Procurement management, particularly in Strategic Procurement, Indirect Materials, E-procurement and Supplier Negotiation.
Aktualisiert am 26.03.2026
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Verfügbar ab: 01.05.2026
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Procurement Management
e-Procurement
Negotiation
German
English
Spanisch
Indirect materials
Cost Efficiencies
Goal Directed Project Management
multicountry projects
German
Muttersprache
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
French
Intermediate level

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 years 2 months
2023-02 - now

Strengthened governance, operational metrics

Director Global Learning And Development Vendor And Cost Management
Director Global Learning And Development Vendor And Cost Management

reporting to Senior Director L+D Global and HQ Vendor, Cost and Compliance. Focus on Dojo, the corporate learning platform to help transition to the leading global financial services platform with branches reaching 185,000 users.  

  • Owned and managed the Dojo and Global L+D P&L with entrepreneurial perspective. Driven vendor and cost strategy: Build-vs-buy decisions, vendor portfolio optimization, and global budget planning. Vendor negotiation and contracting.
  • Led revenue initiatives: Value proposition design, business model review, and expansion to new clients.
  • Strengthened governance, operational metrics, and transparency across Global L+D. 


Key results

  • Contracted all key global vendors within target time and budget.
  • Balanced annual budgets and increased efficiency through rigorous spend control.
  • Achieved budget savings of 16% in 2024 and 48% in 2025.
  • Freed up resources for new L+D priorities and fostered a culture of transparency. 

on request, Madrid
4 years 9 months
2018-06 - 2023-02

Defined and agreed objectives, plans, strategies

Managing Director Germany, Poland And Consumer Banking
Managing Director Germany, Poland And Consumer Banking

reporting to the CEO. Member of the Executive Committee. P&L responsibility. Team of 10.

  • Led business across 10 countries,16 internal clients, managing a ?650M perimeter. 
  • Defined and agreed objectives, plans, strategies, structures and processes, both internal and client facing. Focusing on greater closeness to the bank. Expanded services to external clients.
  • Expanded business scope into supplier risk management and transactional sourcing.
  • Strengthened client penetration and satisfaction, aligning processes with bank needs.
  • Drove digitalization and online negotiation adoption.
  • Developed business with other entities in Europe (Spain, HQ, Portugal, UK, etc.). 


Key results

  • Expanded consumer procurement penetration from 25% to 41%.
  • Achieved 11% average savings and 50-60% online negotiation share.
  • Raised NPS to 8.2; service starts without contract reduced to 8%.
  • Met or exceeded effectiveness, efficiency and volume SLAs and KPIs. 

on request, Düsseldorf, Madrid
12 years
2006-07 - 2018-06

Built Aquanima from ground up

Managing Director Germany
Managing Director Germany

reporting to the Director for Continental Europe

  • Built Aquanima from ground up, establishing it as the purchasing point of reference.
  • Expanded into supplier certification and contract management services.
  • Designed and aligned structures and processes with HQ and local clients.
  • Grew perimeter to 80% of purchasing volume.
  • Exceeded cashflow objectives for 11 consecutive years.
  • Achieved 12% average savings.

on request, Madrid, Düsseldorf
5 years
2001-07 - 2006-06

Co-led launch and operation of e-travel companies

Manager Business Development/ Corporate Strategy
Manager Business Development/ Corporate Strategy

reporting to the Director for Business Development/ Corporate Strategy

  • Co-led launch and operation of e-travel companies; negotiated JV, acquisition and cooperation agreements. Defined market entry strategies, business plans, budgets, and partner agreements.
  • Prepared board decisions and briefed C-level executives.
  • Jointly drove corporate cost-saving programs from analysis to implementation, identifying, validating and delivering ?100M in savings p.a. 

Amadeus, S.A, Madrid
2 years
1999-08 - 2001-07

Defined regional strategies

Market Manager South America
Market Manager South America

reporting to Director for Asia and Americas. Held P&L responsibility for 5 national companies and GMs, 150 staff, turnover ?37M.

