Lubos L.

2017-07-01 - Today

Head of Procurement

Set-up group procurement for an e-commerce company operating in 7 CEE countries with a total spend responsibility of 120 mEUR. As Head Of Procurement, my goal is to transform our function and enable: > Bottom-line improvement > Supplier-lead innovation > Top-line growth

2016-07-01 To 2017-07-01

Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager at NKT, directly reporting to Group CPO with an annual spend responsibility of about 50 mEUR. > Member of Procurement Management team > Categories covered include Packaging & Supporting Cable Materials (tapes / yarns / fillers / etc.) > Responsible for identification, planning and implementation of cost-down initiatives in the region > Alignment with business stakeholders (internal / external) regarding strategies, improvement road-maps, future needs, etc. > Managing various functional, structural & organizational projects > Supporting digitalization of NKT's Procurement function

2014-10-01 To 2016-07-01

Strategic Sourcing Manager

> Working on a global cost reduction & software implementation project for a Tier1 automotive supplier in the area of non-production purchasing in the region of Europe, Russia and Africa (65+ sites in 19 countries) > Addressing spend exceeding 500 mUSD in various categories (FM, MRO, Industrial Supplies, Telecom, Office Supplies, Professional Services, etc...) and identifying opportunities to reduce the costs and improve commercial conditions for the client.

2014-01-01 To 2017-01-01

External Lecturer

> External lecturer for KPMG's Education Unit > Providing sourcing & procurement training for a global automotive supplier in Czech Republic as part of the procurement transformation & capability improvement programme

2013-09-01 To 2017-01-01

Procurement Consultant

> Independent management consultant providing advisory services in the area of strategic sourcing & procurement, specializing in complex sourcing diagnostic, spend optimization & categorization, cost saving opportunity identification & implementation, etc. > My vision is to work in close collaboration with my clients, engaging in a mutually beneficial relationships benefiting both parties from the start to the end, carefully listening to the voice of the customer.

2011-10-01 To 2013-08-01

Senior Consultant

Supply Chain strategy & Manufacturing consultant providing advisory services to clients based in Czech Republic in the areas of Sourcing & Procurement, Project and Change Management > Procurement process & organization review > Detailed spend analysis > Identification of improvement areas and definition of implementation plan to meet project goals > Sourcing engagement including supplier identification and selection for direct and indirect spend categories, achieving savings ranging from 10-40% > Stakeholder's expectation management and communication with C-level executives.

2007-08-01 To 2011-10-01

Buyer

January ’09 - August '11 > Strategic commodity sourcing for new generation vehicles (strategy setting, cost analysis, supplier selection, etc.) and management of current models (continuous improvement, benchmarking, cost reduction activity) > Responsible for NVH (Noise, Vibration & Harshness) trim commodity > Managing commodity with an annual spend of approximately 60 mEur with leading global suppliers > Lead buyer responsible for creation & management of Value Engineering/Value Analysis process on pan-European level (process mapping, creation of procedure & standardization, development of respective KPIs for Senior Management, etc.) August ’07- December ’08 > Responsible for Raw material commodity (sealers, adhesives, stiffeners) > Managing commodities with an annual spend of approximately 25 mEur > Creation of cost reduction road-map (VE/VA, process improvement, benchmarking) for cost optimization of purchased materials and parts > Cross-divisional cost-driven activity to coordinate processes and best practices between various manufacturing plants (material & process standardization) > Member of EU-wide VE/VA process team.

2005-04-01 To 2007-08-01

Senior Buyer / Supervisor

> Lead buyer reporting to Purchasing Manager, managing commodities with an annual spend of approximately 10 mEur > Member of 'Direct Purchasing’ project - responsible for deployment in Vrable site. Project goal was to move Purchasing responsibility to manufacturing location in Slovakia from satellite manufacturing plants in Germany and France => this included complex emerging markets sourcing activities, supplier base consolidation, re-negotiation of commercial conditions, etc. > Responsible for cost reduction activity - supplier auctions (Ariba), VE/VA activity > Process driven cost reduction activity based on thorough study of supplier's manufacturing process > Supplier consolidation & rationalisation in order to strengthen existing supply base.

2002-01-01 To 2005-04-01

Buyer

> Buyer responsible for fluent & uninterrupted supply of materials to fulfil needs of manufacturing plant > Responsible for assessment and selection of suppliers > Day-to-day follow-up of critical orders to secure uninterrupted supply of parts from suppliers > 2-month stay in company HQ (Uden, Netherlands) - training in strategic purchasing skills.