Gerd Kerkhoff

Gerd Kerkhoff (* 1958 in Essen ) is a German management consultant (special adviser for procurement) and author.

Career

Gerd Kerkhoff 's degree in business administration and graduated in Business Administration at the University of Essen University. His studies focused on marketing, human resources and corporate governance. From 1984 - 1999 he was part of the management of the coffee roasting Hubert temple man, in Dorsten. As a sales manager he was responsible for the strategy to expand its market share through low prices. As a result, he also took over the Purchasing Manager. It was followed by the expansion of the company into the second largest roaster for commercial brands in Germany.

From 1987 to 1999 he was Managing Director of the newly founded Teke - the Distribution Partner OHG. Here he was responsible for the purchasing and distribution line of branded goods between trading companies. And in the newly founded Teke - the consultants OHG as managing partner responsible for advising on procurement mandates for companies. Since 1999 he has been managing partner of Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH. The strategic direction of the business consultancy aims at positioning as a special consultant for procurement. Since 2004 he is CEO of ten founded in a row foreign companies. He is responsible for the expansion of foreign companies and supervises the implementation of advisory mandates and guidance of Senior Area Manager.

Promotion of Science

On 1 October 2009 founded Kerkhoff Consulting and the University of St. Gallen at the Department of Logistics Management at the Swiss University of St. Gallen, the Kerkhoff Competence Center of Supply Chain Management ( KCC). For the investigation of trends and change processes in Supply Chain Management (SCM ). The aim is to create an interface between science and practice. It should here be explored trends and recommendations for practice are derived.

Works

  • Staff in Shopping - The Strategic Factor: Why Some purchasing organizations are successful - but not others ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2010 ISBN 978-3527504787 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Purchasing Agenda 2020 - Procurement in the Future: Securing and Expanding Competitive Advantages through Visionary Purchasing ( 1st Edition ) 2009 ISBN 978-3527505012 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Shopping Agenda 2020: Procurement in the future - a competitive advantage through a visionary Shopping and expand ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2009 ISBN 978-3527505012 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • A Guarantee for Success: The Purchasing Organization: Efficient structures for the optimization of purchase pricing ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2007 ISBN 978-3527502714 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Billion grave Shopping: Shopping - the top responsibility of the entrepreneur not only in difficult times (2nd, updated and expanded edition ) published in 2007 ISBN 978-3527503360 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Guarantee of success purchasing organization: Efficient structures for the optimization of procurement prices ( 1st edition ) published in 2007 ISBN 978-3527502714 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Global Sourcing: Opportunities for the Future China, India, Eastern Europe - How to benefit from international procurement ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2006 ISBN 978-3527502325 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Opportunity for the future Global Sourcing: China, India, Eastern Europe - earning potential of international procurement use ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2005 ISBN 978-3527501960 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • The Bermuda Triangle of Business ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2005 ISBN 978-3527501236 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim
  • Shopping billion grave. Shopping - The top responsibility of the entrepreneur not only in difficult times. ( 1st Edition ) Publication 2003 ISBN 978-3527500673 Wiley -VCH, Weinheim

Reviews

  • Financial Times Germany

Books - ranking of January 2004 Business Books Top 10 Germany ( 4) billion grave Shopping Gerd Kerkhoff. Wiley -VCH 2003, 232 pp., 39,90 €, ISBN 3,527,500,677th How can you get the most out of the area of ​​procurement. Who takes buyers and shopping seriously, can save a lot of money.

  • Review published in: Financial Times Germany, December 9 2003, p 32

Shopping to be learned from sheer ignorance German company to sink a lot of money in the billions grave Shopping

  • Review published in: Credit Reform, February 2004, p 49

Shopping - The top responsibility of the entrepreneur not only brings in difficult times " grave billion purchase", with this provocative title Weinheim Wiley Publishing an economic adviser to the market.

  • Financial Times Germany, 31 May 2006 Page 28

BUSINESS BOOKS TOP TEN GERMANY future Global Sourcing: Opportunities purchasing expert Kerkhoff shows what possibilities lie in the international procurement and how companies can take advantage of these opportunities.

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