Claudia Mariana Buică

Optimizing costs, quality, service, inventories and guaranteeing the proper availability of the Material to the plants. Work in strict connection with the local teams in the countries Germany, Czech, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. and in coordination with the Global Purchasing functions to guarantee implementation at the Regional level of the Group strategies. Responsible to support the activities regarding your product groups at regional and global level giving you the opportunity to be part of the global purchasing team. Supplier management to improve the performance of the vendor base. Providing perdiodic updates on latest cost to be used in commercial offers. Maintaining on a monthly base the periodic performance reporting Scouting and qualification of new material vendors in line with applicable ISO.

Sales Representative / European Division / East European Markets Promote the company in alignment with its image, values and strengths. Manage the entire sales process: customer needs definition, negotiation with clients, handling client objections, closing the deal and obtaining feedback, etc. Preparing price offers/order confirmations/ invoices / specific reports about customers’ activity Act as a link between the operational teams and the external clients.

Ensures the supply of raw materials according to the production planning and the capacity of the production line, under the guidance of the superior; Create and maintain the production plan; Provides support in monitoring the raw materials needed to complete the production plan in time; Monitors suppliers deliveries and verify materials that were not delivered in time or partially delivered.

Acquisition of goods, materials, components, raw materials in accordance with the cost quality and delivery objectives specified; Ensure a continuous supply of necessary goods and materials, also communication of any supply issues that may represent a risk or impact on business operations; Researching and evaluating opportunities and reducing costs; Monitor markets trends, competitors, strategies and market providers; Providing information, updates and reports. Developing creative and innovative procurement processes; Developing ideas and strategies for improving operational efficiency, adding value, enhancing business performance and building a strategy for continuous improvement; Negotiating contracts, improving business conditions with suppliers; Preparing and timely delivery of orders in accordance with the organizations requirements; Managing contact with suppliers to resolve price, quality, and delivery issues. Ensuring the entire ERP implementation process within the company, aspect which involved the setting of implementation deadlines and tasks, the training of colleagues and the provision of punctual support at all stages of the project;

Renegotiation of purchase prices for the entire range of products used in the production and maintenance system, improvement of product quality and establishment of new collaborations with potential suppliers in the EURO zone; Evidence and daily inventory verification; Issuing and sending the orders to suppliers; Receiving ordered products and their transfer to the related production facilities; Learning one team of 10 to 12 users to use the ERP system implemented in early 2011 and for which 2 new modules were purchased at the end of 2015; Verifying the daily reports made in the ERP system by the users, on each production department; Launching customer orders and tracking them until delivery; Production planning for those 3 extrusion presses Issuing - sending the order confirmations, invoices and documents required for export (external customers of the company); Establishing together with the decision-makers in the company the commercial offers and afterwards the sales contracts for the external and internal clients; Keeping correspondence by e-mail or telephone with clients for custom-made aluminum profiles for both external and internal clients.