Maureen Erdi

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ABOUT MAUREEN ERDI

A dynamic, results-oriented, and accomplished professional with significant experience across multi procurement categories, driving measurable cost savings, effective contract negotiations, account management, market analysis, supply chain leadership, and profitability optimisation. I consistently champion business strategy—translating it into a compelling vision for procurement that exceeds cost, value, and profitability goals in complex business environments. With strong project management prowess, I mitigate risk, enhance processes, and ensure project delivery—on time and on budget. With excellent communication skills, I easily forge effective relationships and trust with diverse groups of clients, suppliers, colleagues, and key stakeholders. I am a self-motivated and influential leader who develops, engages, and motivates top-performing teams. Both resourceful and proactive, I am consistently recognised for my sound judgment, key decision-making, problem solving, and strong business acumen. Some of my career highlights and successes include:>> Directed multi-site spend sources from multi-geographical regions; slashing costs in Aquaculture Feed, Fish Protein Procurement.>> Led successful renegotiation of long-standing indirect contracts; captured measurable financial reimbursement and further savings over life of contracts>> Managed significant spend across ingredients and packaging; consolidated supply base and achieved lauded cost savings across indirect & direct spend>> Designed and implemented optimised organisational structure; championed realignment of independent departments (harvesting, purchasing, planning, logistics, customer service) into united supply chain team>> Championed packaging relaunch of a £32m business across 32 lines for a major UK retailer