digital procurement expert // solution consultant // blockchain // self-starter // global mindset

10/2019 – 10/2021

1. Digital Procurement Expert
1.1. 10+ years of experience designing and implementing eProcurement and IT solutions for various industries

2. Solution Consultant
2.1. experienced in solution consulting to articulate the business value (software-as-a-service solution)

3. Blockchain Skills
3.1. experienced in state-of-the-art blockchain infrastructure for a token economy operating solution

Einkauf (allg.), IT-Beratung (allg.)

8/2018 – 9/2019

1. Internal and external product expert of a software-as-a-service supply chain risk management solution.
2. Articulate added value of the solution to existing and potential customers (primarily procurement or supply chain organizations).
3. Drive RFx-processes, feasibility studies, business case designs and implementation plans to show business value of leveraging the software solution:
3.1. Consult potential customers on business value of supply chain risk management during proof-of-concept-phase and in implementation.
3.2. Share insights into technical understanding of the products, API and IT-infrastructure of the software-as-a-service solution.
3.3. Present technology, methodology and company as part of the overall RFx-process (solution walk-through, data and technical requirements, data sources, technical and business integration scenarios in supply chain risk management approach, easy-of-use, etc.)
4. Plan, coordinate and execute customer specific system demonstrations to articulate the business value of the technology (remote or on-site).
5. Run partner enablement session to introduce the general approach, user interface and advantages of the solution.
6. Point of contact for customers and solution partners in terms of technical integration into existing IT-landscapes.
7. Interface between Sales, Customer Success and product management and marketing to share insights of customer feedback and experiences of previous professional life (AGCO & Benteler).
8. Create scalable and standardized sales supporting documents e.g. demo- flows, PPT-slides or knowledge documents.
9. Analyze individual customers requirements and develop a tailor-made solution with possibilities of a standardized solution.
10. Articulate the business value of assessing and managing supply chain risk to C-Level executives and operative personnel.

IT-Beratung (allg.), Supply-Chain-Management (SCM)

5/2013 – 7/2018

Project & System Manager:
1. Management of AGCO’s digitalization projects to drive Purchasing 4.0.
2. Modelling of leaner purchasing processes using innovative technologies such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality and BigData.
3. Global leader of AGCO’s Supply Chain Risk Management program. Drive various risk initiatives to optimize purchasing performance.
4. Product Owner, Leader and Administrator of AGCO’s global eSourcing Portal (selection, setup and implementation) across all brands/plants. Conduct global trainings (Roll-out) and definition of global standard templates.
5. Management of all direct material reporting in SAP BI (development, conception and implementation of standardized reports/workbooks or dashboards).
5.1. Define & execute business requirements with IT development team.
5.2. Creation of user guidelines, execution of a global training program.
6. Lead global master data harmonization of supplier and material master data across all AGCO brands/plants.
7. Driving IT topics during the conception and implementation of new supplier management tool called APEX (AGCO Performance Excellence) including a supplier risk management and cost savings module.
8. Conceptual design of new SAP functionalities, as well as optimizations and improvements of the existing ones.
9. SQL databases and individual programming with Visual Basic (VBA) to optimize standard documentations and simplify cross-functional processes.

Conflict Minerals Specialist:
1. Implementation of a global Conflict Minerals program.
1.1. Oversaw the selection and implementation of a strategic IT solution to fulfill requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
1.2. Ensured a global supplier and tier-n database to align data with the overall Conflict Minerals and sustainability strategy.
2. Lead of all European Conflict Minerals regulations activities.

Einkauf (allg.), IT-Beratung (allg.), Supply-Chain-Management (SCM)