  • Defined regional strategies. Led negotiations with partners and providers.
  • Raised Market share + 2% and annual net profit: ?4.5M, + 13%, growth in very single market, local re-organization, containing personnel and telecommunications costs. 
  • Improved financial and marketing planning and control.
  • Negotiated with multinational and key accounts, e.g. Aviatur, the largest travel agency in South America with complex multi-year solution.

Amadeus, S.A., Madrid
5 years
1995-01 - 1999-12

Elaborated and agreed IR role, objective, strategy, positioning

Manager Investor Relations
Manager Investor Relations

reporting to Finance Director and CFO

  • Elaborated and agreed IR role, objective, strategy, positioning, transparency policies, and communication calendar (road shows, presentations, etc.). Built relationships with fund managers and analysts; managed internal/ external feedback loops for continuous improvement vs. market expectations.
  • Developed and executed internal project establishing valuation of Dragados.
  • Proposed and executed project to raise transparency in communications together with corporate communications contributing to outperformance of share vs. peers. 

Dragados, S.A, Madrid
3 years 3 months
1995-06 - 1998-08

Identified infrastructure concession projects in several countries

Manager Project Finance
Manager Project Finance

responsible for South America and Europe reporting to Finance Director and CFO

  • Identified infrastructure concession projects in several countries, determined financial alternatives and evaluation criteria; coordinated financial/legal/fiscal analyses.
  • Developed financial proposals integrated with technical solutions, negotiated with financial institutions and conducted co-ordination with consortium partners. 

Dragados S.A., Madrid
3 years 10 months
1991-09 - 1995-06

strategy and operations studies

Consultant
Consultant
  • Consultant in strategy and operations studies particularly for multinational consumer product and industrial companies.
  • Developed and performed analyses, expert liaison, client relations, recommendation development and presentation of solutions. 
McKinsey & Company, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

1993 - 1994

Master in Business Administration, IESE, Madrid


1987 - 1991

BA Hons Business Administration, European Business School, London, Paris, Madrid


1984 - 1987

Industriekaufmann (Diploma industrial commerce), Berufliche Schulen Olpe


1976 - 1984

Deutsches Abitur ( German A-Levels), Gymnasium der Stadt Lennestadt


Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Procurement Management e-Procurement Negotiation German English Spanisch Indirect materials Cost Efficiencies Goal Directed Project Management multicountry projects

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Business Builder

Passionate and impact driven c-level executive (CEO, CPO) with demonstrated history of building, managing and growing business across different geographies in Europe and the Americas. Intra/-entrepreneurial mindset and consequent high level of leadership autonomy (incl. P&L and investment). Leading multicultural teams. Combining strategic vision with hands-on execution, strong stakeholder management, influencing capabilities and ability to scale operations, redesign processes and deliver measurable impact in complex corporate environments. Driving procurement perimeter ?650M, delivering average savings of 11% across 10 geographies. 


SKILLS

  • Passion 
  • Strategy 
  • Business development 
  • Hands-on execution 
  • Business unit management 
  • Cost efficiency management and Procurement management 
  • Operations direction 
  • Negotiation 
  • Project management 
  • Stakeholder management 
  • Influencing 
  • Team leadership 
  • B2B Value Creation 


Other Skills

Office modules: Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook. PowerBI. Teams and basic AI. Santander senior management program PDD 2024: Shadowing of course management.


PRIOR EXPERIENCE

2000 - 2000

Customer: GM, Magic Globe (E-travel start-up), Madrid


Tasks:

Developed business plan, organisation and recruitment (6 months).


1991 - 1991

Role: Trainee

Customer: Gustav Hensel KG, Lennestadt


Tasks:

Reported to General Management. Cooperated in market entry strategy for the former GDR via joint venture (3 months).


1990 - 1990

Role: Trainee

Customer: Siemens S.a., Madrid


Tasks:

Trainee in the Organisation Department. Prepared training documents (six weeks). 


1990 - 1990

Role: Stock Broking Trainee

Customer: Hoare Govett, Melbourne


Tasks:

Trainee reporting to Director International Equities (two months). 


1989 - 1989

Role: Assistant To Marketing Director

Customer: Pacific Dunlop, L& H Division, Melbourne


Tasks:

Analyzed the distribution network to prepare restructuring and relocation (three months). 


