Steffen Schwarz

Vice President Network Procurement (Executive) T-Mobile International/Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, Germany: • group wide strategic sourcing of Network Technology and (Managed) Services • Develop and implement global sourcing strategies across 15 countries • Accountable for global leveraging and control of international procurement activities • Responsible for Total cost of Ownership, Business Cases, Supply Chain and Vendor Financing • Instrumental in negotiating large and complex deals

Lead of Supplier Relationship and Contract Management (Network Technology, Support/SLA and Full Turnkey services) • Leading negotiations of large and complex deals; responsible for global leveraging within the international group and related business cases and financial analysis/total cost of ownership models • Management of U.S. wide network equipment supply chain in Engineering • Implementation of a company-wide E-Sourcing tool, web-based procure to pay work-flow processes and Supplier Report Card

Marketing & Sales Manager International Full Turnkey Deployment Projects (Telco Industry) • Responsible for Pricing, Business Planning and Budgeting of full-turnkey Telecom network build & deployment projects mainly in South East Asia and southern Africa • Develop and implement international financing concepts including coverage and export credit insurance concepts • Commercial lead in negotiations; Project and Budget set-up after contract award • Responsible for Bid Management and Supplier agreement

Project Manager – ERP Implementation and Re-Engineering Project New York Air Brake, Watertown, NY, USA (Subsidiary of Knorr Bremse AG, Munich, Germany) • Responsible for project planning, process development and optimization in an ERP implementation/Re-Organization project • Analyze, design and improve process flows with focus on Marketing/Sales and Production and Material Planning including Product Costing • Develop reorganization concepts and present benefits to top management • Implementation

Roland Berger & Partner - International Management Consultants Internship and subsequent employment as a freelance consultant Munich, Germany • Reorganization/Reengineering and Merger projects including the implementation of a new Sales Organizations for East-German (DDR) state companies • Analysis of Market and Company Data; Cash Flow analysis • Contribution in workshops with clients; preparation of customer presentation

Diplom-Kaufmann (Master Degree in Business Administration) 10/1987 - 4/1992 Studies at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany (Auditing/Business Taxation, Controlling/Strategic Planning, International Marketing/Management)