Grzegorz Pietrzak

Managing e-commerce fulfillment center (350+ Employees), starting with restructuring phase throughout to dynamic growth

- Managing production plant (turnover 15 m EUR, 100 employees – 20 staff, 80 direct), in the automotive industry, with just-in-time direct supplies to i.a. Daimler, Porsche, VW, Honda - Implementation of measures for cost reduction and efficiency improvement (i.a. reduction of direct labor cost by 15%, internal scarp by 50%, machine downtimes by 70%) - Coordination, from plant side, of implementation of new project and changes in running projects

- Cash Flow Management (debit / credit) - Coordination of the preparation work for implementation of FiCo module in SAP - Cooperation with accounting office and auditors regarding tax and finance statements

- Analysis of supply chain cost and reporting to Finance Director and Board for total EMEA PC division

- Team member for preparation of restructuring projects for company from automotive industry and steel construction company, responsible for optimization in operative area

- Purchasing: supplier portfolio management, price negotiations, supplier relocalization activities - Production: team management (50 employees), improving efficiency in the production - Logistics: ensuring on time deliveries with focus on optimizing supply chain cost, production planning, shipments realization, warehouse management

- change management during serial production (design and supplier changes) - managing cost savings activities - operational purchasing activities / organizing new purchasing department in plant Krzeszow - supplier development - price negotiations - managing supply chain (cost / quality / on time delivery) / trouble shooting - participation in defining purchasing strategy within the group Takata-Petri

- managing cost savings activities with focus on indirect production cost - reporting within the plant and group - budget preparation / budget control - cost / price calculation - investment controlling

Specials: “DAAD – Award 2003” (“DAAD – Preis 2003”) for outstanding studying performance and commitment for the student community; Diploma thesis: „Modern developments in cost management and their implications on product/quotation costing in the automotive industry.” (in english)

Under the ten best graduates; Diploma thesis: “Controlling systems in the manufacturing industries” published in the book: „Controlling in the industry: concepts and applications”. Editor: Prof. Edward Nowak, ODDK, Gdańsk 2003