- Responsible for the procurement strategy of the format- Commercial margin management and P&L responsibility- Key challenges for the achievement of the job goals:- Complexity of the assortment - Large supplier base for food and non food- Increasingly competitive environment due to organic expansion- Logistic(service level issues) internal and external- Difficulties to forecast volumes and elasticity due to highly dynamic environment- Low level of expertise and culture on the market to develop product and brand concepts- Changes of strategies- Key achievements:- Improved fulfillment of customer needs via Category Management (8 step process)- Improvement of commercial margin due to improved supplier base and sourcing origins- Improvement of availability on shelf through optimization of logistic value chain- Smarter promotion management through validated customer insights and basket analysis (shopper marketing)Optimization of margin through differentiated pricing policies depending on multidimensional policies - Efficiency increase of communication strategy through optimized media mix- Development of assortment and brand concept to strenghten USP of the format and increase of costumer loyalty - I prepare and individually defend the budget items before the relevant committees and collegiate management boardsI have the right of direct acceptance without further approval(no defined limit as long as it is within budget figures)

Retail Homecenter: building materials, market leader in Romania

o Total restructuring of the company’s supply chain operations:o Implementation of the central warehouse, cross-docking, import procedures o SAP w-management and R3 implementationo Assortment definition , introduction of category managemento Development and implementation of the unified logistic and supply chain system, development and introduction of negotiation procedures: change from “working by feeling” to “working by system”o Analysis of performance by store and cost cuttingo Reporting to General Manager and company owner

Retail Hard Discount: Food/Nonfood