Supplier Management:

• Execution of Potential analysis / Supplier evaluation / Supplier approval
• Assessment systems (Evaluation criteria, Ranking, Corrective measures)
  
• Optimisation of sub-supplier managment, if necessary also for alignment part suppliers
  (products provided by customer), tool manufacture, sub-contractors, outsourced processes
  
• Audits / Problem analyses / Technical Revisions
  
• Escalation principle for critical suppliers
  
• Timely review of suppliers (project control, project milestone review,
  communication platform, change management, cost review
  
• Interface managment of OEM-suppliers ("one voice to the supplier")

Procurement
Development of Sourcing Strategies:

• New Markets (China, India, South America), Europe West/East)
  
• Make or Buy
  
• Forward Sourcing / Global Sourcing
  
• Low Cost country Sourcing
  
• Single - / Dual - / Triple Sourcing
  
• Development of negotiation strategies

Optimisation of the Purchasing organisation & processes:

• Process mapping: optimisation and implementation of the sourcing processes (cross functional)
  
• Decentralised / centralised purchasing
  
• Functional analysis / value analysis
  
• A/B/C-analysis, C-part management
  
• Risk management
  
• Change management
  
• Workshops with customers / supplier integration involvement
  
• Adoption of e-procurement (B2B-platform / e-technology)

Purchasing support/controlling

• Support with tendering / bidding (RFI/RFQ)
• Execution / support of negotiations
• Supplier reviews
  
• Risk assessment, tracking and where necessary execution of safety measures