Michael Kamber

• Assess innovative external development projects and technologies with a strong focus on development aspects such as risks, probability of success, timelines and development plan.
• Team member of out-licensing activities
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

• Identified a saving potential of 30M USD per year. Used a discounted cashflow analysis and scenario planning to communicate and align with internal stakeholders to get their buy-in.
• Fostered a network with existing and potential suppliers to be on top of latest trends.
• Developed and executed a category strategy.

• Leading and coaching a team of 4 sourcing managers.

Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.

• Played key role in category maturity analysis.
• Oversaw development and implementation of cost improvement projects in the area of waste management and mobile phone contracts leading to a saving of 1M CHF and 0.25M CHF respectively.
• Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop and execute technical strategies aligned to client's vision.

• Leading and transforming a local procurement team of 14 people.
• Responsible for direct and indirect spend for two production plants and the head office at Jakarta. Spend of 60 Mio USD.
• Transforming the organization from transactional/tactical procurement to category management.
• Foster strong collaboration with local management team to get their buy-in and win them over.
• Challenging the existing processes. In one specific project, the purchase price could be reduced by 0.5 Mio USD.

• Leading and coaching a team of 8 operational sourcing managers.
• Improving processes: In operational excellence project, it was possible to increase the generation of automated purchase orders from 15% to 66%.
• Initiating stakeholder engagement session with our internal stakeholder led to an improved collaboration and internal customer satisfaction.
• Taking care of the internal control system procurement within Switzerland and being the key contact during internal and external audits.

• Negotiated contracts worth 100 M USD with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
• Developed and implemented procurement policies and procedures to enhance compliance with company standards.
• Develop and implement procurement category strategies.

• Manage and report cost of goods sold of specialty chemicals.
• Manage and report the production cost and deviations.
• Support the role-out of SAP.