Paulina Maziarz

- Co-owns creation and regular updates of material category strategy for assigned portfolio; - Co-owns alignment of category strategy for assigned portfolio with other functions and all stake holders; - Responsible to execute defined strategy for portfolio; - Monitor market conditions for all cost drivers for category to adapt it in respective purchasing strategy; - Consult on approach to Global Suppliers with Global Category and other regions SCM Category Teams; - Screen market and Scout market for new suppliers (domestic and overseas); - Conduct suppliers risk management analysis and build mitigation plans for risky suppliers; - Develop diversification and consolidation plans in-line with defined strategy (including reduction of tail spend suppliers, identifying and developing new players, balancing spend among players, localization, BIR, Make versus Buy, multi release and others; - Organize Business Reviews and Supplier Days with main suppliers/meetings with top management Representatives; - Visit existing and new suppliers, review production process, gain deep knowledge of products and technology; - Participate in technology and industry fairs and conferences to build network of connections with piers, tiers, suppliers, customers and gain product and technology knowledge; - Prepare negotiations for each key supplier according to preparation techniques; - Negotiate all commercial terms with suppliers to drive year over year material cost improvement; - Prepare and implement mitigation plan for price increases; - Drive and execute procurement material performance plan to exceed functional objectives and to adapt; - Purchasing terms to strategic goals of organization; - Track results/target for all suppliers in portfolio and communicate gap to target and GCP plans; - Sourcing recommendation; - Delegate operational job to Category Operational Buyer.

- Drive and execute procurement material performance plan and strategy to meet/exceed functional objectives and to adapt purchasing terms to strategic goals of organization; - Negotiate all commercial terms with suppliers to drive year over year material cost improvement; - Create, issue and maintain frame contracts with the supplier base according policies and procedures; - Supports Program Buyers in finding development suppliers for new programs; - Monitors the quality of suppliers and supports cost recovery discussions with suppliers; - Develops for Category supplier by identifying strategic Suppliers based on Quality, Service, Technology and Price metrics; - Very close cooperation with Global Category Team and counter partners from other reqions to identify and generate performance thru global link and leverage and synergy effect; - Monitor market conditions for all cost drivers for category (raw material, labor cost, logistics and freight, currency exchange) to adapt it in respective purchasing strategy, anticipate repercutions for the business, generate performance or build and implement mitigation plan.

- Negotiate all commercial terms with suppliers to drive year over year material cost improvement to meet functional objectives for EMEA region; - Create, issue and maintain frame contracts with the suppliers, considering quality, service, technology, price & timing of needed products; - Monitor quality of suppliers; - Develop a supplier rationalization plan and identify strategic suppliers; - Monitor market conditions for all cost drivers for category (raw materials, labor cost, logistics, freight) to adapt it in respective purchasing strategy, anticipate reperculations for the business, generate performance, build and implement mitigation plan.

- Manage Purchasing Projects (Bidding/Tendering/Spot Buy) on procurement platforms - Conduct market research and benchmarking analysis - Select, develop and manage suppliers to meet cost and performance - Continually reviewing existing supply deals and benchmarking prices to ensure best value is constantly obtained - Manage Operational Contracts in line with contract segmentation guidelines and principles - Run queries on own data and perform analysis to support decision making process - Measure search behaviour, conversion rates, referrals, purchase patterns - Drive deep consumer/customer understanding and ensure all marketing and product management projects are delivered on time - Build strong relationship with all colleagues and subsidiaries and with research suppliers to ensure superior service

- Responsibility for creation and realization of purchase strategy for category; - Negotiations of prices, commercial terms and contracts; - Contributing and responsibility for sales budget and margin in managed category; - Implementation of new model of cooperation with suppliers in category; - Creation of trade plan and promotional activities; - Searching and implementation of new suppliers; - Cooperation with suppliers (domestic and foreign) and creation of business relations with them; - Analysis of sales results and pulling out the conclusions; - Supervision of purchase documentation; - Close cooperation with Management of Category in Czech Republic and Hungary; - Scanning of market data by using GFK, Dunnhumby, Nielsen reports and overviews; - Cooperation with other departments: Legal, Finance, Marketing; - Managing of Buying Specialist work.

- Close cooperation with external suppliers in promotional and logistic processes; - Administration of products and suppliers bases in category; - Supporting of all processes for Buying Manager and rest of team; - Cooperation with other departments in company: Finance; Marketing, Operations; - Supporting Buying Manager in negotiations process; - Administration and verification of commercial contracts; - Supervision and verification of product and price compliance; - Participation in projects about extension of category; - Market trend analysis; - Cooperation with management of category in Czech Republic and Hungary; - Supporting of above 400 stores units in different queries regarding category; - Management of process of returns goods; - Cooperation with operational team in India.

- Administration of office documents; - Switchboard service; - Organization of business meetings; - Communication with potential suppliers and clients; - Creation of good image of the company outside; - Ensuring office functionality.