Alexander Nussbaum - Strategic Buyer for Electronics

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Langenbach, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 7 months

Strategic Buyer

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH

Global search for electronic components that were no longer available at all due to the chip shortage or allocation.
Tools: MS Office and ORDAT B.08.60.491

Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

2 months

Strategic Buyer

REFU Drive GmbH

Reported to the CEO.
Global search for electronic components that were no longer available at all due to the chip shortage or allocation.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

4 months

Strategic Buyer

KATEK Memmingen GmbH

Global search for electronic components that were no longer available at all due to the chip shortage or allocation.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

5 months

Strategic Buyer

Roche Diagnostics International AG

Global search for electronic components that were no longer available at all due to the chip shortage or allocation.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

3 months

Strategic Buyer

KION GROUP AG

Global search for electronic components that were no longer available at all due to the chip shortage or allocation.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

2 months

Strategic Buyer

Horsch Maschinen GmbH

Reported to the Head of Procurement.
Negotiated with suppliers to ensure that the ordered material was delivered in full and on time.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

7 months

Project Buyer

REFU Elektronik GmbH

Strategic and operational procurement of electronics, die-cast aluminium and injection-molded plastics.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

10 months

Interim Manager Purchasing Global Investments

Webasto Roof and Components SE

Negotiated contracts worth millions for CAPEX, particularly production equipment for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

6 months

Consultant and Sole Buyer

German RepRap GmbH

Reported to the CEO.
Reorganized the procurement department.
Reduced inventory value by 20 % while simultaneously increasing parts availability.
Negotiated with suppliers to prevent production stoppages.
Tools: MS Office and SAGE 4.2

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

3 months

Strategic Buyer

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

Reviewed and drafted project contracts with suppliers.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

1 year 3 months

Strategic Buyer

Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG

Procurement of drawing-specific metal parts (castings, forgings, sheet metal parts, etc.).
Negotiations with suppliers (commercial and legal).
Negotiations with suppliers to prevent production stoppages.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

7 months

Strategic Buyer

ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG

Procurement of drawing-specific plastic injection-molded parts and elastomers for an AdBlue delivery pump.
Negotiations with the most difficult suppliers in the project.
Negotiations with suppliers to prevent production stoppages.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

7 months

Head of Procurement

Dr. Collin GmbH

Reporting directly to the Managing Director.
Significant reduction of delivery times that originally lasted up to half a year.
Negotiations with suppliers to improve quality.
Negotiations with suppliers to reduce prices.
Tools: MS Office and INFOR 7.1

Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

1 year 1 month

Strategic Buyer

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH

Europe-wide tender for 1,500 leased vehicles.
Strategic and operational procurement of services.
Tenders for 400 ipads with corresponding contracts.
Tenders for event technology agencies.
Tenders for event agencies.
Drafting and reviewing contracts.
Tools: MS Office

Aug 2013 - Sep 2013

2 months

Head of Procurement

SATA GmbH & Co. KG

Reporting directly to the Commercial Director.
Negotiation and conclusion of contracts with suppliers.
Reduction of inventory levels and storage costs.
Tools: MS Office

Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

7 months

Project Buyer

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

Product transfer for a medical device with 700 individual parts.
Purchasing contact for all technical changes (Engineering Change Requests).
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

2 months

Consultant

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

Consultant for setting up an independent purchasing department.
Benchmarking project for 20 million packages p.a.
Tools: MS Office

Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

7 months

Senior Shortage Manager Electrical Components

Webasto AG

Crisis management (Troubleshooter and Escalation Manager) to prevent production stoppages.
Early identification of shortage components as well as planning, coordination and implementation of measures to maintain material supply.
Early notification of project risks, analysis of results as well as planning, coordination and implementation of countermeasures.
Organization of label checks, X-ray examinations and decap tests.
Organization and management of telephone and video conferences with component manufacturers, distributors and brokers.
Preparation of shortage reports for all relevant suppliers.
Member of the respective customer-specific task force.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Mar 2009 - Feb 2011

2 years

Head of Purchasing

ebro Electronic GmbH

Reporting to the Managing Director.
Reorganization and management of the Purchasing department (Strategic and Operational Purchasing as well as Materials Planning).
Increase in parts availability while reducing inventory levels at the same time.
Optimization of interfaces between Purchasing and neighboring departments.
Development and implementation of a completely new materials planning process, including responsibility for inventory levels in all warehouses.
Development and implementation of an automated delivery date reminder system.
Troubleshooting for allocated electronic components.
Tools: MS Office and SAGE

Feb 2008 - Dec 2008

11 months

Strategic Buyer

Gardner Denver Thomas GmbH

Strategic purchasing of plastic injection-molded parts.
Strategic Purchasing contact for all development projects.

Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

6 months

Strategic Buyer

Münchener Medizin Mechanik GmbH

Strategic and operational procurement for the electronics product group.
Development and implementation of a concept to improve complaint handling.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jan 2006 - Jun 2007

1 year 6 months

Owner

Nussbaum Consulting

Advising car dealerships on achieving procurement savings.
Tools: MS Office

Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

3 years

Chief Procurement Officer

Automobile Süd AG

Reporting to the Supervisory Board.
Establishment and subsequent management of the Procurement department.
Procurement market research for vehicles and vehicle accessories.
Operational procurement of vehicle quotas and capital goods.
Tools: MS Office

Mar 2000 - Jan 2003

2 years 11 months

Head of Central Procurement

Zieglersche Anstalten e.V.

