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Stadler Pankow

Spare parts for the U-Bahn, for 32 years

Supplier development and supply contracts for the Berlin U-Bahn (J/JK).

  • Client Stadler Pankow
  • Period 03/2019to 03/2021 25 months
  • LocationBerlin, Germany
  • Stadler Pankow
  • 32 Jahre of spare parts supply fixed by contract
  • 30 Mio. € project volume under my responsibility
  • 4 team members led
  • Role Interim Quality Manager and Interim Purchasing Manager
  • Station Wuhletal U5 2026 1
  • U-Bahn BVG-Baureihe J Innenraum 01

Result

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Better on-time delivery and quality, successful escalation negotiations, a lasting improvement in communication and spare-parts supply contracts over 32 years.

The task

For Berlin’s new J/JK underground trains I developed suppliers, partly as a resident abroad, and negotiated the spare-parts supply contracts with the tier-one suppliers.

What I did

  • Supplier development and support, partly as a resident abroad
  • Troubleshooting on time-critical priority-one projects
  • Translating customer requirements into supplier requirements
  • First article inspections (FAI) at suppliers
  • Project volume up to €30 million, leading a team of four