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About the role
What they do
A Purchasing Consultant supports buying teams with practical procurement work. They improve supplier selection, negotiation prep, sourcing events, and purchasing process design. In many projects, they also step in as a procurement consultant or buyer when a team needs clear structure and fast execution.
Typical deliverables
- Supplier shortlists and bid comparisons
- RFP or RFQ setup and tender support
- Spend analysis and category views
- Negotiation support and award recommendations
- Purchasing process maps and role clarifications
- Contract input from a procurement view
Skills and tools
Strong Purchasing Consultants know how to work with stakeholders, suppliers, and finance teams without losing the commercial line. They are comfortable with SAP, Ariba, Excel, Power BI, and common e-sourcing tools. In Germany, they often work with English-speaking procurement teams as well as local plant, operations, and quality contacts.
When companies bring them in
Companies hire a freelance purchasing specialist when the workload spikes, a category needs fresh sourcing, or an internal team lacks bandwidth. They are also useful for temporary cover, supplier reset projects, cost-down programs, and process clean-up after growth or reorganization. This is common in manufacturing, automotive, retail, logistics, and industrial services.
What strong experts stand out on
A good consultant does not only push for lower prices. They balance total value, supplier risk, service levels, and internal alignment.
- Structured sourcing methods, not ad hoc buying
- Clear supplier communication and negotiation discipline
- Solid analysis of spend, demand, and contract data
- Practical change management with procurement users
- Clean handover so teams can keep the process running
Freelance fit
Freelance purchasing work is a strong fit when the scope is defined and delivery matters more than headcount. Companies get experienced support without a long hiring cycle, and the consultant can focus on one category, one process, or one urgent buying challenge. For Germany-based teams, remote work is often possible, but on-site time helps when supplier workshops, plant alignment, or internal stakeholder sessions are involved.
Meet FRATCH Purchasing Consultants
Oliver Heck
Senior Interim Manager Procurement & Supply Chain | Global Sourcing Projects | Knowledge Transfer & Training
Last position:
Independent Consultant, Interim Manager and Expert Lecturer at Independent Consultant, Interim Manager and Expert Lecturer
- Senior consultant and interim manager for industry and trade (focus on international strategic procurement and supply chain management)
- Visiting professor (part-time) in materials management, logistics & production at Mainz University in the winter semester 2021/2022
- Lecturer (Mainz University of Applied Sciences) since summer semester 2017
- Expert lecturer in procurement, logistics, foreign trade, industrial management, and supply chain management
- IHK trainer, Master Professional IHK, Bachelor Professional IHK, IHK-certified specialists and business administrators, IHK clerks
Sebastian Stricker
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement
Last position:
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement at Carl Zeiss AG
- Sourcing contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
- Advisor to procurement and HR on a change project
Sebastian Stricker
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement
Last position:
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement at Carl Zeiss AG
- Sourcing contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
- Advisor to procurement and HR on a change project
- Sourcing contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
- Advisor to procurement and HR on a change project
Hemangi Tawade
Enterprise AI Strategy & Business Transformation Leader | AI Strategy Technology Governance | Procurement Operating Model |
Last position:
Founder & Principal Advisor
- Diagnose genuine AI-readiness in procurement environments before technology investment is committed
- Identify where data quality gaps, process immaturity, and governance failures will cause AI initiatives to stall
- Guide leadership teams through the strategic, organisational, and technical decisions that determine whether AI deployments succeed or fail
- Conduct the PAF-I Diagnostic (Procurement AI-Fitness Index), a structured assessment across procurement data, process maturity, technology landscape, governance, and organisational capability
- Produce a scored AI-readiness profile with a prioritised action roadmap for leadership
- Deliver engagement models including clarity work packages, alignment work packages, momentum work packages, transformation advisory, and executive workshops
Hemangi Tawade
Enterprise AI Strategy & Business Transformation Leader | AI Strategy Technology Governance | Procurement Operating Model |
Last position:
Founder & Principal Advisor
- Diagnose genuine AI-readiness in procurement environments before technology investment is committed
- Identify where data quality gaps, process immaturity, and governance failures will cause AI initiatives to stall
- Guide leadership teams through the strategic, organisational, and technical decisions that determine whether AI deployments succeed or fail
- Diagnose genuine AI-readiness in procurement environments before technology investment is committed
- Identify where data quality gaps, process immaturity, and governance failures will cause AI initiatives to stall
- Guide leadership teams through the strategic, organisational, and technical decisions that determine whether AI deployments succeed or fail
- Conduct the PAF-I Diagnostic (Procurement AI-Fitness Index), a structured assessment across procurement data, process maturity, technology landscape, governance, and organisational capability
- Produce a scored AI-readiness profile with a prioritised action roadmap for leadership
- Deliver engagement models including clarity work packages, alignment work packages, momentum work packages, transformation advisory, and executive workshops
- Conduct the PAF-I Diagnostic (Procurement AI-Fitness Index), a structured assessment across procurement data, process maturity, technology landscape, governance, and organisational capability
