Independent Business Owner

• Mar 2020 - Present

Commodity Leader Powertrain

• Sep 2018 - Mar 2020

Commodity Leader Powertrain and Engine• Leading team of 5 people incl. local and expats• Work in extremely tough environment with challenging timings and deliverables• Achieved SOP of car in 18 months• Negotiate complex agreements with global suppliers that may include co-development, technology partnerships etc. • Develop contingency plans to mitigate risk of non-performance of sole-sourced vendors.• Develops commodity sourcing plans and leads resources in the identification of potential suppliers, requirements documentation, RFI and RFQs, bid and price analysis, negotiation and contract award and supplier performance management.• Communicates category specific metrics, leading indicator data and external market factors that could impact cost and supply risk.• Drives price reduction activities by identifying and tracking product cost drivers, market trends and economic factors impacting supplied material costs.• Partners with the Product Management, Engineering and Materials Management to improve reliability and accuracy, reduce overall business costs, and mitigate risk to the organization.• Develops & manages supplier contract database and all pertinent supplier related legal documents like NDAs, GTC‘s etc.• Leading cross functional teams or projects.• Other projects as assigned.

Senior Commodity Buyer

• Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

• Sourcing different modules in extremely tough timing - only one project in the world• Project targets: Timely decision making, Controlling of supplier performance during launch, Nomination within tooling and material cost targets• Establishing and managing business relationships with suppliers• Coordinating sourcing activities in the purchase department• Analyze market forecasts and trends affecting commodity. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regional and global economic conditions and business situations that impact materials within assigned commodities

Buyer

• Feb 2015 - Apr 2018

• Delivery of financial objectives: Material cost reduction, Tooling investment, Accruals and purchase price variance • Project targets: Timely decision making, Controlling of supplier performance during launch, Nomination within tooling and material cost targets, Management of AEKO / ECRs • Establishing and managing business relationships with suppliers• Coordinating sourcing activities in the purchase department• Analyze market forecasts and trends affecting commodity. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regional and global economic conditions and business situations that impact materials within assigned commodities

Program Launch Buyer

• Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

• Conduct consultations and negotiations with suppliers in close collaboration with commodity buyers/managers • Integrating suppliers at very early in the project (New development programs) • Collect and follow-up suppliers improvement suggestions (Design to Cost/Manufacturing) • Perform benchmarking to identified potential Suppliers in co-ordination with Global Sourcing reccomendation (Pre-Sourcing strategy) • Cost breakdown analysis • Preparing and participating in Sourcing Committee qith reccomendet supplier at Group and Management Level • Perform VA/VE (Value Analysis, Value Engineering) analyses, workshops with suppliers to obtain Target Cost • Contracts signed on time (Letter of Nomination) – in collaboration with Global Commodity and Legal department • Supplier involvment and development on early stage of program and implement on SOP • Responsible for BOM costs on product • Vital role in Acquisition phase • Working in SAP

Project Buyer / Project Manager

• Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

• Conduct consultations and negotiations with suppliers in close collaboration with commodity buyers (CRPs)• Integrating suppliers at very early in the project (CRPs)• Collect and follow-up suppliers improvement suggestions (CRPs)• Perform benchmarking to identified potential Suppliers• Preparing and performing Sourcing Committee at Group and Management Level• Perform VA/VE (Value Analysis, Value Engineering) analyses, workshops when necessary (CRPs)• Contracts signed on time (NDA, Development agreement, Tool loan agreement, Supply contract, Product and Price agreement, QAA) – in collaboration with commodity and quality• Project management of cost reduction projects• Responsible for BOM and margin of the product group• Follow up meeting with suppliers (project on time, workshops etc.)

Purchase Specialist

• Oct 2009 - Sep 2011

Sales Specialist

• Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

Sales Assistant- Working on MS Access - organizing seminaries- contacting with customers - negotiation with customers about the price

Practice

• Feb 2008 - Apr 2008

Practice in HR Department- taking part in interviews- process of selecting applications- recruitment of new customers for Manpower- word processing on advertisement- office work

Security Officer

• Oct 2006 - Sep 2007

reception duties, constant contact with Facilities Manager