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Oh yes... in a few words?....For over 20 years, I have dedicated myself with full passion to the food industry (with product responsibility for: fresh poultry, sausage, cheese, fresh fish, convenience, dairy products, frozen food, pet food, detergents and cleaning agents). I wouldn't miss a single second, despite many episodes and crises, e.g. foot-and-mouth disease, animal welfare issues, building and dismantling teams due to acquisitions, supply chain during Covid times....and so on....
German
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Auxilium GmbHStrategic BuyerMEDICALApril 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)Essen, GermanyResponsible for strategic purchasing processes in the Home Care segmentOptimization of purchasing conditions for all Auxilium subsidiary companiesIndependent price, assortment, and contract negotiationsPreparation, conduct, and follow-up of annual negotiationsAccompanying supplier bonus and advertising cost grant settlementsMonitoring and continuous analysis of procurement markets, market trends, suppliers, and price developmentsIdentification, analysis, and optimization of cost advantages through a strategically selected product portfolio, including profitability calculation
- New York Pizza Deutschland GmbHCategory ManagerRESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICEMarch 2023 - February 2024 (11 months)Oberhausen, GermanyResponsible for the operational processes surrounding the development & maintenance of the optimal assortment & price strategy of New York Pizza in Germany, in close coordination with the Head of MarketingConducting analyses, creating statistics, developing concepts & strategies as well as market and trend observations for the standard assortment & promotional assortment, including the collection of allergens & additives and consideration of further legal regulations. As well as product development including tastings, determination of the price structure & competitive analysisAfter the creation of the aforementioned points, evaluation, derivation of concrete recommendations for action as well as their implementation & follow-up in agreement with the Head of MarketingClose cooperation with the Marketing & Purchasing team of the parent company in Amstelveen/Netherlands as well as German stakeholders in the areas of Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain ManagementCalculation of food costs & the food cost share per item & category, including the definition of the maximum food cost share per item/category as well as the optimization of the shares per item/categoryCreation & updating of make-charts/recipes per item for trainers & franchise partners
- Vitakraft pet care GmbH & Co. KGKey Account ManagerAGRICULTUREApril 2022 - October 2022 (6 months)Bremen, GermanyResponsible for specialist trade customers of the Vitakraft brandCreation of analyses, concepts, statistics & market observations (assortment/price) for reports to customers, Head of Key Account Team & Sales Management GermanyAssortment design brand & demand planningPreparation & follow-up of budget planning per customerPreparation, conduct & follow-up of negotiation meetings (annual negotiations & intra-year negotiations with customers, as well as trade fairs)Creation of offers for promotions, assortment & spot businessDirect communication with customers, marketing, field sales, CM department, logistics & other interface departments
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Education
- IndustriekauffrauWissoll, Wilh. Schmitz-Scholl1999Industriekauffrau
- University of Applied Sciences Entrance QualificationHigher Commercial School for Economics & Administration1996Fachhochschulreife, Schwerpunkt Betriebswirtschaftslehre