1987 - 1987

Role: Marketing Specialist

Customer: General Electric, Plastics Division, US, UK, France


Tasks:

Specialist reporting to Marketing Managers/ Directors on various projects (12 months). 

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 years 2 months
2023-02 - now

Strengthened governance, operational metrics

Director Global Learning And Development Vendor And Cost Management
Director Global Learning And Development Vendor And Cost Management

reporting to Senior Director L+D Global and HQ Vendor, Cost and Compliance. Focus on Dojo, the corporate learning platform to help transition to the leading global financial services platform with branches reaching 185,000 users.  

  • Owned and managed the Dojo and Global L+D P&L with entrepreneurial perspective. Driven vendor and cost strategy: Build-vs-buy decisions, vendor portfolio optimization, and global budget planning. Vendor negotiation and contracting.
  • Led revenue initiatives: Value proposition design, business model review, and expansion to new clients.
  • Strengthened governance, operational metrics, and transparency across Global L+D. 


Key results

  • Contracted all key global vendors within target time and budget.
  • Balanced annual budgets and increased efficiency through rigorous spend control.
  • Achieved budget savings of 16% in 2024 and 48% in 2025.
  • Freed up resources for new L+D priorities and fostered a culture of transparency. 

on request, Madrid
4 years 9 months
2018-06 - 2023-02

Defined and agreed objectives, plans, strategies

Managing Director Germany, Poland And Consumer Banking
Managing Director Germany, Poland And Consumer Banking

reporting to the CEO. Member of the Executive Committee. P&L responsibility. Team of 10.

  • Led business across 10 countries,16 internal clients, managing a ?650M perimeter. 
  • Defined and agreed objectives, plans, strategies, structures and processes, both internal and client facing. Focusing on greater closeness to the bank. Expanded services to external clients.
  • Expanded business scope into supplier risk management and transactional sourcing.
  • Strengthened client penetration and satisfaction, aligning processes with bank needs.
  • Drove digitalization and online negotiation adoption.
  • Developed business with other entities in Europe (Spain, HQ, Portugal, UK, etc.). 


Key results

  • Expanded consumer procurement penetration from 25% to 41%.
  • Achieved 11% average savings and 50-60% online negotiation share.
  • Raised NPS to 8.2; service starts without contract reduced to 8%.
  • Met or exceeded effectiveness, efficiency and volume SLAs and KPIs. 

on request, Düsseldorf, Madrid
12 years
2006-07 - 2018-06

Built Aquanima from ground up

Managing Director Germany
Managing Director Germany

reporting to the Director for Continental Europe

  • Built Aquanima from ground up, establishing it as the purchasing point of reference.
  • Expanded into supplier certification and contract management services.
  • Designed and aligned structures and processes with HQ and local clients.
  • Grew perimeter to 80% of purchasing volume.
  • Exceeded cashflow objectives for 11 consecutive years.
  • Achieved 12% average savings.

on request, Madrid, Düsseldorf
5 years
2001-07 - 2006-06

Co-led launch and operation of e-travel companies

Manager Business Development/ Corporate Strategy
Manager Business Development/ Corporate Strategy

reporting to the Director for Business Development/ Corporate Strategy

  • Co-led launch and operation of e-travel companies; negotiated JV, acquisition and cooperation agreements. Defined market entry strategies, business plans, budgets, and partner agreements.
  • Prepared board decisions and briefed C-level executives.
  • Jointly drove corporate cost-saving programs from analysis to implementation, identifying, validating and delivering ?100M in savings p.a. 

Amadeus, S.A, Madrid
2 years
1999-08 - 2001-07

Defined regional strategies

Market Manager South America
Market Manager South America

reporting to Director for Asia and Americas. Held P&L responsibility for 5 national companies and GMs, 150 staff, turnover ?37M.

  • Defined regional strategies. Led negotiations with partners and providers.
  • Raised Market share + 2% and annual net profit: ?4.5M, + 13%, growth in very single market, local re-organization, containing personnel and telecommunications costs. 
  • Improved financial and marketing planning and control.
  • Negotiated with multinational and key accounts, e.g. Aviatur, the largest travel agency in South America with complex multi-year solution.

