Global Procurement Services
GPS - the organization
The G.P.S. (Global Procurement Services) organization with its international purchasing and service offices in Asia was founded in 1995 by Wilfried Krokowski and emerged from the BME (Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e. V.) project Procurement in the Far East.
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Over the years, GPS has supported companies such as Berker, Beumer, Contitech VC, Dorma, Endress + Hauser, Eppendorf, Francotyp-Postalia, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Hengst, IFM Electronics, Kirchhoff Automotive Group, Krones, Meyra, Miele, Mubea, Pfannenberg, Phoenix Contact, Sartorius, Sick, Stiebel-Eltron, Viessmann, Wagner, Wessel-Werk, Wolters and Zeiss in their activities in Asia.
The India business
Carolin Hambrügge started the business in India in 2006 with individual sourcing trips for companies such as Dorma, Klingelnberg, Metabo, Kirchhoff Automotive, Denios, Hawle and Kessler. Today, G.P.S. India is the partner for European and Israeli companies for sourcing, supplier management and quality assurance on the Indian market.
Since its inception, the role of GPS has expanded considerably to include market research, identification of cooperation partners and project management in addition to sourcing services.
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Another focus is to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their business expansion in Asia by assisting them in setting up their distribution channels and production facilities in Asia.
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The G.P.S. offices in Germany and Israel coordinate the activities. The operational tasks are carried out by the GPS offices in India (Chennai), China (Shanghai) and Singapore.