Denis Seifert

- Team management in material planing for after sales parts - Improvement of Inventory Policy – Goal: Reduce obsolescence, accuracy and better planning of parts. - Improvement of spare parts planning processes and procedures - Strategic Sourcing for parts - Improve performance in parts delivery – target – minimum 75% - Stock evaluation (ABC Analysis, Material family definition, stock turn analysis) - Implementation and control of parts delivery performance KPI, inventory turnover, obsolescence index.

- Implementation of KPIs: location, air freight, cost reduction. - Strategical sourcing suppliers. - Inventory management - Project Purchasing introduction in the department - Project: self-propelled sprayers for Brazil - Procurement processes and procedures monitoring (RFQ, RFI, RFP, NDA) - Participation in strategic negotiations - Management of KPIs: Missing Parts Index, Purchaser Orders/Requirements and % of Cost Reduction - Controlling of inbound processes. - Strategic planning with the headquarters

- Strategic purchasing development - training within the corporate culture - Interface between adjacent areas such as engineering, quality, logistics, production planning. - International Management training and preparation for a leadership position in Brazil - Visit to strategic suppliers - Purchasing import of the new self-propelled sprayer – project with a target cost of R$ 1.3 million/machine

- Coordination of price rounds with direct material suppliers (Technical changes, logistic changes, exchange rate) - Analysis of supplier cost breakdown. Presentation of analysis to management - Internationa purchasing organization: Strategical position to search for new local suppliers, even for increase local content, as also for global sourcing projects - Negotiation in plant construction phases (Assembly, Body Shop, Paintshop and Logistics). - Trainer of procurement process for internal stakeholders

- Commercial negotiation, analysis of currency baskets and cost breakdowns for direct material suppliers - Responsible on definition and nomination of new suppliers, with support from central in France. - Presentation of results to management

- Successful negotiation with suppliers of direct and indirect material. - Project: Expansion of warehouse capacity in logistics (negotiation and award of suppliers) - Negotiation and improvement of given Purchasing agreements

- Negotiation with suppliers of Brazil, USA and Europe (direct and indirect material). - Supply Chain Management: Logistic chain optimization – abroad to the factory - Improvement of purchasing process

Trainee at international sales

Degree: Master - specialization in international negotiations

Degree: Diploma in Business Administration *** Achievement of a double degree: recognized in Brazil and Germany

Degree: Diplom in Business Administration - started at UNIFAE and concluded at FH Münster *** Achievement of a double degree: recognized in Brazil and Germany