I am an open-minded, calm, focused person who sees clearly the priorities and the major responsibilities. Over the past 15 years, I have worked in various procurement functions as procurement expert and business partner. Each position required creation of trust and cooperation with internal and external partners and clients. By knowing the operational and transactional background I've been able to look at the entire procurement process end to end with full accountability and obtain early involvement in business discussions/decisions by valuable cooperation through clarity of goals, objectives, and effective, friendly and fact-based communications. I have 10+ years experience in the procurement of services related to the Pharma sector (e.g. patient support programs, market research among HCPs, healthcare data analysis, healthcare events)• As a cluster category manager being responsible for car fleet I've been overseeing the procurement and management of the company's vehicle fleet in the countries under my responsibility, ensuring cost-effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, supplier negotiations and sustainability initiatives according to the global category strategy• As a cross-divisional procurement business partner, I guided my stakeholders through the continuous changes in procurement systems and processes and ensured continuity in business critical purchases;• As procurement manager I achieved/contributed to the 3-7% yearly saving targets in marketing and corporate spend categories,• As a person responsible for the compliance of procurement processes I supported several internal and external reviews and audits, performed and tested various procurement related SOX controls• As a country procurement expert, I supported multiple successful SAP and SRM system implementations and customizations.• As a member of the CEE team I worked on / contributed to several regional procurement projectsI’m skilled in Microsoft Excel, SAP, Ariba and various SRM and sourcing systems.