Rüdiger (Dipl. Betriebswirt Fh) Voss-Interim Manager Purchasing
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Experience
Interim Manager Purchasing
- 2020 Capex project Kamax Automotive
- Mobility project – framework contracts in the Munich area, among others.
- 2021 Capex purchasing / MRO Quin – automotive, among others.
- 2022 Capex, construction purchasing, project purchasing, greenfield – Progroup
- Construction purchasing / Capex purchasing in an international environment
- 2022–June 2023 Vorwerk – project purchasing – new project: electronic components, deep-drawn parts, K-injection parts, production equipment, sourcing, contracts
- July 2023–2024 contracting purchasing – major energy generation project, construction and Capex purchasing: tendering, negotiation, contracts, order management, sourcing
Head of Purchasing (Central Services including Facility, Construction, Fleet)
Schenker Deutschland AG
- Managed the construction and facility department for about 100 branches
- Responsible for general purchasing, technical purchasing (vehicles, gas stations), IT purchasing, and construction purchasing
- Purchasing volume: NPM (Non-Production Materials), Capex, services, travel, temporary staffing, consulting, marketing, consulting service agreements
- Projects: centralization, savings, bundling needs
- Implemented e-procurement system SRM for temporary staffing, FFZ, occupational safety, facility, vehicles, consumables, investment (Airbus Hamburg, etc.)
- Reorganized purchasing and developed new concepts/savings projects for facility, temporary staffing, FFZ
Head of Purchasing (Procurement)
Rittal GmbH & Co KG
- Production purchasing and indirect spend: NPM, Capex, MRO, fleet, facility
- Responsible for investments, services, MRO, marketing, facility, fleet, travel, service, IT, electronics, energy, projects, HR and marketing services, consumables, packaging, paints, production materials, raw materials, components for air conditioning units
- Reporting, sourcing, team coordination, projects, framework contracts, KPIs
- Cost optimization in marketing together with the marketing director (spend approx. €250 million)
- Implemented SRM tool
- Managed the fleet department
Purchasing Indirect Spend Manager
Tyco Electronics (AMP) Global Automotive EMEA
- Led the indirect spend team in the EMEA region
- Responsible for investments, fleet, packaging, chemicals, services, framework contracts, Capex, MRO, marketing, facility, IT, travel, power contracts, bundling, sourcing
- Reporting and coordination of the indirect team in Europe
- Savings projects
- Implemented e-catalogue for MRO (spend approx. €280 million)
Head of Purchasing
M. Kappus GmbH
- Developed purchasing strategy and concluded framework agreements
- Coordination, reporting, quality management
- Purchasing areas: raw materials, packaging, MRO, framework agreements, organization, costing, audit, sourcing, inventories, QM, energy, trading goods, order management
- Managed the packaging warehouse
- Purchasing volume approx. €120 million
Purchaser for Production Materials; Deputy Head of Materials Management / Lead Buyer Production Purchasing
Binding Brauerei AG
- 1987–1991: Purchaser for production materials
- From 1991: Deputy head of materials management, lead buyer for production purchasing, engineering
- Lead buyer function in the Oetker Group: framework agreements, quality management, supplier development, audits
- Purchasing areas: investments/capex, engineering, services, service, advertising, packaging, projects, coordination, framework contracts, supplier development, value analysis, inventory
- IT conversion to SAP R/3 and improving quality management
- Projects: new construction of the Radeberger Brewery, PET plant at Selters mineral spring
Purchaser
Instrumentenwerk der VDO AG
- Tenders, data maintenance in SAP, purchase orders, reporting, complaint handling
- Procurement of printed circuit boards, stamped parts, drawn parts, DIN and standard parts
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Automotive, Energy, and Transportation.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Procurement, Quality Assurance, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.
Skills
- Over 25 Years Of Purchasing Experience, Both Operational And Strategic.
- Solid Expertise
- International Purchasing Experience
- Intercultural Skills
- Leadership Experience, Teams Up To 20 People.
- Experience In Building And Organizing, Including Purchasing Non-Production Materials.
- Contract Drafting, Savings Projects, Organization, Tco
- Successful Erp System Implementations (Sap Ariba, Pool4tool)
- Achievements/Savings: Ffz Projects, Production Equipment, Fleet, Ticket Machines, Packaging Consolidation.
- Public Tender Procedures At Db
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Education
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Frankfurt, Germany
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Rüdiger is based in Karben, Germany.
Rüdiger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Rüdiger has at least 41 years of experience. During this time, Rüdiger has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 10 months. Note that Rüdiger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Rüdiger would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Manager Purchasing, Head of Purchasing (Central Services including Facility, Construction, Fleet), Head of Purchasing (Procurement).
Rüdiger's most recent position is Interim Manager Purchasing.
Rüdiger is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, and Automotive. Rüdiger also has some experience in Energy and Transportation.
Rüdiger is most experienced in business areas like Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Project Management. Rüdiger also has some experience in Supply Chain Management.
Rüdiger has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Energy, and Manufacturing.
Rüdiger has recently worked in business areas like Procurement.
Rüdiger attended Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences for Business Administration.
The availability of Rüdiger needs to be confirmed.
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