Alexandru Taerel

Prepare and present supplier sourcing proposal in alignment with the cross functional project team for new and existing business; Review and negotiate supplier offers for new projects in development, as well as cost increases for parts used in mass production; Initiate VAVE and benchmarking activities, together with the suppliers, SQE, design engineer and project manager; Responsible for annual price negotiations and commercial terms improvements; Prepare YCT and global PCB strategy, which is discussed with the global team and validated together with the Yazaki VP of Strategic Purchasing; Support regional PCB category teams for different topics where global PCB suppliers are involved; Regular meetings with the PCB regional CB teams, in order to have a good visibility of new projects, business opportunities and other topics; Contract management responsibility together with the legal team, for purchasing related contracts ( NDA, Schedule Agreement, Purchase and Supply Agreement and Nomination Letter )

▪Responsible of internal and external projects until PPAP approval; ▪Estimated purchasing volume for all projects for which I am responsible is of more than 40 mil EUR over lifetime; ▪First escalation step for issues with the suppliers involved in the project; ▪Responsible of all direct components from a BOM, such as electronical/electromechanical and mechanical components; ▪Negotiate all mechanical and electromechanical components based on detailed cost breakdowns from the suppliers; ▪Negotiate all tools/ lines or any other equipment used for the production or the nominated mechanical parts; ▪Planning of workshops with the suppliers and the project team for a better understanding of the projects and for more efficient commercial and technical discussion; ▪Responsible for closing the feasibility discussions between Hella’s technical team and supplier; ▪Responsible for reaching the project milestones from purchasing point of view, meaning negotiating delivery dates of tools, first of tool parts, B-samples, C-samples, PPAP parts, and also for reaching the project targets for the purchased parts; ▪Lead for the sourcing of the parts for team decisions and management decision sourcings;

▪Preparing and organizing the activity plans for the project and collaboration for ensuring the resources necessary for reaching the objectives; ▪Preparation and support for the audit carried out by clients; ▪Monitor the progress with regard to the proposed objectives and draws up periodic reports to the management, observing the deadlines provided in contracts; ▪Ensure the solving of problems occurred during the project; ▪Management of the team resources and leading the program to a successful execution; ▪Management of engineering team to progress project along timeline to achieve milestones; ▪Customer liaison and reporting of project technical issues and potential resolutions; ▪Coordinating the manufacturing/quality/test instruction creation and implementation; ▪Coordination and supervision of the capability studies/MSAs for all SMT, depaneling and test activities; ▪Creation of Process Flow and moderate and coordinate the PFMEA and Control Plan;

▪Work in KBM ERP; ▪Materials and consumables procurement in order to assure the smooth running of the production; ▪Stick to the target price for each purchased part ; ▪Negotiating the materials prices to achieve the proposed target; ▪Achieve the weekly 90% on time placement target; ▪Weekly requests for quotation sent in order to obtain the best price possible; ▪Benchmark all received offers; ▪Weekly reports regarding the issues encountered in materials placement; ▪Source the best cost supplier; ▪Solve short notice shortages; ▪Source new parts, based on the client's BOM, for new projects; ▪First escalation step for supplier issues;

▪Responsible for electronic and electromechanical components for the Aftermarket Division; ▪Purchase of short term electronic parts in order to assure the project timeline and sample production; ▪Enquire and negotiate PCB's in order to reach the target price; ▪Support for the logistics team in order to improve the delivery date of the parts; ▪Responsible for contract negotiation in order to obtain better commercial terms; ▪Responsible for reaching the savings target afferent to my commodity group; ▪Track closely the PPI in order to maintain the price or generate savings; ▪Support for the project management and development team in order to implement the generated cost saving ideas; ▪Support for the project purchasing team regarding electronic components; ▪Key user for a couple of Hella tools; ▪Strategy development of the electronic and electromechanical commodity, related to the Aftermarket Division;

▪SAP material settings; ▪Analysis of current suppliers technologies in order to involve them in other projects; ▪Creation of business plans of current suppliers in order to have a better overview of their turnover with Hella; ▪Miscellaneous information gathered from suppliers, required for supplier matrix update; ▪Sent of request for quotation to Hella’s suppliers; ▪Solving invoices with discrepancy prices; ▪Responsible with a couple of Hella tools; ▪Support in negotiations;

• Responsible with training of new workers; • Responsible with presenting of the production area for the new employees or the visitors; • Monthly evaluations of the theoretical and practical skills that the new employees have gained; • Responsible with implementing the new procedures on the production lines; • Responsible of conceiving the theoretical tests for the production operators and team leaders; • Back-up in case of a prodocution team leader absence;