Dijana Topuzovska
Senior Buyer @Crayola
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Buyer @Crayola
US
Overseeing all strategic procurement activities for a business unit engaged in the manufacturing of Delivery Systems category, specifically pencils, markers, nibs and reservoirs.• Successfully established and maintained business relationships with the top key suppliers, ensuring that negotiated agreements are implemented and aggressively pursued a competitive purchasing environment by constantly seeking alternate supply, product replacement, and substitution. • Implemented cost reduction techniques to ensure the best price possible is negotiated with current suppliers while providing the leadership and accountability of negotiation, contract, and purchasing strategy.• Managed multiple RFPs to support cost-saving initiatives, leading to significant price reductions resulting in high annual savings, while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of services through thorough vendor management.• Working closely with cross-functional teams including Operations, Marketing, Engineering and Finance, I have secured profitability and executed strategic sourcing processes to maximize effectiveness and deliver optimum results.• Developed working relationships with new suppliers by performing preliminary research, meeting with representatives, verifying product availability, and finalizing terms of sale. These relationships have been instrumental in securing the best possible pricing and ensuring a reliable and diverse supply chain.• Committed to continuous improvement, always seeking out new ways to streamline processes, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
EDUCATION
Moravian College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Management
Northampton Community College
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration
Procurement Academy
CPP, Certified Procurement Professional, Procurement
SKILLS
ABOUT DIJANA TOPUZOVSKA
High-performing procurement professional with 16+ years of experience delivering high-impact work in the Consumer Goods Industry. Skilled in developing strong internal and external relationships to facilitate collaborative achievement of high priority goals. Confident in ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting and leverage strong leadership skills to motivate team members and suppliers to improve performance, excel at negotiating skills with suppliers to reduce overall material cost while maintaining high production standards and work closely with cross-functional teams to maximize product manufacturability and costing to increase profitability, to enable team success. Committed to lifelong learning and going the extra mile to contribute to facilitate continuous improvement and to deliver results that exceed expectations.
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