Complex environments. Clear impact.
Sectors & Fields of Application
I work across various industries – but not indiscriminately. My strength lies in environments with high complexity, critical supply chains, and measurable results pressure – where controllability, completion, and implementation are decisive.
Industry Cluster
Examples
Industry
Heavy industry
More info
Companies with capital-intensive production processes, complex supply chains, and high material, energy, and plant requirements – particularly refractories, mining, steel/steel construction, mechanical engineering, and heavy machinery construction.
Automotive &
Industrial goods
More info
Automotive, drive technology, industrial components, electronics and mechatronic systems.
Building, Energy &
Infrastructure
More info
Construction industry, energy and utilities sector, infrastructure projects, and public and regulated procurement environments.
Transport, logistics
& Services
More info
Transport, freight forwarding, contract logistics, supply chain services, consultancy and professional services.
Tech &
Communication
More info
IT Hardware, Software, Cloud and Managed Services, Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructure, as well as Retail and Platform Models.
Situations regarding Ai1 efficiency
International
Multi-site
Organisations
More info
…with complex stakeholders, conflicting interests, and unclear decision-making authority.
Fragmented
Indirect
Spending structures
More info
… in IT, Facility Management, Consulting, MRO, Logistics and Services with high bundling and standardisation potential.
Critical
Suppliers
-situations …
More info
...with escalations, single-source dependencies, price volatility, index logic, quality or supply capability risks
Shopping
Transformations
and re-setups...
More info
… with a focus on governance, roles, KPI systems, the category operating model and effective management procedures.
Tenders and negotiations
of great significance
More info
... in which evaluation logic, shortlist, negotiation architecture, award decision, and closing mechanics determine the quality of the outcome.
Globally applicable. Focus DACH.
On-site, remote, or hybrid.
Ai1 Hollmann Consulting supports companies in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as in international purchasing and supplier structures – with the presence that the mandate actually requires.
Who decides
typically estimate
- Security in complex programmes. Multi-site structures, international stakeholders, diverse interests – I navigate all this with ease, because I’ve been doing it for years. Corporate routine meets SME pragmatism.
- Negotiating under pressure. Escalations, difficult suppliers, single-source dependencies, high-stakes situations. I deliver when others hesitate – with a clear BATNA, well-executed strategy and a willingness to speak uncomfortable truths.
- Professional tender control. Evaluation logic before bid opening. Shortlist discipline instead of dusty files. Robust award decision with contract in hand – not afterwards.
- Clarity in days, not in quarters. Focus on three to four decision-relevant levers instead of overloaded action lists. Who decides what, when, on what basis, with what mandate – answered before the next meeting begins.
- Consistent implementation leading to measurable impact. No project completion on recommendation, but on realisation. Savings in the bank account, not in the presentation.
- Profiling and Skills Profile. The right people in the right purchasing roles – strategically, tactically, and operationally clearly separated. Reduces frustration at all levels and makes transformation sustainable in the first place.
- Realised savings instead of identified potential. Secured by compliance mechanics, contract penetration, no-PO-no-pay discipline and implementation controlling. What doesn't end up in the budget doesn't count.
Does your environment fit my approach?
In 30 minutes, we'll assess whether the sector, starting situation, and urgency to decide align – and where a sensible entry point lies.