Norbert Füle-Strategic Procurement Manager
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Experience
Senior Category Manager, Marketing & Sales Procurement
Carlsberg Group
- Managing global spend categories for Glassware, Umbrellas, and Print, ensuring strategic sourcing and cost optimization
- Developing and executing sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and implementation of new suppliers and processes to enhance efficiency
- Streamlining procurement operations by consolidating local suppliers and leveraging spend toward preferred partners
- Led global procurement of marketing materials and services, overseeing strategy development, tendering, supplier selection, and contract negotiations across Europe and Asia
Project Manager, Program Management Office
Carlsberg Group
- Supporting the integration of procurement processes following Britvic's acquisition, ensuring seamless transition and operational efficiency in Marketing & Sales Procurement
- Facilitating strategic workshops to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive optimization initiatives
- Managing project coordination and progress reporting to provide actionable insights for senior management
Global Category Director, R&D Services; Global Category Manager, Marketing and Sales
Infineon Technologies AG
- Responsible for developing and executing the Procurement strategy of R&D services on a global level
- Negotiating global contracts with strategic suppliers
- Implementing a new Procurement system to manage service contracts
Regional Procurement Lead, Mid-Sized Markets Region
Amgen GmbH
- Responsible for Procurement in the following countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Lithuania
- Managing a team consisting of three direct reports
- Implementing local procurement policy according to Corporate Financial and Procurement policy requirements with strong collaboration of Compliance, Legal and Finance departments
- Proactively challenge the business and recommend saving opportunities; saving realization through quick wins and long-term saving initiatives
- Strategic partner and trusted advisor to regional Commercial VPs and General Managers
- Implementing standard procurement services including tactical buying, contract management, and compliance
- Led regional and local projects mainly in the following spend categories: agencies, meetings, sales, professional services (e.g. HR services), IT services (e.g., software and hardware), facility services and logistics (warehousing and fulfilment)
Head of Sourcing and Procurement, Germany
Amgen GmbH
- Business partner to the country leadership team and single point of contact concerning procurement policy, sourcing strategy, contracting, and supplier relationship management
- Developing sourcing strategy, coordinating activities in the supplier selection process, negotiation, contracting, and implementation of new suppliers and processes
- Reducing the number of local suppliers by leveraging the spend to preferred suppliers
Regional Procurement Lead, Region North & East
Amgen
- Responsible for procurement activities in the following countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria
- Introducing the procurement function’s role in the regions by developing stakeholder relationships with country management teams
Global Category Senior Manager, Marketing Services
SABMiller Europe
- Responsible for the procurement of marketing materials and services globally, including strategy development, tendering, negotiation, and supplier selection
- Leading the tender process and negotiation globally, covering Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia
Procurement Manager, Business Process Optimisation
Kraft Foods Europe
- Led projects and prepared recommendations that led to the simplification of processes in the indirect services area in Europe
Procurement Manager, eProcurement
Kraft Foods Europa
- Successfully implemented an eProcurement system in all transactional categories in Europe
- Led a European team where all countries were represented by a project leader
Director of Procurement
Kraft Foods Hungary
- Led the procurement team of six buyers and managed procurement spending of direct and indirect materials in excess of €300 million
- Responsible for supplier relationship management and developing suppliers by leading several supplier audits together with colleagues from other departments
- Achieved double-digit savings by successful supplier selection and negotiation processes in marketing and sales
Industry experience
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Experienced in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing.
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Experienced in Procurement, Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Strategy.
Summary
Experience in Procurement in FMCG and Healthcare business. Strategic sourcing expert in the area of Indirect and Direct materials. Experienced in leading Global / Regional projects, with strong results delivered by leading Global and European spend categories. Trusted procurement partner, managing remote teams and working in a matrix organization.
Languages
Education
ICHEC
European Studies · Brussels, Belgium
University of Foreign Trade
Economist · Budapest, Hungary
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Experience
Global experience
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Norbert is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Norbert speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).
Norbert has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Norbert has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Norbert may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Norbert would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Category Manager, Marketing & Sales Procurement, Project Manager, Program Management Office, Global Category Director, R&D Services; Global Category Manager, Marketing and Sales.
Norbert's most recent position is Senior Category Manager, Marketing & Sales Procurement at Carlsberg Group.
In recent years, Norbert has worked for Carlsberg Group, Infineon Technologies AG, and Amgen GmbH.
Norbert is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical. Norbert also has some experience in Manufacturing.
Norbert is most experienced in business areas like Procurement, Operations, and Project Management. Norbert also has some experience in Supply Chain Management and Strategy.
Norbert has recently worked in industries like Biotechnology, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage.
Norbert has recently worked in business areas like Procurement, Project Management, and Strategy.
Norbert attended ICHEC for European Studies.
The availability of Norbert needs to be confirmed.
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