Klarna

In my role as a Procurement Business Partner, I specialize in the procurement of IT systems and tools for shopping app and martech related needs.

My core responsibilities cover working with the business to model product/service cost, negotiate commercial and collaborate with stakeholders to build compelling business cases for procuring tools that enable business work. I am skilled in contract negotiation, GDPR-related terms, drafting and refining contractual clauses to ensure the outcome meets the company's risk appetite.
Beyond procurement, I support defining procurement process, designing its flow for better customer journey and own the role of a project manager implementing AI powered procurement service offering.


Skills: procurement management, cost negotiation, price modeling, contract redlining and negotiation, relationship facilitation, problem-solving, project management, process improvement, leadership, stakeholder collaboration, technical knowledge for procuring tools and services, AI tools assessment, GDPR

Analytics Manager - Procurement Business Partner 

Permobil

As a member of the Group Function Supply Chain, my direct reporting line is to the VP Category Management. 
To support the growth, the management decided to explore the possibility of adding product lines via re-selling or white labeling. I was solely responsible to develop a 3rd party products sourcing category, from analysis to setting a short term strategy.

Sourcing Business Partner

This is a dual role within Group Sourcing, and I report to the VP of Category Management.

In September 2017, a new team was assembled to establish strategic sourcing capabilities. My primary responsibility is to drive change management and transform the function from tactical to strategic. This involves defining, developing, pitching, and ensuring the adoption of the group sourcing strategy and new operating model. Additionally, I am responsible for managing and tracking the performance of spend, savings, and product costs, all of which are reported to higher management.

I have led projects aimed at establishing processes, frameworks, and tools in alignment with other departments based on the 
adopted a new operating model.

As part of my sourcing role, I created category strategies and executed them end-to-end, with a focus on total cost of ownership (TCO), compliance, and supplier relationship management. Additionally, I led improvement initiatives with suppliers.

These roles required me to collaborate with various business units and countries, working closely with operations, legal, IT, finance, and other teams. My key stakeholders were the SVP and VPs.

Group Sourcing and Operational Excellence Manager

AstraZeneca

As a part of the Diabetes and CV marketing team, I worked closely with the finance business partner, sales team, and marketing team. 
This was a temporary role while the recruitment for a permanent person was ongoing. 
The key reason for this arrangement for me was to gain a better understanding of what matters to the business, its operation and be involved in decision making toward sales teams. 

My responsibilities included overseeing sales data, delivering brand performance reports (volume, market share vs competitors), supporting the sales target setting process within RBU/ABU, and preparing monthly forecasts.

Senior Insights Analyst

As the Interim Head of Indirect Categories Sourcing for Nordic-Baltic Markets, I managed $31M+ spend across 7 Nordic-Baltic markets, surpassing the savings target. I reported directly to the CFO and supervised a subordinate.
- Developed categories strategy with ambitious targets on savings, cash generation and business partnering;
- Rationalized supplier base, resulting in a 4% decrease from over 600 suppliers.Exceeded the 5.4% savings target for a total addressable spend of $31 million by focusing on categories such as business travel, fleet, and meetings and events, which accounted for 89% of the total addressable spend;
- Initiated a cash generation initiative to extend payment terms from 30 days to 75 days. Negotiated with 78% of high-value and medium-value suppliers, with the top 20 suppliers agreeing to the 75-day term and 68% of the remaining suppliers agreeing to 60 days;
- Improved visibility for the sourcing department by assisting in resolving minor issues that were affecting their work. Earned credibility and support for tackling larger projects together.

To achieve these goals, I collaborated with brand managers, the sales team, finance controllers, compliance, IT, and numerous outsourced teams within AP, P2P, transaction procurement, and vendor master data management.

The categories I handled included Marketing, Production, Media, Digital, HR, Fleet, IT, Travel, Meetings, and Events

Interim Head of Indirect Categories Sourcing for Nordic-Baltic Markets

Successfully completed the Global IT and Operations Leadership Development Program with performance-based international rotations. My rotations took place in Russia, UK, and Sweden.

During the program, I covered various categories, including:

•  CAPEX: Developed category strategy and managed sourcing for packaging lines 
equipment.
•  R&D: Sourced the active pharmaceutical ingredient for an Alzheimer's drug.
•  OpEx: Participated in the development initiative of an outsourced partner.
•  Indirect Categories: Led a successful S2P outsourcing sub-project, which involved improving the contract approval process and establishing the contract management team.

Throughout these assignments, I collaborated with cross-functional teams comprising engineers, scientists, supply chain managers, supplier relationship managers, project managers, and others.

Global Category Manager

Responsible for T&E accounting through SAP

•        Supported outsourcing of Travel and Expense accounting department from Russia to Poland finance service center. Managed full handover, training on policies, procedures, tools
•	 Conducted training on T&E policy, procedures and submission platform on new sales teams induction events;
•	 Leveraging collaboration with senior accountants I got visibility of AP, P2P accounting .

T&E Accountant

With over 11 years of international experience in the global bio-pharma, medical devices, and, currently, fintech industries, I have cultivated a diverse skill set. My journey has taken me across 5 different countries, where I have been involved in projects ranging from completely outsourcing a travel and expense accounting department to establishing a sourcing organization from scratch.

Beyond my daily job, I like launching services. My motivation for doing so is primarily to learn how these services operate, ranging from self-publishing, manufacturing of clothes to building a SaaS platform with engineers.

Moreover, I am passionate about supporting people in their career journey and aiding them in finding jobs through services such as CV and interview mock-up assistance.

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