Maria Banda

Experience

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  Electrolux Floor Care & Small Appliances

  Dec 2001 - May 2007

  • Stock Reduction• Stock Turnover Increase• Supplier Chain Improvement• Logistics Agreements • Sourcing, Supplier Management and Development, Supplier Selection• Handling inquiries, Negotiations and Contract Management• Cost Reductions, Continuous Price Maintenance

  • Project Manager at Logistics

    Sept 2006 - May 2007

  • Packaging Buyer

    Dec 2001 - Aug 2006
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  Mars Petcare

  May 2007 - Jan 2016

  My main responsibilities as Procurement Operations Team Leader and Site Management Team member:• Ensure and support the Business Strategy Deployment• People Management and Team Leadership• Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Management, Inbound Supply Chain Management • Associates and Talent Development• Recruitment, Succession Pipeline Development• European and local Project Management • Harmonization of ways of working and Change Management • Guardian of procurement process compliance to Ethical and Global Business Standards and Policies Show less

  • Commercial Operations Manager = Site Head of Procurement and SQA

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  • Raw Materials Purchasing Manager

    Oct 2009 - Sept 2011

  • Raw Materials Purchaser

    May 2007 - Sept 2009
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  ABB

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2020

  Leading a team that is executing purchasing strategies through effective supplier relationship management, negotiations and contract management that support the business by optimizing costs, quality and reliability of suppliers and supplied products. Ensuring execution in accordance with Manufacturing Unit and Supply Chain Management (SCM) instructions and procedures. Manage and ensure the correct manufactured and purchased logistics process flow of information and products in order to achieve defined targets for customer service level, operation costs, and inventory level. Show less

  • Procurement and Supply Chain Manager

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2020

  • Interim Manager for Pocurement

    Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
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  SMP Automotive Global

  Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

  Regional Purchasing Director - East Europe

  • Manage the purchasing and project SQA team in terms of process efficiency to minimize the costs and risk to the business • Accountability on procurement process compliance to Global Policies • Procurement of direct and indirect material, CAPEX within the budget • Deliver savings on spending, improvements in working capital, and cash flow • Supplier quality management (assurance) and development • Ensure we get OEM nomination for future projects – forward sourcing Show less

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  Nissin Foods

  Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

  Interim Procurement and Supply Chain Manager

  • Manage, develop, motivate, and support the SCM team • Define and drive efficient and sustainable sourcing and supply chain strategies, ensuring financial competitiveness • Review the strategic procurement and material management operational processes, formulate development proposals, contribute to possible implementation and stabilization • Active participation in Service Level Agreements, Price and other commercial conditions negotiations and supplier contracts review • Employee performance evaluation and the proposal of the organizational change • Set up departmental and individual KPIs, action plans, and procedures to support the business targets • Manage the forecast trends monitoring, coordination of the inventory levels and storage of raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished products, as well as inbound, internal and outbound logistics • Ensure the continuous supply of raw materials and services through optimal supplier base and contractual coverage • Unlock performance potentials to increase the output and as well ensure the external sub-processing to meet the customer needs. Show less

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  Wittur Group

  May 2023 - Jul 2024

  Interim Material Management Team Leader

  • Control and approve the Purchase Orders release, inventory level control, and optimization• Maintain supplier relationships, negotiations, supplier performance evaluation, and improvement• Data maintenance, process optimization, efficiency improvement

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  WITTUR Electric Drives GmbH

  Aug 2024 - now

  Strategic Purchasing