This year, I was able to continue my work as an adjunct professor for the SKEMA Business School in Lille (FR). This time, the elective for the 'MASTER OF SCIENCE Global Supply Chain Management & Procurement' program was split into two sep...

It is a special pleasure for me to moderate the People & Culture in Procurement panel at this year's Procurement Summit. This time we will be taking a new approach in a panel discussion with a collegial case consultation.

In my coaching sessions and workshops, I use Teamplay Cards to support transformation processes. Unconscious beliefs often act as hidden obstacles, blocking personal growth and effective teamwork. This method brings those beliefs to light, encourages...

Finally this year I will be at the Trainers'  Congress again ! The congress is a 2-day event for trainers, coaches and personnel developers.

Last week I started my work as Adjunct Professor for the SKEMA Business School in Lille (FR). As an adjunct professor for the course 'MASTER OF SCIENCE Global Supply Chain Management & Procurement' I had the opportunity to train internati...

It is again a special pleasure for me to moderate the Masterclass stage "Matterhorn" at the Procurement Summit together with my long-time colleague Elmar Holschbach and this time also to close the day with my own presentation on the topic o...

From the winter semester 2022/2023, it will be a pleasure for me to help train future procurement and supply chain managers at the SKEMA Business School in Lille (FR) and to teach the elective subject Presentation & Storytelling as well as Modera...

The Procurement Summit is the trade fair for digitalisation and innovation in procurement. Highlights of this year's event include AI, blockchain and virtual assistants, as well as current hot topics such as sustainability, the Supply Chain Act a...

As part of the wlw Purchaser Academy, the knowledge and valuable know-how of purchasing experts is passed on in different formats. I am very pleased to be part of this year's webinar series as a speaker and trainer on the topic of "Purc...

If you missed my webinar on the topic "Specialists in purchasing with a focus on recruiting and further development", you can now access the complete video recording here.

A New Kind of Collaboration with Syspo Excellence The Institute for Systemic Training in HR and Organizational Development recently completed an intensive, highly valuable, and sustainable training program to become certified "Negotiation Fac...

This year, BME (German Association for Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics) has again published reviews of interesting stories and events from purchasing. However, this issue has a very special value for me. In this year 10th annivers...

The Procurement Summit offers countless opportunities each year to explore the world of procurement more deeply and intensively. The presentations provide the perfect framework. This year, too, we devoted ourselves to interesting topics.

I am delighted about the role of technical chair and the opportunity to moderate the 8th BME Forum "Purchasing of Personnel Services" on 9 December 2020 DIGITAL for the first time. In addition to the current pandemic issue, we will of cours...

The current market environment and negotiations with monopolists require a different negotiating style. With the SCHRANNER CONCEPT® you can bring even the most difficult negotiations to a successful conclusion. Within the framework of my certific...

As part of the Procurement Summit, we will address the questions: "How do we make procurement cool?" and "How agile does procurement have to be in times of the Covid-19 coronavirus?", among others.

At the Milton-Erickson-Institute Heidelberg with Dr. Gunther Schmidt, I trained as a hypnosystemic coach for personality, team and organizational development and then interned at the sysTelios Health Center Siedelsbrunn. Since February 2019 I am a ne...

Together Stephan Chassaing de Bourdeille, I will be leading the workshop "Start-up Mindset - rethinking the collaboration between creative agency & procurement!" Unfortunately, the event has to be cancelled due to COVID-19 (Coro...

My client Burda Procurement is one of four companies in the finals of the BME Innovation Award 2019 with our transformation project.

This year, I will again be the technical chair and moderator of the 7th BME Forum "Purchasing of Personnel Services" on December 3, 2019 in Düsseldorf and look forward to an exciting event

The legal department of my client Deutsche Bahn was named "Legal Inhouse Team of the Year 2019" by JUVE-Verlag for its legal spend management.

"#FromGood2Great - A success story about attitude, change capability and business focus" is the title of my client Burda Procurement's application for the BME Innovation Award 2019.

As part of the Governance working group of the Finanzdienstleister Kreis, Christian Thöne gave a presentation on agile working methods in purchasing on March 28, 2019

At the Milton-Erickson-Institute Heidelberg with Dr. Gunther Schmidt, I trained as a hypnosystemic coach for personality, team and organizational development and then interned at the sysTelios Health Center Siedelsbrunn. Since February 2019 I am a ne...

Once again this year, I will take over the technical chairmanship and moderation of the 6th BME Forum Purchasing of Personnel Services in Wiesbaden on December 04, 2018

I will lead a workshop at the event "PURCHASING, MARKETING & CREATIVE AGENCY: ACHIEVING MORE TOGETHER" on April 24 in Berlin.

After successfully completing my trainer training at Orbium Seminars Berlin, I will also be attending the Trainer | Congress | Berlin for the first time this year.

This year, I will again take over the technical chair and moderation of the 5th BME Forum "Purchasing of Personnel Services" on November 29, 2017 in Oberursel / Frankfurt am Main.

With the certificate of the Milton-Erickson-Institute Heidelberg I successfully complete my 2.5-year training as a (hypno-)systemic coach.

In August of this year, I successfully participated in Orbium's trainer training and was able to obtain a further qualification.

"In a management position, it's social skills that count most" Christian Thöne in an interview with "MBI buyers in the market". Published in: MBI Buyers in the Market - 08 / 2017

This year, as part of TRAVEL, MICE & MORE 2017, I will be moderating the "Workshop - Professional event and change management using the MICE portal" on 06.07.2017 in Wiesbaden.

This year, I am moderating the workshop "Balanced Scorecard in Purchasing Controlling" on 20.06.2017 in Bad Soden / Frankfurt am Main as part of the 2nd BME Forum Controlling and Reporting in Purchasing.

Where is the key to employee development in purchasing? - A travel report Author: Christian Thöne Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Published in: Personnel Development in Procurement

Within the framework of this year's compact course Diplomierter Einkaufsmanager (BME)®, I am taking on a training role in the area of personnel management in procurement.

Come to my presentation at the 11th BME-FORUM Controlling and Reporting in Purchasing and build together with me the bridge between (purchasing) controlling and the management and control of a relevant purchasing department.

In the context of the 11th BME Congress TRAVEL, MICE & MORE "Professional Procurement of Business Travel and Events" I will take over the leadership of a workshop.