Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
I have a long lasting experience as a purchasing and supplier relationship manager in multichannel retailing, Consumer Electronics (Telecom, IT, White Goods, exclusive assortments). Professional in managing cross-departmental, cross-divisional and cross-country projects, managing interfaces and focusing on the big picture. Convincing in negotiations at Holding and C-level. Assertive through eloquence, the elaboration of win-win situations as well as a very winning and approachable manner. Strong in identifying future market trends and developing innovative marketing concepts. Skilled in intercultural cooperation, diplomatic and integrative in challenging conversation situations. Fluent in German, English and Polish I am passionate strategist and impulse generator with strong hands-on mentality. Very much enjoys competition (athlete since early youth) and achieving self-set and entrepreneurial goals. Talented in inspiring others for new topics.
Leading the international purchasing at Group level for the white goods division. Establishing long-term cooperation with key industry partners, coordination of all processes and negotiations with internal COOs and manufacturers. Conducting negotiations at holding and C-level. As part of the new category management concept, negotiations with international suppliers and implementation of pilot projects with industry partners.
Project leader for the establishment of a sustainability and risk management system for MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group's supply chain. Cooperation with EcoVadis to increase transparency of Sustainability topics within supply chain. Initiated membership within EICC (today RBA) to cover Sustainability topics in regards to supply chain in consumer electronics. Establishing understanding of Sustainability topics internally and within industry partners.
Involving industry partners in the new strategic concepts and increasing acceptance through professional discussions and empathy. Supplier analysis, use of market trends (e.g. energy efficiency) to improve marketing of products. Development of best-practice concepts and benchmarks together with Country Product Management.
Established A-branded exclusive assortments across Europe Set up organizational structures Set up reporting lines for exclusive assortments internal and external
Improved buying conditions through international negotiations with strategic suppliers Created alliances with top stakeholders of strategic suppliers Detected market trends & analyzed suppliers by using strong analytical skills Efficiently driven changes through strategic initiatives Reached operational acceptance by motivating through conviction and empathy Integrated innovations through new concept creation, out of the box thinking Consolidated best practice concepts & benchmarks with country product management Accelerated strategic corporate projects beyond division borders Balanced tough negotiations having full mandate with fair partnerships Facilitated conflict management by creating escalation scenarios Support in the expansion of MediaMarktSaturn, including Turkey, Greece, France, Sweden