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Ralf Buscher

Ralf Buscher

Economically viable investments in an industrial context

Ralf Buscher stands for technically sound procurement with project responsibility – whether for temporary relief of your team, taking over critical project phases or as a targeted intervention to increase efficiency in your procurement processes. An interdisciplinary, solution-oriented and assertive approach guarantees sustainable results. Regardless of whether in permanent employment, advisory function or as an interim solution, I am the structural partner at your side.

Think 360 degrees, direct purposefully

Services

Management & Project Procurement for Industrial Plants

Highly specialized management in technical procurement with focus on industrial projects in energy generation and comprehensive project procurement for complex plant construction projects.

Focus Areas in Procurement:
  • Energy generation for industry
  • Project procurement for large industrial projects
  • Technical procurement support
  • Budgeting & cost control
Strategic Mandates:
  • Procurement analysis & process improvement
  • Spend analysis & cost benchmarking
  • Cost analysis & make-or-buy decisions
  • KPI implementation and maintenance

Comprehensive Engineering for Renewable Energy

Comprehensive engineering and consulting services for photovoltaic, wind power and battery storage systems from feasibility study to commissioning.

Project Phases:
  • Feasibility and site analysis
  • Yield and economic analyses
  • Development planning coordination
  • Authority management & expert report coordination
Implementation:
  • Technical planning & tendering
  • Award and bid management
  • Project management and construction supervision
  • Commissioning, testing & acceptance

The "Carbon Cube" as Guiding Principle

Carbcube stands for the "Carbon Cube" – a symbol for economically viable climate investments in an industrial context. The cube represents stability and structure, each of its faces stands for a key project stakeholder e.g.: investor, steering committee, project management, technology and other project participants, procurement, authorities – only together they create a sustainable whole.

The structural partner at your side – precise, multidimensional and solution-oriented.

Professional Experience

Project Manager – Investments - Renewable Energy

Wirtgen

Jan. 2025 – Apr 2025

Manager in renewable energy with focus on development, planning and implementation of PV and wind energy projects.

  • Project planning of an 18 MWp photovoltaic park with scalable storage solution from 2MWh to max. 10 MWh
  • Support and operational guidance of development and operations management processes
  • Focus on pragmatic solutions, cost optimization and technical quality assurance

International Project Procurement Manager

Quarzwerke GmbH - Frechen

April 2011 - Dec. 2024

  • Responsibility for procurement of all projects in renewable energy, incl. PV, wind, storage and power to heat, with focus on Total Cost of Ownership.
  • Planning and initiation of a new business field for secondary raw materials through construction of a container glass recycling plant in Poland with a budget of approx. 40 million €.
  • Management of procurement for construction of a new plant in Poland from 2018 to 2022, with a project budget of approx. 40 million €, as well as in Russia from 2015 to 2018 with a budget of approx. 35 million €.
  • Development of procurement strategy and planning budgets for projects in cooperation with project management, including coordination of delivery and time schedules as well as creation of procurement plans.
  • Supervision of master's theses and expansion of existing as well as development of new supply chains and supplier relationships in international procurement markets.

Technical Buyer

Profine Group

Apr. 2006 – Mar. 2011

Procurement of international projects and machinery for process energy generation in the plastics industry

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Core Competencies

Management

Technical procurement and project management for industrial plants

Renewable Energy

PV, wind, battery storage, hydrogen technologies

Project Management

Comprehensive support from conception to handover

Economic Analysis

CAPEX/OPEX optimization and TCO considerations

Authority Management

Approval procedures and expert report coordination

International Business

Cross-border project implementation

Contact

I accompany you as an independent partner at eye level – with foresight, technical depth and maximum reliability.

Contact me for new projects, cooperations and exciting challenges in the energy industry or industrial plant construction.

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