Simone Reichel

Responsible of Advanced Puchasing for components made by plastic inyection, fine blanking and stamping, cold forging, tube and wire bending, also rubber parts, hot forging and surface treatments (series production and prototypes) • Request for quotations and evaluation of the quotes for new projects • Negotiation of prices and other conditions (payment and delivery conditions, etc.) • Supplier nominations, Assurance of fulfillments of requirements and timelines

• Annual price negotiations • Negotiation of other conditions (payment terms, delivery terms etc.) • Support to Project Buyers in case of new project awarding • Assurance of correct Quality documentation of purchased parts (internal release procedure) • Supplier evaluation and improvement

• Cost analysis within the Cost Reduction Project (globalization of suppliers in Europe) • Offer requests and evaluation • Control of internal quality process within the purchasing department, Buyer Support • Assistance to the Purchasing Director (presentations, reports, translations, Intercompany

• Realization of migration of the Customer Response Center from Germany • Administrative tasks in Accounts Payable and purchasing Management • Supplier and employee assistance (via phone and/or email) • Introduction of new employees in the processes

• Administrative tasks in the chargeback department • Support of German businesses within the chargeback process

• Risk management • Monthly reporting to the Company management • Economic analysis of strategic business units and their development (Portfolio Management, derivation analysis, etc.)

1999/2000 ERASMUS Program at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona