Steffen Platzeck

Steffen Platzeck currently serves as the Head of Purchase at Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire since April 2024, overseeing procurement at facilities in Bad Arolsen and Bramsche. Prior to this role, Steffen was the Purchasing Manager at Marelli, managing both direct and indirect purchasing as well as supplier quality at the Electric Powertrain site in Cologne from August 2021 to March 2024. Steffen's extensive experience in procurement includes leadership positions at FORD Transmissions, GETRAG, and Magna Powertrain, where responsibilities encompassed the development of purchasing strategies, supplier quality assurance, and global procurement processes. Steffen holds a Diplom-Ingenieur degree in Mechanical Engineering from Fachhochschule Hamburg, earned between 1985 and 1990.