Anastasia Kara

- Managed+organized International trade&logistics contracts, - Sourced, negotiated prices+placed orders for all material+supply purchases for 2Million$ including heavy machinery, food products, construction materials - Reviewed and negotiated all company annual contracts. - Analyzed pricing proposals and provide all quotes for estimating. - Prepared, updated and followed up on all purchase orders to ensure material is delivered on time. - Worked with operations and planning to maintain low inventory levels.

-Developed purchasing department from ground floor, established departmental policies+procedures. -Reviewed+negotiated all company contracts. -Managed+organised multiple tenders, including logistics, travel & accommodation services, fleet management, food supplies, goodies+print materials, resulting in a savings of 980.000 TL in 6 months.-Negotiated prices and discount schedules.-Created better visibility of through weekly+monthly reports.-Oversaw negotiation of 25%, 90 day payment terms

-Managed+organzied multiple tenders, total value of $100+M, including logistics, textile goods, food kits, hygiene kits, WASH, resulting in a successful cooperation with organizations like UNICEF, French Red Cross, Save the Children.-Analyzed pricing proposals.-Achieved 30% supplier on-time delivery improvement.-Reduced cost of purchased materials by 20% annually.-Negotiated 25%, 90 day payment terms.-Saved $400K through deeper negotiated discounts on targeted controls and 10-12% in key categories.

- Meet profitability objectives set on an annual basis. - Factory visits and manufacture control. - Source vendors of materials, equipment and furnishings for hotels, university campus and residential projects. - Negotiate best pricing based upon volume of purchases on a yearly basis. - Project required delivery schedule and communicate with vendors, so they are geared up with materials and labor to meet the demand.

-Proactively mitigated potential delivery problems to ensure consistent on-time delivery of components.-Established strong and lasting relationships with suppliers to attain long term mutually beneficial pricing structures.-Drove competitive pricing by regularly negotiating with vendors. Consistently achieved 5-7% in cost savings across all programs.-Collaborated with production planning manager to ensure all parts were delivered to the production floor in completion to provide seamless process flow.

- Instrumental in troubleshooting and problem resolution that resulted in improved on-time performance and compliance to contract requirements.-Analyzed price proposals, data, and information to determine fair pricing.-Interviewed vendors and visited suppliers' distribution centers to examine and evaluate products and capabilities as related to production requirements.-Monitored and received quality and on-time performance reports to evaluate supplier performance and insure contract requirements.

- architecture - landscape architecture - urban design - interior design - sustainable design - public space design - bespoke objects design