important than ever in times of crisis: cost management, building trusting stakeholder and supplier relationships, human skills, and the automation of repetitive processes have not lost any importance. Continuous development of structures, processes, tools, and skills is mandatory. This requires Procurement leaders to become transformational leaders with a comprehensive and visionary transformation agenda to prepare their organizations today for tomorrow! My profession, my passion: I have transformed not only the Global Procurement organizations of Benteler and AGCO but also 10+ Procurement organizations.

Shaping Procurement is my passion

The Procurement Perspective

We will jointly develop your Procurement Perspective:: Den Einkauf schrittweise zum effektiven, effizienten und geschätzten Value Chain Partner entwickeln und ihn mit den relevanten Strukturen, Fähigkeiten, Methoden und Kapazität ausstatten.

Restrukturierung und Transformation im Einkauf

Success Factors & Cornerstones

Rapid implementation plan

Eine vielfach praxiserprobte Vorgehensweise der Restrukturierung und Transformation im Einkauf führt zu schnell sichtbaren Erfolgen:

  1. I assist you in developing your tailored Procurement transformation agenda addressing the most critical challenges and we separate buzzwords from tasks that create value
  2. I identify your strengths and development potential, make them transparent, and translate them into actionable measures.
  3. I actively support the implementation of all measures, from concept development to prioritization, introduction, training, and change management.
  4. I take pride in leading these restructuring projects for you, especially those involving organizational & people development and process digitalization.
Restrukturierung und Transformation im Einkauf
  • Understand needs, expectations, concerns
  • Listen between the lines, anticipate goas and roadblocks
  • Define scope, vision, targets
  • Align on stakeholder involvement
  • Align participants, areas to evaluate, and data to be analyzed
  • Setup project structure, team, schedule, and logistics

targetP rapid.Check

  • Deep-Dive into all major areas such as culture, structure, processes, tools, digital solutions, capabilities, data, humans
  • Mirror formalities with stakeholder interviews to gain “real insights” Identify opportunities, value & improvement levers
  • Identify opportunities, potentials and improvement ideas

targetP drive.Value

  • Identify quick wins to gain momentum and employee commitment

targetP smart.Link

  • Select and link complementing, interrelated initiatives and value levers to increase speed, and results and ensure a comprehensive project approach

targetP smart.Plan

  • Establish a tailored and reasonable implementation roadmap honoring budget, manpower, culture, and practicability
  • Involve stakeholders to be change agents (early acceptance)
  • Priorization based on value proposition, resources, and quick-wins

targetP joint.Success

  • Jointly execute Implementation Roadmap: “Work until it works.”
  • Provide hands-on Implementation support in all areas
  • Management meetings and presentations
  • Identify additional work packages to make it work
  • Challenge progress
  • Training, knowledge transfer, handover, Lessons Learned

Effective Value Levers & Initiatives
to transform Procurement

Together we shape the most effective value levers and implement them. From the strategy to roadmap to the engine room. We work and traing until it works!

Humans & Agility

Agile and skilled employees identify and execute cost potential, minimize risks, initiate transformation, and drive innovation. Procurement attracts and retails talent with adequate personnel development measures and prospects;

Building trusted relationships with all stakeholders. Goal: Procurement becomes a preferred customer for suppliers & drives competitive advantage through innovation

We evaluate and develop people and high-performing teams that make Procurement a value-adding partner. We position Procurement and its people. We make Procurement agile, force responsiveness.

Effectiveness & Evolution

A Procurement strategy based on value contribution includes an implementable, common-sense roadmap, an agile and scalable operating model, and a transparent and lean structure with clear roles and responsibilities.

Effectiveness trumps efficiency!

We improve your Procurement operations today and prepare you for the future. Define the roadmap and design an agile organizational model. Develop competencies and identify strategic initiatives. Lead/manage and support your Procurement transformation to deliver increased value!

 

Supply Networks

Performing and integrated supplier portfolio focusing on strategic, high-performance partners operating/supporting secure supply chains; holistic performance management with meaningful KPIs. An effective supplier development and innovation process.

