Melis Pires Gaspar

• Orchestrated three mega projects with a combined value of €1.5 Billion , ensuring alignment with budget, timelines, and quality standards in Marine and Lithium Battery Industry • Lead and direct strategic sourcing initiatives for the Contractors sub-categories, aiming for significant cost reductions while enhancing service quality and vendor relationships. • Drive sourcing activities for critical service contracts related to maintenance & operations and CAPEX projects & engineering activities. • Contribute Value Engineering initiatives to optimize project efficiencies and cost-effectiveness. • Identify, assess, and select suppliers, negotiating and finalizing framework agreements for global and EU region services within the Contractors sub-category. • Leading Operational Buyer Team

-Leading Global Indirect Category - 300 Millions USD -Collaborate with Engineering & cross-functional teams on establishing technology road maps & sourcing strategies for -Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply, flexibility, quality and supplier delivery performance. -Support technical operations and quality management with field quality and customer satisfaction issue -Collaborate with suppliers, distributors and EMS providers to establish and maintain continuity of supply. -Lead periodical cost negotiations with a focus on achieving & exceeding cost reduction targets. -Conduct market research to track industry cost trends; leverage benchmarking tools to ensure best in class cost is achieved. -Negotiate & maintain master purchase agreements , service level agreements -Meet and exceed quality, delivery and inventory performance to ensure KPI metrics goals are achieved. -Lead complex projects, implement rapid solutions and work successfully cross-functional to exceed corporate objectives. -Establish strategic processes to management end-of-life products ensuring minimal liability to the company. -Implement flexibility programs and drive lead-time reduction programs to improve material upside availability. -Utilize commodity management best practices to develop and execute supply chain risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

ICL is a global manufacturer of products based on specialty minerals that fulfill humanity’s essential needs primarily in three markets: agriculture, food and engineered materials. T • Actively participate in the sourcing activities for the relevant spend, with the goal of achieving cost reductions, while maintaining or improving quality or vendor service levels. • Fully in charge of the purchasing process including issue resolution • In charge of the administrative part of the sourcing process • Issue purchase orders/call-offs. • Follow up on orders to ensure that items are shipped and delivered on time

Two key responsibilities as a strategic buyer and purchasing responsible: For strategic buyer role ; Manage a chemical portfolio around 10M $ in project Drive contract and price negotiations Lead or participate in the RFQ generation and supplier selection process Implement the Global strategy, promoting the preferred suppliers with the Business units Lead Supplier performance evaluation For purchasing responsible role ; Assist end user and others in the Purchasing team with daily supply purchasing efforts Process, adjust and create requisitions using SAP Manage orders from initiation through to payment; ensure all orders requiring contracts, quotations, or supplier agreements are executed and cataloged. Develop strong relationships externally with vendors and internally with business stakeholders. Track and review applicable open purchase orders/anticipated deliveries Assist Accounts Payable and Warehouse Receiving contact with resolution of product returns, receiving issues, invoice discrepancies, and credits.

Planning, coordinating and managing manufacturing department and processes and raw materials in Industrial Polyurethane plant By directing 10 Blue Collar and 2 Engineers. Developing, evaluating the manufacturing methods, fabrication processes and quality control standards. Calculating tooling and production equipment capabilities and managing raw materials and spare parts for Machinery, Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements and workflow. Designs and optimizes the layout of equipment and workspace for maximum ergonomic & efficiency. Leading continuous improvement projects, and supports scrap reduction activities Developing new products according to specifications and ISO9001,REACH,EKOTEX,CERTIPUR quality standards by doing benchmarketing

I was the first Turkish interner in Bayer CHEMPARK with in a cooperation between Denizli Chamber of Industry and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . I spend 3 months there as trainee.

Raw materials, semi products and final products of the quality control analysis were anaylzed by using Karl Fischer, pH meter, falling ball viscometer, moisture measurement , and Sonicator .