Senior Manager IT Procurement

Heraeus Business Solutions GmbH
Central Services, Global Procurement for Heraeus EUR 30 bn rev. p.a.
Acting as Senior Global Procurement Manager IT and Professional Services
Duration 6 months 2022
HR RFP MSP (neutral vendor concept) external workforce management EUR 30 m spend p.a.
IT RFP VMS for sourcing, contracting, administrating external workforce
IT RFP Compliance/ Third Party Risk Management tool for Supply Chain act (LkSG)
IT RFP Content Management System for Marketing, PR & Communication
M&A multiple RFP financial/tax due diligence Germany, US
Spend analysis credit information company spend, consulting services
Achievements : contracts negotiated and closed

Global Category Management IT for KNAUF Group, EUR 10 bn rev. p.a. Acting as Lead Buyer IT
for Hardware/Infrastructure
Duration 6 months 2021; Team 2 FTE, 2 Externals project related
Category management & contract negotiation:
* RFP Internet Connectivity/ Underlay network - Cloud base for 60 countries/ 390 sites
* RFP Mobile Telecommunication Germany
* RFP Global Monitoring Tools
* RFPs SAP & Non-SAP One Storage Consolidation (IBM)
* RFP SCM platform (Blue Yonder)
* RFP Network components for conveyor belts (CISCO)
* RFP 8.000 Workplace Hardware clients
Achievements : contracts negotiated and closed, EUR 3,8m savings on indirect spend p.a.

Klinik Hirslanden AG, Zürich | CHF 1,8bn rev., CHF 220k spend p.a., private hospital group with 18
private clinics in Switzerland, part of Mediclinic International PLC, Stellenbosch/ South Africa
Duration 7 months 2020; Team 4
* Benchmark categories IT hardware, software licenses, IT consulting
* RFP diagnostics hardware
* Implementation e-catalogue system for decentralized hardware procurement
* Negotiate contracts
Achievements : Successful project management; CHF 1,8m savings on indirect spend p.a. and
transaction costs

Allianz SE
Shared Services Procurement, Munich | EUR 130bn rev. p.a., 140.000 employees
* Assess and manage demand for IT services, software and infrastructure
* Steer IT, IT Security/ Outsourcing, Legal workstreams
* Establish SLAs and KPIs for Service Provider Management
* Negotiate contracts with AI service provider
* Align transfer pricing for Group Claims Management between entities DE, NL, ES, IT
Achievement: Go-Live of Allianz Direct European insurance platform in time

ERGO Munich Re Group, Duesseldorf | EUR 18,5bn rev. p.a., 30.000 employees
Consulting, Financial Audit & Advisory, Actuarial
IT Provider Management
Duration 6 months 2018
* RFP for LPI (legal protection insurance) strategy
* RFP and contracting Due-Diligence, M&A for ERGO China
* Contracting feasibility study Joint Venture with
Spanish Insurance Group for ERGO Mobility Solutions
* RFP and contracting strategy consulting for transformation Group IT
* RFP group-wide IT hardware standard workplace system
* Benchmark consulting services and rate cards, negotiate framework agreements
Achievement: EUR 1,8m p.a. savings on professional services

Allianz Technology SE
Shared Services Procurement, Munich and Trieste/ Italy
Duration 9 months 2017/18; Team 2
Project Management Sourcing IT and Telecommunication service providers for UBI Usage Based Insurance
* Collect technical and service specifications for Allianz Italy S.p.A., Trieste
* Develop and manage strategic RFP process, negotiate framework agreement
* Renegotiate incumbent ICT provider, calculate TCO savings potential
* Draft MSA and align with Compliance, Tax and Legal, Audit
* Identify strength & weaknesses in organisational structure/ processes
* Onboarding of Senior Procurement Expert in Trieste
Achievement : biggest single Allianz contract for M2M-communication infrastructure ready to be
signed; EUR 1,4m savings p.a.