First Name(s): Marcel Erwin Gerald
Last Name: von Ranson
Place of Birth: Munich - Germany
Profession:
Manager Purchasing Europe
international telecommunications company
Prof. Qualifications: Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH)
graduate engineer
industrial engineering and management
Kfmsgehilfe im Gross- u. Aussenhandel (IHK)
business specialist
wholesale&foreign trade
Nationality: German
Marital Status: Single
Place of Residence: Germany
Contact Address: Marcel@von-Ranson.de

Think Global - Act Local

...I am interested in international and multicultural challenges, where technology and solutions need to be sourced, marketed or projected on the global markets... 


 
Curriculum Vitae

 
Professional Development:
 
03.1998 - 06.2004 Cable & Wireless Telecommunication Services GmbH
02.03 - 06.04 Manager - Procurement Continental Europe
Group Purchasing & Supply Chain (Cable & Wireless PLC. - London U.K.)
ARBEITSZEUGNIS 30.06.2004 - German - JPEG 450KB - 3332x800 pixel
LETTER of REFERENCE 04.05.2004 - English - JPEG 84KB - 1100x800 pixel
-          Purchasing/Sourcing of all goods and services for all European C&W subsidiaries
-          Team-leader of an European Procurement Team
-          European Tactical Sourcing ( Reporting to the HQ in U.K. )
-          European vendor & supplier management ( CISCO, SUN, Compaq, Oracle etc. )
-          Non-technical vendor management ( car pool & travel management etc. )
-          Stakeholder of all vendors according to the C&W Category Management process
-          eProcurement EBP/SAP – deployment & support
-          IT/Network solution driven sourcing ( Internal & customer )
-          Know-How sourcing ( trainings, certifications, presentations etc. )
-          Global benchmarking ( SUN, Compaq, CISCO etc. )

-          Global License Pool Management GLPM

-          Global CAPEX and OPEX cost savings projects
-          Business Support, Marketing Support, Partnerships
-          Logistics Concepts
10.00 - 01.03 Procurement Manager Germany/Austria (Cable & Wireless Deutschland GmbH)
Procurement Manager / Global Procurement U.K. (Cable & Wireless PLC. - London U.K.)
02.99 - 09.00 Procurement Engineer Germany (Cable & Wireless ECRC GmbH)
IT/Network Sourcing
(03.1998 - 01.2000) ECRC Network Services GmbH  (acquired by C&W PLC. 01.01.1999)
08.99 - 01.00 Y2K Supplier Management
-          Hardware, Software, Carrier, Housing
02.99 - 07.99 Project Coordinator
-          Internet Services Customer Projects
-     Market & Product Evaluation
-          Firewall/VPN, vISP, Storage solutions etc.
-          Cooperate Development - G.703 X.21/V.11 or V.35 Interface Converter (Eloquence U.K.)
03.98 - 01.99 Purchasing / Logistics
-          Technical and non-technical purchasing
-          Product Management (Hardware)
-          Sales Support
 
12.1997 - 02.1998 Televersa NETnet Deutschland GmbH
Customer Care
 
07.1997 - 11.1997 Mühlbauer High Tech International GmbH
Smart Card Technology
Sales Representative
-          Asia & Europe
 
Course of Studies:
 
10.1989 - 02.1996 FHM Fachhochschule München (University of Applied Technology)
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – industrial engineering and management
Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur (FH) – graduate engineer
DIPLOMA - German - JPEG 340KB - 3381x800 pixel
 
Work Experience Abroad:
 
08.1994 - 03.1995 United Potteries Saigon - S.R. Vietnam
-          Network Management (Novell 3.12 + 4.11)
-          Server Administration & Desktop Support
-          Desktop Publishing (Product Catalogue)
-          IT Support
 
Industrial Placement:
 
07.1993 - 08.1993 Motorola GmbH – Finance Division
05.1993 - 06.1993 DECKEL AG – Marketing/Market Research
08.1992 - 09.1992 RKW e.V. – Consulting Projects
07.1991 - 09.1991 Bauer Kompressortechnik GmbH - Montage
04.1991 - 05.1991 b.a.s. Bildschirmtext-Agentur-Service GmbH – Direct-Mailings
08.1990 - 12.1991 CYCLO Getriebebau Lorenz Braren GmbH – Industrial Practical - Machining, CNC etc.
02.1990 - 03.1990 Gerhard Lingenfelder - Pre-study Industrial Practical
 
Military Service:
 
10.1988 - 12.1989 Integrated European Air Defense - Air Force
34. FlaRakG - Stabsbatterie - Rottenburg a.d.L.
OG.d.R. - German Federal Armed Forces (15 months)
 
Continuing Education:
 
09.1987 - 07.1988 Staedtische Fachoberschule WVR (L-Klasse)
Commercial City College - Munich 
(Economy – Administration – Law)
 
Commercial Industrial Training:
 
01.1985 - 06.1987 Ferdinand Pieroth GmbH - Pieroth Group
Kaufmannsgehilfe im Groß- und Außenhandel (IHK)
business specialist, wholesale&foreign trade
GEHILFENBRIEF & ARBEITSZEUGNIS - German - JPEG 340KB - 1670x800 pixel
 
Education:
09.1983 - 07.1984 Staatliche Realschule Wolfratshausen 
Secondary School
 
Languages:
 
German (mother-tongue)
English (fluent in writing and speech)
French (basic)
 
Skills:
 
- Business fluent
- Multidisciplinary thinking and acting
- Ability to assert oneself
- Strong general IT-Network product and market knowledge
 
Hobbies:
 
International traveling (far abroad)
Communication technology
Diving
 
Experience Abroad (mainly traveling - excl. Europe):
 
2004 Thailand - Cambodia - Philippines
2004 Dominican Republic
2004 Thailand - Malaysia - Cambodia - HKK
03/04 Kenya - Tanzania
2003 Indonesia - Malaysia
2003 Kenya
2002 Cambodia
2002 Cuba
01/02 Indonesia
2001 Venezuela
2001 Malaysia - Philippines
2000 Dubai - Sri Lanka - Indonesia
2000 Suriname - Guiana - Curacao
2000 Ghana - Togo
1999 Indonesia - Vietnam
1998 Indonesia
1997 Malaysia
94/95 Vietnam (1 year)
1993 Thailand - Cambodia - Vietnam - Laos
1992 Thailand
1981 India - Kashmir


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