Balazs Sipos
Open for positions such as CEO, General Manager, Country Manager, Supply Chain Director, Commercial Director.
Food Production & Services
Commercial negotiator
Sales, HR, Supply Chain expert
Entrepreneurial style
Multi-lingual top executive
49 years old
Hungary
Available soon
Available
OBJECTIVES
To find a position that enables me to use my broad experience mainly in, but not limited to Supply Chain, including the active involvement of my leadership skills to lead, support and mentor others.
OVERVIEW
A supply chain professional (food, non-food, services) with 13+ years of relevant experience at Sodexo - the world leader in Quality of Daily Life Services, present in 80 countries. I have a proven track record of hands on cooperation with multiple countries in the CEE region. I adapt easily to multinational environments, have solid experience in leading both local and multinational teams, being analytical and result oriented while prioritizing people and contracts as the two main contributors to success. Near-native fluency in English, professional proficiency in both German and French.
To find a position that enables me to use my broad experience mainly in, but not limited to Supply Chain, including the active involvement of my leadership skills to lead, support and mentor others.
OVERVIEW
A supply chain professional (food, non-food, services) with 13+ years of relevant experience at Sodexo - the world leader in Quality of Daily Life Services, present in 80 countries. I have a proven track record of hands on cooperation with multiple countries in the CEE region. I adapt easily to multinational environments, have solid experience in leading both local and multinational teams, being analytical and result oriented while prioritizing people and contracts as the two main contributors to success. Near-native fluency in English, professional proficiency in both German and French.
HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN
Sodexo Central Europe
2009
to 2017
- Responsible for the complete supply -therefore also value chain processes maintained for 1 million plus customers daily in the food production - food service business in the region consisting of Russia, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Turkey.
- 4 segments, versatile clients served (Business & Industry, Seniors, Education, Energy and Resources) - Facilities Management and Services are also overseen
- Total financial performance was in the 200 M EUR range, food, non-food and services combined.
- Fully in charge of P&L in the relevant activity, savings down to GOP/ EBIT/EBITDA level - Russia --> procurement efficiency increase 1 M Euro savings last FY
- Harmonization of the activities of separate legal entities, multiple means (mergers, acqusitions) to increase profitability and efficiency
- Had 5 direct reports as local Supply Chain Directors and a team of 40 category managers
- Complete HR responsibility (recruitment, labor rights, assessments, reorganization, team building) - Experienced in rightsizing, reorganization (suppliers, staff) downsizing (warehouses, staff)
- 10 years in non-matrix, 3+ years matrix organization
CLUSTER SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR
Sodexo
2007
to 2009
- Led a team of 4-country level Supply Chain Directors and acted as one for Romania myself parallel with the Hungarian activity.
- The scope was narrower including fewer countries being Hungary, Romania, The Czech and Slovak Republics, Poland and Slovenia.
- Built the foundations of international matrix organization
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Sodexho Hungary
2004
to 2007
- Responsible for the purchasing, procurement and logistics platform on local level
- Led a small but efficient team with the help of whom we reorganized the structure
- Implemented never before used management tools that resulted in tangible savings (3% points in raw material cost) and improved productivity.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Tesco Hungary
2003
to 2004
- As hypermarket level HRM I was in charge of all aspects of Human Resources – recruitment, staffing, payroll, L&D, execution of employment rights.
- Assertive communication and negotiation skills
- Strategic approach supported by strong analytical capabilities
- Multicultural fit both in matrix and non-matrix organizations
- Result-oriented attitude
- Mentoring and team building
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement and Purchasing
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Budget management in the range of 200 M EUR
- Extensive international expercience
- Business Process Re-engineering
- Finance budgeting
- Building strategic proposals for the business plan
- English: Virtual Native Fluency
- German: Fluent
- French: Fluent
Major in English language and literature
