Sebastian Schmidt

Managing a group of +5 Regional Procurement Managers Leading interface function between Global- and Regional Procurement Driving the transformation of existing local purchasing setups to professional Regional Procurement Hubs according to the corporate wide defined strategy Leading a team of +2 Sourcing Scouts Supervising preparation of country supply market briefings Supporting Global Category Leads with identification of new suppliers and SRM

Transformed existing Buyers from separated setup to one Regional Team Moved PT Buyers (12 FTEs) to a standardized SAP P2P setup Drove cross-functional cooperation between Purchasing and other functions Gained efficiency of at least 3 FTE by streamlining existing processes Established first shared services between Global and Regional Procurement function Managed successfully in an international matrix organization Responsible for a +250 Mio. USD spend Now stabilizing the recently implemented setup

Responsible to conceptualize ENERCONs future Global Procurement footprint with six Regional Procurement Hubs (decentralization) Lead sourcing and identification activities for new international suppliers Drove supplier audits to ensure compliance with ENERCON regulations from technical and quality perspective Established project based sourcing strategies for different countries (e.g. local content Brazil). Drove development of existing and implementation of new supply chains and supplier relationships.

Prepared my Bachelor Thesis to finish my studies. Topic of the Bachelor Thesis: Investigation of economic utilization of associated petroleum gas by the gas generator Genset G3516A of Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG and deduction of unique selling propositions.

Responsible for international purchasing of spares, assets and services Drove negotiation, implementation and management of international contracts Responsible for execution of international project purchasing and related tender exercises Established regional category buying strategy for mud pumps, mud systems and rig moves Managed a purchasing volume of +15 Mio. USD Drove Supplier Relationship Management for assigned category suppliers Lead Auditor (supplier audits) SAP Key User

Apprentice within several departments like Finance & Controlling, HR, Global Supply Management, Transports, Sales, Production Scheduling...