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Duration: <\/strong>12 months<\/p>

Role in the project: <\/strong> Project manager \/ purchasing manager<\/p>

Area of application, geographical: <\/strong>Germany<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Industry: <\/strong>Medical technology \/ device manufacturer <\/p>

Umsatz: <\/strong>40 Mio. EUR<\/p>

Number of employees:<\/strong> 220<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Transformation of purchasing towards clearly structured, efficient purchasing with the aim of ensuring material availability and reducing the material usage rate<\/li>
  • The mandate was extended several times and expanded to include the reorganization of the operations area and the coordination of the relocation of the production department to a new production site<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Re-organization of operational purchasing according to product groups<\/li>
    • Development of strategic purchasing<\/li>
    • Definition of a product group and supplier strategy including action plan<\/li>
    • Introduction of reporting tools and key figures<\/li>
    • Introduction of a sales and operations process<\/li>
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      • 8 Purchaser<\/li>
      • Production manager<\/li>
      • Director Engineering<\/li>
      • Sales<\/li>
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        • Weekly feedback meetings with COO<\/li>
        • Regular reporting to the mind<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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          • Sales<\/li>
          • Finance<\/li>
          • Human Resources<\/li>
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            • Re-organization within 5 months<\/li>
            • Development of employees based on the qualification matrix created<\/li>
            • Creation of a purchasing strategy (product group & supplier strategy) including potential savings of over 11%. <\/li>
            • Transparency in purchasing through KPI-driven action<\/li>
            • Increase in material availability from 73% to 91% through structured supplier management<\/li>
            • Supporting the introduction of the new ERP system<\/li>
            • Identification of potential improvements based on the current system landscape<\/li>
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