SUPPLY CHAIN process carried out by a renowned external consultancy . “ The results of the assessment conferred us ‘ professional ’ status ( top 25 percent of all assessed companies ), which is a source of pride for us and our employees and motivates us to reach the ‘ World Class ’ level . We are working with our business partners to develop a roadmap through 2020 ,” says Jan Grothe , Head of Procurement Principles and IT-Systems .
On this basis , Central Procurement will move from a classic corporate purchasing department to a ‘ World Class Procurement ’ unit over the next few years . To do so , Central Procurement has defined four central strategic directions as part of its roadmap .
• ‘ Increasing Procurement ’ s value added ’: Aimed at achieving a close dovetailing of the targets of various Group subsidiaries and those of Central Procurement . Only through close coordination can all possible commercial and technical means be utilised to generate maximum added value for the Group .
• ‘ Comprehensive business partner management ’: Aimed at establishing Procurement as a part of the customers ’
Key Personnel
Uwe Günther
Chief Procurement Officer
Uwe Günther studied Electrical Engineering and Business Administration . Before joining Deutsche Bahn ( DB ) in 2007 , he was active in various procurement leadership positions in the aviation as well as in other industries . From 2011 to 2014 he led the infrastructure procurement department of DB . Since July 2014 he is Chief Procurement Officer of the Deutsche Bahn AG . mage copyright : Deutsche Bahn AG www . deutschebahn . com 31