- Produce a scored AI-readiness profile with a prioritised action roadmap for leadership
- Deliver engagement models including clarity work packages, alignment work packages, momentum work packages, transformation advisory, and executive workshops
Frieder Timmerbeil
Interim CPO | Senior Expert Procurement Excellence | Structure, Steering & Procurement Maturity Development
Last position:
Advisor Commercial Execution Management – Infrastructure Capex Projects at Investor Critical Infrastructure (NDA)
Assignment Advising units on the commercial management of major infrastructure projects in the execution phase. Focus: contracts, claims, costs, risks and supplier performance. Goals Ensure cost, schedule and result stability throughout the entire project duration. Create transparency for management and turn commercial risks into manageable measures at an early stage. Build teams and structures, KPI-based steering, claim and change order management, negotiation leadership on complex claims, management of additional cost claims, as well as active supply chain and escalation management, evidence and audit capability
Frieder Timmerbeil
Interim CPO | Senior Expert Procurement Excellence | Structure, Steering & Procurement Maturity Development
Last position:
Advisor Commercial Execution Management – Infrastructure Capex Projects at Investor Critical Infrastructure (NDA)
Assignment Advising units on the commercial management of major infrastructure projects in the execution phase. Focus: contracts, claims, costs, risks and supplier performance. Goals Ensure cost, schedule and result stability throughout the entire project duration. Create transparency for management and turn commercial risks into manageable measures
Assignment Advising units on the commercial management of major infrastructure projects in the execution phase. Focus: contracts, claims, costs, risks and supplier performance. Goals Ensure cost, schedule and result stability throughout the entire project duration. Create transparency for management and turn commercial risks into manageable measures at an early stage. Build teams and structures, KPI-based steering, claim and change order management, negotiation leadership on complex claims, management of additional cost claims, as well as active supply chain and escalation management, evidence and audit capability
at an early stage. Build teams and structures, KPI-based steering, claim and change order management, negotiation leadership on complex claims, management of additional cost claims, as well as active supply chain and escalation management, evidence and audit capability
Michael Holle
Vendor Management Lead
Last position:
Vendor Management Lead at Kreditinstitut
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for the service relationship with suppliers and for transactional and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities for risk mitigation and for optimizing the value and resilience of license usage, including setting up supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement targets/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal clients.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal clients to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends, and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
Michael Holle
Vendor Management Lead
Last position:
Vendor Management Lead at Kreditinstitut
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for the service relationship with suppliers and for transactional and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities for risk mitigation and for optimizing the value and resilience of license usage, including setting up supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for the service relationship with suppliers and for transactional and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities for risk mitigation and for optimizing the value and resilience of license usage, including setting up supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement targets/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal clients.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal clients to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends, and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
targets/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal clients.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal clients to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends, and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
Gençer Keser
Senior Executive & Management Consultant
Last position:
Procurement Consulting for Automotive OEM in cooperation with Deloitte at Bugatti Rimac d.o.o.
Gençer Keser
Senior Executive & Management Consultant
Last position:
Procurement Consulting for Automotive OEM in cooperation with Deloitte at Bugatti Rimac d.o.o.
Lena Weigele
Development & Roll-out of Global Procurement Processes
Last position:
Development & Roll-out of Global Procurement Processes at Autoliv Switzerland GmbH
- Development and global roll-out of central standards for indirect procurement: Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategy Management, Supplier Lifecycle Management
- Design and implementation of clear governance and accountability models
- Stakeholder management across all divisions and organizational levels
Lena Weigele
Development & Roll-out of Global Procurement Processes
Last position:
Development & Roll-out of Global Procurement Processes at Autoliv Switzerland GmbH
- Development and global roll-out of central standards for indirect procurement: Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategy Management, Supplier Lifecycle Management
- Development and global roll-out of central standards for indirect procurement: Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategy Management, Supplier Lifecycle Management
- Design and implementation of clear governance and accountability models
- Stakeholder management across all divisions and organizational levels
- Design and implementation of clear governance and accountability models
- Stakeholder management across all divisions and organizational levels
Keerthana Dulip Kumar
Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation
Last position:
Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation at BEROE Inc.
