Marcus Kraft

Leading and managing a team of more than 10 program purchasing leaders based in Germany, Czech Republic, India and Italy. • Responsible for financial, contractual and customer-focused targets based on global guidelines • Optimization of processes through cross-divisional alignments and driven by advancements of digitalization • Preparing and reporting the results of program purchasing to the senior leadership teams • Purchasing Sustainability Champion

Managing a strategic supplier portfolio for tubes (straight, hydroformed, transformed, perforated, big diameter and tail pipes) with an annual spend exceeding 100 million €. • Identify saving opportunities and implement them for tangible results • Supplier negotiations, benchmarks and resourcing actions • Supplier panel and relationship management Reporting to the senior purchasing leadership teams • KPIs on supplier savings vs. budget and forecast • Saving actions, risk management and opportunities

Request for quotation (RFQ) process & nomination of suppliers: • Select suppliers in alignment with commodity leaders • Launch RFQs and drive technical & commercial negotiation with suppliers • Lead the nomination process of suppliers Program development & execution: • Follow-up the program development schedule to ensure on-time supplier deliveries, while also meeting cost and quality objectives • Implement program purchasing specific contracts • Guarantee suppliers' production ramp-up before program SOP

- Core team member in Projekt-Teams mit Einkaufs-Verantwortlichkeit - Bearbeiten von Anfragen (RFQs), Sourcing von Lieferanten - Management von Lieferanten während der Projektphase (Vorserien-Phase) - Sicherstellung von Lieferterminen, Qualitäts- und Kosten-Zielen - Koordination von Engineering Changes mit Lieferanten

Projekteinkäufer bei Faurecia Emission Control Technologies

- Emerging market sourcing - Supplier implementation - Supplier evaluation - Exchange rate monitoring

Zeitfensterplanung zur Optimierung des Wareneingangs, Pünktlichkeitsanalysen von just-in-time Anlieferungen der Spediteure, Auswertungen von Materialbeständen, Verpackungsthemen und Lagerkapazität, Projekt zur Dezentralisierung und Entlastung des administrativen Wareneingangs

Organisation der Leergutkreisläufe mit internationalen Kunden und Lieferanten, Engpassmanagement von knappen Leergutbeständen, Erstellung und Prüfung von Monatssalden der Leergutbewegungen, Aufbereitung und Analyse von logistischen Kennzahlen (Liefererfüllung, Sonderfahrten, Etat, Materialbestände, Warenverfügbarkeit)

Global Sourcing / Purchasing, Demand Management / Forecasting, Procurement and Logistics Processes with SAP, Production Planning, Operations Research / Optimization Methods / Linear Programming, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Distribution & Transportation

International Logistics, Price Management, Sales Promotion

Logistics, Marketing, International Business, International Finance