I am an award-winning Head of Procurement, leader of sourcing strategies that deliver synergies, technological improvements, cost savings, and best-in-class risk and quality standards. I am considered “a role model when it comes to leadership, commitment, and dedication who also keeps one eye on personal matters and relationships”. My key strengths include: »» Operating across global work streams to coordinate complex, multi-departmental business process transformation projects; »» Engaging with key stakeholders to smooth transitions, align deliverables, and bring clarity and structure to business objectives; »» Building long-term price forecasting models to better manage capital and mitigate margin squeeze;»» Nurturing the next generation of procurement experts by designing and running internal training courses or as Lecturer at the university of Zurich;I take pride in my open-minded approach to solving complex problems and pursuing improvement opportunities. I do this through my genuine enthusiasm for making sourcing and procurement work for the business, my interpersonal skills, and my reputation for being a straight forward communicator. There are many things I am proud to have delivered, some of which are detailed below.»» Defined and executed significant cost improvement strategies to mitigate ‘margin squeeze’ and drive upper-quartile pricing performance.»» Played a key role in founding and developing the “Procurement Academy” allowing our Procurement experts to increase their subject matter expertise and gain accredited certification.»» Designed and implemented multiple automation tools that increased PO coverage rate from 40% to 95%, reducing sourcing risks and improving payment terms and cash flow.»» Established an audit-proof framework of release processes, compliance trainings, assessments, and monitoring allowing transparency and mitigation of compliance gaps globally.»» Implemented a “Procurement Leaders” price awarded risk management system that considered traditional risk metrics alongside AI to raise awareness and provide a highly effective early warning system. »» Addressed fragmented master data and reporting environment by improving Clariant’s reporting engine for productivity and fraud prevention & building a central enterprise analytics team to oversee all key reports.Specialities:Business Transformation »» Process Optimization & Automation »» Project Management »» Team Leadership »» Senior Stakeholder Management »» Situational Awareness »» Liquidity & Cash Management »» Organizational Alignment
