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General
Haves
Global sourcing, Supplier relationship management, Outsourcing/offshoring, Organizational reengineering, Corporate governance, Process redesign, HR transformation, Post merger integration, Shared service center, Airline-industry, Leisure-industry, Asia-sourcing
Professional Experience
Oct 2009 - Present
Group Procurement Director
Employed, Executive (VP, SVP, etc.)
Thomas Cook Group plc
Travel, Tourism and Leisure
10,001 or more employees
Employed, Executive (VP, SVP, etc.)
Thomas Cook Group plc
Travel, Tourism and Leisure
10,001 or more employees
·Responsibility for the group's product / services procurement and supply chain
May 1998 - Feb 2001
(3 years)
(3 years)
Project Manager Star Alliance Purchasing
Employed
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Airlines/Aviation
10,001 or more employees
Employed
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Airlines/Aviation
10,001 or more employees
Lead global common sourcing projects for the Star Alliance
Mar 2001 - Aug 2008
(7 years, 5 Months)
(7 years, 5 Months)
Vice President Corporate Procurement
Thomas Cook AG
Thomas Cook AG
Sep 2008 - Oct 2009
(1 years, 1 Months)
(1 years, 1 Months)
Managing Director
Employed
Corporate Service Group GmbH
Retail
Employed
Corporate Service Group GmbH
Retail
·Strategic supplier relationship management for the group (EUR 7bn purchasing volume) ·Provision of shared services (IT, HR, Finance, Communication, Travel) for the group ·Sea freight broker for external clients ·Member of the supervisory board of Mega AG St. Gallen/Switzerland, Noris International Trading GmbH (fashion wholesale to Russia) ·Lead supplier rationalisation programme and Top 500 partner programme
Education
1995
Bachelor Business Adminstration, Trinity Colleg Dublin (Graduate School)
1997
Master Business Administration, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Graduate School)
More about Nikolaus Kirner
First Name
Nikolaus
Last Name
Kirner
Marital Status
Married
Interests / Hobbies
Travel, motorbiking, diving, golf, wine, guitar
My Affiliations
·Member of the Supervisory Board of the Skill Portal AG - Langen/Germany ·Member of the Advisory Board of the strategy research network at the Institute for Industrial Organisation at WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management - Vallendar/Germany
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