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Procurement and Project Management Expert

RIJEKA, Croatia
Worldwide
BSc in Economy - Focus on Procurement and HR
RIJEKA, Croatia
Worldwide
BSc in Economy - Focus on Procurement and HR

Tender ManagementData AnalysisAsanaAtlassian JiraBenchmarkingBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process MappingBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness Process OutsourcingCategory ManagementContract Lifecycle ManagementContract NegotiationData VisualizationProject PlanningPerformance ManagementFinancesGoogle AnalyticsMarket ResearchProject ManagementNegotiationPredictive AnalyticsProcurement ManagementProject Cost ManagementResource AllocationSAP ApplicationsSupply Chain ManagementSpend AnalysisStrategic SourcingVendor-Managed InventoryVendor Relationship ManagementCisco WebExAnalysis of Business ProcessesProcurementSlackManaging SuppliersAirtableKpi ReportingCategory Sourcing
Experience - Over 15 years in procurement and project management

Specialization and Expertise - Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, operational optimization, managing complex multi-country projects, developing supplier relationships and overseeing financial aspects

Services - Comprehensive market analysis and supplier vetting, ensuring efficient and cost-effective procurement processes

Key Skills ​​
  • Advanced market research and analysis
  • Strategic procurement planning
  • High-stakes negotiation
  • Efficient project management
  • Process optimization
  • Supplier relationship management
Tools Utilized - SAP, Google Analytics, Emptoris, Smartsheets, Asana, Atlassian JIRA, Zoom, Teams, Slack, Webex, Airtable, Clockify, Notion, Pipefy

Commitment - As an INFP personality type, I am dedicated to client satisfaction and delivering value through a holistic and empathetic approach

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2024

Languages

EnglishFluentFrenchGoodItalianGoodSlovakGoodCroatianNative speaker

Project history

BUSINESS PROGRAM MANAGER

Internet & IT

>10.000 team member

* Managing supplier relationships (TEM Saas provider, telecom operators, leasing providers) - setting up
processes and automation protocols; Sourcing and procuring mobile devices and services for 12 EMEA
countries;
* Program financial management;
* End-user satisfaction (cca 7.000 users)

PROJECT MANAGER

Banking & Financial Services

250-500 team member

* Implemented new business lines into regular operations for Clients (e.g. Saas HR software and HR
processes for 260 employees; Google Analytics setup and monthly marketing budgeting plan and reporting
for the organization with EU e-commerce, setting up new business entities in different EU countries)
* Structuring operational processes (revision and improvements, implementation of new processes);
* AD HOC assignments in procurement, sourcing, market research and benchmarking, digital marketing
analysis

SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER

Internet & IT

>10.000 team member

Saas Telecom expense management tool implementation in 22 EMEA countries:
* PROCESS DEVELOPMENT - transition, go live, stabilization
* KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - translating incoming information into knowledge documents making them
available, accurate and comprehensible; educating agents
* OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - tracking and prioritizing open issues, managing workload, following up on
claims and escalations, root cause analysis, suggesting solutions to the development team; leading
operational meetings with the Client

TACTICAL PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Technology

>10.000 team member

Responsibility for 11 procurement categories (Construction; Production equipment, Machinery and
supplies; Facility management; Laboratory Supplies and equipment; Scientific services; Professional
services; Marketing; Meetings and Events; Office and Print; IT; Telecoms)
* Identifying opportunities for CATALOGUES, negotiation of final prices and implementation; Renegotiating
expiring CONTRACTS, drafting and vetting new contracts, maintaining PRICELISTS
* Ensuring best pricing and T&C for client's needs; Follow up on POs, resolving claims;
* Creation and maintenance of CATEGORY CARDS; Onboarding of new suppliers, following specific
pharmaceutical GMP standards
* REGULAR REPORTING: supplier quality reviews, savings validation reports, limited savings opportunities,
bypassed spending, root cause analysis
* Providing training to 600 users dispersed on 7 sites; Working within the pool of 4.000 suppliers; handling
multiple tenders simultaneously;
* Backing- up colleagues for French-speaking sites

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

* Conducting Board of regional directors' activities;
* Developing process flow matrix; legal, safety, and protection compliance
* Liaison for internal and external audits, inland revenue audit, outsourced accounting, outsourced IT
services (cooperation in developing specific reports and automating day-to-day operational business),
outsourced marketing quality checks and budget
* Introduction of NEW activities into daily operational business for 200 business units and 400 employees
from successful launch to stabilized, automated, and routine day-to-day business

EXPANSION MANAGER

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

* Formed a department that carried out the expansion and opening of 380 business units and employment
of 800 people in one year;
* The expansion project being done, I was reassigned to copy the business model in the Republic of
Slovenia.

OFFICE MANAGER

NGO - CENTRE FOR PRIMARY FREE LEGAL AID FOR WOMEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Government and Public Services

< 10 team member

Administration, business correspondence, database, reporting, applications for grants, SOS telephone
line, accompanying victims to the court, preparing flyers, posters, round tables, web presentations, press
releases; Commendation Volunteer of the year 2009

Certificates

Public procurement certification

Narodne novine

2024

Difficult Negotiations

ZNS

2024

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Udemy

2024

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Udemy

2024

Accountant Qualification

Narodno učilište

2023

Authorized Insurance Agent

HANFA

2014

Financial Reporting and Accounting for Executives

Private

2012


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