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Jan-Peter Garve

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Deputy Head of Global Materials Procurement at GlobalFoundries
📍 Greater Dresden Area, Germany

Jan-Peter Garve is a seasoned procurement executive with extensive leadership experience in the global manufacturing sector, including electronics, automotive, and photovoltaics. As Deputy Head of Global Materials Procurement at GlobalFoundries, he manages a substantial purchasing volume and oversees international teams across Asia, Europe, and the US. He holds a Diplom from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

With significant international experience from both his professional and academic life, he spent an exchange year at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. This background complements his career managing globally dispersed procurement teams and reporting to executives in Singapore, New York, and California, demonstrating a strong capacity for cross-cultural collaboration.

He has managed annual purchasing volumes of up to one billion dollars for GlobalFoundries semiconductor fabrication plants.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Deputy Head of Global Materials Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Dresden Area, Germany
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Global Procurement
Manages strategic and operational sourcing for production materials across multiple global sites, with a purchasing volume of approximately $500 million.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Holds deep expertise in procuring materials for semiconductor wafer fabrication, including silicon wafers and photomasks, from his time at GlobalFoundries and Qimonda.
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Career

Work history

12-2018
Deputy Head of Global Materials Procurement
GlobalFoundries
2-2014 - 11-2018
Head of Materials & Utilities Purchasing
GlobalFoundries
7-2011 - 1-2014
Head of Global Materials Procurement
GlobalFoundries
9-2009 - 6-2011
Head of Purchasing CSM, Frankfurt/Oder
Conergy AG
12-2008 - 8-2009
Director Purchasing Frontend, Controlling & Processes
Qimonda
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Education
1990 - 1996
Diplom
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
1994 - 1995
ERASMUS Austauschstudienjahr
University of Groningen
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