Mark Sandner

- End to end responsibility for all purchasing activities of Operating Unit Steering Gear throughout the project lifecycle from OEM acquisition phase until end of production - Responsible for an annual serial purchase volume of 450mio EUR - Leading an international organization of 25 people

- Responsible for all mechanical and electromechanical commodities for Operating Unit Steering Gear with an annual purchase volume of >225mio EUR - Leading an international team of 6 Project Commodity Managers - End to end responsibility for all purchasing activities throughout project lifecycle, from OEM acquisition phase until EOP - Responsible to achieve target cost of new projects, annual savings goals and support sales growth by ensuring a competitive BoM

- Supplier ramp-up management for SOP in China - In-depth market and supply base know-how in China - Development of local buyers for all Procurement related activities incl. support of recruiting process - Ensure smooth communication between cross functional teams in China and Europe - Development of supply base in China for mechanical components - Implementation of Best Cost Country Sourcing for dedicated components - Secure adherence to budget regarding piece prices, tooling cost and investment

- Indepth supply market and technology knowhow for following commodities: Die Casting, Machining, Stamping, Springs and Fasteners - Awarding and contract negotiation - Game theory and awarding via tailored auctions / e-auctions - Crossfunctional Project Team Leader - Global Sourcing - Design to Cost, Design to Manufacturing, Supply Market Innovation - Supplier Assessment, development and improvement of competitiveness of supplier base

- Project Leader with multifunctional Team - Contract negotiation, Supplier Management - Strategic buyer for Aerostructures (Metallic Detail Parts)

-Executive Assistant to Chief Procurement Officer and Member of the Board of Management -Project Leader for implementation of new procurement organization -Introduction of processual improvements (Procurement Strategy development, Supplier Claim Management, Procurement KPI Dashboard)

- Cost and Value Analysis; - Target Costing; - Design to Cost; - Value Chain Analysis -Bottom-up analysis and calculation of cost of supplier parts and components; -Analysis of supplier value chain and detection of optimization potentials; -Focus on customer value and lean manufacturing

-PMO of functional Strategy Program of Cassidian Supply Management: Coordination of 15 sub-projects for strategy implementation with more than 40 people from different countries involved; Improvement of Early Involvement of Supply Management function in bids and product development processes; -Support of Cassidian Chief Procurement Officer

Bachelorarbeit zum Thema: Critical Communication Business on the German Smart Grid market; Market entry strategy, SWOT analysis, Market potential, Competitor analysis, etc

Business Development (Helsinki, Finnland): - Untersuchung des globalen Smart Grid Marktes und Identifikation von zukünftigen Business opportunities - Vorstellung des Cassidian Smart Grid Ansatzes als Redner auf dem TETRA World Congress 2012 in Dubai

Controlling: - Kostenstellencontrolling - Reporting - Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnungen

Sales Support: - Support des Vertriebs für 14 Länder, darunter Schweiz, Niederlande, Belgien, Finnland, Schweden - Analyse der Auswirkungen der Kürzungen des niederländischen Verteidigungsbudgets auf Cassidian - Support bei der Entwicklung von Market Development Plänen - Marktbeobachtung

Mechanical Construction: - CAD Konstruktion

Ausbildungsabteilung: - Aneignung von Grundlagenwissen in Mechanik, Informatik (C#), und Elektrotechnik

1)Technischer Vertrieb: Verkaufsorganisation, Kundenakquisition, E-Business, Angewandte Vertriebsprozesse 2)Managementmethoden: Qualitätsmanagement, Controlling, Unternehmensführung 3)Produktion und Fertigung 4)Produkt und Projektmanagement 5)Angewandte Informatik