Oren Brod Email & Phone Number

Nir Tzvi, Center District, Il

Tel Aviv, Israel

Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel

2010-present Purchasing and Import Manager | A leading automotive companyResponsibility for managing the global purchasing array of all the parts and products in the group, in annual scopes of hundreds of millions ILS.Defining the overall purchasing strategy and policy for inventory maintenance, parts availability, inventory pricing and import costs, based on in-depth understanding of the logistic system and strive for innovation.Leading negotiations, drafting agreements, managing procurement contracts locally and globally, including sourcing and screening suppliers.Leading and monitoring cross-organizational purchasing processes, defining work protocols and work flow, setting annual goals and operational KPI's, managing budgets.Responsibility for managing the overall import activity - ~1700 deliveries per year (marine/aerial). Experience in international freight, working with customs agents, local authorities and government entities (customs, Institute of Standards, the Ministry of Communication, etc.).Negotiating with freight forwarding companies, leading to formation of freight agreements, strong understanding of all aspects of the supply chain, including monitoring of freight forwarding invoices in multiple import files.Experience in locating and assessing new information systems in the purchasing and import sector, including managing the systems' implementation project. Analyzing users' requirements, translating to software features, designing the IT system, writing specification documents, leading integrative projects, designing internal import and purchasing processes. -Managing an independent profit/loss unit, aiming to increase sales and outputs. -Senior management team members, taking part in strategic decision making. -Managing and motivating staff – direct management of 9 team members, training and retaining the human resource.

Purchasing Manager | Meir Cars and Trucks Co.Managing the purchasing array of the Volvo and Jaguar luxury brands.Managing the SAP implementation project (Business Leader), logistic modules – MM, MRP, SD, integrative work with several entities simultaneously.Responsibility for the design and re-structuring of the SAP purchasing and infrastructures arrays, alongside addressing users' requirements, defining new work protocols, conducting system tests, quality assurance prior to transfer to Production, including training and qualifying staff.Overall responsibility for managing the spare parts' purchasing, including inventory planning and monitoring, based on strong strategic insight, operating various purchasing management system, managing orders, timing ongoing marine and aerial supplies.Responsibility for inventory pricing, defining the inventory holding and service level policy with regards to inventory turn-around and import costs.Negotiating the procurement aspects locally and globally, including closing contracts with subcontractors.Managing and motivating staff.

Purchasing and Inventory Manager | Taavura, DAF Importers in IsraelResponsibility for identifying purchasing sources for products and services, review of purchase orders, adapting to corporate needs.Responsibility for purchasing and spare parts locally and globally, tracking, monitoring and negotiating price in-consistencies, ongoing documentation of suppliers' performance, analyzing inventory reports.Integrative and intensive work with the company's clients and departments, leading business collaborations with institutional entities, hands-on experience with organizational change and projects leadership.Acting as departmental ISO Trustee, managing 2 staff members.