Emanuela Zara
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Profile
An experienced business administrator with strong analytical and IT skills, who interacts well in a team and is self-motivated. Financially competent, commercially sound and with a passion for sustainability. Recognises the importance of the customer, both external and internal and exceeding their expectations. Career History:
January 2023 - Edinburgh Napier University – APUC
Present Procurement Manager – Development
• Quick Quotes, RFI, RFP, RFQ
• Help Senior procurement manager with tenders.
• Focus on sustainability and diversity.
• Introducing a new system for PO and PRF
• FNT2030
• Ecovadis
• Relationships with suppliers
August 2021 –
December 2022
January 2020–
July 2022
May 2013 –
October 2019
JTC, Edinburgh
Assistant Administrator, Reconciliation Team
Responsible for Statements
Achievements to date:
• Putting a new inbox system in place
• Controlling statements and reports
Procurement expert in several Italian councils.
Support to procurement offices in the procurement of goods, services, and works
Achievements:
• Introducing GDPR controls
• Putting a standardized system of procurement of
goods, services, and works in place
• Working on frameworkes.
Comunita Montana, Italy
Head of Public Procurement
Responsible for the office supplies procurement of government departments managing a team of three.
Achievements:
• Recruiting, training, and maintaining competent
team.
• Operating within financial targets.
• Implemented the smooth office transition from a
manual paper system to Quick Books and online
invoicing.
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Education and
Training:
2023 CIPS student Level 4
2022 Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Procurement
Level 5, on line
2016 Masters Degree in Law, University of Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain
2012 Master in Management and Control of the
Environment (technologies and management for the
waste cycle) Scuola Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
2005 - 2010 Master & Bachelor Degree in Law,
University of Cagliari, Italy
Extracurricular
Activities:
Volunteer Shop Assistant, Cancer Research
Professional
Publications:
"International Standards of Sustainability in Comparison with IKEA" publishing house LAP LAMBERT Academic
Publishing, 23.10.2013
“Sustainable tourism: Italy 2020, the Strategic Plan for growth" publishing house Associazione Alternativa
Sostenibile, 22.7.2013
“Chile and the European Union” publishing house
Scuola e Università della Sardegna in rete, conoscere, March 2011 because in 2010 I winner of a scholarship from Ponteficia Universidad Catolica de Chile for my dissertation“Chile and EU
Interests and
Activities:
Travel, Film, Reading, Baking, Video Production
References:
Available on request