We design and operationalize efficient, KPI- and trust-based supplier management. We strengthen innovation processes and your supplier network. We create transparency and shared value levers for you and your suppliers.

Cost & Efficiency

High level of category and technology expertise; understanding what is sourced and at what cost structures. Category management leads to the identification of cost potentials and increased cost & risk control;

Organizational efficiency through lean structures & digitally supported processes.

We use state-of-the-art methods and tools to increase value contribution and optimize operational costs. We also further develop category management and coach teams in creating and implementing action plans.

Risk, Resilience, Integrity

Robust supply chains with integrity interlinked with sustainability and risk management. Supply chain transparency supported by continuous digital network monitoring. Robust emergency plans enabling professional crisis and insolvency management. Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations & laws.

We establish a robust risk and compliance management program (digital & analog) and create integrity, transparency & legal compliance (e.g., Supply Chain Act (LkSG), CBAM, CSDDD).

Digitalization

Architecture & digital Procurement strategy defined. Enhance value levers with digital competencies and tools (e.g., risk management, eSourcing, cost analytics, etc.), Digital implementation roadmap continuous maturity enhancement (technologies & solutions).

 We develop your digitalization strategy and system architecture, identify suitable solution providers, implement these using lean, user-friendly processes, and integrate digital solutions into holistic digital ecosystems.

Your fields of action are my offer to you

• My credo: Involve employees at an early stage. It is not the consultant who drives and leads, but the responsible employee who shapes and steers
• Coaching/support during the implementation phase

  • Identify development potential based on 9 dimensions
  • Identifikation von Potenzialen auf Basis von 9 Dimensionen
  • Status Report including improvement levers
  • Transformation plan incl. Quick-wins
  • Workload & Capacity Analysis (S-T-O Analyse): Waste, Redundancies, Priorities
  • Development of Procurement strategy incl. environment and risk analyses involving stakeholders
  • Procurement ambition/vision: positioning, value contribition
  • Implementataion roadmap, communication & change plan
  • Organizational design and organizational development, capacity adjustment
  • Governance, Roles, Responsibilities/Capacity
  • Staged development plan
  • Performance Management & Procurement Controlling
  • People and skill assessments
  • Personal improvement plants
  • Role and skill based development plans & trainings
  • Global Procurement Academies
  • Establish Category Management organization, process and strategy templates
  • Educate & train employees
  • Develop category strategies, cost & imrprovement ideas and execute with P&L impact
  • Development & implementation of a holistic Supplier Management
  • From Supplier onboarding to performance mgmt. and Supplier development
  • Educate & train employees
  • Supplier Integration incl. Supplier Innovation processes
  • • Systemanalyse, Digitale Strategie und Architektur, Stammdatenmgmt.
    Solution selection based on the targetP evaluation scheme
    Train & coach users
    Software Implementation

  • Improve operational costs (efficiency, rightsizing)
  • Optimize cost structures (specs, processes, complexity)
  • Cost & Value Analytics expertise
  • Implement digital costing solutions
  • Comprehensive Supply Chain Risk Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chains (CBAM, Decarbonization, NetZero, etc.)
  • Regulatory Compliance (LkSG, CSDDD, Conflict Minerals)

Let's talk about developing your Procurement function

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About the company:
Joint Venture Truck OEMs
(Germany & Sweden)
Development Hydrogen fuel cell systems
approx. 500Employees, strong growth
GlobalTechnologyInnovator

Case Study

Industry: Automotive

Area: Organisation

Country: Germany & USA

Duration: 12 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 400 million Procurement spend p.a. (rapidly increasing)
  • Independent joint venture between two large truck manufacturers
  • Start of series production in 2027 and development of the North American market with local production requires far-reaching development and expansion of Procurement, particularly regarding a global organization (skills, capacities, x-functional collaboration) and digitalization

Objectives

  • Creating transparency about the maturity level of the Procurement function
  • Prioritized action plan to gradually increase the maturity level regarding competencies, x-functional cooperation, productivity/efficiency, digitalization, etc.
  • Development of target organization model (2023, 2027, 2030) for production and non-production materials Procurement incl. all role descriptions and necessary capacity (FTE sizing)
  • Detailed transformation plan for the global Procurement organization aligned with the milestones "Start of series production" and "Market entry & local production North America“
  • Review of Procurement’s digital strategy and projects including future recommendations

