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Description

Senior Procurement Expert with +20 years of international experience in strategic and operational indirect purchasing, including as Head Global Category Manager and Interim Head Procurement Western Europe. Extensive expertise in leading global and regional category strategies, cost optimization, supplier management, negotiation, and process harmonization. Successful implementation of major change projects, e.g., streamlining and centralizing decentralized purchasing structures in several countries. Many years of experience in leadership, team development, and international stakeholder settings. Additionally, certified DISG and persolog resilience trainer - to support teams and managers in purchasing, sales, and other business units. Project-oriented, results-focused, and structured - available for part-time or interim projects (remote/hybrid).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Schweizerdeutsch
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

München (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km)

Marianne Haack
Procurement Consultant I DISG Trainer I Business Coach
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Andechs, BY, Germany
• Procurement projects, change and transformation projects
• Interim mandates purchasing, purchasing management, procurement management
• Negotiation training
• Category management, global, regional or local
• Resilience training / persolog (for organizations / teams)
• DISG personality training
• Business & Leadership Coaching
Procurement Negotiation DISG Procurement Management Procurement Strategy Purchasing Management
Morphosys AG
Head Global Category Management
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
November 2021 - December 2024 (3 years and 1 month)
Planegg, BY, Germany
• Leading the global category management team
• Global category management strategy development
• Establishment and optimization of supplier management
• Leading global procurement projects
• Successful collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Participation in the introduction of Coupa (from SAP MM)
• Leading global category team
Category Management Procurement Strategy Procurement Negotiation Purchasing Management Procurement Management
MSD GmbH
Head of Contract Management
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
September 2020 - October 2021 (1 year and 1 month)
Munich, Germany
• Maternity leave cover for 12 months
• Leading and developing a team of 15
• Contract management for pharmaceutical speakers & event service providers
• Stakeholder management & compliance in the pharmaceutical environment
• Change management, travel & events department was restructured from local to regional
Contract Management Leadership Experience Leadership Development Leadership Competence Contract Design