Nir Hermelin

Optimal Energy is designing a South African electric vehicle. I joined a staff of 12 to instigate procurement activities. The company currently employing over 80 people. The company unveiled its vehicle, the ‘Joule’, at the Paris Motor Show, in October 2008. www.optimalenergy.co.za • Initiated supplier relationships with local and global automotive suppliers. • Facilitated supplier involvement in-time for prototype design phase. • Developed the initial production-vehicle procurement budget. • Influenced e

Managing all commercial-, supply chain- and sourcing strategies for a supplier base, my position involved collaborating with various inter-departmental teams and suppliers, in order to support company cost, quality and delivery targets for outsourced component manufacture. • Managed a supplier base, negotiating annual procurement of R 450million • Devised a partnership strategy with major suppliers and Toyota Japan, persuading management to approve a project to the value of R 1,5billion