Zoltan Czegeny

Experience

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  Device Hungary

  Aug 2002 - Dec 2003

  Sales Manager
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  Bumet Hungary

  Jan 2004 - May 2008

  Operational Buyer

  Planning and managing the purchased goods of the company. Keep contact with vendors, sub-contractors Inland and Europe. Optimize of the stock, controlling invoices and handling complaints. Collaborate with logistics, quality and production. Accountability to the owners, primarily in the English language.

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  British Telecom

  Jun 2008 - Apr 2012

  Strategic Buyer

  Responsible for contracts for supply of different products and services (Engineering Services; Packaging and Labelling; Matal Parts) with annual spend of £20M. Certified Buyer by British Telecom

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  FAG Hungary - Schaeffler Group Member

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  Senior Strategic Buyer

  Responsible of the direct materials category supply. ( steel wires and strips, bearings cages, bearings rollers) with the annual spend of € 50M. Manage annual pricing negotiations in line to local plant and HQ target and strategy. Support company Product and Production Development and lead Supplier Development project.

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  Vital Flo

  Apr 2015 - May 2019

  Sales Manager

  Represent non-Hungarian steel material service centers. (sheets, strips, tubes, bars, profiles) Execute the sales plan from zero to supply contract. Establish and manage relationships with customers, focusing to automotive and mass production.

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  Signify

  May 2019 - Mar 2022

  - Identify product development opportunities- Follow and manage cost roadmap of product category- Analyze costs and trends - Manage Value Engineering workshops- Execute cost down ideas Represent category strategy at Hungarian production site. Lead and manage price negotiations and other RFx during the year. Work closely with suppliers, knows capability and capacity to identify cost down opportunities and drive for result. Apply the product cost reduction through supply chain optimization. Execute new product introduction as well as phase in – phase out (PIPO) planning.

  • Cost and Value Engineer - R&D

    Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Procurement Engineer

    May 2019 - Jan 2021
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  Dometic

  May 2022 - now

  EMEA Cost & Value Project Engineer

  • Plan and execute annual projects effectively.• Collaborate with the Sourcing team to achieve yearly cost-saving targets.• Identify and implement cost-reduction strategies.• Work closely with Product Development (PD), Project Management (PM), Production, Sales, Quality, and Sourcing teams.• Maintain strong communication with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment.• Deliver detailed financial and operational reviews to drive profitability.• Present actionable recommendations and scenario analyses.• Conduct various analyses, including BOM cost analysis, should-cost calculations, function-value-cost matrix, tear-down benchmarking, etc.• Develop and standardize analytical tools and business processes to enhance efficiency. Show less