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The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide

Know-how, Tools and Techniques for Global Buyers

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Authors:
  1. Ulrich Weigel

    1. Eschenburg, Germany

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  2. Marco Ruecker

    1. Braunfels, Germany

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  • Develops practice-oriented methods for procurement strategy
  • Deals with technological challenges and opportunities such as e-procurement
  • Places special focus on global sourcing, purchasing risk, and negotiation strategies

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Principles of Modern Purchasing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Strategy of Purchasing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 9-26

  4. The Purchasing Organisation

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 27-44

  5. Supplier Management

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 45-61

  6. Global Sourcing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 63-85

  7. Risk Management with Regard to Purchasing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 87-107

  8. Methods and Tools for Everyday Purchasing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 109-127

  9. The Purchasing Negotiation

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 129-165

  10. Personnel Development in Purchasing

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 167-177

  11. e-Procurement

    • Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker
    Pages 179-209
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About this book

This practice guide on procurement strategy brings together methods and tools used by global purchasers across different industries. The authors lay major focus on the themes of global sourcing, risk management, and the dynamic topic of negotiation strategy. The authors present their perspectives on all important questions of strategic procurement such as: how to manage a heterogeneous supplier structure across different branches and how to deal with partners from diverse cultures? How to solve procurement crisis and proactively avoid them? How does off-shore team management work and how to increase the value-add for both internal and external purchasing? These themes are discussed along with numerous practice-based cases. The authors lay an ideal ground for global purchasers to help with their strategic and operational needs, including technological topics such as e-procurement.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Eschenburg, Germany

    Ulrich Weigel

  • Braunfels, Germany

    Marco Ruecker

About the authors

Ulrich Weigel is Vice Chief Operating Officer and Head of Purchasing at Leica Camera AG. Over two decades he gained global management experience of strategic- and operational purchasing organizations up to complete supply chains in the automotive-, the consumer goods-, aircraft- and optical industry. Furthermore he also has many years of international experience in project management, strategy developments and lead buyer functions - at Johnson Controls Automotive, Joachim Loh Group at Hailo, the Sell GmbH and since 2009 at Leica Camera AG. Mr. Weigel has extensive global sourcing experience in South East Europe, but especially in Asia (China, Japan and Korea). His passion is modern and sleek purchasing management with continuous and sustainable cost reduction and transparent procurement controlling. Since 2010 Ulrich Weigel acts also as coach and lecturer for purchasing management and global sourcing at various European universities.


Marco Ruecker is strategic procurement manager at Leica Camera AG where he leads the efforts of the indirect procurement team and the Leica transfer group. He has advanced knowledge in strategic purchasing management disciplines and proven expertise in cost optimization, supplier management and risk management solutions. Additionally he has strong experience in process engineering and strategy planning and implementation. Mr. Ruecker holds a Master degree in process management and a Bachelors degree in engineering economics.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide

  • Book Subtitle: Know-how, Tools and Techniques for Global Buyers

  • Authors: Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker

  • Series Title: Management for Professionals

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57651-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57650-3Published: 03 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86217-0Published: 12 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57651-0Published: 22 June 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2192-8096

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-810X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Strategy/Leadership

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