FROM CONCEPT TO CONTract
Strategy+Sourcing is the GRS consulting service from early concept development via tender to closing. Our service provides for the highest competition and therewith maximize cost and time savings, as well as the best quality. Ralph Schnee, Senior manager Strategy+Sourcing, and Jannis Klar, manager Strategy+Sourcing, will support our clients’ projects with their experience and market expertise as partners and provide comprehensive advice based on well-founded market data.
Ralph Schnee
RALPH SCHNEE (Contact details) IS A SHIPBROKER WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. FOLLOWING HIS OVERSEAS TRAINING IN NEW YORK AND HONG KONG, HE STARTED IN 1992 WITH SOVCHART HAMBURG AS CHARTERING MANAGER IN THE MERCHANT SHIPPING INDUSTRY, COVERING RUSSIAN CONTROLLED TONNAGE AND REQUIREMENTS WORLDWIDE. IN 2016, RALPH CAME TO GRS AS SENIOR CHARTERING MANAGER IN CHARGE OF MAJOR PROJECTS AND TONNAGE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING TENDER SUPPORT AND TURNKEY PROJECTS. SINCE THEN, HE HAS GAINED VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SECTOR AND LOGISTICS, MOST RECENTLY IN THE SALES AND PROJECT MANAGER POSITION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ACTING OFFSHORE SUPPLIER. FROM MARCH 2021, HE HAS PROVIDED HIS EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AS SENIOR MANAGER OF OUR STRATEGY+SOURCING DEPARTMENT.
Jannis Klar
JANNIS KLAR (contact details) IS AN ENGINEERING GRADUATE (M.SC.) IN MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES SPECIALIZING IN WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. APART FROM HIS PRACTICE-ORIENTED STUDIES, JANNIS ALSO SPENT TWO YEARS WORKING AT THE FRAUNHOFER IWES IN THE WIND FARM PLANNING AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. HE SERVED INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS WITH MARKET ANALYSES AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION. MOST RECENTLY, JANNIS WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF DRAWING UP FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE OFFSHORE WIND MARKET AND THE ASSOCIATED LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS. JANNIS USES HIS YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE AND HIS WIDE-RANGING KNOWLEDGE OF THE OFFSHORE WIND MARKET IN HIS ROLE AS A TRUSTED CONTACT PERSON FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE AREA OF STRATEGY+SOURCING.
