“ I was looking for a company where you can really move something , make a difference ”
— Florian Eineder , Head of Procurement , Erdinger Weissbräu
Erdinger ’ s new role as the first brewery to implement SAP ’ s S / 4HANA . Eineder took on the role of Leiter Einkauf ( Head of Procurement ) in February 2018 . “ I had this very broad spectrum of experience — all in procurement of course ,” he recalls , “ but I was not happy with where I was . My last project was outsourcing 7,500 jobs , while the people at the top were making millions . From my perspective , that ’ s not how it should work . So , I was looking for a company where you can make a difference . That ’ s how I came to Erdinger . I really like the company ’ s philosophy – taking care of each other , being close , being one team .” Upon taking the job , he assumed responsibility for Erdinger ’ s entire external spend . “ Everything from hops , barley , wheat , yeast , glass bottles , bottling machinery , glasses , labels , label printers , cases , packaging , trucks , cars , the buildings to put them in , that ’ s all my team and me ,” he explains . “ We do actually have our own well at the brewery , so I don ’ t need to buy the water , which is nice .” When Eineder arrived at the company , its procurement function was very classical . Purchasing was regarded mainly as a back office function , and its success was mainly tracked by the number of purchase orders made throughout the year and the savings that were negotiated per purchase order . “ Having worked for so many different companies in so many different industries , I had seen that everyone is facing more or less the same problems : optimising the external cost
129 www europe . supplychaindigital . businesschief . com