More about the interim manager
The interim manager's expertise and experience, combined with his passion for procurement, make him an excellent option for mandates as an interim procurement manager as well as for the optimization and strategic realignment of procurement in the context of transformation.
The interim manager has built up his expertise in well-known companies such as Volkswagen AG, KION Group AG and SGS Holding Deutschland. In his 20-year career, he has held national and international management positions in direct and indirect purchasing. Most recently (2018), he was employed as European Procurement Manager North & Central Europe and General Proxy.
At the beginning of 2019, he took the step into self-employment. Since then, the interim manager has successfully completed a cost-out project in solar technology and the management of an automotive project.
In his career, the interim manager has become familiar with the most diverse facets of procurement. In all positions and mandates, he has made a significant contribution to the contemporary development of procurement. In order to increase the efficiency and professionalism of procurement, he focused early on the development and implementation of cross-border procurement strategies. He is also passionate about setting up and expanding national and international strategic purchasing organizations.
The interim manager has extensive knowledge of business administration and organizational sciences. As a business graduate (FH), he has completed a master's degree in "Organization Studies" and a doctorate in organizational science concepts in strategic purchasing.
The interim manager is an authentic leader with a strong focus on implementation. He sees it as essential to convince employees and to act together in a creative way. As a responsible and invariably reliable source of expertise, they are able to optimally link multi-layered strands of action in a project, develop sustainable concepts and at the same time convince those involved at every hierarchical level to implement them.
The interim manager always remains focused and is extremely strong in negotiations - without losing sight of the other party's concerns. He wins over important stakeholders with diplomatic skill and tact. He combines his impeccable professional and methodical expertise with solution-oriented thinking and action at all times.
