Supply Chain Management
Resume:
Bogdan Cotirlan
Cell: 097*-**-***-****
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Senior Procurement and Supply Chain Director
Versatile procurement and supply chain professional with consistent success in getting
breakthrough results through people in fast paced environment. Creates business process improvement, utilizing entrepreneurial business vision, technological understanding and
exceptional relationship management
Visionary senior supply chain director with expertise in business strategies and cross-functional team leadership, delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains. Talented and inventive professional with a proven track record of supporting revenue growth through strategic and tactical development of supply chain capabilities, cost savings, and people development.
Core Knowledge
Organizational Transformation
Strategic Planning
Change Agent
Operational Leadership
Negotiation
Risk Management
People Coaching and Development
Financial Expertise
du, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 2012 - current
Senior Director Supply Chain Operations
Reporting to SVP – Sourcing, Contracts & Supply Chain Management, in charge for managing indirect services and products sourcing (office products and services, FMs, CPEs, HR trainings, travel, etc), supplier relationship management program, procurement and supply chain analytics, logistics operations, demand and order fulfilment management; 10 direct reports and 50 outsourced staff
Significant contributions
Introduced top strategies to improve sourcing performance:
Improve collaboration with line-of-business leaders – introduced Sourcing Board, a formalized board meeting where sourcing and stakeholders develop and implement sourcing plans
Improve collaboration with suppliers – introduced Supplier Relationship Management program to enhance supplier collaboration
Improve use of technology – ERP Oracle upgrade
Increase reporting capabilities Revamped Sourcing dashboard by developing new analytics
Conducts analysis of sourcing policies and procedures, develops plans, formulates guidelines, implements new developments and procedures, and provides policy interpretation to purchasing stakeholders.
Leverage peers within the team to develop metrics and reporting requirements to track status and enable continuous improvement
Develop and manage plans for first and second level support of procurement systems and tools and a standard process for enterprise applications service delivery
Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of supply chain (order fulfillment, distribution, planning) by establishing and maintaining best practices and controls for main processes
Worked with logistics provider to improve current performance and develop new opportunities
Delivered all the key new products launches on time
Improved operating working capital by aligning sales forecast to supply planning whereas enhance management over returns
T-Mobile, Podgorica, Montenegro
June 2010 – March 2012
Director Procurement and Logistics
Total addressable spend EUR 30M
Direct report to the CFO and indirect report to Group Procurement Director; responsible for managing procurement and logistics organization with a 15-person staff.
Significant contributions
Delivered department strategy and transformation – from traditional concept of purchasing into strategic sourcing and procurement operations – and led the change throughout the company
Implemented procurement tools (no Touch) which increase efficiency by 20%
Reviewed and aligned sourcing policy, procedures and ERP (SAP) to group strategy
Developed, recommended and kicked off implementation of outsourced logistics operations model with direct impact in the quality of fulfilment services and stock control
Piritex, Ploiesti, Romania
November 2008 – May 2010
Director Procurement
Total addressable spend EUR 70M
Report to the CEO, responsible for managing procurement organization with a 16-person staff
Significant contributions
Delivered a solid supplier relationship management program
Developed new areas of business
Align sales forecast to supply planning resulting in high product availability rate and stock turnover
Romtelecom (currently Telekom), Bucharest, Romania
June 2007 - November 2008
Director Procurement
Total addressable spend EUR 350M
Reporting to the Senior Director Supply Chain Management, responsible for managing central procurement function with a 50-person staff. In charge with a broad range of sourcing portfolio: telecom equipment, IT products and services, office equipment and managed services, facility management and indirect spend
Significant contributions
Change the procurement organization focus from “support” (transactional support unit) throughout “cost reduction” (cost savings generating) to “added value” (focus on strategic effectiveness and contribute to corporate success)
Delivered solid sourcing category strategies delivering bottom line results
Implement e-Auction system (web based tool for tenders)
Developed and maintained appropriate communication with executive team to update on key purchasing projects as well as ensuring compliance to purchasing’s rules of engagement
Romtelecom (currently Telekom), Bucharest, Romania
September 2005 - May 2007
Director Supply Chain
Reporting to the Senior Director Supply Chain Management, responsible for managing countrywide logistics and local purchasing activities with a 300-person staff within 4 Supply Centers; 6.4M EUR operational budget
Significant contributions
Defined and led supply chain strategy across the company
Defined and implemented returns management function
Implemented Oracle Advance Supply Chain Implementation (Procurement and Logistics modules)
Distribution operations outsourcing
Romtelecom (current Telekom), Bucharest, Romania
June 2004 - August 2005
Regional Purchasing Director
Total addressable spend EUR 10M
Report to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer for Procurement and Logistics, responsible for managing countrywide purchasing activities with a 125-person staff
Significant contributions
Develop and maintain a company-wide procurement strategy including sourcing policy, vendor selection, and contract negotiation process in order to optimize cost and minimize supply risks
Centralize procurement organization from 41 units into 10 units.
Purchasing Manager, Romtelecom, Galati January – June 2004
Support Specialist, Romtelecom, Galati June 1998 – December 2003
Education
Training
1992–1997 Dunarea de Jos University, Galati
Telecommunication, Transportation and Construction Management.
o“Achieving Supply Chain Management Competitiveness” – Stamford Global, Budapest, Hungary
oLeadership Excellence Program – ESMT, Berlin, Germany
o“Coaching Skills” - TMI
o “Managing safely” – Management Force, Bucharest, Romania
o“Procurement Management” – AFP MKT, Bucharest, Romania
o“Inventory Management” – AFP MKT, Bucharest, Romania
oFinancial Management – Open University, Bucharest, Romania
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