Ovidiu Mihalcea

Purchasing Manager Uk Ireland Benelux @Sonoco

Braunstone, GB

Negotiating transport, warehousing and materials handling equipment (mostly FLT-s) agreements with Logistics and equipment providers, securing adequate capacity and ensuring compliance to policies, adherence to Group logistics systems and standards, formalising and filing contracts, tariffs, and agreements with logistics service providers.• Monitoring and reviewing supplier’s performances within the operations with reference to the agreed standard and service levels.• Benchmarking the transport and warehousing costs for the Sonoco Metal Packaging plants in UK and IE.• Taking necessary steps for continuous improvement with Logistics services providers.• Identifying cost opportunities, synergies and challenge the status quo where appropriate.• Supporting Sales departments in their customer development objectives with required service level at the lowest cost to serve.• Supporting operations with an efficient and cost-effective logistics organisation and providing timely support and information to the plants / Businesses.• The key contact in Logistics projects as required: internal, or with customers or suppliers.• Managing the invoicing and claim issues with suppliers as well as feeding Market Intelligence on suppliers’ capabilities, competition, technology.

Exelo Project Management

Project Management

Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploiești

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)

Liceul Industrial Nr. 1, Ploiesti

Engineering