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Lucie Pospisilova

Buyer

Procurement
Manufacturing
Category Management
Chemicals
Food Industry
Lucie Pospisilova
33 years old
Driving License
Naas Ireland
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
CEMS MIM graduate with knowledge of chemistry used to working in teams on various projects in international environment. Strong in research and analysis, fast learning and time management, with relevant work and volunteer experience. Looking for a fast-paced, analytical position with responsibility.
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Buyer

Trelleborg
Since February 2018
  • Managing procurement of raw material categories for production plants of TWS in Czech Republic, Serbia and USA
  • Organizing tenders and negotiating conditions with suppliers including price comparisons and research of various products for both raw materials and indirect materials and services
  • Supplier relationship management and daily communication to resolve any issues with focus on Chemicals, Bead wire and Cord Fabrics
  • Mapping supplier markets for innovation, ownership structure and financial conditions
  • Close cooperation with Logistics and R&D department to search for new alternatives of supplies and saving projects
  • Assuring sustainability and regulatory compliance with company standards, responsibility for REACH

Global Procurement Graduate

Kerry Group
September 2016 to January 2018
  • Food and Flavour Chemicals-responsible for reporting, tendering, analysing the markets and production, global internal and supplier communication; 12 tenders per year with various supply base
  • Colours-worked on category transformation, SKU variety reduction and consolidation of spend and suppliers, identifying potential profit improvement projects based on consolidation; classified about half of all 800 SKUs into 55 groupings and identified savings from consolidation
  • Indirect-Pest Control and Lab Consumables category transparency, developing specification, tendering, communicating the requirements to suppliers, setting KPIs and helping to develop contracts and SLAs; created Category Strategy and savings pipeline for next 3 years
  • Traceability project-internal and external communication to gather data and reporting on progress reached 95% response rate identifying primary manufacturing sites, supporting supply quality and approved vendor list

Category Management Analyst

Ahold
July 2015 to March 2016
  • Created the ice-cream category transformation plan for summer season 2016
  • Recommended improvements and optimization of the category to improve sales and margins
  • Analysed the ice-cream category in terms of assortment, display, promotions
  • Prepared materials for negotiations and supported the Frozen and Dairy Category Managers

Business Development Intern

Mixturam
June 2015 to August 2015
  • Worked on the international expansion of a start-up to the UK market
  • Discovered new distribution channels and business partners for selling and marketing
  • Launched a crowdfunding campaign and raised product awareness

Sales Intern

Sandoz
July 2014 to September 2014
  • Identified mind setters in the industry to support the Field Force Effectiveness BU
  • Performed competitor analysis and benchmarked local pharma companies

International Management, Master's Degree

CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Educatio

2015 to 2016
CEMS is a global alliance of leading business schools, multinational companies and NGOs that together offer the CEMS Master’s in International Management (MIM). CEMS has permanently featured in the top 10 in the Financial Times Master’s in Management ranking since its creation in 2005. http://www.cems.org/

International Management, Master's Degree

University of Economics, Prague

September 2014 to June 2016
Thesis: Continuous Management of a Retail Product Category

Economics and Management of Chemical and Food Companies, Master's Degree

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

September 2013 to June 2016
Thesis: The Influence of Consumption Values on Consumer Purchase Behaviour in the Czech Beer Market

Business Administration and Management, Bachelor's Degree

University of Economics Prague

September 2010 to February 2014
Thesis: Manufacturing process analysis of a specific product in the pharmaceutical industry (cooperation with Zentiva Group a.s.)

Synthesis and Production of Drugs, Bachelor's Degree

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

September 2010 to June 2013
Thesis: Synthetic Polymers as Matrices of Plasters for Transdermal Drug Delivery (Department of Polymers UCT Prague)
  • Fast Learning
  • Research and Analysis
  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management
  • Czech
    Expert
  • English
    Expert
  • French
    Intermediate
  • Spanish
    Intermediate
  • Russian
    Notions
  • MS Office
    Advanced
  • SAP
    Good
  • Salesforce.com
    Intermediate
  • Cooperation with NGOs
  • Pro-bono consulting
  • Yoda Mentorship Programme
  • Creative Handicrafts
  • Drawing
  • Meeting new people
  • Experiencing cultures