Franziska Sommer

Procurement Director for EMEA Category Management, including regional category responsibility for a broad range of commercial and indirect spend categories, e.g. Marketing Services, Market Research, Fleet, HR & Professional Services, Medical Affairs & Market Access, Facility Management, Commercial Digital and others. Leading an international team of regional Category Managers, and working closely with both Global Category Management and Country Leads to deliver value based on effective strategies.

Global Procurement Lead for AstraZeneca's marketing categories Advertising, Media, Print and PR - focused on creating an integrated strategy across the marketing value chain. Responsible for managing a global team of Category Managers.

- Responsible for the Strategic Sourcing across the full indirect service portfolio of the German Marketing & Sales Company - Incl. ca. 25 categories: e.g. Outsourced Sales Services (BPO), Fleet Management., Advertising, HR & Professional Services, IT & Telecommunication Services, Market Research, Travel & Conferences, Medical Communication, Study Management, Print Services, Media Services, Public Relations, Facility Management

- Responsible for the strategic sourcing of services across a broad portfolio of service categories (indirect procurement) - Design, review, development and implementation of long-term sourcing strategies in accordance with local, European and global requirements

- Responsible for national and international sourcing projects across the full range of indirect spend commodities - Establishment and implementation of central sourcing strategies, especially for the Sales & Service subsidiaries of the organization - Execution of all relevant sourcing activities including tender processes, contract design, negotiation and conclusion as well as supplier management

Global Sourcing - Indirect Spend & Services: sourcing responsibility for on- and offshore Operations & Maintenance services, HR staffing and recruiting services (temp staffing, MSP, RPO, consulting), Quality Assurance services

purchasing / contracting - tariff negotiation with CarDelMar's international car rental partners - acquisition of new partners in additional and possibly new destinations worldwide - daily support and assistance for all existing car rental partners - presentations of the company during international fairs - quality management (project works)

purchasing - tariff negotiation with CarDelMar's international car rental partners - acquisition of new partners in additional and possibly new destinations worldwide - daily support and assistance for all existing car rental partners - presentations of the company during international fairs - quality management (project works)

Assistenz - Reisekostenanalyse zur Optimierung der Reiseausgaben im Unternehmen

Lernunterstützung für Schüler vom Grundschulalter bis zur 10. Klasse: v.a. Englisch, Deutsch, Mathematik - Hausaufgabenkontrolle - und Betreuung

Attending customer requests for incentives, group travel etc. - tailoring special tour packages according to the special needs of the customers