Konrad Libura

• Leading purchasing activities for Electronics Components.
• Drive all supplier/material/service cost related activities throughout all project phases.
• Support target price definition and supplier service level during project pursuit.
• Coordinate with Site Departments members to ensure flawless program execution.
• Identify new suppliers and new technology for innovative products.
• Identify measures to meet/exceed material cost assumptions within project.
• Assure compliance with local procedures and work instructions

Management category (Connectivity Systems) spend of 100M € APV. Create purchasing strategy for EMEA region in line with continuous improvement philosophy. Supplier performance measurement and improvement. Negotiations, strategic sourcing, benchmarking, supplier optimization, localization activities. Link and leverage divisional requirements under the global company strategy. Generating cost improvements ideas (VAVE). Support in solving escalated problems form plant purchasing managers, category buyers.

Category management in wholesale and export channels. Determining pricing strategy and developing product range. Sourcing and purchasing projects from East Asia markets.

Purchasing of ecologically certified food and beverages products. Developing sales strategy and product range. Domestic sales, export, e-commerce.

Category management in retail channel. Determining pricing strategy and supporting sales efficiency. Manage a team of designers, buyers and technicians. Creating product range offer. Procurement process control and contact with key vendors. Deciding about discounts, promotional actions, controlling inventory status. Coordinate work of purchasing team. Selection of vendors, goal-setting, negotiations with strategic business partners, shipments monitoring. Coordinate the work of the branch office in China.

Overseeing the production process starting with enquiries for shipping of the products. Travel to China in order to control the production and to find new counterparties. Conduct direct trade negotiations.