Procurement Director

• September 2019 - October 2021

Managed 60 associates, 9 factories & 1 operational warehouse. Influenced $206M of OPEX $432M CAPEX Saved $21M (10%)through category strategy & value chain re-engineering. Improved OTIF from 35% to 92%. Created Service Level Agreements & Increased Customer Satisfaction Index from 7 to 3.5 (+30%). Developed Annual Procurement Plan, introduced long-term contracts and reduced number of tenders from 2129 to 1698 (25%). Implemented Supplier Management. Lead procurement digitalization project

Commerical Director

• April 2016 - April 2019

Developed & implemented product strategy for whole Russian company. Saved $33.6M (12% of $240M spend / 3 years). Developed 60 new national suppliers in Russia to mitigate geopolitical risk and reduced business critical categories from 30 to 10. Developed succession planning with HR Director: 5 team members promoted in 2 years & 1 to a Global management role. Led SRM continuous improvement program, improving Quality Control Index for Ingredients to 99% and achieving ESG targets.

Head of Procurement Department

• February 2013 - February 2016

CPO / Head of Procurement , Central Asia & Caucasus territories (8 countries/4.1M km2) 02/2013 – 02/2016 -Lead Procurement function: 4 countries’ teams - 21 procurement staff, 2 factories, $225M of 3d party spend (non pay spend) and saved $23M (10%) over contract period. Reported to Global CPO – BAT. ·Introduced e-tenders & global standads. -Developed & implemented procurement risk assessment standards & anti-corruption policy, ensured compliance to ethical standards

Senior Procurement Manager

• January 2011 - February 2013

Was responsible for indirect procurement. Saved £24M (13.5%) from £180M spend over the period of 2 years due to implementation of ‘Point of Sales’ category strategy & led team negotiations with strategic suppliers, assisted in Internal Audits on risk mitigation and process compliance. -Had short-term assignments to a) Caucasus, b) Kazakhstan & built procurement functions from scratch: led recruitment & training programmes for the new teams & created effective stakeholder management.

Procurement Manager

• May 2010 - December 2010

Procurement Manager. BAT Eastern Europe Region (18 Markets) 05/2009 – 12/2010 - Developed and implemented regional procurement business strategy for Marketing Category of spend, saved £21M – 13% from £160M spend over 20 months. -Led indirect procurement outsourcing project, resulted in cost savings & improved procurement efficiency. Regional Planning Data & Demand Controller. BAT Eastern Europe & Russia