Edina Korompay-Biro

• Optimized demand planning models, leveraging historical data and market trends • Led end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring on-time product availability across • Executed purchase order management, supplier negotiations, and inventory control, minimizing wastage • Drove efficiency improvements by implementing forecasting best practices • Collaborated with warehouse, logistics, and commercial to manage new product introductions, seasonal demand spikes, and supplier disruptions

During this time I oversaw all pricing activities, with the aim of achieving the best win-ratio, profitability and turnaround time. I negotiated price requests with international offices, airlines and other service suppliers, and managed numerous internal and external customer requests. My negotiation skills enabled me to secure the best possible prices for both one-off special shipments and regular shipments. I was additionally tasked creating customer quotations for standard, high-volume and special items, arranging urgent shipments and updating the database with cost and budget information. This was a leadership role, with responsibility for directing a team of 4 staff. I led by example to achieve high performance standards across the team. Key achievements in this role include: - Achieving cost savings and maintaining optimal service levels - Facilitating new service implementations and campaigns by engaging internal stakeholders, overcoming resistance to change and training colleagues - Increasing productivity by continuously researching new services and suppliers and providing suppliers with feedback on prices given - Successfully negotiating with international suppliers and collaborating with multi-site teams to achieve the best possible prices - The highest individual take-up in the company - Developing an in-depth understanding of customer businesses and an awareness of their pricing expectations and service requirements before quoting - Staying abreast of competitor activity and leveraging knowledge to provide competitive quotes

As an implant at a customer site, my priority was to ensure that the right materials arrived in the right place at the right time. I was able to maintain trusting professional relationships with existing suppliers and establish relationships with new suppliers. I ensured that they were fully aware of customer requirements, operated in line with these expectations and prioritised the customer. I was tasked with processing air and road orders through their full lifecycle, with responsibility for planning routes, issuing quotations, controlling collections, managing customs clearance, delivery and billing. The customer benefitted from my work as I enabled them to achieve their budget objectives and provide expert advice on appropriate shipping methods and cost minimisation. During this time, I acquired valuable hands-on experience in warehousing, quality checking, labelling and loading Key achievements in this role include: - Playing a key role in the design of a new shipping process which enabled faster booking and receipt of shipments and reduced cost to the customer - Successfully turning around a previously negative customer relationship, becoming accepted as a reliable and trusted member of their team - Building a reputation within the customer’s company for exceptional knowledge and the ability to answer any question - Proactively investigating and resolving delivery shortages to avoid delays and maintain customer loyalty

In this role I was responsible for submitting tenders to DHL EMEA and to customers, in line with bid specifications. I also liaised extensively between the Sales and Pricing departments to deliver a high win ratio with the best possible profit margin, and compiled monthly reports for senior management. Key achievements in this role include: - Progressing from writing general pricing offers to compiling tender documents, taking on greater responsibility by working with the company’s biggest customers accounting for the majority of revenue - Taking additional responsibility for special deliveries including radioactive materials and pharmaceuticals - Winning selection as a First Choice Customer Champion

In this role I managed B2B and multinational corporation customer accounts, including planning their full end-to-end shipping process. Key achievements in this role include: - Stepping in to arrange Frankfurt-Hungary road freight transportation at weekends, liaising with customers, suppliers and warehouses to achieve efficient vehicle utilisation and prompt delivery times - Initially working with small, one-off customers before progressing to manage key account customers