Guido Rey

Responsible for strategic sourcing of complex ICT and telecommunication systems, IT hardware, software, capital equipment, infrastructure assets, service level agreements and licences ; construction and commercial services; project purchasing; planning and general contractor services. German and English contract negotiations with strategic, global (EU/USA/ CHINA/ASIA) and local key suppliers. Negotiation strategy conception, development, management, implementation and collaboration.

Responsible for strategic purchasing of complex ICT and telecommunication systems, IT hardware, software, capital equipment, infrastructure assets, service level agreements and licences ; German and English contract negotiations with strategic, global (EU/USA/ CHINA/ASIA) and local key suppliers. Negotiation strategy conception, development, management and implementation; project management and collaboration; governance and processes; stakeholder management; risk analysis; market analysis .

Lead strategic procurement operations, designing and deploying purchasing strategies for Switzerland and serving in key advisor to board. Provide mission-critical purchasing support to sales and service teams. Analyse global markets, identifying trends and monitoring supply chain developments. Manage commercial agreements and lead contract negotiations. Evaluate partners and conduct due diligence on sources. Lead and conduct commercial training programmes.

Manage telecommunications services procurement for EMEA (2004-2009). Acting as Lead Buyer for dedicated suppliers in EMEA. Handling telecommunications, networking, PC and peripheral device purchasing in 2009. Led negotiations and create tenders. Heading numerous regional and global procurement projects. Establish strategy to procure hardware, software, labour and telecommunications services for Switzerland (2001-2004).

Deliver procurement and supply chain management expertise, assessing potential suppliers and making recommendations to top executives. Design and present procurement strategies to increase efficiency and cut costs. Create and oversee requests for proposals. Negotiate and manage contracts. Lead supply management projects.

Create buying strategy, monitoring global trends, managed requests for proposals and negotiating contracts. dentify alternate products and sources to meet changing demands and market conditions. Deploy of technology tools to improve accuracy and access to data.