More than 7 years’ experience in this role in managing back-office functions (Warehouse, Logistics, IT and Purchasing) for this limited liability company whose objects of activity cover the fields of Intralogistics, Warehouse Automation, Warehouse furnishing and Shop fitting for one of the major retailers / distributors in the Romanian market. Established and managed productive business relationships with international and local suppliers. Ensured coordination and guidance of personnel to successfully deliver annual projects and targets. Analysis of data and submission of regular reports to the General Manager. Major focus placed on the development of a new purchasing strategy and procedures to deliver turnover growth of 66% since the beginning of my employment.

DIAMEL GRUP SRL - Real Estate Management and ConsultingAUR-ARGINT.COM - Sale and Distribution of Physical Investment Gold & Silver Bullion

Novachrom Trading - Strategic Distributor of ExxonMobil Lubricants RomaniaNovachrom Industries - Coatings and Powders Manufacturing (Paints, Fillers, Glues)Full legal, financial and operational responsibility for this limited liability company established in 1999 whose objects of activity were a Strategic Distributor Partnership with ExxonMobil for the import and sale of the Esso and Mobil branded lubricants and specialties in and Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution of Construction Materials, specifically Water-Based Paints, Plasters and Dry Mortars. S&D centers in Bucharest, Oradea, Iasi and Constanta with a total headcount of 70 persons covering all areas Purchasing, Manufacturing, QC, Sales, Warehousing & Distribution, IT, Accounting and Finance. Highlights of my responsibilities and achievements:Responsible for preparation and execution of all annual / strategic budgets and operating plans.Lead negotiations for credit facilities and factoring arrangements with banks.Lead negotiations with all external service suppliers (Legal, HR, IT, Fleet and Security) Preparation of Personal Development Reports (PDR’s), setting annual targets and fulfill-by dates for each of my direct reports and their teams.Managing and maintaining relationships with major clients and leading contract negotiations on an annual basis.Human Resource ManagementSuccessful transfer of Bucharest office and infrastructure to new facilities in May 2007.Sales Results - 2009 EUR 3.8MM 2010 EUR 4.1MM 2011 EUR 6.1MM 2012 EUR 7.1MM

In addition to below, full Purchasing responsibility for Base Films, Beverage Labels, Shrink Films (covering Pepsi, Tropicana, Gatorade and Aquafina brands), Cereal Liners (Quaker), Carton Tapes and Stretch Wraps Purchasing for PepsiCo Europe (Total Portfolio value $100MM). Full Responsibility for Plastics Category Materials Purchasing across foods, snacks and beverages in cooperation with our franchise network to leverage total system volumes across the region.

Key member of the International team managing the roll out of Swiss-Co; the planned consolidation of all Raw Materials Purchasing and Supply functions across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Responsibilities included Material Supply Planning System set-up (Manugistics), audit of regional Packaging and Seasonings specifications and System integrity testing for June 1st 1999 rollout deadline. Responsible for 6 converters supplying Snacks facilities across the region reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager - Packaging. Responsibilities included:1. Annual Operating Plan preparation for BOPP Base Films for Snacks.2. Management of commercial relationships between BOPP Film Suppliers (ExxonMobil, Trespaphan, Vibac, Bimo) and our Printed Film Suppliers (Lawson Mardon, Printpack et. al.).3. Negotiation of Volume allocations and Net Price levels for PP films at the end of each year to meet both the AOP Purchasing Budget as well as the ROIC targets of our Suppliers.4. Ensuring 100% supply of Base Films to our Printed Film Suppliers.5. Auditing value and deposits of incentive allowances for Base Film Purchases.6. Coordination of trials of innovative packaging films with R&D and Operations.7. Rollout of Vendor Managed Inventory process with all Base Film Suppliers by end 2001.

Assigned to lead the implementation of the Pepsi Logistics & Manufacturing Software (PL&M System) and associated Processes. Responsibilities included system installation at Plants and Distribution Centers across the Business Unit, training of Plant and Warehouse Management to operate and maintain the Sales Forecasting, Inventory Control, Production Scheduling and Primary Distribution modules. Reported to the Russia Business Unit Logistics Director.Accomplishments: System rollout was expanded to include JV bottling plants (4) and hub DC’s (4) in Eastern Russia in addition to the PepsiCo bottling plant and DC’s (4). Implementation progress halted following the 1998 financial crisis and subsequent assignment to Frito-Lay International.