Establishment and subsequent management of the Central Procurement department.
Development and introduction of all processes relevant to procurement and materials management across the entire group.
Definition of procurement policies for the entire group.
Standardization of the product range.
Reduction in the number of suppliers.
Review of the organizational structure and processes.
Definition of interfaces between the holding company and gGmbHs.
Responsible project manager and key user for the introduction of SAP R/3 MM and training of all users.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Apr 1999 - Feb 2000

11 months

Interim Cost Reduction Manager

Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen Gesellschaft mbH

Reviewing whether costs could be reduced through material substitution.
Tools: MS Office

Jul 1998 - Mar 1999

9 months

Head of Purchasing

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Sonderantriebstechnik

Reporting to the Head of Materials Management.
Negotiations with suppliers.
Purchasing responsibility for the Millennium Change and EURO Introduction projects.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Jan 1992 - Jun 1998

6 years 6 months

Buyer and subsequently Head of Purchasing

Müller Weingarten Werkzeuge GmbH

Set up and subsequently managed the newly established Purchasing department.
Responsible for initial and follow-up audits in accordance with DIN/EN/ISO 9001.
Responsible for the implementation of SAP R/3 MM.
Operational purchasing of castings and steel as well as electronics.
Tools: MS Office and SAP R/3 MM

Apr 1988 - Dec 1991

3 years 9 months

Purchasing Planner

Hymer AG

Strategic and operational purchasing of all indirect materials.
Planning of aluminium sheets and aluminium extruded profiles.
Tools: MS Office

Industry experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, and Chemical.

Manufacturing

Automotive

Healthcare

Pharmaceutical

Chemical

Business area experience

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Experienced in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Project Management, and Operations.

Procurement

Supply Chain Management

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Operations

Summary

37 years of experience in purchasing - including strategic purchasing, operational purchasing, project purchasing, procurement planning and materials management (including responsibility for inventory levels)
14 years of management experience
10 assignments as a purchasing troubleshooter to prevent production stoppages
6 times building up ("from scratch") or reorganizing a purchasing department
Repeated experience in process optimization in purchasing and related areas
SAP R/3 MM – implementation of the software twice and several years of experience as a key user

Skills

Head Of Purchasing
Strategic Buyer
Operational Buyer
Project Buyer
Purchasing Planner
Purchasing Troubleshooter To Prevent Production Stoppages (Bottleneck Management)
Mechanical Engineering And Toolmaking (MüLler Weingarten Konzern, Dr. Collin, Horsch, Kion): 8 Years
Vehicle Manufacturing (Liebherr, Hymer): 5 Years
Medical Technology (Mmm, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Trumpf Medizinsysteme, Roche, Fresenius): 5 Years
Automotive (Zf, Gardner Denver, Webasto, Ebm-Papst): 4 Years
Electronics (Ebro Electronic, Refu Elektronik, Refu Drive, Katek Memmingen): 3 Years
Healthcare (Zieglersche Anstalten E.V.): 3 Years
B2b Wholesale Of Vehicles (Automobile SüD Ag): 3 Years
Pharmaceuticals, Indirect Area (Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare, Daiichi Sankyo Europe): 1 Year
Capex: > 10 Years
Services: > 10 Years
Electronics (Passive And Active Components And Pcb(A)): > 10 Years
Castings (Gs, Gg And Ggg) And Steel: 3 Years
Vehicles (New Vans And Passenger Cars), Wheels, Tires, Rims And Lubricants: 3 Years
Hydraulics And Pneumatics: 3 Years
Turned And Milled Parts: 3 Years
Food: 3 Years
Plastic Injection Molding: 2 Years

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Sep 1983 - Feb 1988

Fachhochschule Biberach

Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) · Biberach, Germany

Gymnasium Aulendorf

Abitur · Aulendorf, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 28

Experience in Manufacturing 17.5 y

Avg length 1 y 1 m

Longest experience 6 y 5 m

Expertise

Recent roles Strategic Buyer, Project Buyer, Interim Manager Purchasing Global Investments

Main industries Manufacturing, Automotive, Healthcare

Main business areas Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Member since

January 2024

Last update

October 2026

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Alexander is based in Langenbach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

Alexander has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 28 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: Strategic Buyer, Project Buyer, Interim Manager Purchasing Global Investments.

Alexander's most recent position is Strategic Buyer at Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH.

In recent years, Alexander has worked for Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, REFU Drive GmbH, KATEK Memmingen GmbH, Roche Diagnostics International AG, and KION GROUP AG.

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Healthcare. Alexander also has some experience in Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Transportation.

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain Management. Alexander also has some experience in Project Management and Operations.

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Transportation.

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Procurement and Supply Chain Management.

Alexander attended Fachhochschule Biberach.

Alexander is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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