PROFILE 14+ years experience in direct procurement across both manufacturing and engineering sector covering chemical, avionics, inflight entertainment products and engineering service categories.Bachelor degree in International Business Management from University of West of England (Bristol, UK)Average annual procurement portfolio worth 40MUSD with annual savings delivery of approx. 15% through negotiations, claims, re-sourcing of supplied components and procurement process optimizationDepartment head deputy responsibility including financial approval, compliance to all contract deliverables and management of all communication within the organization with executive directorsConfident, motivated, analytical and articulate procurement professional with specific interest in supplier relationship development, procurement process optimization and cost-savings generationPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 03/2012 – Present – Technical Procurement Manager – Aircraft electronic and Inflight Entertainment systems - Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (Zürich, CH)- Management of all the commercial and sourcing aspects of assigned categories- Negotiation and implementation of major contracts and effective cost management programs- Coordination of activities (specifications definition, sourcing, negotiations, operational procurement, implementation, troubleshooting) performed on SWISS Aircraft Fleet. - Establishment of frame/General Terms/Purchasing/Service level contract agreement- Leading role in the negotiation and coordination of modification projects involving several airlines of the Lufthansa group- Responsible for the internal Procurement process/approval request of all procurement investments for the assigned categories - Project management of the implementation of a Supplier Performance Management tool within the organization.- Maintenance and reporting of all achieved procurement performances as well as future potential procurement initiatives.08/2010-02/2012 - Chemical Commodity manager - Ironoxide, driers, nitrocellulose - Valspar Switzerland Corp. (Grüningen, CH)