Andreea Plesu

▪ Category Management & Process Optimization: Led ownership of fabrication and precision machining categories, driving process development and root cause analysis to reduce operational time and costs. ▪ Stakeholder Engagement: Restructured business communication flow by educating stakeholders on interconnectivity, enhancing collaboration and operational efficiency. ▪ Supplier Strategy and Relationships: Conducted SWOT analyses to optimize supplier sourcing, selection, and rationalization while rebuilding and strengthening supplier partnerships. ▪ Product Consolidation: Developed strategies to consolidate and reorganize product portfolios using cost analysis, usage data, and supplier expertise to enhance efficiency. ▪ Value Creation with Vendors: Fostered closer supplier-stakeholder relationships, enabling vendors to provide additional support and services, increasing overall business value. ▪ Operational Excellence: Ensured timely procurement and delivery through streamlined processes, innovative solutions, and rapid response to urgent needs, maximizing supplier on-time-in-full (OTIF) performance. ▪ Kaizen Event material Substitution for Cost and Efficiency Gains: Implemented the substitution of Sika with SABA in the Port Sargassos port assembly area. This transition improved safety, reduced handling complexity, accelerated working time, and achieved a 60% cost savings, enhancing overall efficiency and sustainability. ▪ Powder Coating Process Improvement: Enhanced supplier relationships to optimize the powder coating process, leading to a 20% reduction in defects and improved overall product quality.

• Led a team to manage the fabrica8on and precision machining categories, achieving a 23% cost reduction (£631,698 saved on a £2.76M spend) through supplier development and benchmarking. • Directed supplier SWOT analyses and worked with key stakeholders to streamline and optimise the supply base, sourcing new vendors to support business growth and continuity. • Oversaw cross-function initiatives with internal teams and suppliers to eliminate waste, improve on-time delivery, and increase end-to-end supply chain value. • Managed the full procurement cycle tendering, negotiations, and contract execution ensuring consistent alignment with quality and delivery targets. • Drove continuous improvement by applying Lean tools such as 5S and Value Stream Mapping, leveraging strong technical knowledge in machining and mechanical processes to guide team-led

Significant negotiations of Suppliers & Savings of Cost: Achieved cost savings, reductions of which amounted to a targeted £150K. This savings was achieved through negotiations involving improved strategies, price breaks, and review processes for the suppliers themselves. • Commercial Management and Contractual Authority: In partnership with the Commercial Law team, managed significant engineering and design projects that were over the £500K line. Managed framework agreements, SOWs & stayed within the parameters of capital/operational equipment procurement. • Support to Departments across the Organisation : Worked with the Quality Assurance and Design departments to source contracts and secure rates that were competitive for capital equipment. • Stakeholder Management & Supplier Rela8onship Management: Strengthened the relationship that the Organisation has with its suppliers. Conducted regular reviews with the head of departments to stay abreast of the numerous projects that the department was engaged with, to track spending. • Efficiency in Operation & Achievement of Targets: Ensured that I met the objectives my managers had set in this regard, by staying within a good time management framework.

Operations Procurement: Managed purchasing activities , which included and were not limited to raising and placing purchase orders, sourcing, and supplying products to meet the requirements of all end-stakeholders. • Supplier Database Management: Ensured maintenance of an effective supplier database with accurate record management, both electronically and in hard copy. • Competitive Sourcing: Secured competitive price quotes to ensure that we were efficiently u8lizing our funds while meeting necessary quality standards. • Set up new suppliers through a rigorous internal assessment process, fostering strong rela8onships for long-term collaboration. • Engagement of Stakeholders: Worked with stakeholders to grasp their requirements, guaranteeing that business procurement strategies were in alignment with the objectives of the business

excellent with UK and international suppliers to ensure 8mely and cost-effectoderm procurement. • Logistics and delivery management: Managed vendor shipments from around the world and domestic suppliers, ensuring that needed materials arrived on time to support disruption-free production. • Collaboration across functions & Reporting: Worked together with the sales and buy teams to hone the production plan, while also delivering to senior management very clear and complete reports on transport.

BA (Hons) Business Management and Leadership Practice is a degree designed to develop students into effective business leaders and managers. It combines core business management principles with leadership strategies, equipping students with the knowledge and practical skills to succeed in various industries. Key Areas : Leadership and Strategy, Business Operations, Marketing and Digital Business, Finance and Economics, Human Resource Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Key Skills: Strategic decision-making, Business processes efficiently, Strategic thinking, Leadership & Decision-Making, Communication & Negotiation, Problem-solving & Critical thinking, Project & People Management.