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Bernhard N.-Purchasing Specialist

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Dachau, Germany

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Experience

May 2023 - Present

Purchasing Specialist

SST-Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH-Maisach

Position summary
Purchasing Specialist at SST-Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH-Maisach
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Procurement
  • Operational purchasing, including active supplier management
  • Maintaining inventory management in the ERP system
  • Purchase accounting, invoice checking
  • Ordering, checking order confirmations
  • Maintaining prices and item data
  • Monitoring delivery dates
  • Obtaining and comparing quotes to optimize delivery capacity and pricing
Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

Purchasing Specialist

Farnetani Feinkost GmbH

Position summary
Purchasing Specialist at Farnetani Feinkost GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Logistics
Procurement
  • Supplier management
  • Maintaining inventory management in the ERP system
  • Purchase accounting
  • Ordering, checking order confirmations
  • Maintaining prices
  • Logistics/planning, monitoring delivery dates
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

Key Account Manager

D.u E. Günther GmbH

Position summary
Key Account Manager at D.u E. Günther GmbH
Business areas
Sales
  • Managing the existing customer base
  • Acquiring new customers, advising customers and on products
  • Determining the needs of individual customers
Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

Purchasing Manager

A&S Schneider Gastronomiekonzepte GmbH

Position summary
Purchasing Manager at A&S Schneider Gastronomiekonzepte GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Accounting
Procurement
  • Overall responsibility for purchasing
  • Supplier development/management
  • Maintaining inventory management
  • Checking incoming invoices
  • Purchase accounting
  • Ordering, determining the product range
Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Catering Area Manager

Dussmann Service Deutschland GmbH

Position summary
Catering Area Manager at Dussmann Service Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Operations
Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

Operations-/Relationship Manager

Eurest Deutschland GmbH

Position summary
Operations-/Relationship Manager at Eurest Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Customer Service
Operations
Oct 2012 - Sep 2014

Head of Company Restaurants

BMW AG

Position summary
Head of Company Restaurants at BMW AG
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Operations
Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

Head of Catering

Gerhofer Facility Service GmbH

Position summary
Head of Catering at Gerhofer Facility Service GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Operations
Jan 2006 - Dec 2012

Self-employed activities in corporate catering / catering

Baerlocher GmbH

Position summary
Self-employed activities in corporate catering / catering at Baerlocher GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Customer Service
Operations
Jan 2001 - May 2023

Key Account Manager - Order Processing Clerk

B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH

Position summary
Key Account Manager - Order Processing Clerk at B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
Procurement
Sales
  • Independently entering orders and fully processing orders in the existing merchandise management system
  • Contact person for customers and liaison between customers and production
  • Processing invoices and complaints
  • Preparing delivery notes and handling exports
  • Internal transfer to Key Account effective 2021-11-01
  • Covering purchasing for 4 weeks in January 2022
Jan 1997 - Dec 2011

Self-employed work in company catering / catering

IHK Akademie München

Position summary
Self-employed work in company catering / catering at IHK Akademie München
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Customer Service
Operations
Jan 1994 - Dec 1997

Self-employed work in company catering / catering

AKDB Kommunale Datenverarbeitung

Position summary
Self-employed work in company catering / catering at AKDB Kommunale Datenverarbeitung
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Operations
Jan 1986 - Dec 1994

Head Chef

Self-employed work

Position summary
Head Chef at Self-employed work
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Operations

Industry experience

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Experienced in Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Professional Services.

Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Automotive
Professional Services
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Operations, Procurement, Sales, Customer Service, Accounting, and Logistics.

Operations
Procurement
Sales
Customer Service
Accounting
Logistics
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Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Basic Knowledge Of Sap
  • Good Knowledge Of Various Erp Systems
  • I Enjoy Working In A Team
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Very Good Supplier Management
  • Good Self-Organization
  • Flexibility

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Education

Oct 1983 - Jun 1998

Chef · Munich, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13
Experience in Food and Beverage 31 y
Avg length 5 y 2 m
Longest experience 22 y 4 m

Expertise

Recent roles Purchasing Specialist, Key Account Manager, Purchasing Manager
Main industries Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive
Main business areas Operations, Procurement, Sales
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Bernhard is based in Dachau, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Bernhard speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Advanced).

Bernhard has at least 41 years of experience. During this time, Bernhard has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 2 months. Note that Bernhard may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Bernhard would be well-suited for roles such as: Purchasing Specialist, Key Account Manager, Purchasing Manager.

Bernhard's most recent position is Purchasing Specialist at SST-Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH-Maisach.

In recent years, Bernhard has worked for SST-Steigerwald Strahltechnik GmbH-Maisach and B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH.

Bernhard is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, and Automotive. Bernhard also has some experience in Professional Services.

Bernhard is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Procurement, and Sales. Bernhard also has some experience in Customer Service, Accounting, and Logistics.

Bernhard has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.

Bernhard has recently worked in business areas like Procurement, Operations, and Sales.

Bernhard attended education in Chef.

Bernhard will be available part-time from April 2027.

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