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement (targetP! method) with a focus on organization and digitalization based on personal interviews (all Procurement staff and top stakeholders) as well as in-depth document and data analysis (strategies, guidelines, process descriptions, digitalization initiatives, standards for category & supplier management, order & invoice volumes, etc.).
  • S/T/O analysis to determine the actual capacity utilization of all Procurement employees as part of individual interviews
  • Workshops/interviews with IT & Procurement on the Procurement system landscape and digital strategy

Results / „Deliverables“

  • Detailed maturity assessment report on Procurement (production and non-production materials) including prioritized actions and quick wins
  • Procurement digital strategy benchmark against best practices with specific recommendations for actions, risk analysis, and quick wins
  • Transparency regarding the actual use of capacity in Procurement, gap analysis of the respective profiles and stakeholder expectations
  • Role-based target Procurement organization with a step-by-step development plan (staffing, development, reallocation)
  • Tailor-made role descriptions for use in subsequent recruiting measures
About the company:
Joint Venture Truck OEMs
(Germany & Sweden)
Development Hydrogen fuel cell systems
approx. 500Employees, strong growth
GlobalTechnologyInnovator

Case Study

Industry: Automotive

Area: Organisation

Country: Germany & USA

Duration: 12 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 400 million Procurement spend p.a. (rapidly increasing)
  • Independent joint venture between two large truck manufacturers
  • Start of series production in 2027 and development of the North American market with local production requires far-reaching development and expansion of Procurement, particularly regarding a global organization (skills, capacities, x-functional collaboration) and digitalization

Objectives

  • Creating transparency about the maturity level of the Procurement function
  • Prioritized action plan to gradually increase the maturity level regarding competencies, x-functional cooperation, productivity/efficiency, digitalization, etc.
  • Development of target organization model (2023, 2027, 2030) for production and non-production materials Procurement incl. all role descriptions and necessary capacity (FTE sizing)
  • Detailed transformation plan for the global Procurement organization aligned with the milestones "Start of series production" and "Market entry & local production North America“
  • Review of Procurement’s digital strategy and projects including future recommendations

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement (targetP! method) with a focus on organization and digitalization based on personal interviews (all Procurement staff and top stakeholders) as well as in-depth document and data analysis (strategies, guidelines, process descriptions, digitalization initiatives, standards for category & supplier management, order & invoice volumes, etc.).
  • S/T/O analysis to determine the actual capacity utilization of all Procurement employees as part of individual interviews
  • Workshops/interviews with IT & Procurement on the Procurement system landscape and digital strategy

Results / „Deliverables“

  • Detailed maturity assessment report on Procurement (production and non-production materials) including prioritized actions and quick wins
  • Procurement digital strategy benchmark against best practices with specific recommendations for actions, risk analysis, and quick wins
  • Transparency regarding the actual use of capacity in Procurement, gap analysis of the respective profiles and stakeholder expectations
  • Role-based target Procurement organization with a step-by-step development plan (staffing, development, reallocation)
  • Tailor-made role descriptions for use in subsequent recruiting measures
About the company:
Family Owned Business with international Footprint
Family Owned Business with international Footprint
approx. 500 Mio.Turnover
approx. 3.000 Employees
Technology & Market Leaderin Harvesting Equipment

Case Study

Industry: Agricultural Machines

Area: Transformation

Country: Germany

Duration: ~ 18 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. 200 million Procurement volume
  • Sole focus on operational processes (clerical function)
  • Strong focus on German plants, not prepared for internationalization and cooperation, despite of having operating units in the USA and China
  • Strong growth in turnover and increased internationalization
  • Procurement’s priority: Supply security (“keep the plants running”)
  • Digitalization not actively driven

Objectives

  • Create an understanding of Procurement’s maturity level
  • Identify potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance), through more professional category & supplier management and digital support
  • Elaborate on alternative measures to develop Procurement and create an action plan, particularly concerning process improvements
  • If necessary, determine and argue capacity requirements
  • Optimize structures to prepare for growth and improved resource utilization

