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Alex Rücker

Alex Rücker

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  • About me

    Retired from IBM, former Americas Cost lead / Procurement Strategist at IBM

  • Education

    • FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

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      Diplom-Kaufmann (Univ.) Thesis: Einfluss der Banken auf unternehmrische Entscheidungen in anderen Branchen

  • Experience

    • IBM

      Jan 1986 - now

      • Retired from IBM

        Jul 2023 - now

      • Americas Cost saving lead / Procurement Strategist

        Jan 2018 - Jul 2023

      • Global Procurement Strategist

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2017

      • International Teamleader Procurement

        Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

      • Sourcing Buyer / Advisor

        Jan 1986 - Jan 1999

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IBM Automation Essentials

      IBM
      Sept 2019

    • Qualitätsmanager (DQS)

      Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität e.V.
      Jun 1991

    • IBM Blockchain Essentials

      IBM
      Nov 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Earning Advocacy Practitioner

      IBM
      Jan 2018
      View certificate certificate

    • IBM Advisory Project Manager

      IBM
      Jan 2017
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    • PMP® Project Management Professional

      Project Management Institute
      Apr 2008
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    • Data Wrangler Yellow Ribbon - Foundation Skill

      IBM
      Aug 2015
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alex Rücker
      Procurement Excellence Award IBM 2014
    • Awarded to Alex Rücker
      Outstanding Innovation Award IBM 2012 Developed the concept and the programming to identify the key opportunities for improving cash (APT) in any Geo, country and category of product & services. The model is taking the invoices from a central data warehouse (BDW) and analyze the different payment terms applied in any comparable dimensions (geo/council) then, it suggests the optimum Payment Term that could be negotiated with any supplier (based on existing records).
    • Awarded to Alex Rücker
      Eminence and Excellence Award IBM 2011
    • Awarded to Alex Rücker
      Procurement Excellence Award IBM 2005 Creating and Implementing a Global tool to reduce efforts and improve the Supplier performance evaluation for Services Councils