I am Pascal Hecker and I work as an interim manager and consultant at the interface of procurement, supply chain management and commercial governance. I am called in when organizations need leadership, stabilization or decision-making ability in critical phases - especially in supply chain risks, supplier and negotiation issues as well as transformation situations.
My motivation
Why purchasing and supply chain management?
In many companies, purchasing and supply chain management determine results, delivery capability and speed. They combine strategy, operational implementation and market mechanics in a unique way.
This area of tension appeals to me because it is technically diverse and has a direct impact: Decisions in purchasing and in the supply chain influence costs, availability, speed and collaboration at the same time - both internally and externally.
In mandates, the focus is often not on optimization in the traditional sense, but on stabilization under pressure: bottlenecks, cost and earnings risks, unclear roles, escalated supplier relationships or a lack of decision-making logic.
My motivation is to create structure and clarity in these situations - so that companies remain capable of acting and employees gain orientation. When work in procurement is effective, not only key figures benefit, but also the organization and people.
Career
My professional career began with an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk and early assignments in tactical purchasing and internal accounting. In the years that followed, I worked in various industries and international contexts, including the semiconductor industry, industrial engineering, medical technology, automotive and renewable energies.
The focus of my work increasingly shifted to the management and control of purchasing and supply chain functions, the development of sustainable supplier and contract structures as well as the preparation and management of challenging negotiations - often in situations with increased pressure to achieve results, time or implementation.
In addition, I trained as a restructuring and reorganization consultant (IFUS Institute) in order to be able to classify and manage economic relationships, effects on results and decision-making logic in a well-founded manner, even in critical company phases.
Today, I work independently and take on interim and project mandates where organizations need leadership, stabilization or clear decision-making structures. The focus is on practicable solutions that work in day-to-day operations and also endure after the mandate has been completed.
Focus on realizable results
What counts in mandates is not the number of concepts, but their impact in day-to-day operations. My aim is to set up measures in such a way that they have a measurable impact - on results, delivery capability and decision-making quality. The focus is on solutions that can be implemented within the existing organizational and financial framework and that keep the organization capable of acting even after the mandate has been completed.
Publications & Profiles
ProcWee™ - Procurement Weekly Newsletter
ProcWee™ is a weekly executive briefing on purchasing, supply chain management and CEO-relevant decision-making issues. The focus is on classification, structure and impact - not on opinions or snap judgments.
The newsletter is published in English and German and is aimed at executives, interim managers and decision-makers.
On LinkedIn, I share classifications, practical examples and professional stations relating to purchasing, supply chain and negotiation management. There you will also find references, project contexts and the German version of the ProcWee™ newsletter.
Contact us
If you have a current Task definitiona Mandate or a Structural question we can arrange this in a non-binding consultation. Conversation discuss. Goal is an initial, objective assessment of your situation and the possible next steps.
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