VALERIJA TRPIN

• Developing purchasing strategies for cost reduction, resulting in significant savings for the company.
• Evaluating market trends to identify new sourcing opportunities and potential suppliers.
• Implementing sustainable sourcing practices, reducing environmental impact
• Drove innovation within the procurement function by identifying new technologies and processes that enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.
• Retail development for 24 store locations

• Leading and coaching Operational Purchasing team of 6 employees
• Managing relations with 50+ Suppliers
• Daily negotiations with Suppliers on commercial terms, delivery schedules and routes
• Market research with goal to identify future industry trends
• Inventory management

Achievements: successfully reducing in-house inventories from 43 MIO to 27 MIO in 11 months by optimizing purchasing procedures (call-off's, regular demand review, implementation of frozen windows and stabilization of delivery schedules)

• Implementing logistics and customs processes and procedures in EMEA for US based e-commerce startup company
• Tendering new EMEA service providers and onboarding new Brokerage, Freight Forwarding and Warehousing Service providers
• Preparation of contracts, SOWs and SLAs
• Day to day operations with continuous improvement of the processes and systems

Achievements: successfully completing 2 tenders and full onboarding of new ecommerce distribution and warehousing service providers in UK, Germany and Switzerland

• Managing EMEA customs operations, with focus on EU regulations
• Supervision of Brokerage Service Providers and collaboration with Customs Authorities across Europe to secure timely and compliant customs operations
• Consultancy role: key contact for company stakeholders on customs and foreign trade related topics
• Import duties payable: analysis of import tariffs and cost control
• Brexit project: leading preparation of the company's customs department for UK exiting EU (implementing new customs regulations; training and onboarding of relevant stakeholders (Sales, Supply Chain, Carriers)

Achievements: successfully completing full preparation of the company for Brexit, securing 95% of all goods have passed customs procedures timely; company has been evaluated by HMRC as one of the best prepared for Brexit

• Leading and supervising Export Overseas Transportation department (team of 4 people)
• On time and in full execution of orders for entire EMEA region (Middle East, North Africa, South Africa) and overseas markets (NA, LA, Far East) - ERP SAP based
• Preparation of SOP, SOW and SLA for Freight Forwarders, 3PLs, Inland / Multimodal and Ocean Service Providers), KPI and Targets settings
• Service Provider's performance analysis and driving continuous improvement
• Freight cost analysis, forecasting and building accruals

Achievements: improving performance in timeliness of outbound of the overseas shipments for 30% with improved system visibility; improving shipping documentation (BOL) timeliness for 60%

• Coordination of overseas transportation from EMEA production plants (Turkey, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Luxembourg) to Middle East, Far East, Americas overseas containerized and airfreight transportation ERP SAP based
• Business Process Expert (BPX) for the area of export overseas

Achievements: identifying key bottlenecks, proposing and implementing improvements (OTIF KPI improvement from 70% to 92%)

• Leading Supply Chain department for 2 countries (Slovenia EU, Croatia non-EU)
• Customs legislation follow-up with focus on Croatia joining EU
• Handling of weekly, monthly and seasonal delivery forecasts
• Supervision and coordination of 3PLs for Slovenia and Croatia
• Organization of logistic tenders (warehousing, distribution and international transportation) for Croatia and Slovenia
• Intellectual property & counterfeits management

Achievements: successfully preparing company for Croatia entering the EU; successfully supporting company's restructuring and centralization of supply chain (close down of local SC departments)

• Customer Service management for Slovenian market
• Execution of quarterly customer satisfaction surveys and corrective action plans implementation
• E-sell tool management and technical support for customers
• Team member of international project Bridge Hacross for deployment of SAP core model within 6 countriesAchievements: setting up exceptional and trust worthy collaboration with customers across Slovenian market