Marcin Zborowski

As part of Procurement Operations Purchasing I am responsible for: 1) leading and developing purchasing team on site level (two manufacturing locations in Poland) to ensure an efficient supplier base delivering to the right quality, price and time to meet Thule's current and future customer needs 2) implementing strategies to ensure high level of performance accross multiple KPIs: quality, delivery performance, sustainability, cost development 3) working closely with other functions such as Product Development, Product Management, Global Purchasing 4) contributing to performance of the site as part of the Site Operations Management Team

I lead Procurement Engineering team in the factory so that (but not limited to below list): 1) product cost reduction targets through Value Engineering are achieved 2) factory KPIs on cost reductions are met 3) suppliers are involved early in the product development process 4) commodity strategies are properly executed on factory level 5) supplier related risks (cost, quality, availability) are controlled and mitigated 6) talents of my team members are developed

1) Resources management: effective realization of projects and services (FTE planning/15 people, outsourced services/contractors, procurement and supply chain management) 2) Leadership: deploying organizational strategy in the department, coaching, setting individual development plans with subordinates 3) Managing portfolio of projects: in line with time and budget 4) Quality management: meeting targets of agreed quality indicators 5) Purchasing: commodity strategy development, supply base management, purchase order realization processes, supplier rating

Responsible for strategic purchasing in the area of outsourced engineeering and turnkey machine solutions

Strategic Buyer at Philips Lighting global. 1) Development and implementation of global sourcing strategy for tungsten and molybdenum components. 2) Initiating and driving negotiations with suppliers and strategic cost reduction projects. 3) Contracting - negotiating competitive supply conditions 4) Supply Base management - establishing approved supplier lists and implement supply base reduction plans; Improving supplier performance and mitigating supply risk via risk assessment and mitigation plans 5) I managed total spend of ca. 30 mio € with suppliers located in China, India, Japan, South Korea, Poland, USA

Supplier, risk and cost analysis; negotiating with suppliers; commodity strategy development; participation in cost reduction projects; cooperation with other departments (logistics, development, engineering, finance) Lead Buyer for a group of metal components for three Philips factories in Pila (Poland), Chalon (France), Roosendaal (Holland) Development and implementation of commodity sourcing strategy for European lamp factories. Leading European Commodity Team dedicated for tungsten and molidbdenum lamp components. Leading purchasing activities for metal components for Philips Lighting Pila, Poland.

Managing initial purchasing acitvities for metal components for Philips Lighting Pila. Member of Commodity Teams as local representative.

Leading a group of 40 employees (sales persons and bar tenders), dealing with customers and suppliers, controlling sales policy, coaching and personnel evaluation, reporting and general office duties.