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement (targetP! method) with a focus on organization and operational improvements (personal interviews with Procurement staff and top stakeholders) as well as in-depth document and data analysis (strategies, guidelines, process descriptions, digitalization initiatives, etc.)
  • Development of a holistic transformation plan and target organization model including roles and responsibilities, stakeholder integration, etc.
  • Early involvement of employees "future conferences to build my organization“
  • Joint creation of a practicable category structure, a Procurement Vision & Strategy


Results / „Deliverables“

  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with aligned objectives
  • Capacity optimization through targeted personnel expansion
  • Optimized organizational model and a more rigid category structure established
  • First system reviews with digital solution providers based on a digital action plan and precise requirements
  • Design of a customized multi-year training program for all roles
  • Implementation of Category Management training with pilots
  • Development and implementation of Procurement processes
About the company:
Family Owned Business with international Footprint
Family Owned Business with international Footprint
approx. 500 Mio.Turnover
approx. 3.000 Employees
Technology & Market Leaderin Harvesting Equipment

Case Study

Industry: Agricultural Machines

Area: Transformation

Country: Germany

Duration: ~ 18 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. 200 million Procurement volume
  • Sole focus on operational processes (clerical function)
  • Strong focus on German plants, not prepared for internationalization and cooperation, despite of having operating units in the USA and China
  • Strong growth in turnover and increased internationalization
  • Procurement’s priority: Supply security (“keep the plants running”)
  • Digitalization not actively driven

Objectives

  • Create an understanding of Procurement’s maturity level
  • Identify potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance), through more professional category & supplier management and digital support
  • Elaborate on alternative measures to develop Procurement and create an action plan, particularly concerning process improvements
  • If necessary, determine and argue capacity requirements
  • Optimize structures to prepare for growth and improved resource utilization

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement (targetP! method) with a focus on organization and operational improvements (personal interviews with Procurement staff and top stakeholders) as well as in-depth document and data analysis (strategies, guidelines, process descriptions, digitalization initiatives, etc.)
  • Development of a holistic transformation plan and target organization model including roles and responsibilities, stakeholder integration, etc.
  • Early involvement of employees "future conferences to build my organization“
  • Joint creation of a practicable category structure, a Procurement Vision & Strategy


Results / „Deliverables“

  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with aligned objectives
  • Capacity optimization through targeted personnel expansion
  • Optimized organizational model and a more rigid category structure established
  • First system reviews with digital solution providers based on a digital action plan and precise requirements
  • Design of a customized multi-year training program for all roles
  • Implementation of Category Management training with pilots
  • Development and implementation of Procurement processes
About the company:
Leading Healthcare Provider
High reputation (Top rated Medical Care)
Site: approx. 825 Mio. Turnover
approx. 1.700employees
> 80.000 Patienten/Jahr

Case Study

Industry: Health Care/Clinic

Area: Interim & Development

Country: Germany

Duration: 6 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 60 million spend p.a., complex spend structure
  • Procurement with a strong focus on processing and operational processes, no systematic spending management
  • Significant operational problems in day-to-day business led to high costs
  • Very insecure, demotivated team due to degrading treatment and extreme micromanagement by the previous Procurement Manager
  • Non-existent digitalization of core processes and tasks
  • Extensive, sometimes paralyzing bureaucracy in general and when approving requirements such as Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Contracts
  • Lack of discipline and ethics among sales reps (back-door selling, etc.)
  • Low reputation within the hospital, especially among chief physicians

Objectives

  • Main objective: Stabilization and reactivation of a highly frustrated team
  • Stabilization of day-to-day business, also due to above-average absences
  • Better distribution of the workload among the team members
  • Creating an understanding of the actual maturity level of Procurement, identifying potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance)
  • Elaborating alternative measures to develop Procurement, and create an action plan, particularly concerning process simplifications (approvals of Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Contracts)
  • Improving customer service quality and interaction with internal customers

