Peter Kovacs

Experience

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  B. Braun Medical

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2010

  • Materials management with full responsibility on service and inventory KPIs (1000 materials, 80MM HUF inventory value)• Implementation and management of safety stock and reorder point methodology• Single point of contact for suppliers • Operational management of distribution center (2.500 m2, 6 direct employee, and 2 persons for administration)• Responsible for compliance of ISO certificate (medical WH), and service KPIs • Development and preparation of logistics KPI reports• Supporting daily activities in materials and warehouse management• Booking of supplier invoices and handling discrepancy issues

  • Materials management specialist

    Mar 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Acting warehouse manager

    Sept 2008 - Feb 2009

  • Logistics intern

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2008
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  GE Energy

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Slow moving inventory specialist

  • Reduction of slow moving and excess inventory (as a result 900K USD reduction; ~28%)• Coordination of cooperation between manufacturing plants throughout the EMEA• Direct contact with suppliers, also introdutction of project and signing the contracts regarding to return or rework activities

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  GE Lighting

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2017

  • total ownership on transport operation and budget in EMEA region • team of 18 direct reports • 10MM USD spend budget control on yearly basis• bubble assignment in 2014Q4 – UK warehouse transfer • Lead of SAP R/6 implementation for the whole EMEA region (7 warehousing sites, and transportation)• Direct lead of SAP superuser team• Representation of distribution department on global management reviews• Validation of new processes and system, also handling the defect recovery activities (4*6 months rotation)• LEAN supervisor at the Master distribution center (Nagykanizsa)• Supporting central supply chain business transformation activities (Budapest)• Warehouse operations leader (Nagykanizsa 90 employees, 18.000m2)• Sourcing – Localization project leader (Budapest-Nagykanizsa)

  • EMEA Transportation Leader

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Logistics Process Leader

    Sept 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Logistics management leadership program

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2013
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  Eaton

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2019

  Transport operations and logisitics commodity manager EMEA

  Tasks and responsibilities: • total ownership on transport operations and budget in EMEA region • network design responsibility on all sites in WE region• 45 MM USD spend and contract control • Yearly cost out goal of 1.5MM USD

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  HARMAN International

  Jun 2019 - now

  Senior Commodity Manager, Logistics

  ˙- Managing all EMEA locations including WHS, TRN contracting (80M USD)- Leading global A&O tender each year reoccurring- 4PL management- E2E procurement process ownership for all regional and global vendors (parcel, road, A&O, warehousing, customs support)