Alex Friese

Owning Procurement processes and systems. Leading Procurement implementation and change management projects. Government of Procurement compliance (Policies / Legal / Audit). Develop "Procurement Academy" (education and training of Procurement people). Lead a team of category agnostic Sourcing Analysts (strategic sourcing initiatives and analytics). Heading procurement team supporting our Craftbeer breweries (ZX Ventures) + business on Canary Islands (CCC).

Managing Procurement for the following Non-Commercial Indirect Categories at AB InBev in Europe: - ITIS - Legal - Fees - Travel - Institutional - Lease & Rental - Office Utilities - People - Services

Develop and implement category specific sourcing strategies for IT-IS, Legal and Fees, in alignment with the global procuremnt vision. Drive execution by managing a team of European Category buyers. Geographical scope is Europe (incl. Russia and Ukraine).

Develop and implement category specific sourcing strategies for IT-IS infrastructure, solutions and services, in alignment with the global procuremnt vision. Drive execution by managing a team of European Category buyers. Geographical scope is Europe (incl. Russia and Ukraine).

Responsible for purchasing dispense materials, & services, fridges, outdoor signs, racks external signs and PerfectDraft within the Western European Zone. Driving material and process standardization. Developing a purchasing strategy for these categories across the Western European Zone. Implementation of a Supplier Portal covering end to end P2P flow.

ERP System- and Prozessimplementierung in Bulgarien, Niederlanden, Kanada und China. Schwerpunkt: Projekt- und Budgetplanung, Statusreporting, Business Impact Analysis, Country Change Plan und Authorization Management.

ERP System- and Prozessimplementierung in Rumänien und Belgien (Procurement: R/3 MM, SRM + BI)

ERP-Template Design (Procurement), sowie ERP System- and Prozessimplementierung in Luxemburg, Ukraine und Russland.