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement involving stakeholders
  • Creation and coordination of a holistic development plan
  • Open door policy and individual meetings several times a week
  • Regular visits to the hospital wards to understand the needs and build trust
  • Frequent exchange with internal customers (regular personal exchange, participatory approach: Involvement of all employees, e.g. we
  • Weekly team meetings to discuss issues, improvement ideas, and solutions to ensure full commitment and involvement in improvement projects
  • Strong involvement in day-to-day business (negotiations, sourcing)
  • Process analyses, in particular, SAP optimization options & approvals

Results / „Deliverables“

  • Team stabilized, motivation increased, absences and absenteeism reduced (CEO quote: "You calmed people down very quickly with professional empathy and got them behind you")
  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with agreed upon targets
  • Regular coordination with internal customers (Chief physician quote: "we talk to each other now, things run faster, we finally feel well looked after")
  • Approval and implementation of moderate staff expansion with restructuring of work areas and balancing of workload
  • Redesign of framework agreements with improved commercial conditions
  • Complete processing of unfinished order processes (backlog)
  • Simplification and definition of core Procurement processes;
  • Addition of new SAP functionalities to drive automation & workload reduction
About the company:
Leading Healthcare Provider
High reputation (Top rated Medical Care)
Site: approx. 825 Mio. Turnover
approx. 1.700employees
> 80.000 Patienten/Jahr

Case Study

Industry: Health Care/Clinic

Area: Interim & Development

Country: Germany

Duration: 6 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 60 million spend p.a., complex spend structure
  • Procurement with a strong focus on processing and operational processes, no systematic spending management
  • Significant operational problems in day-to-day business led to high costs
  • Very insecure, demotivated team due to degrading treatment and extreme micromanagement by the previous Procurement Manager
  • Non-existent digitalization of core processes and tasks
  • Extensive, sometimes paralyzing bureaucracy in general and when approving requirements such as Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Contracts
  • Lack of discipline and ethics among sales reps (back-door selling, etc.)
  • Low reputation within the hospital, especially among chief physicians

Objectives

  • Main objective: Stabilization and reactivation of a highly frustrated team
  • Stabilization of day-to-day business, also due to above-average absences
  • Better distribution of the workload among the team members
  • Creating an understanding of the actual maturity level of Procurement, identifying potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance)
  • Elaborating alternative measures to develop Procurement, and create an action plan, particularly concerning process simplifications (approvals of Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Contracts)
  • Improving customer service quality and interaction with internal customers

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement involving stakeholders
  • Creation and coordination of a holistic development plan
  • Open door policy and individual meetings several times a week
  • Regular visits to the hospital wards to understand the needs and build trust
  • Frequent exchange with internal customers (regular personal exchange, participatory approach: Involvement of all employees, e.g. we
  • Weekly team meetings to discuss issues, improvement ideas, and solutions to ensure full commitment and involvement in improvement projects
  • Strong involvement in day-to-day business (negotiations, sourcing)
  • Process analyses, in particular, SAP optimization options & approvals

Results / „Deliverables“

  • Team stabilized, motivation increased, absences and absenteeism reduced (CEO quote: "You calmed people down very quickly with professional empathy and got them behind you")
  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with agreed upon targets
  • Regular coordination with internal customers (Chief physician quote: "we talk to each other now, things run faster, we finally feel well looked after")
  • Approval and implementation of moderate staff expansion with restructuring of work areas and balancing of workload
  • Redesign of framework agreements with improved commercial conditions
  • Complete processing of unfinished order processes (backlog)
  • Simplification and definition of core Procurement processes;
  • Addition of new SAP functionalities to drive automation & workload reduction
About the company:
Highly renowned Qatari company
approx. 825 mn.Turnover
approx. 3.500 Employees
Regional Market Leader
Shipping, Maritime Logistik & Services

Case Study

Industry: Shipping & Maritime

Area: Restructuring & Interim

Country: Qatar

Duration: ~ 12 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 300 million Procurement spend p.a.
  • Procurement with a strong focus on processing and operational processes, no systematic spending management
  • Significant operational problems in day-to-day business led to high costs for troubleshooting, escalations, and internal conflicts with stakeholders
  • Low acceptance and appreciation of Procurement and high political pressure despite excellent company results
  • Long-term vacancy in Procurement leadership impacts performance, customer satisfaction, and insecurity and leading to high fluctuation on buyer level
  • Digitalization of core processes and tasks only marginally developed

