Ramin Drexler

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Head of Procurement Excellence at RWE

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Overview

Ramin is the Head of Procurement Excellence at RWE, with over 15 years of experience in consulting and leadership. He has deep expertise in business transformation, agile methods, and large-scale change initiatives, having studied International Business at both Northeastern University and ESB Business School.

He is passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence, having driven such initiatives at both RWE and The LEGO Group. His professional interests include topics covered by the Harvard Business Review, indicating a focus on cutting-edge management and strategy.

He is a graduate of the RWE Offshore Wind global Talent program, an intensive 18-month personal growth journey.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Procurement Transformation
In his current role, he leads large-scale system and process transformations across the RWE Group to optimize end-to-end procurement performance and governance.
Business Transformation
He has a long track record of leading transformation initiatives at RWE and LEGO, implementing new operating models and organizational development frameworks.
Renewable Energy
He has held multiple roles within RWE's Offshore Wind division and has publicly shared his pride in the company's clean energy portfolio expansion.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2026
Head of Procurement Excellence at RWE
2022 - 2-2026
Head of HR UK & IRE | HR Strategy & Projects | HR Analytics @ RWE Offshore Wind at RWE
2019 - 2022
Chief Advisor Corporate Transformation @ RWE AG at RWE
2017 - 2019
Managing Consultant (2019), Lead Consultant (2018), Consultant (2017) @ Innogy SE at RWE
2013 - 2017
Lead Consultant - D2C, IT, EUC (2013 - 2014) / CEEMEA, FR/IB, RU (2015 - 2017) at LEGO Group

Education

1-2006 - 12-2007
Diploma in International Business from ESB Business School, Reutlingen University
1-2003 - 12-2005
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA from Northeastern University

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Insights For Selling To Ramin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ramin is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ramin

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ramin move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Ramin take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Ramin

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