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MANAGER PROFILE
Internationally experienced purchaser in mechanical engineering

Internationally experienced buyer (mechanical engineering)

  • Cost-cutting projects in mechanical engineering
  • Reorganization and coaching of purchasing departments
  • Supplier management including risk analysis

"I am an internationally experienced buyer in the field of mechanical engineering."

Qualifications

Diploma in Business Administration - Part-time law studies - Experience abroad: UK, South Africa - Foreign languages: English, French

Stations

Carl Zeiss - KUKA - De Beers - DVS Group - Employment: Carlo Gavazzi - Pittler T& S

More about the interim manager

The business administration and law graduate has been working successfully as an interim manager specializing in procurement since 2003. He has gained experience as Head of (Global) Procurement, strategic buyer and project buyer in over 20 mandates. He has particular expertise in the automotive, mechanical engineering, semiconductor technology, electronics industry, medical technology and shipyards sectors.

In addition to his strategic skills, the interim manager has a strong "hands-on mentality". Accordingly, he solves his clients' problems in a targeted and pragmatic manner.

The interim manager studied business administration and law. He was a logistics officer in the German Armed Forces and focused on the area of purchasing after his retirement. Following a purchasing consultancy mandate at MAN Technologies in Munich, he worked as a purchasing and materials management manager for medium-sized companies in the electronics, mechanical engineering and medical device technology sectors.

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Created by Charly Kahle
Last updated on 08.01.2026

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The four operating units of an international group of companies in Germany, South Africa, Ireland and the UK acted independently. Among other things, this resulted in long delivery times and rising material costs. The interim manager was commissioned to significantly reduce costs. The project objective was to save three million euros.

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