- Consulted on global procurement projects of marketing agencies focusing on cost optimization and supply assurance.
- Conducted in-depth spend analysis for cost optimization in marketing procurement projects.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders to innovate procurement practices, adapting to the growing needs of marketing teams.
- Analyzed international procurement markets, benchmarking best practice approaches within marketing categories.
Keerthana Dulip Kumar
Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation
Last position:
Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation at BEROE Inc.
- Consulted on global procurement projects of marketing agencies focusing on cost optimization and supply assurance.
- Conducted in-depth spend analysis for cost optimization in marketing procurement projects.
- Consulted on global procurement projects of marketing agencies focusing on cost optimization and supply assurance.
- Conducted in-depth spend analysis for cost optimization in marketing procurement projects.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders to innovate procurement practices, adapting to the growing needs of marketing teams.
- Analyzed international procurement markets, benchmarking best practice approaches within marketing categories.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders to innovate procurement practices, adapting to the growing needs of marketing teams.
- Analyzed international procurement markets, benchmarking best practice approaches within marketing categories.
Wolf Dreher
Sourcing Advisor
Last position:
Sourcing Advisor at k+d GbR
Improvement and further development of methods for IT sourcing transactions in both international and local contexts; shared service models, business process outsourcing, outsourcing, cloud and hybrid cloud models; implementation of IT service models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Workplace as a Service (WaaS), and initially Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Service; contract development (German and English); development of measures required for (out)sourcing (governance, compliance, risk management, service level agreements (SLAs)) in the fields of business, finance (banking – e.g. implementing measures to comply with DORA, identifying and assessing all relevant ICT risks).
Wolf Dreher
Sourcing Advisor
Last position:
Sourcing Advisor at k+d GbR
Improvement and further development of methods for IT sourcing transactions in both international and local contexts; shared service models, business process outsourcing, outsourcing, cloud and hybrid cloud models; implementation of IT service models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS),
Improvement and further development of methods for IT sourcing transactions in both international and local contexts; shared service models, business process outsourcing, outsourcing, cloud and hybrid cloud models; implementation of IT service models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Workplace as a Service (WaaS), and initially Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Service; contract development (German and English); development of measures required for (out)sourcing (governance, compliance, risk management, service level agreements (SLAs)) in the fields of business, finance (banking – e.g. implementing measures to comply with DORA, identifying and assessing all relevant ICT risks).
Workplace as a Service (WaaS), and initially Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Service; contract development (German and English); development of measures required for (out)sourcing (governance, compliance, risk management, service level agreements (SLAs)) in the fields of business, finance (banking – e.g. implementing measures to comply with DORA, identifying and assessing all relevant ICT risks).
Vivian Yue
Global Sourcing Expert
Last position:
Global Sourcing Manager, Team Lead of Six at Corsair (Fanatec)
- Lead strategic sourcing for BMW GT3/GT4, Bentley GT3, Porsche 911 GT3, and McLaren GT3 racing/steering wheels and quick-release systems; own end-to-end COGS and raw-material spend across electronics and mechanical BOMs; oversee €65M annual spend and 20-25 programs per year.
- Directly responsible for procurement of servo motor and structural parts (CNC, die-cast, injection, extrusion, stamping, anodizing) managing €30M annual spend.
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams and PMO to identify and analyze project requirements; run early ability to analyze bills of materials and technical drawings/schematics to align material strategy before RFQ.
- Lead all procurement-related functions within the project, including supplier sourcing, negotiation, contract management, supplier documentation management, and material management for assigned projects.
- Ensure supply continuity during project execution via dual-sourcing, lead-time/buffer planning, and escalation routines with suppliers and operations.
- Monitor change activities during the transition from sample to production-ready (EVT/DVT -> PVT -> MP) with engineering and suppliers to protect the company from potential supplier claims (scope, tooling, obsolescence) and keep commercial terms under control.
- Quickly and accurately identify problems and report on status and required actions to stakeholders (senior and C-level); drive root-cause actions with clear owners and timelines until closure.
