Procurement Director

JANUSZ MOLL

Global Procurement & Supply Chain Executive

Europe & North America Automotive, Industrial, Engineering, Technology English (Fluent) German (Intermediate)

EXECUTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION

Procurement executive with 20+ years of leadership experience across automotive, industrial, engineering and technology environments. Currently accountable for €267M FY25 purchasing revenue across BWI Europe and North America, leading Commodity Management, Advanced Purchasing, Supplier Development and Indirect Purchasing. Recognized for hard, measurable business results: directmaterial cost reduction, VAVE, supplier consolidation, LCC sourcing, supplier performance and risk management. Experienced Steering Committee member and executive partner to Global VP Purchasing.

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LEADERSHIP & TRANSFORMATION STRENGTHS

Global procurement leadership across Europe & North America; strategic ownership of purchasing, commodity strategies, sourcing decisions and supplier portfolio.

Cost competitiveness: measurable savings through strategic sourcing, VAVE, negotiations, supplier consolidation and LCC/localcontent sourcing.

Supplier excellence: integrated focus on Quality, Delivery, Capacity and Cost, supported by Supplier Development Engineering and Supplier Quality.

Organization leadership: Commodity Buyers, Advanced Purchasing, SDE, Indirect Purchasing and Logistics teams.

Business partnership: Steering Committee experience, executive reporting, projectrisk governance, compliance and crossfunctional leadership with Engineering, Operations, Quality and Finance.

Endtoend perspective: engineering and project management foundation combined with senior procurement leadership and commercial negotiation.

EU SCM Director Europe — Steering Committee Member

07/2024 – Present

Own Purchasing for BWI Europe (Poland) and BWI North America (Mexico); €267M FY25 purchasing revenue.

Lead 27 purchasing roles: 9 Commodity Buyers, 4 Advanced Purchasing, 7 Supplier Development Engineers, 7 Indirect Buyers.

Set global strategies across 10 commodities: Electronics €119M, Casting €37M, Tubes €35M, Rubbers €25M, Oils €16M, Plastics €17M, Coating €12M, Fasteners €6M.

Drive global sourcing decisions for current and new programs; report savings and project risks to Global VP Purchasing.

Delivered 5% / €5.78M directmaterial cost reduction; VAVE generated €1.2M annual savings.

Managed €25M Capex + €15M MRO; delivered 7% / €2.8M savings.

NEAPCO EUROPE

Purchasing Director Europe — Steering Committee Member

09/2017 – 06/2024

Owned purchasing for Germany, Poland and Turkey; €231M FY23 purchasing revenue.

Led 7 Commodity Buyers, 4 Advanced Purchasing, 7 SDE, 4 Indirect Buyers.

Owned strategies across 10 commodities including Forging €101M, Die Casting €52M, Bearings €19M.

Delivered 2.5% / €5.78M directmaterial savings; €1.2M VAVE; 7% / €2.8M nonproduction savings.

KEIPER RECARO GROUP

Purchasing Director Eastern Europe — Proxy

03/2008 – 10/2010

Purchasing responsibility for two Polish plants (€120M/FY) and Eastern Europe.

Led technology and production transfers from Germany, Spain, France and Switzerland.

Supplier consolidation, LCC sourcing, logistics and inventory optimization.

FAURECIA SMPG POLAND

Purchasing Manager

11/2005 – 02/2008

Direct and nonproduction purchasing for new products and investments (€130M).

Delivered €1.1M annual VAVE savings.

VALEO European Passenger Car Division

Purchasing Manager

05/2003 – 11/2005

Purchasing for plant and European divisions (€110M).

LCC Coordinator for European countries; sourced tooling and machines from China.

SIEMENS LTD. WARSAW

Purchasing & Sales Manager / Key Account Manager

02/2000 – 04/2003

Full responsibility for turnkey projects exceeding €36M.

SAP R/3 experience across sales, materials and logistics.

ABB / ABB Daimler Benz Transportation / Daimler Chrysler

Project Manager

09/1995 – 01/2000

Managed bids, contracts, negotiations and longterm projects.

Delivered margin improvement from 15% to 30% across seven projects (€14M total).

CORE EXECUTIVE COMPETENCIES

Global Procurement Strategy • Direct & Indirect Procurement • Commodity Management

Strategic Sourcing • Cost Competitiveness • VAVE • Cost Engineering • Product Cost Models

Supplier Negotiations • Supplier Development • Supplier Quality • Delivery & Capacity Management

Procurement Leadership • Governance & Compliance • Savings Management • Risk Management

LCC / Local Content • Technology Transfers • Logistics Optimization • Online Bidding

SAP S/4 Hana

• Executive Stakeholder Management

• Crossfunctional Leadership

• Steering Committee Experience

EDUCATION & EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Master & Engineering Degree, Material Engineering (Physics of Thin Layers) Academy of Metallurgy and Mining, Cracow

Executive Development Programs: Modern Leadership • Clevel Leadership Training • Negotiations • Sales & Contracts Negotiations • eBusiness • VDA 6.3 Auditor • Mentoring • Project Management (Switzerland) Marketing Course — New York University Accountancy Management Centre

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