Manfred Richter, Interim Manager and Consultant Procurement
LEAD AND OPTIMISATION OF STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT
- organisational development
- corporate procurement, corporate purchasing
- strategic procurement projects
- lead buyer organisation, category management
- procurement network
- increasing efficiency
- setup purchasing projects and purchasing controlling
OPTIMISATION OF INTERFACES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: TECHNICAL PROCUREMENT
- definition of interfaces and processes to Development, Production, Project Management, Product Management, Sales
- placement of strategic buyers on product development teams
- supplier relationship management
OPTIMISATION OF EXISTING SUPPLIER BASE
- auditing, rating and development
- risk management
- contract management
- supplier and quality assurance agreements
- trouble shooting to fulfill ISO, FDA or IATF standards, define SOP´s
PROJECT PURCHASING FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- setup of supplier competitions for technical concept selection
- purchasing of development services or develop private label products
- review of specifications
- definition of project milestone with cost and time frame goals and project exit scenarios
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS COST REDUCTION
- direct EBIT effect from strategic purchasing
- setup of purchasing projects with fast planning and implementation of negotiations
- make-, cooperate-or-buy analyses
SOURCING STRATEGY INCLUDING PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS
- global sourcing with total cost analyses, including supplier development, quality assurance and logistics parameter
- adapting private label products
- many years of experience in the Asian market (f.e. China, Taiwan, Japan)
- USA experience
CAPEX, INVESTMENT GOODS
- capex investments, focus on industrial equipment:
– CNC automation centers, CNC tools, roboter parts feeding, dipping machines, crankshaft tare machine, etc.
TRADING GOODS
- catalogue goods and private label goods:
– heating fittings
– complete equipment for orthopedic shops: workshop furniture, machines, tools, consumables