Vivian Yue
Global Sourcing Expert
Last position:
Global Sourcing Manager, Team Lead of Six at Corsair (Fanatec)
- Lead strategic sourcing for BMW GT3/GT4, Bentley GT3, Porsche 911 GT3, and McLaren GT3 racing/steering wheels and quick-release systems; own end-to-end COGS and raw-material spend across electronics and mechanical BOMs; oversee €65M annual spend and 20-25 programs per year.
- Lead strategic sourcing for BMW GT3/GT4, Bentley GT3, Porsche 911 GT3, and McLaren GT3 racing/steering wheels and quick-release systems; own end-to-end COGS and raw-material spend across electronics and mechanical BOMs; oversee €65M annual spend and 20-25 programs per year.
- Directly responsible for procurement of servo motor and structural parts (CNC, die-cast, injection, extrusion, stamping, anodizing) managing €30M annual spend.
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams and PMO to identify and analyze project requirements; run early ability to analyze bills of materials and technical drawings/schematics to align material strategy before RFQ.
- Lead all procurement-related functions within the project, including supplier sourcing, negotiation, contract management, supplier documentation management, and material management for assigned projects.
- Ensure supply continuity during project execution via dual-sourcing, lead-time/buffer planning, and escalation routines with suppliers and operations.
- Monitor change activities during the transition from sample to production-ready (EVT/DVT -> PVT -> MP) with engineering and suppliers to protect the company from potential supplier claims (scope, tooling, obsolescence) and keep commercial terms under control.
- Quickly and accurately identify problems and report on status and required actions to stakeholders (senior and C-level); drive root-cause actions with clear owners and timelines until closure.
- Directly responsible for procurement of servo motor and structural parts (CNC, die-cast, injection, extrusion, stamping, anodizing) managing €30M annual spend.
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams and PMO to identify and analyze project requirements; run early ability to analyze bills of materials and technical drawings/schematics to align material strategy before RFQ.
- Lead all procurement-related functions within the project, including supplier sourcing, negotiation, contract management, supplier documentation management, and material management for assigned projects.
- Ensure supply continuity during project execution via dual-sourcing, lead-time/buffer planning, and escalation routines with suppliers and operations.
- Monitor change activities during the transition from sample to production-ready (EVT/DVT -> PVT -> MP) with engineering and suppliers to protect the company from potential supplier claims (scope, tooling, obsolescence) and keep commercial terms under control.
- Quickly and accurately identify problems and report on status and required actions to stakeholders (senior and C-level); drive root-cause actions with clear owners and timelines until closure.
Alexander Döring
Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Last position:
Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at Löwenstein Medical Technology GmbH & Co. KG
- Full responsibility for strategic and operational procurement, procurement management (11 FTE).
- Further development of the procurement organization, including task and role models.
- Steering of cross-functional special projects (e.g. value engineering, design-to-cost).
- Development and implementation of a holistic procurement and sourcing strategy focused on resilience, ESG, de-risking, decoupling and cost performance.
- Execution of a comprehensive procurement transformation with a realignment of the supply chain strategy.
- Reorganization of the procurement team to improve efficiency through clear role distribution and elimination of non-core tasks.
- Professionalization of contract management processes and supplier development programs.
- Process optimization along the S2C and P2P chain including standardization and automation in line with MDR (EU Regulation 2017/745), GxP compliance and quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
- KPI development and optimization of the performance measurement system for critical paths and shortage issues.
- Coaching the team on strategic purchasing and procurement, project management and due diligence in procurement.
- Implementation of AI-driven tools for sourcing, spend analysis and inventory management to optimize stock levels.
- Achieved approximately 31% inventory reduction through professional inventory management.
- Managed two cost-reduction (cost avoidance) programs with quantifiable results: ~50% reduction in manufacturing costs for a core component and ~64% reduction in material costs for the successor platform via redesign and category sourcing.
- Savings in the low double-digit million range compared to the baseline.
- Material categories: contract manufacturing, PCBA, EMS, blowers, silicone injection molding, power supplies, batteries, displays, hoses, masks, valves, foams, wiring, sensors, wireless modules (2G–5G), telemedicine components, laboratory services.
Alexander Döring
Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Last position:
Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at Löwenstein Medical Technology GmbH & Co. KG
- Full responsibility for strategic and operational procurement, procurement management (11 FTE).
- Further development of the procurement organization, including task and role models.
