INDIRECT PROCUREMENT · CARVE-OUTS · TRANSFORMATION
Interim
Procurement Management
Pharma · Life Sciences · Industry
Interim management in indirect procurement, carve-outs and transformation.
30 years in procurement, 20 of them in leadership roles at Novartis, Sandoz,
MorphoSys and MSD.
30
years in Procurement
20
years in leadership roles
10
countries in a matrix
€1m+
savings in a single tender
WHAT I DO
Where I step in
01
Interim Head of Procurement
I take over a procurement or indirect procurement function after a leadership change or during a vacancy. I keep the team, suppliers and stakeholders on track and prepare a clean handover.
Transformation of indirect procurement
I build or rebuild category management, sourcing strategies, governance and decision processes, so that procurement works as a reliable partner to the business.
03
02
Carve-outs and integrations
I prepare the procurement side of a separation or an integration: spend and contract analysis, supplier mapping, category alignment and the set-up of a stand-alone procurement structure.
Sourcing and negotiation projects
Complex tenders, e-auctions and negotiations, for example in marketing, fleet, events or professional services.
04
TRACK RECORD
Selected Experience
Sandoz
Interim Mandate
Head Procurement Western Europe
Led ten country procurement heads and their teams in a matrix, reporting into the European CFO organisation.
Global Pharma Company
Interim Mandate
Tender for the field-force fleet with savings of more than €1 million, recognised with an internal procurement award.
Novartis
Head of Indirect Procurement Germany
Introduced e-auctions for print, promotional materials and POS.
MorphoSys
Global Head of Category Management
Supported the integration into Novartis with category and supplier alignment and spend analysis.
Media Company
Interim Mandate
Prepared the separation of procurement from the former group after a change of ownership.
PUBLICATIONS
Writing for BIP -
Best in Procurement
BIP 1/2026
Mentale Stärke in Verhandlungen
Das muss der Einkauf wissen
(Negotiation strategy and
mental strength in high-stakes procurement negotiations)
BIP 3/2025
Prozessänderungen im Einkauf
(Managing change and
transformation in procurement organisations)
BIP 2/2025
Führungskräfte brauchen Resilienz
(Leadership resilience in complex procurement environments)
I write regularely for the journal of the BME, Germany´s procurement and supply chain association.
WHAT I DO
HOW I WORK
In a new mandate, I create clarity quickly: what needs to be decided, who needs to be involved, where the risks are and what happens next. Working with stakeholders is the part of the job I do best, from the CFO to the people in the business who need procurement to deliver.
I have led teams for twenty years. Two people I developed now lead teams of their own. In an interim role this means I can take responsibility for people from day one.
Formats
Interim leadership
Project leadership in transformation phases
Defined sourcing or separation projects.
Scope
Full-time or part-time ( 3–4 days per week)
Location
On site in the Munich area,
remote across Europe.
