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Interim CPO | Senior Advisor | Food Procurement & Supply Chain
Rödermark, Deutschland
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Dipl. Betriebswirt (BA)Über mich
Former CPO with 36+ years of international Food & Foodservice experience. Available for selected Interim CPO, Senior Advisory and project-based assignments in Procurement, Supply Chain Transformation and Value Creation.
Skills
E-ProcurementInterim ManagementSupply Chain Management
Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Executive | Interim CPO | Senior Advisor
More than 36 years of international management experience across Food, Foodservice, Retail and Hospitality. Former Chief Procurement Officer / Head of Central Procurement at Aramark Germany and Avendra International, with responsibility for approximately €1 billion international spend, 5,000 suppliers and a 50-person procurement organisation.
Available for selected Interim Management, Senior Advisory and project-based assignments in Germany and internationally.
Core expertise:
- Interim CPO / Head of Procurement
- Strategic Procurement & Global Sourcing
- Procurement Transformation
- Food & Foodservice Procurement
- Supply Chain Management & Supply Chain Transformation
- Category Management
- Cost Optimisation & Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Supplier Strategy & Supplier Development
- Contract & Price Negotiation
- Supply Chain Risk Management & Resilience
- Procurement Organisation & Change Management
- Procurement Digitalisation & Order-to-Pay
- Private Label & Food Value Chains
- Logistics & Distribution
- Sustainable Procurement & ESG
- Commercial Value Creation
Selected experience:
Executive responsibility for international procurement strategy across multiple European markets, covering food, non-food, services and facility management.
Development and implementation of international sourcing and category strategies with a focus on cost, quality, supply security and commercial value creation.
Extensive experience in developing regional, national and international supplier structures, including upstream integration with agricultural producer groups and distribution organisations.
Development of private-label concepts and dedicated logistics structures, implementation of e-procurement and Order-to-Pay solutions, and leadership of complex procurement and supply-chain transformation projects.
I combine strategic C-level procurement experience with hands-on implementation and a long-standing network across the European food, foodservice, supplier and logistics industries.
I am particularly interested in assignments where an experienced executive can create value quickly – whether as Interim CPO, Senior Advisor or project lead for procurement and supply-chain transformation.
Erfahrung
Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2026
Sprachen
DeutschMutterspracheEnglischverhandlungssicherFranzösischGrundkenntnisse
Projekthistorie
Executive responsibility for procurement and supply chain across multiple European markets with approximately €1 billion international spend, 5,000 suppliers and a 50-person organisation.
Development and implementation of international procurement strategies covering food, non-food, services and facility management. Responsibility for category management, supplier and contract management, commercial value creation, compliance, sustainability, stakeholder management and supply-chain resilience.
Key areas: Strategic Procurement, Global Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Management, Contract Negotiation, Cost Optimisation, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Transformation, ESG.
Development of regional, national and international supplier structures to improve competitiveness, cost efficiency and continuity of supply.
Established private-label ranges across numerous food and non-food categories and created a dedicated logistics platform for the distribution of private-label and branded products.
Upstream integration of supply chains with agricultural producer groups and distribution organisations, including Bäuerliche Erzeugergemeinschaft Schwäbisch Hall and CF-Gastro.
Key areas: Food Procurement, Private Label, Supplier Strategy, Food Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, Supply Chain Resilience.
Introduction of an e-procurement platform across operating locations and further development of Order-to-Pay processes.
Integration of procurement processes, supplier structures and digital ordering with the objective of increasing transparency, efficiency and procurement compliance.
Key areas: E-Procurement, Procurement Digitalisation, Order-to-Pay, Process Optimisation, Change Management, Supplier Integration.