Amadeus, S.A., Madrid
5 years
1995-01 - 1999-12

Elaborated and agreed IR role, objective, strategy, positioning

Manager Investor Relations
Manager Investor Relations

reporting to Finance Director and CFO

  • Elaborated and agreed IR role, objective, strategy, positioning, transparency policies, and communication calendar (road shows, presentations, etc.). Built relationships with fund managers and analysts; managed internal/ external feedback loops for continuous improvement vs. market expectations.
  • Developed and executed internal project establishing valuation of Dragados.
  • Proposed and executed project to raise transparency in communications together with corporate communications contributing to outperformance of share vs. peers. 

Dragados, S.A, Madrid
3 years 3 months
1995-06 - 1998-08

Identified infrastructure concession projects in several countries

Manager Project Finance
Manager Project Finance

responsible for South America and Europe reporting to Finance Director and CFO

  • Identified infrastructure concession projects in several countries, determined financial alternatives and evaluation criteria; coordinated financial/legal/fiscal analyses.
  • Developed financial proposals integrated with technical solutions, negotiated with financial institutions and conducted co-ordination with consortium partners. 

Dragados S.A., Madrid
3 years 10 months
1991-09 - 1995-06

strategy and operations studies

Consultant
Consultant
  • Consultant in strategy and operations studies particularly for multinational consumer product and industrial companies.
  • Developed and performed analyses, expert liaison, client relations, recommendation development and presentation of solutions. 
McKinsey & Company, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

1993 - 1994

Master in Business Administration, IESE, Madrid


1987 - 1991

BA Hons Business Administration, European Business School, London, Paris, Madrid


1984 - 1987

Industriekaufmann (Diploma industrial commerce), Berufliche Schulen Olpe


1976 - 1984

Deutsches Abitur ( German A-Levels), Gymnasium der Stadt Lennestadt


Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Procurement Management e-Procurement Negotiation German English Spanisch Indirect materials Cost Efficiencies Goal Directed Project Management multicountry projects

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Business Builder

Passionate and impact driven c-level executive (CEO, CPO) with demonstrated history of building, managing and growing business across different geographies in Europe and the Americas. Intra/-entrepreneurial mindset and consequent high level of leadership autonomy (incl. P&L and investment). Leading multicultural teams. Combining strategic vision with hands-on execution, strong stakeholder management, influencing capabilities and ability to scale operations, redesign processes and deliver measurable impact in complex corporate environments. Driving procurement perimeter ?650M, delivering average savings of 11% across 10 geographies. 


SKILLS

  • Passion 
  • Strategy 
  • Business development 
  • Hands-on execution 
  • Business unit management 
  • Cost efficiency management and Procurement management 
  • Operations direction 
  • Negotiation 
  • Project management 
  • Stakeholder management 
  • Influencing 
  • Team leadership 
  • B2B Value Creation 


Other Skills

Office modules: Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook. PowerBI. Teams and basic AI. Santander senior management program PDD 2024: Shadowing of course management.


PRIOR EXPERIENCE

2000 - 2000

Customer: GM, Magic Globe (E-travel start-up), Madrid


Tasks:

Developed business plan, organisation and recruitment (6 months).


1991 - 1991

Role: Trainee

Customer: Gustav Hensel KG, Lennestadt


Tasks:

Reported to General Management. Cooperated in market entry strategy for the former GDR via joint venture (3 months).


1990 - 1990

Role: Trainee

Customer: Siemens S.a., Madrid


Tasks:

Trainee in the Organisation Department. Prepared training documents (six weeks). 


1990 - 1990

Role: Stock Broking Trainee

Customer: Hoare Govett, Melbourne


Tasks:

Trainee reporting to Director International Equities (two months). 


1989 - 1989

Role: Assistant To Marketing Director

Customer: Pacific Dunlop, L& H Division, Melbourne


Tasks:

Analyzed the distribution network to prepare restructuring and relocation (three months). 


1987 - 1987

Role: Marketing Specialist

Customer: General Electric, Plastics Division, US, UK, France


Tasks:

Specialist reporting to Marketing Managers/ Directors on various projects (12 months). 

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