CURRENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS*
2023
Thorben Wehrmann has been with us since March 2023 external sub-project manager (stream lead) worked for a global automotive supplier (powertrain) in the area of indirect procurement.
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Procurement volume over €2 billion, over 150 factories, several BUs
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Freight, Facility Management, Cleaning and Security, IT, Marketing, Forklifts, Handtools,
technical supplier, spare parts, MRO -
Development, control and implementation of a global earnings improvement program
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Sub-project management, PMO, stakeholder management
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process optimization
2022/23
From February 2022 to February 2023 external project manager for commercial process optimization a top 10 university (BPMN, actual and target processes).
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Project control, definition of KPI's, stakeholder management, formation and overall management of 5 sub-projects
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Departments involved include procurement, Legal Services, Taxes, Accounting, Asset Accounting, Construction, Facility Management, HVAC, RLT, process management
Thorben Wehrmann was from November 2022 to March 2023 external sparring partner for a public transport/transport company.
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Analysis of the supplier landscape and risk management, SCRM and procurement controlling
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Interviews of the specialist departments and procurement
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Joint development of a holistic supplier concept to control all existing suppliers (strategic purchasing, supplier management, risk management)
November 2022 to February 2023 potential analysis for a company in the wholesale, food/specialties and lifestyle sector (D-A-CH and France).
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Analysis of the warehouse and stocks
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Cross-departmental process optimization warehouse, purchasing, IT, HR, sales
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Setting up a holistic result improvement project for D-A-CH and FRA
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Analysis of the eShop as well as the platform and trading places
November 2022 to February 2023 Potential analysis for a large company in the media and entertainment industry (film) in the area of procurement.
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Analysis of all product groups, setting up the product group structure, detailed analysis of IT, facility management, HVAC, hardware, software, marketing
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Review and further development of P2P and S2C tools and processes
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Determination of potential per product group
2022
activity as strategic senior buyer ad interim for a big bank. Project support took place in several countries, including Germany and France, but also had an impact on the UK and Poland.
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Responsibility of the Professional Services product group
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service provider control
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Operational contract management
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Strategic procurement
Analysis of procurement for an automotive and chemical supplier with a focus on procurement, SCM and F& E (research and development).
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Maturity Analysis
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Strategic procurement
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Cross-departmental collaboration
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risk analysis
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Strengths/Weaknesses/Threats
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Inventory procurement / F& E / interdepartmental process
2021
Analysis of operational and strategic procurement for a company in the wholesale, tools and DIY sector.
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Project management and process optimization
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Allocation projects
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Analysis of the supplier landscape / supplier clean-up
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Strategic procurement
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Building second sources
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Improving cross-departmental collaboration (SPM procurement)
Procurement manager ad interim in a large retail group / warehouse / e-commerce and support for many topics, including procurement, improving earnings, conducting negotiations and optimizing processes - specifically, for example, the procurement of all indirect requirements:
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Procurement of logistics, facility management and marketing services
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Procurement of IT, hardware, software, licenses
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Procurement of consultants, consulting, IT services + professional services
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implementation issues
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Introduction of an IT solution (P2P) for a retail group
2020
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in the procurement department at the interface of procurement, process optimization and digitization for a large, international group in the energy industry; Support for an international IT rollout (SAP, S/4Hana, Ariba Guided Buying introduction)
Analysis and accompanying implementation (coaching) for a medium-sized company specializing in mechanical engineering with a focus on digitization, IT costs, procurement and the Supplier and risk management
Conducting market and competition analyzes in the international shipping and shipping line industry accompanied by a merger process (Europe, USA, Latin America)
Implementation of Market and competition analysis in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry as part of an international merger process of several generics manufacturers (Europe, USA, Asia)
Carrying out market and competition analyzes in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry as part of an international merger process of several manufacturing companies in the field of animal health (Europe, USA)
Analysis and commercial contract management of IT and telecommunications contracts (Agreements in procurement, with IT, the suppliers, with Legal and with other interface partners).
