Abasin Gardiwal

by Andreas Weller | 9. April 2025

Abasin Gardiwal

Senior IT Purchasing Expert

15+ years of experience in IT procurement, sourcing strategy, and process optimization across industries including automotive, energy, and tech.
Expert in global procurement, contract negotiation, and category management for IT services, software, hardware, and construction-related sourcing.
Strong leadership in building and managing procurement teams, implementing sourcing frameworks, and driving supplier development initiatives.
Highly skilled in using Ariba, SAP ERP, and digital procurement solutions for RFPs, catalog management, and sourcing automation.
Proven ability to coach and advise teams on negotiation strategy, tendering, and digital transformation in procurement environments.

Last 3 projects

02/2024 – 01/2025	Food	Interim Procurement Manager
09/2023 – 01/2024	Energy	Interim Head of Procurement
09/2023 – 12/2023	IT	Tender Manager

Tools

Competencies

Strategic IT Procurement & Tender Management
Contract Negotiation & Sourcing Strategy
Procurement Process Optimization
AI-driven Procurement Analytics

Languages

German (native)
Persian (native)
English (fluent)
Hindi (fluent)
Pashto (fluent)

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Patric Schramm

by Anita-Dora Andreadis | 31. March 2025

Patric Schramm

Test Manager/Coordinator

- ISTQB Advanced Level Certified Test Manager with 10+ years of experience in test management and quality assurance for large-scale transformation projects, especially in SAP S/4HANA environments.
- Expert in SAP-centric testing, including SAP Solution Manager 7.2 (Focused Build, Test Step Designer), SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Signavio, and Tricentis tools (qTest, Tosca).
- Extensive hands-on experience with JIRA and HP ALM, including test planning, execution tracking, defect lifecycle management, and integration with change/release processes.
- Proven track record in cross-team coordination, test strategy definition, execution planning, defect and risk management, and E2E test governance at program level.
- Strong communication and documentation skills, including training delivery, test reporting, and seamless collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Last 3 projects

since 2024	Automotive Parts Retail & Wholesale	Test Management Lead (SAP S/4HANA)
2024	Food Retail	Customer Test Management Advisor
2021 – 2023	Fashion Retail	Test Management Lead (Greenfield S/4HANA)

Tools

Competencies

Project Lead Test Management
Requirement & Release Management
Operational Test Management
E2E Test Management

Languages

German
English

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Dandy Sabow

by Andreas Weller | 21. March 2025

Dandy Sabow

Senior IT Purchasing Expert

20+ years of international experience in IT procurement and indirect services, including large-scale outsourcing and carve-out projects.
Expert in contract negotiation, supplier management, procurement strategies, and risk mitigation for deals exceeding €10 million.
Proven track record of managing complex global RfPs across various industries such as automotive, energy, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
Extensive hands-on knowledge of procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Scanmarket) and regulatory-sensitive topics like contingent labor compliance.
Strong leadership in building procurement organizations from scratch and integrating IT procurement into broader corporate structures.

Last 3 projects

since 11/2024	Industrial	Global IT and indirect procurement consultant; RfPs for services, licenses, and infrastructure
09/2023 – 10/2024	Recycling	IT procurement advisor; integration of IT commodity, global RfPs for hardware/software
01/2021 – 08/2023	Engine Manufacturing	Setup and integration of IT procurement commodity; SAP S/4HANA migration project

Tools

Competencies

IT Sourcing setup within Carve-out projects
Strategic IT procurement & contract negotiation
Supplier consolidation & risk management
knowledge in emerging procurement technologies (e.g., AI-driven sourcing tools)

Languages

German (native)
English (fluent)
Spanish (fluent)

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Viola Verebes

by Anita-Dora Andreadis | 20. February 2025

Viola Verebes

Senior PMO

Experienced PMO with a strong background in IT rollout projects and PMO governance (such as SAP implementation projects)
Expert in project portfolio management, resource planning, and reporting as well as change management.
Strong proficiency in project management tools including Project Online, Planview, Clarity PPM, and Power BI.
Proven leadership in setting up global PMO offices, project governance, defining E2E project lifecycle and leading teams of up to 21 people across multiple locations within waterfall and agile project setup
Extensive experience in process standardization, migration projects, and tool implementation.
Fully flexible with a hands-on, solution-oriented approach.
Fluent in English and Hungarian.

Last 3 projects

2024	Environmental (EU organization)	PMO Lead
2020 – 2023	Oil & Gas	Global PMO Office Lead
2021 – 2022	Manufactoring	PMO

Tools

Competencies

Project Management
PMO Governance
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Deepening Agile Methodology Expertise

Languages

Hungarian
English
Russian
Polish

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Andrea Sala Cantarell

by Anita-Dora Andreadis | 20. December 2024

Andrea Sala Cantarell

Senior Project Manager / Source-to-Pay Expert

Procurement Processes Improvement Consultant with extensive expertise in change and stakeholder management.
Proven track record in leading system implementation programs, optimizing S2P processes, and building sustainable procurement organizations. Skilled in driving efficiency, cost reduction, and compliance improvements.
Active blogger, speaker, and panelist on Procurement Change Management topics, frequently engaged by consulting and ProcureTech companies as a speaker at industry events.
Key achievements include:
- Reduced invoice processing costs by 20% through process optimization.
- Delivered EMEA-wide savings of 10% on travel costs via process improvements and new tool deployments.
- Achieved an 85% adoption rate of credit cards for business travel.
- Realized $1M in savings through systems and process consolidation during M&A activities.

Last 3 projects

Since 2022	Manufacturing	Procurement Project Manager
2021 – 2022	Pharma	Global Supplier Enablement Lead
2020 – 2021	Pharma	Source to Pay (S2P) Project Lead

Tools

Competencies

Project Management/Program Management (agile, waterfal)
Source to Contract / Procure to Pay
Change Management
Process Improvement

Languages

Spanish
English
Italian
French
German

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Abasin Gardiwal

Abasin Gardiwal

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Patric Schramm

Patric Schramm

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Dandy Sabow

Dandy Sabow

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Viola Verebes

Viola Verebes

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Andrea Sala Cantarell

Andrea Sala Cantarell

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