Interim Category Manager IT-Einkauf, Beschaffungskategorien HW/Infrastructure/Network, Software/Application, Services/IT-Consulting
Aktualisiert am 22.07.2025
Profil
Freiberufler / Selbstständiger
Remote-Arbeit
Verfügbar ab: 01.05.2025
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Beschaffung
IT-Einkauf
Software as a Service
Hardware
Software
IT-Infrastruktur
Netzwerk
Einkaufsprozesse
Strategischer Einkauf
Optimierung
Negotiation
Category Management
Prozessoptimierung
e-Procurement
Digital Operational Resilience Act
English
fluent in written and spoken business language
Dutch
proficient; Worldwide Dutch Language Certificate NTU
Spanish
basic written and spoken; Certificate CCI
Afrikaans
fluent in written and spoken

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

4 Monate
2025-03 - 2025-06

Interim Management Procurement and Re-Processing Procurement Workflow

Interim Procurement Manager/ Consultant
Interim Procurement Manager/ Consultant

  • RFQ Atlassian Jira renewal TCV 0,5 mn p.a., 11% savings
  • RFP Concur integrated Travel Management Agency
  • Procurement assessment and target organisation, vendor sourcing
  • Develop and implement procurement workflow with Jira tickets
  • Establish Procurement as strategic single point of contact for Vendors, ITSM, IT Security, Data Protection, Legal & Compliance


Achievement:

  • Successful establishment of strategic procurement
  • conducted first ever coprorate RFP
  • established vendor assessment for onboarding
  • go-live of new procurement workflow

Atlassian JIRA Atlassian Confluence
Serrala Group GmbH
Norderstedt

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

1 Monat
2024-11 - 2024-11

Certified Training DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act

Zertifikat, TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG, online
Zertifikat
TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG, online


1 Monat
2024-08 - 2024-08

Certified Workshop Conducting negotiations in IT Procurement

Certificate, on request, Berlin
Certificate
on request, Berlin


2 Monate
2022-09 - 2022-10

Certified Training Digital Procurement Manager

on request, Heidelberg
on request, Heidelberg

3 Jahre 2 Monate
2007-01 - 2010-02

User training certificates SPSS, SAP ERP Modules MM and SD

2 Jahre
2005-01 - 2006-12

Inhouse training Spend Data evaluation, Negotiating, Leadership, Global Sourcing

Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH
Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH
2 Monate
2004-06 - 2004-07

Coaching for High Potentials, personal development training

Management und Personnel Consultancy Fulde GmbH & Co. KG
Management und Personnel Consultancy Fulde GmbH & Co. KG
1 Jahr 2 Monate
2003-02 - 2004-03

Inhouse: Project Controlling

  • Advanced presentation techniques and debating skills
  • Identifying individual customer demands
12 Jahre 10 Monate
1977-01 - 1989-10

School Education

Abitur / German Baccalaureate, German Private School DHPS, Windhoek/ Namibia
Abitur / German Baccalaureate
German Private School DHPS, Windhoek/ Namibia
  • 12/1988 A-levels/ Matriculation Examination (South African Joint Matriculation Board), Aggregate C
  • 11/1989 Abitur / German Baccalaureate, Grade 2.8

Position

Position

  • Interim Manager Strategic Procurement IT Category Management
  • Senior Management Consultant: Procurement Strategy & Optimisation
  • Project Lead Digital Transformation of Strategic Procurement

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Beschaffung IT-Einkauf Software as a Service Hardware Software IT-Infrastruktur Netzwerk Einkaufsprozesse Strategischer Einkauf Optimierung Negotiation Category Management Prozessoptimierung e-Procurement Digital Operational Resilience Act

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

SAP MM
Fortgeschritten
Ariba
Basics

Computer Skills

User professional level 
  • MS Office Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Outlook
  • SAP MM
  • Ariba


Professional Experience

01/2009 - today

Role: Interim Senior Manager/Management Consultant 


Tasks:

Strategic Procurement Optimisation
  • Analyse & structure spend, establish category management
  • Benchmark providers, identify savings and efficiency potential
  • Conduct RFP incl. requirements SLA
  • Restructure procurement organisations and workflow
  • Establish strategic sourcing
  • Develop strategic Category/ Provider Management, Supplier Performance Management


Procurement Categories:

  • Professional Services
  • IT and Telecommunication services
  • Hardware/Infrastructure
  • Software/Licensing


Corporate Goals:

  • Significant cost-avoidance/savings
  • Efficient procurement workflows Source-to-Contract
  • Procure-to-Pay
  • Digital Transformation of Procurement


09/2006 - 12/2008

Role: Senior Consultant

Customer: Deutsche Post DHL consulting, Bonn/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Acquire and manage projects for external and internal clients
  • Develop added value services beyond delivery business of Deutsche Post
  • Implement cost-optimising marketing concepts for mail order, retail, utilities
  • Provide decision papers for top management


01/2005 - 08/2006

Role: Consultant, later Area Manager

Customer: Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, Düsseldorf/ Germany


Tasks:

  • specialised in procurement and global sourcing, Düsseldorf/ Germany
  • Team leader on-site projects
  • Evaluate commodities
  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies
  • Negotiate contracts and terms of payments on behalf of client
  • Organisational restructuring of department including recruitment and staff training
  • Researching, developing and auditing alternative raw material suppliers worldwide


03/2006 - 06/2006

Role: Area Manager

Customer: Kerkhoff Consulting Africa (Pty.) Ltd, Cape Town/ South Africa


Tasks:

  • 7 members of staff
  • Interim MD to convert unit strategically
  • develop local business
  • Senior Project Manager for assignments in aluminium, solar, automotive, food industry


