Designed, deployed, and institutionalized a sourcing policy framework with regular compliance audits to ensure strategic alignment and operational consistency.

Established a standardized savings methodology and audit process to track, validate, and report procurement-driven value in a transparent and auditable way.

Increased Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) to a regional average of 60 days through supplier negotiation, payment term harmonization, and CFO alignment.

Developed and implemented a structured hedging policy for energy procurement to mitigate price volatility and align with corporate risk appetite.

Rationalized cleaning service providers across all sites to improve sustainability, reduce cost, and enforce ESG-compliant standards.

Implemented a new regional car fleet provider (FSL) to optimize costs, service levels, and contract terms.

Consolidated language service providers across regions to improve speed, brand consistency, and cost efficiency.

Designed and implemented an international distribution network with regional and local distribution centers to enable scalable cross-border logistics.

Executed global sourcing and rollout of rebranded marketing and packaging materials to ensure consistency and speed-to-market.

Implemented VMI with vending machines for all C-Items, including EHS, to ensure availability and reduce stock levels accross several plants.

Standardized and replaced all MHE across the region, including maintenance contracts, to reduce costs, downtime and streamline fleet management.

Transitioned group-wide IT contracting services to optimized managed service models, reducing cost, suppliers and improving scalability.

Established a centralized Shared Service Center for Operational Procurement / Tactical Procurement within the country (central Europe) to streamline support functions, improve control, and reduce internal complexity.

Identified and implemented external partner for compliant handling of complex financial product administration under strict regulatory control.

Conducted competitive tender for integrated security services to harmonize service levels and reduce vendor fragmentation across 40+ locations.

Established strategic panels for legal and consulting services to improve quality, transparency, and spend control.

Redesigned sourcing and product specifications in close collaboration with plant engineers to lower total cost of ownership through reduced material usage and strategic supplier collaboration.

Sourced and contracted end-to-end construction packages for a new flagship office building, ensuring timeline and budget adherence.

Harmonized travel and expense processes globally through policy updates, digital tools, and strategic sourcing of TMC services.

Unified print services across the organization with fewer suppliers and standardized equipment, driving savings and service consistency.

Standardized and sourced end-user hardware and notebooks regionally to improve support and reduce TCO.

Switched regional mobile network provider to improve coverage, reduce costs, and streamline contract management.