Nikola R.

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Global sourcing & purchasing responsibility across Business Units and Value Streams for RUBBER Segment. Purchasing volume 60 Mio €. Drive all necessary actions to achieve the best supplier quality, cost & delivery (QCD) by defining and implementing the right commodity strategy according to WABCO business needs. Direct leadership to Global Commodity Buyers (including remote management) and functional leadership responsibility for Regional Commodity Organization (APAC, India, Brazil, US) and its respective local teams. --> BCC (Best Cost Countries) – supply base development in EE, China and India --> Cost reduction programs by benchmarking, cost breakdown analysis, process and design optimization – resourcing projects/ transfers to BCC --> Drive Continuous Improvement process related to supply base (VA/VE workshops, Lean management principles) --> SAP and SRM maintenance (price update, invoicing process management, PO) --> Supporting (daily operational level) other functions: Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality Responsibilities mentioned above concerns WABCO worldwide – comprising 18 production sites.

Global sourcing and purchasing responsibility across various Business Units and Value Streams. Steel products: turned parts commodity (also in addition during one year ad interim standard parts – fasteners). Purchasing volume 38 Mio € per year in turned parts and 26 Mio € for standard parts. Indirect leadership responsibility 35 Buyers within global Wabco locations. --> Commodity Sourcing Strategy development and Commodity Segmentation --> Productivity targets achievement --> Suppy base screening towards BCC (Best Cost Countries) suppliers identification & introduction – supply base development in EE, China and India --> Cost reduction projects - benchmarking, value and cost breakdown analysis, production process optimizations, resourcing/ transfer to BCC --> Supplier relationship management (to organize and drive management meetings with key Suppliers, to negotiate and finalize long term contracts, to monitor QCD supplier performance indicators) Responsibilities mentioned above for WABCO globally all 12 production sites (located in 10 countries).

Purchasing strategy development and implementation for glass and rubber Commodities for all European Electrolux factories (14 plants) in the Main Purchasing Office Electrolux in Susegana - Italy. --> The supplier market and trends research (focus on LCC markets) --> Identification and implementation of the purchasing projects (cost saving) --> Supplier relationship management – leadership in negotiation, contracts finalization --> Commodity Management approx. 30 Mio € Commodities: glass and rubber.

Purchasing Management for several categories such as packaging, insulations, aluminum tubes, electrical components (tubular heating, switches, signal lamps), cables, wire harnesses and glass - Poland manufacturing site - operations (Wroclaw).

Purchasing daily operations - based on the strategy developed by central Purchasing: --> Participation in the negotiations --> Team projects – cost reduction --> Purchasing database management