- Steering of cross-functional special projects (e.g. value engineering, design-to-cost).
- Full responsibility for strategic and operational procurement, procurement management (11 FTE).
- Further development of the procurement organization, including task and role models.
- Steering of cross-functional special projects (e.g. value engineering, design-to-cost).
- Development and implementation of a holistic procurement and sourcing strategy focused on resilience, ESG, de-risking, decoupling and cost performance.
- Execution of a comprehensive procurement transformation with a realignment of the supply chain strategy.
- Reorganization of the procurement team to improve efficiency through clear role distribution and elimination of non-core tasks.
- Professionalization of contract management processes and supplier development programs.
- Process optimization along the S2C and P2P chain including standardization and automation in line with MDR (EU Regulation 2017/745), GxP compliance and quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
- KPI development and optimization of the performance measurement system for critical paths and shortage issues.
- Coaching the team on strategic purchasing and procurement, project management and due diligence in procurement.
- Implementation of AI-driven tools for sourcing, spend analysis and inventory management to optimize stock levels.
- Achieved approximately 31% inventory reduction through professional inventory management.
- Managed two cost-reduction (cost avoidance) programs with quantifiable results: ~50% reduction in manufacturing costs for a core component and ~64% reduction in material costs for the successor platform via redesign and category sourcing.
- Savings in the low double-digit million range compared to the baseline.
- Material categories: contract manufacturing, PCBA, EMS, blowers, silicone injection molding, power supplies, batteries, displays, hoses, masks, valves, foams, wiring, sensors, wireless modules (2G–5G), telemedicine components, laboratory services.
- Development and implementation of a holistic procurement and sourcing strategy focused on resilience, ESG, de-risking, decoupling and cost performance.
- Execution of a comprehensive procurement transformation with a realignment of the supply chain strategy.
- Reorganization of the procurement team to improve efficiency through clear role distribution and elimination of non-core tasks.
- Professionalization of contract management processes and supplier development programs.
- Process optimization along the S2C and P2P chain including standardization and automation in line with MDR (EU Regulation 2017/745), GxP compliance and quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
- KPI development and optimization of the performance measurement system for critical paths and shortage issues.
- Coaching the team on strategic purchasing and procurement, project management and due diligence in procurement.
- Implementation of AI-driven tools for sourcing, spend analysis and inventory management to optimize stock levels.
- Achieved approximately 31% inventory reduction through professional inventory management.
- Managed two cost-reduction (cost avoidance) programs with quantifiable results: ~50% reduction in manufacturing costs for a core component and ~64% reduction in material costs for the successor platform via redesign and category sourcing.
- Savings in the low double-digit million range compared to the baseline.
- Material categories: contract manufacturing, PCBA, EMS, blowers, silicone injection molding, power supplies, batteries, displays, hoses, masks, valves, foams, wiring, sensors, wireless modules (2G–5G), telemedicine components, laboratory services.
Ismail Akgün
Senior Management Consultant & Interim Management | Transformation, Restructuring, Procurement & Supply Chain
Last position:
End-2-End Supply-Chain Director, CWE at H+H Deutschland
- Overall responsibility for 4 teams and more than 40 FTE
- Supply chain management & logistics
- Procurement
- Customer service
- Transformation (business processes & ERP)
Ismail Akgün
Senior Management Consultant & Interim Management | Transformation, Restructuring, Procurement & Supply Chain
Last position:
End-2-End Supply-Chain Director, CWE at H+H Deutschland
- Overall responsibility for 4 teams and more than 40 FTE
- Supply chain management & logistics
- Procurement
- Customer service
- Transformation (business processes & ERP)
- Overall responsibility for 4 teams and more than 40 FTE
- Supply chain management & logistics
- Procurement
- Customer service
- Transformation (business processes & ERP)
Christopher Sorg
Founder
Last position:
Founder at Re-Build Finance
Christopher Sorg
Founder
Last position:
Founder at Re-Build Finance
Sigurd Späth
Freelance Consultant: Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain as well as Contract Negotiation/Design, Interim Management, Due
Last position:
Freelance Consultant: Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain as well as Contract Negotiation/Design, Interim Management, Due at Freelance Consultant
- Consulting in procurement, purchasing, and supply chain
- Contract negotiation and drafting
- Interim management and due diligence
Sigurd Späth
Freelance Consultant: Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain as well as Contract Negotiation/Design, Interim Management, Due
Last position:
Freelance Consultant: Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain as well as Contract Negotiation/Design, Interim Management, Due at Freelance Consultant
- Consulting in procurement, purchasing, and supply chain
- Contract negotiation and drafting
- Interim management and due diligence
