MAGNUS MICHAEL

N544 Wilds Rd., Melrose, Wisconsin 54642

Mobile: 608-484-0709 * mm5e33b6@westpost.net * LinkedIn: Magnus Michael
Commodity Manager and Supply Chain Specialist
Strategy & Planning * Executive Management
Project Management * Supply Chain Management
Organized and resourceful Supply Chain Manager with 11 years of experience in th
e electronics industry. Goal-oriented with materials sourcing/purchasing and glo
bal supply chain operations experience. Motivated and detail-oriented with excel
lent communication and international team-working skills. Proven problem-solving
, multi-tasking, and team-leading abilities. Fluent in English and German.
Additional key skills include:
* Business process setup & documentation
* Global account management
* Commodity management for global suppliers
* Development and implementation of supplier strategies and bill of materials re
duction
* Development of partner programs & strategic alliances
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SIEMENS AG, ENERGY DIVISION, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany 2008 - 2010
Project Procurement Manager
* Established and implemented the purchasing process component of major projects
for Siemens Energy.
* Achieved savings of 13% for major power plant overhaul projects through contra
ct & supply chain negotiation.
* Introduced and used Advanced Negotiation Concepts with an average savings of 2
6%.
* Developed and defined the supplier and sourcing strategy for the top internati
onal supplier of Siemens Energy's service division for Europe and Africa.
* Developed cost reduction programs and cost erosion plans for key commodity mat
erials with final target price agreements.
* Led a cross-functional project team consisting of project manager, quality man
ager and logistics manager.
* Managed and led the internal "Junior Buyer Team" at Siemens Energy's service d
ivision.
FUJITSU-SIEMENS-COMPUTERS, Augsburg, Germany 2006 - 2008
Senior Commodity Manager
* Developed and introduced a new, global battery commodity at Fujitsu-Siemens-Co
mputers.
* Responsible for contract management for the new global battery commodity with
a purchasing volume of 50 million Euros.
* Defined, developed, and coordinated the supply chain for international supplie
rs. Managed global suppliers including Samsung SDI (Korea), Gallopwire Ltd. (Tai
wan), LG Chem. (Korea), SANYO (Japan), SONY (Japan), Dynapack (Taiwan), Foxlink
Ltd. (Taiwan).
* Developed and implemented target cost programs for the new commodity of batter
y applications.
* Led a cross-functional battery application team consisting of battery cell and
battery pack R&D, Quality department, Logistics department and Commodity Manage
r.

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SIEMENS AG / BENQ-MOBILE, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany 2005 - 2006
Commodity Manager / Product Purchasing Engineer
* Responsible for the battery applications of mobile handsets with a purchasing
volume of 100M per year.
* Efforts aimed at reducing price, increasing payment terms, optimizing the supp
ly chain and analyzing the supplier market.
* Performed contract management and price negotiation for battery cell and pack
applications for mobiles phones produced in Germany, Hungary, Denmark, China, Br
azil, and Mexico.
* Performed market research for advanced technology and market survey for best i
n class supplier selection.
* Team leader of Procurement for the Siemens Mobile Devices generation 75 Clam s
hell.
* Oversaw strategic sourcing of $250M of materials in the high volume cellular t
elephone business.
* Interacted with a variety of world-class suppliers on the North-American, Euro
pean, and Asian continents, utilizing bilingual and multi-cultural skills.
* Successfully optimized material and supply chain costs for European projects.
Reduced cost by 30%.
* Served as primary interface between Global Sourcing, Global Supply Chain Manag
ement, and development for all sourcing / component issues related to the introd
uction of new handset products.
* Coordinated global sourcing activities during development and realization phas
e of numerous projects. Directed strategic purchasing of materials in the value
of $200M.
SIEMENS AG, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany 2003 -2004
On-Site Buyer for Global Line Operations
* Responsible for the supply to several factories of the commodities of chargers
, batteries, accessories, and customer specific material such as SIM-Cards and u
ser guides.
* Reduced Siemens-owned inventory level from 5M to 200,000 in approximately one
year by using Vendor-Managed Inventory.
* Procured the materials for the factory in Germany on a daily basis, as well as
for global factory locations including Hungary, Denmark, China, Brazil, and Mex
ico.
* Provided global support for the "End of Life" process of obsolete products and
materials for Siemens AG
* Responsible for the management of global purchasing and logistics contracts wi
th the aim of improving the supply chain with international suppliers from the U
S, Europe, and Asia.
* Functioned as team member of the Global Supply Chain Improvement Project, deve
loping the operations concept. The team achieved savings of over 10% throughout
the supply chain.
* Performed as Deputy to the department Director.

EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS
FOM - HOCHSCHULE FUR OEKONOMIE & MANAGEMENT, GERMANY 2006 - 2010
'Diplom-Kaufmann' in Economics (Equivalent to American MBA)
Dissertation: 'Sourcing of Commodities in Emerging Markets - Analysis of the Pu
rchasing Process
and Logistics as Part of Supply Chain Management'
AVANTS+ - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, NETHERLANDS 2009 - 2010*
Bachelor of International Management (*Joint program with FOM Germany)
ADAM-JOSEF-CUPPERS-BERUFSKOLLEG, GERMANY 1999 - 2001
Certificate in Industrial Purchasing and Management
INDUSTRIE-HANDLESKAMMER ZU OSNABRUCK, GERMANY 1994 - 1998
Certificate in Information- and Communication Technician
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), SAP R/3 Syste
m, SQL, and AS/400.