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• Manage purchase contracts for projects & operation within scope• Develop & align project related purchasing strategy jointly with LOC strategic buyer in Europe and with other relevant functions• Lead all negotiations with suppliers or sub-contractors with participation of the appropriate functions • Conclude complete supplier agreements within the scope while considering best solutions in terms of TCO• Prepare sub-contract documentation, including tender and contract documents• Support major claim processes• Ensure material delivery• Analyze and monitor parts to ensure coverage to meet production schedule• Modify quantity and technical modification of the order continuously• Collaborate with other functions to ensure project success by representing Supply Management at meetings and work autonomously to resolve problems• Assessing risk in the supply and align with Procurement Project Manager on acceptable level of risk of the project and take it into consideration for the commercial negotiation with the supplier• Develop supplier ‘best in class’ performance• Maintain fluent relationship with suppliers• Expedite suppliers to ensure delivery of purchase parts on time• Negotiate with suppliers and issue purchase orders or entire frame contract for dedicated projects• Administer terms and conditions with suppliers• Check and handle complaints (NCR/NCC) in collaboration with SQA• Ensure implementation of supplier improvement activities• Manage material cost reduction activities• Explore continuously material cost reduction opportunities in order to achieve defined cost reduction targets for dedicated commodity• Implement cost reduction activities in the project in scope

• Compile requisitions from different departments.• Get three quotations from existing suppliers and newly developed suppliers.• Compare prices and negotiate for better pricing, delivery dates.• Place purchase orders as per requisitions and as per the SAP compiled missing items from approved suppliers.• Places orders for direct and indirect materials.• Check accuracy between quotations and purchase orders.• Monitor stock levels to prevent unnecessary shortages.• Manage supplier data base and ensuring the registered vendors have the required documents.• Developing suppliers that will help identify alternative materials and concepts that will generate cost reduction and improve the production process without compromising the quality or functionality of buses.• Send purchase orders to suppliers.• Following up on the expediting of delivery of goods and services provided.• Localization of parts.• Compile savings and commodity reports.

• Pulled paper and board samples from the warehouse as per requests from sales for customers to test• Cut paper and/or board to required sizes using a guillotine.• Collate samples of every paper and board items that are supplied by Peters Papers according to their properties.• I was responsible for sending couriers to all Peters Papers branches and international suppliers. I also did the receiving of couriers and handing them to the relevant people.• Every six months I helped with stock count for all paper, board and graphics items.