Elena Stark-Strategic and Operational Buyer
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Experience
Strategic and Operational Buyer
Helaba die Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
- Procurement of IT services, hardware and licenses
- Conducting tenders
- Supplier management
- Contract management
Strategic Buyer for IT Services
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
- Procurement of IT services
- Conducting tenders
- Supplier management
- Supplier evaluation
- IT contract negotiations
Strategic Buyer for IT Services
GEA Group AG
- Contract negotiations
- Conducting tenders
- Placing orders
- Supplier management
Buyer in Contract and Provider Management
Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG
- Contract management and provider management
- Initiating contracts
- Procurement of IT services and IT projects
- Drafting framework agreements, service agreements, work contracts and NDAs
- Supplier management
Strategic and Operational Buyer
Helaba die Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
- Procurement of IT services, hardware and licenses
- Conducting tenders
- Placing orders
- Supplier management
- Supplier evaluation
- Project work
External Services Buyer
Deutsche Börse AG
- Conducting tenders
- Comparing offers
- Placing orders
- Supplier evaluations
- Supplier management
- Project work
IT Services Buyer
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Project management
- Conducting tenders
- Contract negotiations and contract management
- Comparing offers
- Order process
IT Services Buyer
Fiducia AG
- Developing procurement and demand group strategies with the technical departments
- Preparing tender documents and conducting tenders
- Conducting negotiations and reviewing and evaluating bids
- Operational order processing
- Supporting departments with contract management
Intern, Working Student, and Graduate Thesis Student in Strategic Procurement
Siemens AG
Supporting the department in contract management
Conducting renegotiations
Supporting the department with risk management
Preparing analyses and completing pivot tables
Thesis topic: Risk management according to ISO 31000 in strategic procurement for the Sensor and Communication Business Unit of Siemens AG
Exhibition Hostess
Unspecified (Trade Fair Hostess)
- Translation work German-English-Russian in the automotive sector
- Assignments at IAA, IFFA and the Frankfurt Book Fair
Commercial Employee Accounting
Fliesen Gallo
- Performing accounting tasks
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Construction, Professional Services, and Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Procurement, Marketing, Legal, Accounting, Information Technology, and Project Management.
Summary
Strong drive to shape things, goal-oriented, quick to grasp new ideas, highly committed, work with passion and conviction, ability to inspire others, outgoing and humorous, pragmatic.
Skills
- Ms Office (Standard): Good
- Ms Visio: Good
- Sap R/3: Good
- Lotus Notes: Good
- Sap S4/Hana: Good
Languages
Education
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
Engineering Sciences (Technical Logistics) · Kaiserslautern, Germany · 2.0
Higher Vocational School
Commercial Assistant in Business Administration · Business Administration · Rodalben, Germany
Vocational School Pirmasens
Secondary School Certificate · Pirmasens, Germany
Certifications & licenses
IHK Certified Specialist for Real Estate Loan Brokerage
Certificate International Procument Training
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Elena is based in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.
Elena speaks the following languages: German (Native), Russian (Native), English (Intermediate), Spanish (Elementary).
Elena has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Elena has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Elena may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Elena would be well-suited for roles such as: Strategic and Operational Buyer, Strategic Buyer for IT Services, Buyer in Contract and Provider Management.
Elena's most recent position is Strategic and Operational Buyer at Helaba die Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen.
In recent years, Elena has worked for Helaba die Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, GEA Group AG, and Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG.
Elena is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing. Elena also has some experience in Construction, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Elena is most experienced in business areas like Procurement, Marketing, and Legal. Elena also has some experience in Accounting, Information Technology, and Project Management.
Elena has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Food and Beverage, and Manufacturing.
Elena has recently worked in business areas like Procurement, Legal, and Information Technology.
Elena holds a Bachelor in Engineering Sciences (Technical Logistics) from University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern.
Elena has 3 certificates. These include: IHK Certified Specialist for Real Estate Loan Brokerage, Business Mediation, Negotiation, and Certificate International Procument Training.
The availability of Elena needs to be confirmed.
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