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Valentin Petrea

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Last update: 16.01.2023

Category Manager IT & Digital (Consultant), Manager Consulting, Procurement Consultant

Graduation: Bachelor of Business Administration
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Full Professional) | Italian (Elementary) | Romanian (Native or Bilingual) | Spanish (Elementary)

Keywords

Acceptance Testing Google AdWords Data Analysis Software as a Service Computer Security Computer Programming Consulting Database Design E-Procurement Google Applications + 14 more keywords

Attachments

cv-valentin-petrea_202212.docx

Skills

User Acceptance, Programming, IT security, analytics, Database Design, e-procurement, AdWords, Google Apps, Google Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, Excel, Microsoft Office Package, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, Word, Oracle, 9i, SAP, Ariba, SAP ERP, SAP SRM, SQL, Signavio, SaaS, system integration

Project history

07/2020 - 02/2022
Category Manager IT & Digital (Consultant)
Prague

Republic
Client: Novartis
* Develop category strategy and execution for IT security sub-category
* Manage IT sourcing projects for tech services and SaaS solutions
* Contract management
* Generate and lead process improvement opportunities

04/2019 - 03/2020
Manager Consulting
GEP

Company: GEP
* Lead complex global sourcing programs for various Forbes Global 2000 companies
* Functional consultant for technology/ERP implementation project for a major Pharma client
* Develop business proposals and client presentations throughout the consulting engagements
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with global CXO stakeholders to define business
procurement needs

09/2018 - 03/2019
Procurement Consultant

Company: Freelancer
* Procurement projects in the banking sector:
* Create RfX documentation for a P2P solution
* Audit and review of procurement policies and procedures
* Spend analytics for various indirect spend categories

03/2017 - 09/2018
Global Supplier Manager (Consultant)
SITA

Company: SITA
* Supplier management 400+ global suppliers (airports and voice & data providers) in a major
80MEURO+ program
* Contract management for two major programs dealing with over 300+ global suppliers
* Lead a team of supplier management specialists
* Spend analytics for complex infrastructure management projects
* Drive contract renegotiation programs for cost optimization
* P2P processes blueprinting and optimization

08/2016 - 02/2017
Procurement Consultant

Company: Freelancer
* Project sourcing consulting:
* Market intelligence activities
* Contract management

08/2015 - 08/2016
Manager Consulting
GENPACT

Company: GENPACT


* Develop business proposals and client presentations throughout the consulting engagements
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with country senior stakeholders to define business
procurement needs
* Engage as procurement SME, in complex procurement transformation projects for various global
leading companies in their industry which involved:

* P2P process blueprinting and redesign
* Operations transition support
* Technology implementation (SAP/Ariba)
* Spend analytics
* Policy and procedure review
* Target operating model
* KPI framework development and deployment
* Benchmarking on procurement operations and organization against industry metrics
* Best practices recommendation to achieve Top Performing metrics
* Support the transition to operations for the purchase-to-pay processes by:
* Creating and validating process flows corresponding to the transitioned processes
* Developing SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and WIs (Work Instructions)
* Sizing of FTE for the activities in scope
* Identify process optimization solutions

07/2012 - 07/2015
Procurement & Relationship Manager
Novensys & Everlight Solutions

Company: Novensys & Everlight Solutions


Responsibilities:

* Manage the sourcing team by coordinating the work efforts to ensure integration and completion of
work against expectations
* Lead the sourcing function for all System Integration major turn-key projects in the Eastern
Europe and CIS countries
* Category Management for indirect spend categories
* Supplier & Contract Management
* Spend Analytics
* Implement end-2-end P2P framework:
* Procurement Policy including P2P
* SOPs and WIs for P2P Processes
* Training - documentation & conducting training sessions for P2P process owners and end-users
* Spend analytics
* Master Data Management
* Supplier & Contract Management
* Coordinate branch's business development and sales activities
* Lead the bid and eligibility teams for all tender processes
* P2P system implementation

07/2007 - 05/2012
Senior Sourcing Specialist
ERICSSON

Company: ERICSSON


Responsibilities:

* Sourcing expert in IT system integration in the public and private sectors with EU and World Bank
funding, in the Balkans and Maghreb Regions
* Category management for multiple indirect spend categories (IT, Professional services, Marketing,
Facility and Fleet Management, Real Estate, HR, MRO)
* SME in regional and global sourcing projects
* Project procurement management in managed services projects
* Supplier and Contract Management
* Spend Analytics
* Functional SME for P2P transition projects

10. Business Controlling & Team Leader P2P until August 2011
* Coordinate the North Balkans Region AP team
* Functional SME for SAP P2P implementation in two Ericsson entities
* Develop FRDs (Functional Requirements Documents) & training documentation
* Conducting training sessions
* Performed UATs (User Acceptance Tests)
* User support during implementation and post-implementation
* P2P automation processes
* Super-User for the e-procurement tool and SAP
* Trainer for the new AP processes and e-procurement tool
* P2P Process reengineering and standardization
* Lead SME for P2P transition projects
* Budget forecast and cost analysis

02/2007 - 07/2007
Customer Support
Valoris


Local Availability

Only available in these countries: Czech Republic
Fully flexible
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