Head Of Department | Optical Payloads Project Procurement
CurrentHeading the Optical Payloads Procurement Department in München, responsible for a team of 10 Procurement Managers supporting 3-4 running projects with Procurement Budget > 70 M€ each. • Management and supervision of a team of 10 procurement managers in charge of around 70 subcontracts.• Scheduled and led regular department meetings and events.• Assisted team members in their professional development, setting annual objectives. • Conducted around 40 interviews per year, hired 5 new team members, onboarded and trained them. • Represented company in trade & fairs at least twice per year. • Regularly met company & industry stakeholders to communicate and align company & department strategy. • Suggested areas of improvement for the directorate and department.> Delegation.> Communication.> Performance evaluations.> Professional development.> Leadership.