Description

Great procurement is not just about placing orders—it’s about strategic alignment, robust IT processes, and macroeconomic financial planning!

I act as a strategic sparring partner and interim manager for corporate purchasing departments, consulting firms and fast-growing brands — stepping into different roles depending on what a project needs:

⚙️ Interim Procurement Manager / Consultant

SAP ERP (9+ Yrs), Ariba (2 Yrs) & BW (6 Yrs) projects, end-to-end procurement process management, purchasing workflow optimization, procurement analytics for management, international supply chain & sourcing optimization, complex contract negotiations, team leadership, and coaching junior buyers.

🌍 Sourcing Agent On-the-Ground

On-site supplier vetting, quality control, and relationship-building — the kind of trust a video call can't replace. Particularly relevant for companies diversifying their sourcing beyond Asia.

🤖 AI Adoption Partner for Procurement

Bridging the gap between what agentic AI can theoretically do in procurement and what actually gets implemented in day-to-day operations.

📈 Financial Risk & Macroeconomics

Deep supplier valuation, FX and commodity cycle research, and fiscal/monetary policy analysis — grounded in an ongoing, near full-time personal research practice.

🤝 Collaboration: Open to remote engagements, on-site work in Germany/DACH, and on-site work in Latin America — flexible depending on project scope

🗣️ Languages: Fluent in German, English, and Spanish

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amberg (up to 50km), Nürnberg (up to 50km)

Tim Krieger
Freelance Consultant - Global Procurement & Financial Risk Management
July 2022 - Today (4 years and 1 month)
Strategic Procurement & Interim Management: Driving end-to-end purchasing process optimization, supply chain restructuring, and cross-functional digital transformations for corporate clients.
Financial Analysis & Macro Risk Management: Conducting comprehensive supplier financial audits, balance sheet evaluations, and macroeconomic market research to optimize commercial purchasing timing and hedge cost exposure.
Global Sourcing & Value Chain Optimization: Orchestrating international vendor vetting pipelines, commercial contract architecture, and multi-market sourcing diversification strategies (with special on-site expertise in LATAM/Asia).
AI Adoption & Procurement 4.0: Bridging the gap between theoretical AI capabilities and practical, day-to-day workflow integration to automate operational procurement tracking.
Team Coaching & Advisory: Designing and delivering high-value workshops and tailored training modules for strategic corporate purchasing teams.
Macroeconomics Hedging Financial Analysis Market analysis Risk analysis
Uniper
Consultant Procurement & Supply Chain Management
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
July 2022 - April 2024 (1 year and 9 months)
Project Management: Managed end-to-end large-scale procurement projects under the Public Procurement Act with individual volumes up to €1.2M, ensuring 100% compliance and on-time delivery.
System Steering: Successfully steered complex procurement workflows within the engineering services department utilizing SAP architectures and SAP Ariba frameworks.
Public Sector Frameworks: Executed EU public procurement projects in full compliance with rigorous statutory requirements (Public Procurement Act frameworks).
Commercial Architecture: Negotiated detailed commercial contracts and complex service agreements with global suppliers, technical business partners, and internal legal divisions.
Performance Reporting: Streamlined digital procurement tracking workflows to significantly enhance data visibility and KPIs across the corporate group.
Risk Mitigation: Collaborated closely with cross-functional technical teams and legal stakeholders to mitigate long-term vendor risk profiles.
Interim Management Project Management Sustainability SAP Ariba Public Procurement
FACKELMANN GmbH + Co. KG
Teamlead Procurement Household
AGRICULTURE
July 2020 - January 2022 (1 year and 6 months)
Hersbruck, Germany
Leadership & Budget Responsibility: Disciplinary and professional leadership of the strategic and operational procurement team, managing a global purchasing volume (TCO) of €25M+.
Global Accountability: Full responsibility for the global procurement of household goods, optimizing quality, pricing strategies, and supply reliability.
Executive Advisory: Presented structural purchase outcomes, key financial indicators, and macro-level procurement market analyses directly to executive leadership.
Innovation: Coordinated, monitored, and scaled international product development pipelines while building a highly sustainable, modern supply chain (Procurement 4.0).
Strategic Sourcing: Identified global cost-saving potentials and drove strategic supplier network expansion worldwide.
Leadership Process Optimization AI Adoption SAP MM SAP BW