Supply Chain Manager

LAMPROS GEORGAKOPOULOS

***** **** ****** *****, *********, VA 20152

email: *******.**************@*****.***

Status: U.S. Citizen

I am very excited and passionate about the career I have chosen in Supply Chain, because throughout my professional life I have managed to orchestrate the Procurement activities with Logistics and Warehousing techniques in a way that has created significant value to various organizations’ bottom line. Challenging environments that require change, adaptability and strong Global understanding is my comfort zone. My vast experience in restructuring and managing complex Supply Chains, in multinational companies, with great final results is an invaluable asset. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAUDI READYMIX, Saudi Arabia

Supply Chain Director 01/2016 - 05/2019

• Responsible for $280M worth of annual spend.

• Overseeing 3 direct and 42 indirect reports in 90 Readymix plants.

• Reviewed and amended Procurement policies and procedures.

• Complete re-structuring and centralization of the Supply Chain department.

• Risk Mitigation planning thru contract negotiations.

• CAPEX negotiations on a $4.5M spend resulted in savings of 10%.

• Raw Material negotiations on a $32M spend resulted in savings of 7%.

• Lubricants negotiations on a $1.3M spend resulted in savings of 32%.

• Spare Parts negotiations on a $21M. spend resulted in savings of 14%.

• Payment Term negotiations resulted in increasing DPO from 57 to 120 days.

• Establishment of major VMI agreements.

GIANT CEMENT, Alexandria VA, USA

Corporate Procurement Director 04/2013 - 12/2015

• Responsible for $150M worth of annual spend.

• Overseeing 3 direct and 6 indirect reports in three cement plants.

• Development and implementation of new Procurement policies and procedures as well as cost savings initiatives, for the whole Group.

• Led coal and raw material negotiations for two cement plants, resulting in annual savings of

$2.5M

• Member of SAP project implementation team.

• Recommended and advised the parent company about the Procurement structure and organization in Spain and Tunisia.

• Led project team to improve working capital by reducing spare parts inventory TREAD CORPORATION, Roanoke VA, USA

Supply Chain Director 05/2012 - 04/2013

• Led payment terms negotiations with suppliers when company was in financial crisis.

• Negotiated with key suppliers, for pumps, to improve lead times and costs.

• Negotiated and improved VMI agreements .

• Initiated lean two bin Kanban systems for high turn items.

• Monitored and improved supplier KPIs.

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TITAN AMERICA LLC, Roanoke VA, USA

Procurement Director 06/2008 - 01/2012

• Led negotiations for major raw materials resulted in annual savings of $2.2M

• Negotiations with key mobile equipment OEMs resulted in 20% savings for large earth moving equipment and 10% on spare parts.

• Member of the executive team with monthly presentations on the progress of Procurement activities.

• Led, managed and coached Procurement team of 3 direct reports. TITAN AMERICA LLC, Deerfield Beach Fl

Procurement Manager 06/2005 – 06/2008

• Supervision of assigned procurement staff of 2 Senior Buyers and 1 Buyer.

• Managed nationwide agreements for Uniforms, Fuel, Plant Cleaning Services and related services.

• Global sourcing of raw material purchases for cement resulted in annual savings of

$2.6M

• Monitored and negotiated ocean freight rates with third parties/vessel owners using most current Baltic dry indices.

• Led negotiation of freight rates with carriers and railroads, resulted in annual savings of $200K in a $3.5M spend.

TITAN AMERICA LLC, Deerfield Beach Fl

Procurement Agent 05/2003 – 06/2005

• Supported Production Manager in building inventories for the new cement facility.

• Supplier Management for raw material purchases through development of supplier relationships with third parties, and trucking companies to ensure that materials will be at the plant on time to support operations.

• Participated in monthly reviews with Maintenance Managers and Operations Managers

• Key member of construction and capital project negotiations that resulted in annual savings of $1.5M.

TITAN CEMENT SA, Athens, Greece

Procurement and Logistics Agent 09/1998 - 05/2003

• Issuance of requests for quotation and purchase orders for materials, parts and equipment for 4 cement plants and various ready mix facilities.

• Preparation of price comparison tables for all purchased materials and services.

• Review and approval of supplier invoices, resolution of disputed items on invoices.

• Management of the logistics requirements for transportation of equipment from Europe.

• Development of relationships with key suppliers of bearings, tires and other critical commodities to meet business needs.

• Coordination of requirements operations personnel to ensure accurate placement of materials requirements

EDUCATION

Master Degree in Management University of Surrey, London, England; 1996 Bachelor Degree in Business Administration College of Southeastern Europe; 1992 EXTENDED EDUCATION SEMINARS

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- TAL 2, Titan America Leadership, Titan America Executive team

- TAL 1, Titan America Leadership, Titan America Executive team

- Managers and Supervisors Training, Titan America

- Project Management Workshop, Kepner-Tregoe

- Bargaining and Negotiating, Darden University

LANGUAGES

English: Fluent/Native

Greek: Native

French: Intermediate

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