Analysis and commercial contract management for supply chain management contracts, for ambient transport as well as for HR and analysis of the EULA conditions (End User License Agreements – license analyses) in German and English for a larger transport group.
Several lectures on the topics of process optimization,digitalizationand purchasing in human resources management as well
in the infrastructure and construction industry.
2019
Analyses for a renowned college / university - Determination of the degree of maturity of digitization, e-invoicing, DMS / document management system, analysis of processes and procurement-related savings potential, preliminary study of digitization and process optimization, development of a skill matrix, supplier management, e-procurement.
Analysis and commercial contract management of IT and telecommunications contracts (Agreements in procurement, with IT, the suppliers, with Legal and with other interface partners).
Analysis and commercial contract management for supply chain management contracts, for ambient transport as well as for HR and analysis of the EULA conditions (End User License Agreements – license analyses) in German and English for a larger transport group.
Several lectures on the topics of process optimization, digitalization and procurement in human resources management as well
in the infrastructure and construction industry.
* No legal advice.
OTHER PROJECTS (CASES)*
Major project (role: sub-project manager):
Analyzes regarding insourcing and outsourcing, development of synergy effects and synergy considerations, evaluation of IT relocation concepts (determination of the optimal ratio of inshore and onshore, offshore, nearshore; transfer of business units), definitions for retained IT, creation of spend cubes, process analyses , process implementations, plausibility check of lead buyer concepts and operative procurement documents, IT benchmarking, IT maturity analyses, procurement maturity analyses, analysis of MIM/help tickets
Major project (role: project manager):
Project manager for a major project at an insurance company with the optimization of ten product groups and the reorganization of processes (early integration of procurement). Product groups including technical facility management, cleaning & Security Guard, Catering, Marketing & IT, hardware-software and IT projects, creation of service specifications, service descriptions and skill matrices: negotiation preparation and negotiation conduct
Major project (role: sub-project manager, subject matter expert):
Cooperation as a management consultant in the strategic repositioning of an international electrical engineering / solar group in the procurement department. For this purpose, creation of strategy concepts for the various product groups and locations, mostly in English. Preparation and implementation of eight supplier days and several DTC workshops in a major international project (partly independent management of the supplier days and workshops). Operative participation and negotiation leadership in around forty procurement negotiations of various product groups. Negotiating partners were regionally active medium-sized companies to internationally active large corporations (role definitions of buyers, supplier analyses, reporting of measures)
Major project (role sub-project manager, subject matter expert):
Realignment of corporate procurement for an international infrastructure company with saving targets - Participation in the preparation of the restructuring report (major project). Examples: spend cube of the future, restructuring of processes, procurement personnel concepts, improvement of results, strategic reorientation, benchmarking.
Project manager for process optimization of a smaller service company with analysis of several processes and IT issues, e.g. determination of the IT maturity level of various departments. Creation of an IT specification. Processing of special topics such as digitization in procurement (creation of market overviews, effects of digitization) and the use of game theory in procurement
For a food processing company, a procurement-related restructuring concept created (make-or-buy, strategic procurement, cost reduction potentials, supplier evaluations, cross-departmental process optimization)
Analyzes for a renowned college / university – Determination of the degree of maturity of digitization, e-invoicing, DMS / document management system, analysis of processes and procurement-related savings potential, preliminary study of digitization and process optimization, creation of skill matrices, benchmarking
Analysis of IT contracts as part of commercial contract analysis (coordination in purchasing, with IT and with suppliers and with legal and other interface partners) for IT and telecommunications contracts, analysis of EULA conditions (End User License Agreements - license analyses) in German and English for a larger transport group with votes in BeNeLux, Germany and England
Analysis and coaching for a medium-sized company in special machine construction with a focus on digitization, IT costs, procurement as well as supplier and risk management, supplier reduction
Development of around 40 operative and strategic processes in purchasing as well as in interaction with the adjacent departments and functional areas (production, QS/QM, manufacturing, ...) development of Digitization and product group strategies, training for the new processes, as well as other activities for a company in the automotive industry, sheet metal and aluminum processing, tool and special machine construction
* No legal advice, pre-business projects.
