Frederic Joachim
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Senior Category Buyer - Raw material - Aluminium mega casting and aluminum sheets at Volvo Cars
Location: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden 8 work roles 2 schools
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Senior Category Buyer - Raw material - Aluminium mega casting and aluminum sheets
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Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Frederic Joachim is listed as Senior Category Buyer - Raw material - Aluminium mega casting and aluminum sheets at Volvo Cars, a with 210 employees, based in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Frederic Joachim.

Frederic Joachim previously worked as Raw Material Category Buyer - Aluminium mega casting and sheets at Volvo Cars and Category Buyer at Essity. Frederic Joachim holds Commercial Pilot, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot And Flight Crew from Flying Vikings Usa.

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Seasoned Buyer and Procurement Manager who has expertise in complete life cycle procurement and supply chain development. A strong inclusive leader and an excellent communicator, who establishes outstanding stakeholder relationships.

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Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars
Senior Category Buyer - Raw material - Aluminium mega casting and aluminum sheets
Gothenburg, SE
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Senior Category Buyer - Raw Material - Aluminium Mega Casting And Aluminum Sheets

Gothenburg, Se

Raw Material Category Buyer - Aluminium Mega Casting And Sheets

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Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

• Mega casting project - Liaising with R&D, Mechanical Engineering and Procurement for first Mega casting set up in Europe.• Enabled enduring vendors to sign Volvo’s General Terms and Conditions (GTC) regulating suppliers legally and commercially.• Researching, assessing, and introducing new aluminum sheet suppliers to achieve competitive sourcing, total cost reductions, and aligning with company-driven sustainability goals.• Writing off claims arising due to Energy inflation.• Accountable for Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability and Risk Management (QDCFTSR) of suppliers• Ensuring that contracts are completed, filed, and coordinated with legal professionals as quickly as possible.• Proactively seeking ways to optimize running business supply base while assessing and managing risks.

Feb 2023 - Present

Category Buyer

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

• Driving procurement activities primarily in the areas of indirect Procurement- Professional Services, IT, and Human Resources.• Responsible for providing procurement support to Essity stakeholders, driving diverse sourcing activities, and supporting digitalization and process automation efforts.• Piloting Professional Services, project leader in cross-functional project teams for Compensation & Benefits (Car leasing, insurance, pension schemes), leading the End-to-End sourcing activities from RFI/ RFQ till Contract Signature and Suppliers Performance Review, and for projects in Management Consultants and R&D (IT Software, research institutes, testing).• Co-piloting Human Resources, handling Request for Proposal (RFP) for Temp Staff with consultants for the White collar, • Supporting category Buyers/Managers on large-scale projects involving global strategy and negotiations.

Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

Buyer

Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

•Strategic development and oversight of key vendor relationships, developing and enhancing supplier relationships to bring value for a highly innovative, environment friendly maritime project•Standardizing procurement supplies, machinery & equipment, and suppliers, internal & external stakeholders, and processes across the organization. •Supplier evaluation and selection based on key parameters such as SWOT, Supplier Visit and Audit(on-site), Capability Scoring, Ethical policy, Pricing and Deviations and IDD, achieving end-to-end TCO.•CapEx sourcing and management, negotiating different clauses, considering acquisition costs, delivery time, payment terms, termination clause and many more, in collaboration with the legal department, translating the results of negotiations to a contract or agreement.•Setting up transparent Key Pricing Index for suppliers to have a healthy and open negotiations of business over time.•Analysing and planning unforeseen supply failures, supply risks and working closely with teams to avoid supply chain interruptions.•Driving saving activities by identifying and supporting productivity initiatives resulting in best quality, at best cost review and assessing contractual terms and conditions to determine strategic direction and negotiations.•Creating BOM in SAP and placing orders in the system while identifying system and process weaknesses and develop suggestions for optimization. •Working towards continuous improvements in the buying experience for our customers by analysing purchase order arrears, on-time deliveries, price variance and other KPIs.•Reporting directly to the Head of Supply Chain, creating KPI reports for controlling and management.

Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

On Leave

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

Administrative Director

Prakash Flexibles Pvt. Ltd - India

Chennai Area, India

Prakash Flexibles is a 25 years old private limited company manufacturing flexible laminates for Unilever , Nestle , Hershey and many more. It houses about 120 employees and has a capacity of 750 MT / Month. Role and Responsibilities:- Procurement , supply chain management, category and warehouse management- Contract negotiations and organizational planning to achieve the weekly and monthly targets.- Interacting with clients like Unilever, Nestle, Lotte and many more.Achievements:-Not compromising on quality, I have a proven track record of successfully reducing operating costs whilst increasing performance, all within tight time lines and budget.- With my commitment towards identifying and implementing continuous effective and efficient improvements, I was able to achieve these certifications for the company -‘SEDEX’ for Ethical Trade Practice and - BRC for packaging and packaging material - A Grade. My work involves working with surface- printed/ reverse printing in 9 color rotogravure printing and also with various substrates like PET, METPET, BOPP, CPP , ALUFOIL , PAPER , EXTRUSION blowing/ coating, and various adhesives to manufacture mono-layer , two / three / four layers structures for confectionery , detergents ( bars/powders / liquids) , wheat flour , gloves and much more.My experience here has taught me to work independently with great leadership and self-confidence, knowing how to discipline and motivate the marketing team , factory manager and staff with problem-solving capabilities.

Dec 2013 - Aug 2019

Purchase And Marketing Manager

Prakash Flexibles Pvt. Ltd - India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

My work involves working with surface- printed/ reverse printing in 9 color rotogravure printing and also with various substrates like PET, METPET, BOPP, CPP , ALUFOIL , PAPER , EXTRUSION blowing/ coating, and various adhesives to manufacture mono-layer , two / three / four layers structures for confectionery , detergents ( bars/powders / liquids) , wheat flour , gloves and much more.Achievements:• Decreased overheads by 4% by proactively analysing unnecessary expenses and through efficient production planning and forecasting.• Brought to effect for preventive maintenance, reducing breakdown time by 30%.

Jan 2012 - Nov 2013

Partner

Studio Fabric

Chennai Area, India

Studio Fabric was started with a partner as an interest in understanding customer needs for unique materials and fabric for clothing. As a partner, I was involved in procuring fabrics, sourcing them from nation-wide suppliers, managing accounts and finances to ensure companies growth and profits. I was involved directly with customers which gave me an insight into their expectations, which in turn helped me understand why a company, however large or small, should be customer focussed.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
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Commercial Pilot, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot And Flight Crew

Flying Vikings Usa
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Frederic Joachim works for Volvo Cars.

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Frederic Joachim is listed as Senior Category Buyer - Raw material - Aluminium mega casting and aluminum sheets at Volvo Cars.

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Frederic Joachim is based in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden while working with Volvo Cars.

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Frederic Joachim has worked for Volvo Cars, Essity, Yara Marine Technologies, On Parental Leave, and Prakash Flexibles Pvt. Ltd - India.

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Frederic Joachim's colleagues at Volvo Cars include Praveen K P, Chloe Turner Kielty, Ian Wilson, Ashleigh Monkhouse, and Allan Tomkins.

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