Position: Procurement Specialist Europe and US markets
Category: Other
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 3

Experienced Procurement  (Europe and US markets) and Grants Specialist at Ukrainian media group StarLightMedia. 

Accomplished in full cycle media product procurement resulting in a significant cost efficiency by 15-60% and securing grants from both international and local fundations for expanding  production capacity. 

Successfully obtained grants from organizations such as USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP), Ukrainian State Film Agency, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

In my work, I follow company's strategy in procurement processes, ensuring compliance with company's policies and procurement high standards.

I proficient in handling negotiations with  executives of international and local companies, drafting  business proposals, commercial contracnts execution, business process optimization in procurement and budget planning.
StarLightMedia
March 2020 - May 2023 
Procurement and grants specialist

Procurement manager obligations:
Implementation of company's strategies in procurement processes, as well as compliance with company's policies and procurement standards.

Implemented procurement best practices, resulting in a significant 15%-20% reduction in costs while consistently maintaining content quality standards, and in certain cases achieving cost reductions of up to 60%.
In the first year of the conflict, a series of substantial and forward-looking negotiations took place with both international and local vendors. These negotiations were not only successful but also brought significant monetary benefits to the company. They focused on establishing business agreements under unique and non-precedential terms, without any associated charges.

Maintained control over internal commitments  to company's vendors, extended business relationships to optimize pricing and quality. 

Day-to-day process: commercial terms and contract negociations, payments  planning and controlling, market analisys, control over materials delivery, active involvement in the competitive bidding process, weekly / monthly budgeting. 

Enhanced a procurement  system including  vendors database management, unification of  terms and conditions, templates, aimed at fostering expertise in procurement practices.

Multinational and cross-border experience with major global media players  Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Disney, Sony, Universal, Fremantle Media, BBC, HBO,  Guinness World Records ect. 

Grants manager obligations:

Successful submitting grant applications to various international and local fundations,  on obtaining monetary funds,  such as the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP), Ukrainian State Film Agency, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine,  PITCHUA  for series production/ post poduction development.