- Consulting in procurement, purchasing, and supply chain
- Contract negotiation and drafting
- Interim management and due diligence
Manuel Brauch
Consultant: Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Last position:
Consultant: Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Management at SCRM Consulting GmbH
- Leading and contributing to various projects (see project list)
- Holistic risk management: setting up integrated supplier risk management frameworks for risk identification, assessment, and control
- Monitoring & reporting: developing and implementing Power BI dashboards as a foundation for data-driven decisions
- Compliance: implementing regulatory requirements (e.g. LkSG, EUDR)
- Tool roll-out: implementing risk management & compliance solutions (e.g. Sphera, Osapiens) to digitize processes
- Designing and delivering workshops
Manuel Brauch
Consultant: Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Last position:
Consultant: Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Management at SCRM Consulting GmbH
- Leading and contributing to various projects (see project list)
- Holistic risk management: setting up integrated supplier risk management frameworks for risk identification, assessment, and control
- Monitoring & reporting: developing and implementing Power BI dashboards as a foundation for data-driven decisions
- Leading and contributing to various projects (see project list)
- Holistic risk management: setting up integrated supplier risk management frameworks for risk identification, assessment, and control
- Monitoring & reporting: developing and implementing Power BI dashboards as a foundation for data-driven decisions
- Compliance: implementing regulatory requirements (e.g. LkSG, EUDR)
- Tool roll-out: implementing risk management & compliance solutions (e.g. Sphera, Osapiens) to digitize processes
- Designing and delivering workshops
- Compliance: implementing regulatory requirements (e.g. LkSG, EUDR)
- Tool roll-out: implementing risk management & compliance solutions (e.g. Sphera, Osapiens) to digitize processes
- Designing and delivering workshops
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Purchasing Consultants statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Procurement, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A Purchasing Consultant helps a company manage buying work in a structured way. Typical tasks include supplier sourcing, bid evaluation, negotiation preparation, and process improvements in purchasing. In some projects, the consultant also supports category management or temporary procurement cover.
A freelance purchasing consultant makes sense when the need is project-based, urgent, or tied to a specific category or process change. It is often the better choice if the team needs expertise now, but not a long-term headcount commitment. This is common for sourcing waves, cost-reduction work, and temporary backfill.
Look for strong commercial thinking, supplier handling, and a clear method for sourcing and negotiation. A good procurement consultant should also be comfortable with data, stakeholder management, and common purchasing tools such as SAP or e-sourcing systems. The best fit can explain decisions in a simple way and keep the process moving.
A buyer or purchasing manager is often tied to an ongoing internal role. A Purchasing Consultant is usually brought in for a defined assignment, a specialist category, or to improve a process. The work can overlap, but the consultant is typically more flexible and more project focused.
Yes, much of the work can be done remotely, especially spend analysis, supplier coordination, and tender preparation. A purchasing specialist may still need on-site time for plant visits, supplier workshops, or workshops with operations and finance teams. In Germany, English is often enough for international procurement work, but German helps in local supplier settings.
Ask for clear outputs such as a supplier shortlist, comparison matrix, recommendation, and a documented negotiation plan. A sourcing consultant should also define assumptions, risks, and next steps so the team can act without guesswork. If the project includes process work, request a simple handover document as well.
A strong purchasing consultant shows structure, speed, and sound judgment, not just aggressive negotiation. Look for evidence that they can balance price, quality, lead time, and supplier risk. Good answers are specific, practical, and tied to measurable business needs.
Freelance purchasing support is common in manufacturing, automotive, logistics, retail, and industrial services. In Germany, teams often need help with supplier coordination, plant-related purchasing, and structured sourcing across international supply chains. The best consultants can adapt to both central procurement and local operational teams.
The average hourly rate for Purchasing Consultants in Germany is 134 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,072 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Purchasing Consultants in Germany, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Purchasing Consultants in Germany have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Purchasing Consultants in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Purchasing Consultants in Germany are Professional Services (81%), Manufacturing (74%), and Retail (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Purchasing Consultants in Germany are Procurement (94%), Operations (77%), and Supply Chain Management (74%).
FRATCH Purchasing Consultants main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg Request a Free Demo
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Philipp Thomaschewski
FRATCH CEO
