Zoltan Toth

Experience

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  Samsung Electronics

  Mar 2007 - Apr 2008

  Purchaser
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  ModusLink

  Apr 2008 - Jan 2017

  • Managing business transfers from Jászfényszaru to Brno in 2013 and from Orléans to Kildare in 2015• Managing over 10 million$ P&L (Profit and Loss) with 5 programs continuously, overall responsibility on vendor & customer & internal KPIs• SIOP forecasting/planning on account levels incl. Demand Accuracy, Product Mix, Sales Prices, Material Costs and Profit Margins• Master Data Management (SLA and SOW, customer setups, credit limits, payment terms, discounts, VAT rates, pricings, inventory & sales parts, BOM’s, inventory values, EC handling)• Purchasing Management (MPA’s, Pricing-negotiations, KPI measurements, SLA’s, AP handling, payment terms ,PPV, E&O, QBR’s)• Customer management including overall supply chain, invoicing, pricing, quotations, negotiations, business reviews, complains, AR handling• Managing internal/external safety stock, VMI, Excess and Obsolete with customers, vendors• Driving programs to meet, achieve, exceed corporate and customer targets Show less

  • Business Unit Manager

    Apr 2013 - Jan 2017

  • Purchasing Manager

    Jun 2010 - Apr 2013

  • Purchaser

    Apr 2008 - Jun 2010
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  Schneider Electric

  Mar 2017 - now

  As a Regional Category Manager (RCM) i'm contributing in building the category strategy, updating it on a yearly basis, and deploying it in the respective region, provides sourcing directions to internal customers and ensures sourcing execution in geographical scope. I am accountable for the performance of the category and in charge of within the region i covering. I managing and providing escalation support to plants and/or OCP teams with relevant strategic suppliers.• Perform needs analysis for different Schneider businesses and segment the category needs.• Perform in the geographic zone (Europe) market analysis / intelligence and identification of market trends that could affect the pricing, supply, geopolitical and other risks and other strategic subjects.• Lead alignment of category strategy engaging all key stakeholders: Business Unit , Industrial Cluster, Offer Creation Process (OCP) Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain organizations, etc.• Design category strategy for the region to meet needs and achieve objectives on continuous improvement (quality, cost/productivity, service, innovation, sustainability).• Contribute to the development and deployment of the global cost models, scoring models, price indexes etc.• Create the yearly negotiation roadmap and accomplish• Propose the evolution of the Supplier Orientation Chart (SOC) based on the evolution of the Category Strategy.• Define the contractual strategy of the category (Master Service Agreement, Lending for Use Agreements, etc.) in alignment with Category Pole and support with strategic suppliers• Leverage other Regions for a global coordination and best practices sharing (i.e. Center Of Excellence -COE- participation when existing).• Track the Performance for the category (Quality, Service, Productivity, innovation, sustainability …) and the execution of key initiatives (increase of Master Service Agreement coverage, risk assessment and reduction, …). Show less Generate New Ideas by planning and animating Event DaysAchieve Material Productivity Targets for Plant (P&L+FYS)Contributor on Plant Actions of Other Material/Other DVCAccountable of the realization of Part File.Manage Actions Plans (QVE, COS, Rebalancing) in respecting rules & processes (planning, deliverables, stage gates)Share Reconciliation P&L results with Controlling and MPLProject Escalation (mandatory clear team meeting .ppt, Consolidation report from Weekly Material Productivity SIM) Show less • Managing supply from ~100 suppliers with ~15,000 parts around 25 million EUR yearly turnover• Continuous supply of production with needed components and avoid shortages• Keep inventory and UHS stock targets and try to reduce• Master Data Management LTC and consignment agreements, SAP setups (SS, MOQ, LT, Parity,)• U-BOL, OTD, FC accuracy, commit rate KPI’s management with all suppliers• Continuous improvements on processes, implement new projects, following and reviewing SPS• AP handling with finance, suppliers and buyers• Driving programs to meet, achieve, exceed corporate and customer targets Show less

  • Regional Category Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Plant Procurement Manager

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Upstream Flow Manager

    Mar 2017 - Jan 2020