"With BrainNet's support we realized a twofold success: sustainable cost reduction for direct and indirect spends combined with implementing nolte's first matrix organization. This generated extraordinary benefits for the procurement department and the whole group, e.g. a holistic procurement organization and process model and a more effective qualification. Further we consistently utilized our defined savings potentials with savings of more than four per cent of total spend."*

*Ralf Jourdan, CEO Nolte Möbel GmbH & Co. KG, Germersheim

“BrainNetconsultants not only understood how to set up an IT infrastructure that works well, most importantly, they were also able to motivate the employees who will be using it.  This prerequisite makes all the difference when going for sustainable success: implementing an excellent system that employees will fill with life through their commitment.”*

*Markus Frank, Director Corporate Purchaising, WMF AG

“For CLAAS, supply chain management is a strategic value driver. In recent years, we have therefore integrated our suppliers closely into finance, risk and innovation management, with BrainNet providing us with invaluable support throughout the process. The success of our joint projects is evident not just in significant increases in efficiency and greater process quality, but also in numerous awards, such as the German Logistics Prize from the BVL, the VDI Award 2008 for the best customer/supplier relationship and the VDI Innovation Prize 2009 for value analysis and value management.”*

*Josip Tomasevic, Head of Group Purchasing , CLAAS KGaA mbH

“In order to secure a company’s future existence it is important to consistently orient purchasing so that it creates sustainable savings, innovation, quality and process reliability.
Consequently, only a consultancy firm that understands the mutual dependency of efficiency and sustainability in purchasing is able to offer an international firm valuable support that they will accept.”*

*Dr. Ulrich Piepel, Managing Director and Head of Group Purchasing, RWE Service GmbH

“BrainNet helped us to optimize the whole spectrum of indirect materials like travel, IT, or marketing. Thanks to this successful project we were able to streamline processes, improve efficiency and generate significant cost savings.”*

*Martin Austermann, CPO, Husqvarna

“We reorganized our procurement in the way that it became more strategic, powerful, and performance oriented. Moreover, we enabled intensive cross-functional collaboration in the whole Cham Paper Group and improved category and risk management. BrainNet played an active role in this process and proved to be a real thought leader in the field of procurement.”*

*Peter Studer, CEO, Cham Paper Group

“As the only premium brand name global player for household and business appliances, available on all five continents of the world, Miele has been true to its motto, “always improving”, for four generations.  The results are products and services, which cannot be beat when it comes to product longevity, reliability, comfort and service, as well as energy efficiency and design.  Purchasing is appreciated at Miele as an efficient generator of value and an active, competent partner in all procurement related activities.  This position has been significantly supported through the successful work with BrainNet, in a variety of projects since 1996.“*

* Dr.-Ing. Günther R. Reinelt , Head of Central Area Purchasing/CPO, Miele & Cie. KG

Bilfinger Berger SE faces the challenge to combine construction industry with service oriented business. We needed to establish a new procurement organization and Strategy in order to meet the resultant requirements. In cooperation with BrainNet, we successfully launched the project ‚Procurement Excellence‘: due to sustainable restructuring measures and significant cost savings we were able to reach a considerable sourcing optimization.“*

*Dr. Egbert Hubmann, Vice President of Corporate Procurement,  Bilfinger Berger SE

“In 2010, ESCADA and BrainNet entered into a successfull partnership. The realized cost savings enabled ESCADA to invest more resources in the core business . The new fashion direction and additonal stores attract more costumers and lead to sales growth.“*

*Michael Börnicke, CFO , ESCADA SE, München

“BrainNet helped BOC in the UK & Ireland to raise its sustainable Procurement performance by a factor of four:
Through the establishment of an end-to-end supply cost approach we managed to quadruple sustainable procurement benefits. Additionally the BrainNet support, during their time with us, assisted the implementation of associated processes, organizational enhancements and capabilities assessments all of which has helped ensured we sustained the significantly higher levels of delivery in subsequent years after BrainNet’s engagement with us.”*

*John Needell, Head of Procurement BOC UK & I

“With their  knowledge and structured approach BrainNet helped us to improve our Procurement Excellence level.
With this successful project we were able to streamline processes, improve cross-functional cooperation and generate significant cost savings.”*

*Georg Lintel-Höping, General Manager, TOYOTA Deutschland GmbH, Köln

“By implementing global process standards at the tactical purchasing level along with our ‘Sourcing Collaboration Portal’, a knowledge and information tool, we have laid the cornerstone for the future working practices in purchasing.”*

*Jürgen Obergfell, Head of Strategic Procurement, Dorma Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA

“Continuous performance monitoring through CoSMo (Corporate Supplier Management Model) has driven up supplier performance. Out phasing of underperforming suppliers prevents us from bad investments. An attractive tool for connecting with internal business partners and re-shaping the procurement profile.”*

*Stefan Zeisel, Senior Vice President Global Sourcing, Deutsche Post DHL

“With BrainNet’s help we were able to take full advantage of savings potentials.  The individual departments have recognized the importance of purchasing, particularly in supplier negotiations, and finally see the costs that their departments are generating.  With this transparency and cooperation, purchasing’s standing in the company has become significantly better.”*

*Olaf Steinert, Member of the management, Fitness First Germany GmbH

“The 2009  Merger GAP target (76.4 m€) has already been achieved – huge potential for additional savings exists.”*

Christoph Clausen, Chief Procurement Officer, Linde Group
 

“With the help of the bE Portal, we created a standard purchasing platform which is the optimal basis for collaborative buying within the Bertelsmann corporation (benchmarking, data transparency).”*

*Josef Schwake, Senior Vice President  Procurement Coordination, Bertelsmann AG

“BrainNet helped us to completely reengineer our procurement function in order to become much more focused on providing real and tangible benefit to our business. They helped to raise procurement’s profile and supported the development of cross functional working across our business units that has delivered much improved results. - I am delighted with the outcome.”*

*Paul Joesbury, Chief Procurement Officer, Chesapeake, UK

“The project enabled Sirona to manage risks and implement SOX compliance.”*

*Edwin Erhard, Head of Strategic Sourcing, Sirona Dental Systems GmbH

“An organizational and technological quantum leap in public sector procurement.”*

*CPO, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Rheinland

“The professionalization of purchasing created important prerequisites for increasing efficiency and effectiveness at BVG and ensured sustainable savings.”*

*CPO, BVG AöR

“The new 7-step sourcing strategy approach will lead us to world class procurement levels.”*

*Dr. Antonia Wanner, Manager of Purchasing Excellence & Development , Nestlé AG

“We made our supply chain leaner to meet future needs and save time and money.” *

*Thomas Ventzke, COO, de Sede AG

"With BrainNet Wentech’s  help we were able to receive a comprehensive overview of the Eastern European supplier market for sheet metal parts. This knowledge supports our strategy of building long-term-oriented partnerships with suppliers in the Central and Eastern European region."*

*Hans-Jürgen Schiedt, Head of Purchasing, Läpple Blechverarbeitung GmbH&Co. KG, Teublitz, Bayern, Germany.