SAP
Milos Lekic
Procurement Manager
Belgrade
Summary
Seasoned procurement professional with over 15 years of expertise in direct and indirect procurement, management, and strategic leadership across diverse industries, including IT, construction, and pharmaceuticals. Achieved success in leading teams, optimizing procurement processes for goods and services, and implementing cost-efficiency initiatives. Holds extensive knowledge of business practices in both local and international contexts, demonstrating a proven ability to manage complex projects while achieving strategic objectives. Highly organized and results-oriented, adept at prioritizing tasks and fostering effective collaboration with internal teams and suppliers. Eight years of international experience enhances cross-cultural understanding and global business expertise.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Procurement Manager in the International Procurement Department
|Yandex Serbia, Smart Business Technologies LTD
Belgrade, Serbia
02.2023 - 06.2025
- Managing procurement processes for materials and services in both domestic and international markets
- Leading negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms, including pricing, delivery timelines, and service quality, while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
- Executing procurement activities (including RFx processes, tendering, contract signing, etc.), leading negotiations, and managing relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to achieve cost savings and efficiency
- Participating in the establishment of the procurement function in Serbia
- Providing active support in identifying internal team needs and procurement planning
- Conducting market analysis and sourcing new suppliers
- Actively contributing to the optimization of procurement processes
- Maintaining and monitoring the execution of the procurement plan
- Assisting the international procurement team lead in team management, workload allocation, and task distribution, while promoting team collaboration
- Contributing to the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures aimed at improving procurement processes and overall efficiency
Head of Analytics Department
| Velesstroy Construction Company LTD
Belgrade, Serbia
06.2019 - 01.2023
- Coordination of employees in the department during the preparation of comparative analysis of contracted/projected scopes of materials and works versus the scopes at the stage of realization
- Preparation and supervision of reports based on the results of comparative analysis
- Coordination and supervision of employee performance in accordance with deadlines and directives from senior management
- Verification and responsibility for the accuracy and quality of data in all outgoing documents submitted to other company departments
- Daily communication with managers from other departments at company headquarters and construction sites on all issues related to comparative analysis
- Analysis of individual and general performance of department employee on the basis of accepted timelines and standards
- Preparation and updating of weekly and monthly reports of the department
Deputy Head of Procurement Technological Materials Department
| Velesstroy LTD, Moscow, Russin Federation,
Moscow, Russian Federation
09.2011 - 06.2019
- Organizing, supervision and management of departmental staff
- Negotiation with suppliers regarding prices, material quality, procurement conditions, delivery time and providing approval for purchases under clearly agreed terms
- Supervision of timely delivery of construction materials of appropriate quality and in necessary quantities for over 20 construction sites across Russia reporting to the management on procurement plan fulfillment
- Coordination of department operations with other company services
- Planning, monitoring, analyzing and proposing cost optimization measures to management
- Monitoring and evaluation of suppliers
- Alignment of technical specifications with investors and design institutes for non-standard materials and their procurement
Global Market Procurement Specialist
| Hemofarm JSC
Vršac, Serbia
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Purchasing raw materials and laboratory reference standards for pharmaceutical industry
- Contact with international suppliers, collecting offer and material import
- Preparing complete documentation for import and customs clearance
- Obtaining the necessary approvals and permits (permits of the Ministry of Health for import drugs, approval of the Ministry of Health, the Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices) which requires knowledge of regulations in the country
- Execution of customs procedures under regular and simplified processes, including partial clearances
- Making of an import business calculations
- Collaboration with Ministries, Agencies for drugs, forwarding agents, finance department, STADA Group regulatory teams, Quality Control Department etc.
- Monitoring delivery execution and payment processes
Education
Master degree - International economics and foreign trade
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia05-2008
Skills
Management skills
Global procurement
Price negotiation
Supplier relationship management
Procurement expertise
Critical thinking
Results-oriented
Effective Communication
Teamwork
Management skills
Software
1S Operkontur (ERP system - the functional area of procurement)
MS office active use
Interests
Sports (diving, running, basketball)
Travelling
Timeline
Procurement Manager in the International Procurement Department
|Yandex Serbia, Smart Business Technologies LTD
02.2023 - 06.2025
Head of Analytics Department
| Velesstroy Construction Company LTD
06.2019 - 01.2023
Deputy Head of Procurement Technological Materials Department
| Velesstroy LTD, Moscow, Russin Federation,
09.2011 - 06.2019
Global Market Procurement Specialist
| Hemofarm JSC
06.2009 - 06.2011
Master degree - International economics and foreign trade
University of Belgrade
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