personal profile & objectives A positive, responsible & confident personality with a fine sense of humor and global mindset. Grown up in entrepreneurial family businesses in Cologne, Germany. Great experience as breakthrough & strategic thinker who loves working on challenges. Resilient, persistent, focused on targets and get results. Self-‐aware learner with leadership impact, customer and growth focussed, fostering teamwork and diversity. A senior Executive for innovative supply base management building & sustaining high performance organizations. Achieving results by collaborative procurement value creation. Driven and passionate buy-‐side entrepreneur. Leadership actively driving global teams directly and influencing x‐functionally. Capabilities include designing competitive value chains, … • category management for direct, ICT & indirect spend and capex investments • WTO and public procurement environments • deep knowledge of M&A projects and related sourcing diligence & integrations • expert project management for core/ non-core and make vs. buy • lean management expert with Six Sigma knowledge & experience • leveraging supplier innovations and implementing growth initiatives • networking skills, execution power and pioneering entrepreneurial character give me all-rounder business acumen • strives for quality with high delivery goals • huge interest for people, building and leading organizations.
Now looking for a challenging leadership role preferably in an international, complex environment. The role could be part of an executive committee: integrated CPO/ COO or a leading sales/ business development role. With the right scope a CEO or board challenge is also the aspiration.
Home School: University of Cologne, Germany, Degree: Diplom-Kaufmann Majors: Corporate Development & Organization, Retailing & Customer Management, Economic & Social Psychology.
