Global Sourcing Leader with 15+ years of experience managing a €100M annual spend across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific for industry giants like ZF Group.
I am a Senior Sourcing Consultant with 15+ years of corporate leadership managing a €100M+ annual spend for automotive giants like ZF Group. I provide commercial and technical advisory to help firms optimize complex manufacturing supply chains. Core Advisory Areas:Strategic Cost Reduction: Implementation of Zero-Based Costing, "Should Cost" modeling, and VAVE strategies to hit aggressive savings targets.Technical Commodity Sourcing: Deep expertise in Castings (Iron/Aluminum), Forgings, Precision Machining, and Automotive Semiconductor ecosystems (NOR/NAND Flash, MAD). Operational Risk & Quality: Streamlining NPD lifecycle, managing supplier onboarding, and ensuring compliance across complex networks (APQP/PPAP). Procurement Digitization: Expert application of SAP, Coupa, and SupplyOn platforms.
Client Value Delivered: I provide direct, actionable insights to restructure high-volume portfolios, accelerate product development lead times by up to 30%, and secure strategic, long-term supplier agreements.
