Speaker: Prof. Dr. Elmar Holschbach

Prof. Dr. Elmar Holschbach
Fachhochschule Südwestfalen
Elmar has fourteen years of professional experience in purchasing and supply chain management. He began his professional career at CLAAS KGaA mbH, where he was responsible for software implementations in the area of eProcurement and supplier integration. He also gained valuable experience in direct and indirect purchasing. He then worked for Capgemini Deutschland GmbH, for whose customers he was responsible for major reorganization projects in supply chain management in Germany and abroad. Finally, at SMA Solar Technology AG, he was responsible for parts of the supply chain management, such as organization, contract and process management as well as SC controlling.
As management consultant and coach, Elmar helps companies to translate empirical findings into operational and financial performance improvements. In addition, he supports the purchasing start-up What's the price (www.whatstheprice.com) on questions of corporate and marketing strategy.