Yasen Nanev

Experience

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  TESY Ltd.

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2008

  * Managed the procurement department supporting the manufacture of household appliances.* End-to-end responsibility for the direct procurement and warehousing operations at the Water Heaters business unit. * End to end procurement execution in direct procurement operations supporting the manufacture of household appliances.

  • Purchasing Manager

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Assistant Purchasing Manager

    Oct 2004 - Dec 2006
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  SUNSYSTEM

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2012

  Purchasing Manager

  * Managed the procurement department supporting the manufacture of household appliances and building of photovoltaic solar plants. * End-to-end responsibility for the direct procurement and warehousing operations

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  IBM

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2024

  * Led Source to PO procurement operations across Eastern Europe* Ensured alignment with corporate policy and strategy. * Achieved consistent compliance and exceeded KPI targets.* Team management, recruitment, training, performance management, and talent development.* Spearheaded contract negotiations, supplier and stakeholder management.* Represented the procurement function on corporate audit and achieved satisfactory compliance standing.* Categories in scope: IT Products, Telecom, Staff Augmentation and Software. Show less * Launched a Center of Competency in Telecom sourcing and attracted North America stakeholders as new clients to the shared services center in Sofia.* Recruited and onboarded staff and facilitated mission transfer to meet aggressive timelines for full operational capability. * Ensured the team was fully operational in shortest timelines to meet aggressive client timeline. * This initiative led to my earning the Excellence in Procurement award, which is presented by the CPO to individuals for exceptional achievements. Show less * Managed a centralized team of experts in procurement of IT Products, Services and Telecommunications categories in support of stakeholders across the EMEA region. * Ensured compliance with the corporate policy and category strategies.* Drove KPI attainment throughout the Source to Contract (S2C) chain.* Recruitment and training of staff, coaching and motivating talents for business results, reviewing and sign-off of purchase business cases and agreements, stakeholder management, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations.* Categories in scope: IT products & services, Telecom. Show less

  • Procurement manager, Eastern Europe

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2024

  • Global Trainer in Negotiations

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2024

  • Procurement Manager, UK

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Procurement Manager, Center of Excellence for Telecom Procurement - North America

    Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Procurement Manager, IT Products & Services - EMEA

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Sourcing Team Lead, IT Products & Services - UKI & DACH

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Sourcing Buyer, IT Products & Services, UK

    Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Sourcing Buyer, Facilities Design & Construction and Furniture, UK

    Jun 2012 - Sept 2013
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  Bulgarian Association of Supply Chain

  May 2024 - now

  Co-founder and Vice President

  On a mission to unite the procurement community in Bulgaria, to enable best practice sharing and ideation, and to promote the profession as a career path for young talents.

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  Reichle & De-Massari

  Aug 2024 - now

  Procurement Manager