05/2002 - 03/2004

Role: Consultant Sales

Customer: microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH, Neuss/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Target group consulting in Direct Marketing
  • Raising cost-effectiveness of corporate marketing measures
  • Responsible for newspaper publishing, NPO nonprofit organisations with single key accounts from business sectors pharmaceutical, mail order, automotive


Further Job Experience

07/1990 - 12/1994

Customer: WB Werbung GmbH, Nuremberg/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Business Development Acquisition and account management of clients for trade fair services

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

4 Monate
2025-03 - 2025-06

Interim Management Procurement and Re-Processing Procurement Workflow

Interim Procurement Manager/ Consultant
Interim Procurement Manager/ Consultant

  • RFQ Atlassian Jira renewal TCV 0,5 mn p.a., 11% savings
  • RFP Concur integrated Travel Management Agency
  • Procurement assessment and target organisation, vendor sourcing
  • Develop and implement procurement workflow with Jira tickets
  • Establish Procurement as strategic single point of contact for Vendors, ITSM, IT Security, Data Protection, Legal & Compliance


Achievement:

  • Successful establishment of strategic procurement
  • conducted first ever coprorate RFP
  • established vendor assessment for onboarding
  • go-live of new procurement workflow

Atlassian JIRA Atlassian Confluence
Serrala Group GmbH
Norderstedt

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

1 Monat
2024-11 - 2024-11

Certified Training DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act

Zertifikat, TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG, online
Zertifikat
TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG, online


1 Monat
2024-08 - 2024-08

Certified Workshop Conducting negotiations in IT Procurement

Certificate, on request, Berlin
Certificate
on request, Berlin


2 Monate
2022-09 - 2022-10

Certified Training Digital Procurement Manager

on request, Heidelberg
on request, Heidelberg

3 Jahre 2 Monate
2007-01 - 2010-02

User training certificates SPSS, SAP ERP Modules MM and SD

2 Jahre
2005-01 - 2006-12

Inhouse training Spend Data evaluation, Negotiating, Leadership, Global Sourcing

Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH
Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH
2 Monate
2004-06 - 2004-07

Coaching for High Potentials, personal development training

Management und Personnel Consultancy Fulde GmbH & Co. KG
Management und Personnel Consultancy Fulde GmbH & Co. KG
1 Jahr 2 Monate
2003-02 - 2004-03

Inhouse: Project Controlling

  • Advanced presentation techniques and debating skills
  • Identifying individual customer demands
12 Jahre 10 Monate
1977-01 - 1989-10

School Education

Abitur / German Baccalaureate, German Private School DHPS, Windhoek/ Namibia
Abitur / German Baccalaureate
German Private School DHPS, Windhoek/ Namibia
  • 12/1988 A-levels/ Matriculation Examination (South African Joint Matriculation Board), Aggregate C
  • 11/1989 Abitur / German Baccalaureate, Grade 2.8

Position

Position

  • Interim Manager Strategic Procurement IT Category Management
  • Senior Management Consultant: Procurement Strategy & Optimisation
  • Project Lead Digital Transformation of Strategic Procurement

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Beschaffung IT-Einkauf Software as a Service Hardware Software IT-Infrastruktur Netzwerk Einkaufsprozesse Strategischer Einkauf Optimierung Negotiation Category Management Prozessoptimierung e-Procurement Digital Operational Resilience Act

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

SAP MM
Fortgeschritten
Ariba
Basics

Computer Skills

User professional level 
  • MS Office Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Outlook
  • SAP MM
  • Ariba


Professional Experience

01/2009 - today

Role: Interim Senior Manager/Management Consultant 


Tasks:

Strategic Procurement Optimisation
  • Analyse & structure spend, establish category management
  • Benchmark providers, identify savings and efficiency potential
  • Conduct RFP incl. requirements SLA
  • Restructure procurement organisations and workflow
  • Establish strategic sourcing
  • Develop strategic Category/ Provider Management, Supplier Performance Management


Procurement Categories:

  • Professional Services
  • IT and Telecommunication services
  • Hardware/Infrastructure
  • Software/Licensing


Corporate Goals:

  • Significant cost-avoidance/savings
  • Efficient procurement workflows Source-to-Contract
  • Procure-to-Pay
  • Digital Transformation of Procurement


09/2006 - 12/2008

Role: Senior Consultant

Customer: Deutsche Post DHL consulting, Bonn/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Acquire and manage projects for external and internal clients
  • Develop added value services beyond delivery business of Deutsche Post
  • Implement cost-optimising marketing concepts for mail order, retail, utilities
  • Provide decision papers for top management


01/2005 - 08/2006

Role: Consultant, later Area Manager

Customer: Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, Düsseldorf/ Germany


Tasks:

  • specialised in procurement and global sourcing, Düsseldorf/ Germany
  • Team leader on-site projects
  • Evaluate commodities
  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies
  • Negotiate contracts and terms of payments on behalf of client
  • Organisational restructuring of department including recruitment and staff training
  • Researching, developing and auditing alternative raw material suppliers worldwide


03/2006 - 06/2006

Role: Area Manager

Customer: Kerkhoff Consulting Africa (Pty.) Ltd, Cape Town/ South Africa


Tasks:

  • 7 members of staff
  • Interim MD to convert unit strategically
  • develop local business
  • Senior Project Manager for assignments in aluminium, solar, automotive, food industry


05/2002 - 03/2004

Role: Consultant Sales

Customer: microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH, Neuss/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Target group consulting in Direct Marketing
  • Raising cost-effectiveness of corporate marketing measures
  • Responsible for newspaper publishing, NPO nonprofit organisations with single key accounts from business sectors pharmaceutical, mail order, automotive


Further Job Experience

07/1990 - 12/1994

Customer: WB Werbung GmbH, Nuremberg/ Germany


Tasks:

  • Business Development Acquisition and account management of clients for trade fair services

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