Maria Mercedes Berrú

Manage Procurement of Indirect Materials & Services (IM&S) for the sites in Germany including the recently acquired entities. Support the global and regional procurement teams in the role out of global and regional strategies. Develop and implement business procurement strategies for the largest, most complex countries/sites to optimize cost, both P&L and balance sheet (working capital, credit terms and stock arrangements) in line with Global and Regional Category strategies. Identify and reduce risk, according to company's business objectives, corporate guidelines and local policies. Manage supplier performance where necessary to ensure uninterrupted supply. Operate with significant autonomy. Closely collaborate with Regional and Global Category Management and Business Stakeholders Drive savings projects for the cluster and implement global and regional strategies Foster collaboration between global, regional and local procurement and key stakeholders by ensuring transparency, effective communication and alignment

with Delta M2 Gmbh, Munich, Germany. - Purchasing of Rotating Equipment Material Group - Requirement and evaluation of offers - Bidder selection per project procurement strategy and bidder list - Preparation and development of contracts and contracts negotiations - Preparation of commercial bid comparison - Triggering the order after order approval - Maintenance of quotations and purchase orders in SAP MM

- Price requisition process - Negotiation of conditions with suppliers - Technical and commercial evaluations of offers - Price calculations and offers development - Data management in open source ERP System

Strategic planning of the five subsidiaries of the company. Measuring, documentation and control of the activities of the company with KPI and Balance Scorecard. Analysis of process performance and improvement measures. Development of various improvement projects with the Six Sigma method.

Administration, planning, management and control of national and international purchases. Leader of a team of 9 people. Analysis and evaluations of quotations and performance of procurement process. Suppliers Management. Purchasing international and national negotiations, Inquiries, Orders. Development and control of suppliers.

Negotiation of National and International Purchases. Tracing of global agreements. Qualification of suppliers in the field of quality management. Development of Procurement Balanced Scorecard. Harmonization and standardization of regional purchased product.

Analysis, process and review of contracts. Direct contact with oil service providers relating to contract terms.

Management of exports to North America, Europe and Russia. Direct contact with customers around the world. Organization of the International Flower Show.