
Bertalan Farkas
Head of E&P Procurement @ MOL Group
Hungary
Budapest
Utilities
Problem Solving, Microsoft PowerPoint, Hungarian, Supply Management, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Global Sourcing, SAP, Logistics, Supply Chain Optimization, Purchasing, MRP, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Outsourcing, Negotiation, Microsoft Excel, ERP
Experience

Manager of Indirect Category Management
Budapest
- Lead divisional procurement category management (16) and team of senior category managers (4) - Ensure category planning, analysis, strategy development and implementation of divisional category groups - Contribute to the definition of targets for Indirect category management aligned with the global and divisional business/procurement objectives and ensure delivery against the defined KPIs. - Accountable for the professional category management activities within Indirect procurement, ensure that the applied processes and the performance of the assigned teams always comply with the policies, standards and interests of the Company - Responsible for the recruitment, leadership, evaluation, development and promotion of a team of (senior) category managers within Indirect Procurement. - Responsible for category management by actively coaching (senior) category managers in strategy development and by engaging business partners on senior management levels in strategy development and implementation. - Accountable for identifying the suppliers critical to the business and category strategy, and for developing and executing suitable supplier relation management (SRM) programs with a focus on increasing performance short and long term, thereby delivering on Company’s business plans. - Supervise and manage the collaboration with internal stakeholders, authorities and supply base within the area of responsibilities. Business partnering is ensured on all levels.

Head of Group Indirect Procurement
- E2E accountability, strategic setup and steering of Indirect division (>50) procurement and supply chain management to ensure overall target achievement and efficient execution of category strategies within division. - Accountable for translating strategy into short-medium-long term plans, monitor the execution and initiate corrective actions if any deviation to realize the business strategy. - Accountable for selecting, leading, evaluating, developing and promoting assigned staff in order to build competent teams for category management, sourcing and supply chain management. - Accountable for decision making on divisional level supplier awarding for contracting. - Accountable for understanding professional (internal) and market (external) changes and initiating transformation programs to adopt/leverage on that. - Accountable for effective internal and external stakeholder management across the group, including reporting and communication towards the top management. - Accountable for supplier relationship management by constantly building and maintaining relationships with key strategic suppliers for division, contribute in negotiations with strategic importance for division. - Actively develops and maintains closer collaboration with other department members in/outside of Procurement based on the area of expertise

Global Category Manager - IT
Budapest
- Lead Group IT&IS Procurement team (7FTEs) to effectively reach operational targets - Manage performance of team, set targets, evaluate results - Build relationships with stakeholders and acts as first escalation point - Responsible for defining, development and execution of group category strategies - Leading the development of annual procurement plan to utilize possible synergies and leverage the size and volume MOL Group represents on the market - Accountable for the negotiation results of high value contracts and lead such negotiations personally - Leading supplier relationship management programs in consultation with cross functional organizations - Driving sourcing standardization and cost reduction programs - Driving day to day cooperation with FS/OpCo Procurement teams in order to ensure that all relevant spend is competitively addressed and optimized - Responsible for the project management of sourcing projects

IT&Enterprise Sourcing Manager
Budapest, Hungary
- Lead the SCM IT & Enterprise Category Sourcing team (15FTEs) to effectively reach operational targets - Manage performance of team, set targets, evaluate results - Lead effective Category Sourcing projects - Supplier management and contractual/commercial negotiation support - Build relationships with stakeholders and acts as first escalation point - Set controls and drive process improvements to maximize efficiency - Monthly KPI and SLA reporting of all of team activity - Acts as methodology leader for own process/ team or comparable teams - Communicating for impact, conflict and escalation management

Upstream Investment Procurement - Lead Buyer
Budapest
• Leading the Upstream Investment Procurement team (5 FTEs) • Coaching and mentoring of team members and support their personal development • Definition of Procurement strategy and scheduling to fulfill E&P CAPEX projects implementation in compliance with procurement guideline • Supervising and managing the contact with internal stakeholders and external Suppliers concerning procurement cases • Management of Supplier Relationship Program with key contractors • Personal negotiations of high value contracts

Logistics Services Procurement - Lead Buyer
Budapest/Tiszaújváros
• Leading the Logistics Services Procurement team with 2 colleagues • Supervising and managing the contact with internal stakeholders and external Suppliers concerning procurement cases • Managing the tendering procedures for all logistics services procurement, including evaluation and selection • Managing the contracting procedures and leading negotiations • Participating in the elaboration of procurement strategy and monitoring its implementation in compliance with procurement guideline

Exploration and Production Procurement - Drilling&Well procurement expert
Budapest
• Planning, leading and controlling the purchasing activities related to Exploration and Production activity of the Group • Responsibility for the supplier selection, evaluation and tendering processes within the category • Responsibility for the contracting process and the legal compliance and content • Representing the sourcing group in group-level projects and raising efficiency improvement and cost saving initiatives • Concluding Master Agreements and frame contracts with the strategic partners • Close cooperation with the business units in planning and preparing IPP’s

IT&General Services Procurement expert
Budapest, Hungary
• Planning, leading and controlling the purchasing activities for IT and General Services category items and related services within the MOL Group (over 30 companies in 12 countries, HQ in Budapest) • Responsibility for the supplier selection, evaluation and tendering processes within the category • Responsibility for the contracting process and the legal compliance and content • Consolidation of procurement needs raised by the different MOL Group companies, analysis of relevant risks and tendencies, defining group-level negotiation strategies • Representing the sourcing group in group-level projects and raising efficiency improvement and cost saving initiatives • Ensuring the usage of efficient purchasing tools and best practices, while the optimal technical content, commercial terms and integrated operations are maintained • Development and implementation of the new group-level procurement planning and reporting concept with success

IT buyer
Budapest
• Manage and coordinate the procurement of IT services, devices and software’s • Tendering, evaluation, supplier selection processes till the concluding of the contracts • Preparation of RFI’s and RFQ’s • Evaluate the submitted offers • Negotiate with the suppliers about price, terms and conditions, delivery • Concluding of the contracts/issuing Purchase orders. • Using SAP R /3 and SRM modules, Trade 2B (e-sourcing system) to my daily work
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