• Extensive knowledge of supply chain and procurement processes• Excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills• Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Eight years of project management experience within multinational teams• MBA from an intensive one-year international program
• Control and develop the annual budget of $6 million (in a $60 million business): evaluate dynamics of prices fluctuation, forecast the price for budgeting reasons and identify the major areas for cost reduction• Establish purchasing practises. Purchasing was a new function within the company. My role was to establish a separate department and take responsibility for the purchasing budget• Identify the most efficient department structure, interview, hire and train junior buyers• Negotiate contract terms at VPs and CEOs level, establish long-term partners relations with suppliers • Put in place annual contracts for logistic services (transport and warehousing), point of sales materials and BTL• Constantly analyze the market, identify alternative supply options and make sure that the best in the industry suppliers are contracted at the best value• Monitor suppliers’ performance quarterly to drive service quality improvement and increase the value• Execute tenders, RFI, RFQ • Build effective purchasing strategy • Facilitate the launch of 3strategic local contract manufacturing projects. Johnson & Johnson didn’t have any local manufacturing in Russia. My role was to find potential sub-contractors who would produce wipes, liquid creams and soaps for J&J, to evaluate economical viability of the projects, to lead negotiations with sub-contractors CEOs and co-ordinate the projects flow with internal stakeholders