Alexandra Popa

Experience

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  Honeywell

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2019

  Procurement Specialist

  Created and maintained contracts in Ariba, including NDAs, Conditional Award Letters, Service Agreements, Equipment Agreements, and Consignment Agreements.Utilized the Transaction Post Workflow in the MM module for various purchasing activities in SAP.Developed strong collaborations with global plants and suppliers.Managed Purchasing Orders and Scheduling Agreements, ensuring no production line stoppage.Conducted quarterly price updates in SAP and provided training for new team members.Supported customer teams and buyers with various procurement requests. Show less

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  Garrett - Advancing Motion

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

  Deploy company strategy on the supplier side by managing day-to-day supplier relationships and contracts to ensure the delivery of high-quality components at optimal costs.Develop new technologies required for our component’s technical roadmap in collaboration with PL, COE, and SQD, and select suppliers for NPI with ISC sourcing managers.Conduct sourcing to find better deals and more profitable suppliers, considering factors like sustainability, risk management, and ethical issues.Negotiate and agree on contracts, monitor their progress, and forecast demand to maximize business efficiency.Maintain good relationships with suppliers and forecast price trends to anticipate future activities.Process payments and invoices, maintain contract files, and produce reports and statistics using computer software.Define procurement requirements for projects and manage contracts from development through closure.Ensure supplier strategies are defined and executed across all Garrett locations/regions.Work closely with engineering, customer teams, and regional procurement teams to meet future needs for new technologies and suppliers.Plan and control AOP for the commodity to deliver on key goals like achieving YOY productivity targets, improving working capital, and efficient utilization of capex.Track and manage generic parts capacity, assess and plan capacity additions, and work with supply chain and regional procurement teams to avoid capacity issues.Negotiate prices, supplier agreements, general terms and conditions agreements, consignment stock agreements, and raw material and FX indexation agreements.Support NPI teams, supplier quality, supply chain, and regional procurement teams with supplier-related issues. Show less • Prepare Raw material and FX Escalators according with Garrett rules• Quarterly/Semesterly/Yearly Raw Material and FX updates in the price files• Make sure that all the price files are aligned with the standard price file format• Make sure that all the prices are implemented in a timely manner to avoid any reconciliation• Offer price files training and support for the new Commodity Buyers- Payment reconciliations (returned payments, misapplied payments and refunds);• Locked PNs upload in DB (yearly and spot)• Update monthly the IDM and Notes file with any modification occurred during the month• Gather all the approved price files and centralize them in a standardized manner into PN details file• Import the Ecotemplate file according to the Fiscal calendar for each month• After SBM Finance confirmation, prepare monthly Accrual and Economic Spend files• Export and import monthly Ecotemplate for Regional Buyers in case it is requested Show less

  • Global Commodity Buyer

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Raw Material Lead

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
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  BAT

  Jul 2022 - now

  Procurement Analytics Manager

  Manage and consolidate multiple data sources related to the system, executing tasks related to the management of administrative data, including reviewing current and complete data, eliminating redundant or deteriorated data, and identifying additional required data. Conduct activities to verify data accuracy, generate and complete data, and classify data to enable the Procurement department to efficiently obtain necessary information. Monitor and work within data protection/security regulations related to confidentiality agreements, intellectual property, etc., in close collaboration with the Legal (LEX) department. Collaborate with the BAT DBS (Digital Business Solutions) organization to provide comprehensive process understanding for upcoming automation and digitalization initiatives. Be an integral part of the collaborative team focused on data analysis and the creation and visualization of Power BI dashboards. Respond to data requests and provide requested data to monitor and analyze compliance with StS policies and organizational processes. Prepare reports and dashboards for the Traceability and Monitoring (T&M) cycle of the Procurement Department. Produce performance reports in conjunction with the Planning and Reporting Coordinator. Provide support to category managers and managers for internal analysis of expenditures. Assist the Procurement Department in downloading and generating performance and compliance reports or their own dashboards, as needed. Show less