Supply Chain Manager

ILYA MICHAEL GIRIN

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Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

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Accomplished, detail-oriented Supply Chain / Procurement professional with

more than 15 years experience and MBA degree. Proven success in achieving

cost savings through contract negotiations and contract management.

Comprehensive background and extensive, diverse international experience in

different aspects of supply chain management: sourcing, forecasting,

capacity planning, procurement and logistics. Highly organized specialist

with deep understanding of procurement practices capable of interpreting

contract language into technical and strategic needs. Experienced in

several Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems including SAP.

Key competencies

. Proficient in creating and implementing Global Sourcing strategies and in

Global Markets analysis.

. Effective in implementing Procurement Strategies and Procurement

Solutions that bring innovation into the company by selecting the best

suppliers based on market and value analysis.

. Proficiency in Competitive Bidding and RFP / RFQ / RFI.

. Seasoned Contract Administrator with strong expertise in contract and

price negotiations.

. Excellent knowledge of Business Contract Law.

. Expertise in international Strategic Buying with proven record of

successful work in global and multicultural environment.

. Multilingual with fluency in 5 languages.

Professional Experience

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, Tarrytown, NY

2013 - 2014

Commodity Manager

Accountable for contract management and negotiations, and cross-department

activities within Siemens Supply Chain Management and Strategic

Procurement.

. Successfully managed contracts for indirect purchases with total

savings of E0.6M.

. Arranged company-wide travel education events that reduced travel

arrangement time by 20%

and decreased travel expenses by 12%.

. Analyzed existing contracts and created repository, which resulted in

success during the

corporate audit.

IBM CORPORATION, Poughkeepsie, NY

1997 - 2012

Sourcing Procurement Professional

Accountable for contracts and price negotiations, contract management and

implementation, and cross-department activities related to Supplier

Consolidation, Supply Chain Analysis and Supply Chain Management.

. Saved $15M for the company by successful negotiation, execution and

management of global contracts for IBM internal use, strategic

outsourcing and resale.

. Achieved annual cost savings of 20% of the suppliers' already discounted

price by use of effective bidding techniques and other procurement

processes such as RFQ, RFP.

. Contributed to10% reduction in the global suppliers' base by successfully

implementing Supplier Consolidation strategy.

. Successfully negotiated software licenses with different suppliers in

North America and European Union, resulting in the best terms and

conditions for IBM and its global customers.

. Executed multimillion dollar agreements with major IT equipment

distributors and suppliers.

INTERPLEX LTD., Kishinev, Moldova

1990 - 1994

VP, International Relations

. Personally initiated, implemented, and managed procurement operations in

Europe with an annual turnover of $10M, including sourcing and on-time

delivery.

. Created partnerships and joint ventures in Austria, Hungary, and

Switzerland.

STEAUA S.A., Kishinev, Moldova

1979 - 1990

Plant Manager

. Efficiently managed a highly unionized manufacturing plant with 3000

employees and annual output of $20M.

. Designed and implemented new standards and technologies that reduced

expenditures by 17% and increased output by 8%.

Education

. MBA, Business Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Simon Business School,

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

. MS, Engineering, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design,

Kyiv, Ukraine

Professional Development and Skills

. SAP and Buy on Demand.

. Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

. Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Symphony.

. Fluent in English, German, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian.

Awards

. IBM Chief Procurement Officer's personal monetary award for the success

in Y2K project management.

. IBM merit monetary awards for excellent performance.

. IBM clients' appreciation awards for excellent client satisfaction.

. Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) reward for the study of

RG&E's Small Business Segment.

. Simon School's award for successful management of the 5th Annual Alumni

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