Objectives

  • Create an understanding of the true maturity level of Procurement and gain buy-in from the Executive Board
  • Identify potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance), through more professional category & supplier management and automation
  • Elaborate on alternative measures to develop Procurement and create an action plan, particularly concerning process simplifications
  • Improve strategic and operational reporting for the CFO
  • Implement organizational and structural optimization to improve service quality
  • After two months: additional Role as VP Ad Interim due to the dismissal of the Head of Procurement

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement involving stakeholders
  • Creation and coordination of a holistic transformation plan with staff adjustments, digitalization, and skills requirements
  • Development of a target organization model (category management) with role descriptions, responsibilities and recruiting support
  • Highly participative approach with intensive involvement of all employees, e.g., as part of "future conferences" (for the first time in the company) and expert teams with topic champions
  • Further development of Procurement and sourcing governance, e.g., tailored Category Structure, Procurement Vision & Procurement strategy and policies

Results / „Deliverables“

  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with aligned objectives
  • Approval and implementation of moderate staff expansion and allocation and expansion of required skills through comprehensive training plans
  • Start of digitalization projects based on a digital action plan (Supplier Portal)
  • Implementation of a Category Management approach and process and execution of 10 category pilots to identify additional value contribution
  • Development and implementation of comprehensive Supplier Management involving a newly designed supplier qualification process (Supplier Portal)
  • Implementation of a Procurement guideline & process manual and creation of comprehensive Procurement reporting with PowerBI
  • 10-month Interim Management and stabilization of the organization
About the company:
Highly renowned Qatari company
approx. 825 mn.Turnover
approx. 3.500 Employees
Regional Market Leader
Shipping, Maritime Logistik & Services

Case Study

Industry: Shipping & Maritime

Area: Restructuring & Interim

Country: Qatar

Duration: ~ 12 Months

Starting Point / Assignment

  • approx. EUR 300 million Procurement spend p.a.
  • Procurement with a strong focus on processing and operational processes, no systematic spending management
  • Significant operational problems in day-to-day business led to high costs for troubleshooting, escalations, and internal conflicts with stakeholders
  • Low acceptance and appreciation of Procurement and high political pressure despite excellent company results
  • Long-term vacancy in Procurement leadership impacts performance, customer satisfaction, and insecurity and leading to high fluctuation on buyer level
  • Digitalization of core processes and tasks only marginally developed

Objectives

  • Create an understanding of the true maturity level of Procurement and gain buy-in from the Executive Board
  • Identify potential (e.g., value contribution, efficiency, compliance), through more professional category & supplier management and automation
  • Elaborate on alternative measures to develop Procurement and create an action plan, particularly concerning process simplifications
  • Improve strategic and operational reporting for the CFO
  • Implement organizational and structural optimization to improve service quality
  • After two months: additional Role as VP Ad Interim due to the dismissal of the Head of Procurement

Approach

  • Comprehensive maturity analysis of Procurement involving stakeholders
  • Creation and coordination of a holistic transformation plan with staff adjustments, digitalization, and skills requirements
  • Development of a target organization model (category management) with role descriptions, responsibilities and recruiting support
  • Highly participative approach with intensive involvement of all employees, e.g., as part of "future conferences" (for the first time in the company) and expert teams with topic champions
  • Further development of Procurement and sourcing governance, e.g., tailored Category Structure, Procurement Vision & Procurement strategy and policies

Results / „Deliverables“

  • First-time definition of a Procurement strategy with aligned objectives
  • Approval and implementation of moderate staff expansion and allocation and expansion of required skills through comprehensive training plans
  • Start of digitalization projects based on a digital action plan (Supplier Portal)
  • Implementation of a Category Management approach and process and execution of 10 category pilots to identify additional value contribution
  • Development and implementation of comprehensive Supplier Management involving a newly designed supplier qualification process (Supplier Portal)
  • Implementation of a Procurement guideline & process manual and creation of comprehensive Procurement reporting with PowerBI
  • 10-month Interim Management and stabilization of the organization