Alex W. Meyer

Management and leading experience, organisational challenges and running a bar and restaurant. Long time experience in IT and telecom industry starting with a technical field to the purchasing side. Team-player, target focused and result oriented, where as purchaser the price is not my focus but the total cost of ownership.

Globally responsible for Cisco, Huawei, Sprient, Tellabs, Tollgrade & ZTE

Relationship Manager responsible for Ericsson worldwide, HP EMEA and Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, NSN in Switzerland

Structured supply management of major key suppliers -- negotiations at the highest level -- Elaboration of advertisements and contracts -- Total Cost of Ownership- and Risk analysis -- Partner for both internal customers as well as key Suppliers, managing the business relation between the two parties

Negotiations with international companies (purchasing and sales) -- International Marketing

Leader of Customizing Group -- including reorganization of the Department (4 employees) -- Set up work flow and control of the customizing -- Monitoring and control of delivery times and ordering flow -- Managed complaints -- handling and co-ordination with the system engineering, hardware responsible personnel and delivery service for ongoing current projects

Request and approval of offers -- Order placement -- Monitored delivery times -- Developed procurement catalogs -- Evaluation of new products and standards -- Establishment and administration of a supplier portfolio -- Took lead role in commercial and technical negotiations -- Procurement market study

Team member on SAP implementation for Atraxis -- Responsible for the SAP MM-Module-Documentation Reason for termination: Grounding of the firm