Stefan Maier

Background

About Stefan Maier

Stefan is a seasoned Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics, Purchasing & Procurement and Supplier Quality from the Automotive, Manufacturing & aviation industry. He is responsible for a purchasing volume of €5 billion direct, €2.5 billion indirect material and leads over 900 employees globally, supporting four business units and three profit centers in 30 countries and 160 locations. His key expertise lies in Procurement, Supply Chain (end-to-end) and Supplier Quality Management with focus on material cost reduction, development and implementation of best in class organizations and processes, quality improvement and inventory reduction. Stefan is experienced in the development to operational implementation of purchasing strategies, taking into account economic, geopolitical and technological changes. His focus is on developing procurement and supply chain strategies. He is analytically sound and has distinct strategy experience in the areas of purchasing, logistics and supplier quality. He successfully translates corporate strategies into strategic and operational purchasing and supply chain field of action. Stefan leads globalized purchasing organizations and supplier panels, taking regional as well as country-specific requirements into account. In addition, he optimizes operational procurement performance and succeeds in consistent budget over-achievement in terms of material cost savings. He implements reorganizations and optimizes processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, he optimizes supplier performance in terms of cost, quality, logistics management and technology. Lastly, Stefan builds up and leads global teams in project and matrix structures. He implemented a purchasing academy that develops and trains team members and combines agile and traditional methodologies within an organization.