About Magnus
I am a resourceful and entrepreneurial global procurement leader, passionate about developing high-performing teams that provide enduring value beyond savings and risk management. Experienced optimizing spend of over $500M annually, I have successfully negotiated complex commercial contracts worth $2 billion in various industries, achieving approximately $400 million in supplier spend savings and productivity improvements. By closely partnering with C-level stakeholders and fostering a culture of ownership within my procurement teams, I consistently surpass corporate expectations and traditional targets. I have led Procurement Transformation and Capability Building projects worldwide, enhancing business value through expert capabilities, agile approaches, and operational excellence. My leadership skills extend to coaching, influencing, talent development, and driving change in diverse organizational and cultural contexts.
English
Native or bilingual
Swedish
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Can work on-site
Lucerne (up to 50km), Zurich (up to 50km), Basel (up to 50km), Geneva (up to 50km)
Experience
- Roche DiagnosticsHead of Partner & Vendor ManagementPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYAugust 2017 - December 2022 (5 years and 5 months)Risch-Rotkreuz, SwitzerlandPlayed a transformational role in a complex organization, driving alignment across autonomous stakeholder groups, improving procurement processes, and building capabilities. Achieved significant efficiencies, right-sized the team while increasing output, and resolved critical vendor relationship issues, resulting in better contracts and strategic vendor management.✿ Achieved ~11% efficiencies on a portfolio of ~USD 300M through 80+ sourcing initiatives.✿ Rightsized the team from 16 to 10 FTEs, improving capability and increasing output levels.✿ Successfully resolved critical vendor relationship and contract performance issues, including dispute resolution and settlement negotiations.✿ Spearheaded the for-cause termination of a non-performing offshore outsourcing relationship that exceeded delivery deadlines and budget thresholds (USD >24M).✿ Professionalized the approach to vendor relationships, promoting symbiotic collaboration and strategically managing vendors.
- Veon LtdHead Group IT ProcurementTELECOMMUNICATIONSOctober 2016 - July 2017 (9 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsAs a direct report to the Group Chief Procurement Officer, led a successful transformation of a global IT procurement team, improving their approach and capabilities to align with the needs of a highly agile IT organization. Refreshed sourcing strategies, prioritized projects, and enhanced the team's ability to manage stakeholders, lead complex sourcing projects, and negotiate contracts.✿ Transformed a dispersed team of 20 FTEs across 10 operating companies into a unified, strategic, and globally-focused procurement team.✿ Coached team members to adopt a pragmatic and innovative approach to procurement, better addressing stakeholder needs.✿ Refreshed outdated sourcing strategies and created a prioritized global project pipeline, increasing momentum in RFx execution and contract negotiations.✿ Introduced transparency to a global sourcing project portfolio of ~USD 400M, enabling effective prioritization.✿ Built a highly capable team with improved skills in managing diverse global stakeholders, leading large complex sourcing projects, and negotiating fit-for-purpose contracts.
- Freelance, self-employedFreelance AdvisoryCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2016 - September 2016 (8 months)SingaporeDuring a part-time sabbatical, provided advisory support to clients in Switzerland and Singapore, developing contract templates for a Big Data product launch and coaching client staff in contract structuring and negotiation for Software as a Service. Additionally, dedicated time to a personal aid project in Indonesia.
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Education
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)University of South Carolina1997International Business
- Bachelor's degreeUniversity of South Carolina1995Finance