Matthias Pape-Ullmer
Matthias Pape-Ullmer
Senior IT Purchasing Expert
- Over 20 years of leadership experience in IT procurement, contract management, and vendor management across various industries.
- Proven expertise in strategic sourcing, process optimization (P2P), and procurement systems including SAP (MM, FI, CO, SRM), Ariba, and Coupa.
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record of high-volume IT contract handling and cost reduction.
- Experienced project and change manager, certified PMP, skilled in agile and traditional methodologies.
- Highly analytical, process-oriented, and business-savvy with bilingual capabilities in German and English.

Last 3 projects
since 04/2022 | Automotive | Lead for MDG and Supplier Onboarding, implementing master data & purchasing modules in a global SAP S4 rollout. |
12/2021 – 04/2022 | Industry | Optimization and migration of procurement IT systems (e.g., SAP S4/Hana, WebEDI), stakeholder coordination. |
12/2020 – 11/2021 | Media | Strategic procurement and contract negotiation for IT & Digital, incl. P2P process optimization. |
Tools
Competencies
- Strategic IT Procurement & Sourcing
- IT Transition & Transformation Experience (Carve Out)
- Vendor & Provider Management
- Process Optimization and Change Management (P2P, Carve-Out)
- Cloud-native Procurement Platforms
Languages
- German (native)
- English (fluent)
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