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Oleksandra Churkina
Purchasing Manager/Purchaser
Bratislava,BL
Summary
Proactive Purchaser Manager/Purchaser with 12 years of experience handling detailed purchase requisitions and purchase orders. Excellent conflict management, negotiation and supplier relationship management talents. Detail-oriented, flexible, adoptable, motivated, responsible and reliable purchase manager of maintenance equipment, materials services and goods.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Purchaser
BEZ TRANSFORMATORY, A.s.
10.2022 - Current
- Responsibility for procurement of GEOS, bushings, tap changers, support, magnetic cores, services, annual procurement budget approximate €28 million.
- Worked closely with Quality Assurance team to address any non-conforming materials provided by suppliers. Reducing terms of resolving complaints from 4 months to 2 weeks (100% free replacement of spare parts in the claims for suppliers during 2022-2024 ), refunding costs from suppliers.
- Identified areas of risk within the supply chain, developing contingency plans to mitigate potential issues. Planning in advance, agreed conditions per annual basic/quarter basic, price lists.
- Conducted market research for alternative suppliers, leading to increased competition and improved pricing negotiations. Expansion of the competitive environment (2022/2023 tenders of bushings for BEZ and ETD number of bidders increased from 3 to 9, economic effect for both company around 14% for annual budget; GEOS tenders during 2023 increase number of bidders from 2 to 5)
- Managed the procurement process from requisition to payment, ensuring timely deliveries and accurate invoicing.
- Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers ( bushings economic effect for BEZ and EDT around 14% for annual budget, including -3,5 % discount from monopoly Pfisterer; GEOS and cores tenders during 2023 economic effect around 18%, approx. € 3,5 million, despite the competitive environment of TC price reduction achieved in 2024 of 4% price are close to 2021, from monopoly MR Germany confirmed discount 6%).
- Improved supplier relationships, resulting in better product quality and delivery times.
The Head of Procurement Department
PJSC AZOVSTEEL
10.2012 - 08.2022
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects. Managed the work of 14 employees, providing purchase materials, equipment, all services and goods for all production cycle of metallurgical plant (annual budget of procuring, including reconstructions around 8 billion). Prequalification and selection suppliers and contractors.
- Achievements. The economic effect of tender procedures and competitive sheets made around 15 % of every year volume of procuring and $ 70 million the economic impact of checking the prices material assets, which contractors are using in construction per every year.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions. Organization, preparation and conducting tenders (as a head of tender Committee) for the purchase in all categories of procuring, responsible for reviewing and signing all tender’s protocols, competitive sheets, contracts and reports. Annually ranking of suppliers.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions. Devising and implementation of procedures and policies of purchasing. Participation working groups, cross-functional teams and task-forces on the managing company’s level. Participation in working group of the integration SAP R\3 and introduction SAP ERP in procuring and electronic trade platform SAP ARIBA.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment. Preparation all reports of the results of commercial directories work.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic - managing purchasing department for 10 years, and efficiency of activity and implementation of tasks entrusted department was 99 % every year.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others. Increasing purchase team efficiency/KPI up to 99% per each year.
Assistant Commercial Director
PJSC AZOVSTEEL
04.2007 - 09.2012
- Managed the work of 200 employees and all documents of purchasing department
- Reviewing all contracts, competitive sheets, protocols before these documents had been giving for approval of commercial director
- Managed cross-functional teams, ensuring successful delivery of projects on time and within budget.
- Oversaw the preparation of commercial reports, providing valuable comments.
Education
M.D. - Philology
The Zaporizhsky National University
Zaporozhie, Ukraine 04.2001 -
Skills
Procurement
Supplier Relationship Management
Strategic Sourcing
Supply Chain Optimization
Demand forecasting
Negotiation expertise
Teamwork orientation
Vendor evaluation
Interests
Timeline
Purchaser
BEZ TRANSFORMATORY, A.s.
10.2022 - Current
The Head of Procurement Department
PJSC AZOVSTEEL
10.2012 - 08.2022
Assistant Commercial Director
PJSC AZOVSTEEL
04.2007 - 09.2012
M.D. - Philology
The Zaporizhsky National University
04.2001 -