Maryna

Maryna Radchenko

University degree (Linguistics, Economics)
Place of residence: Kyiv, Ukraine
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Candidate for the position: Procurement Manager; Purchasing Manager, Category Manager;
Logistics Manager

Qualifications, skills, competences and experience:
• 20+ years of successful professional experience in procurement / finance / logistics / supply
chain in international, commercial, and non-government environment. 18 years of
purchasing experience.
• Deep knowledge of strategy sourcing / procurement / logistics / export-import / customs
clearance / certification processes.
• Optimization of procurement processes, developing sourcing strategies and improving
supplier relationships.
• Strategic planning & Vendor management
• Excellent Computer skills (MS Office 365, sharepoint; strong knowledge of ERP Systems –
SAP, MFG).
• Successful SAP P2P implementation and SAP Key User experience.
• English – C2; Ukrainian and Russian – native; German – A2. Croatian – A1.
• Strong organizational and planning skills; strong results orientation, high self-motivation.
• Proactive, innovative and hands-on.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong communication/negotiation skills.
• Team player with excellent intercultural competences.
• Ability to work flexibly and independently, and under stressful conditions.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
April, 2024 – current time – Chemonics International, USAID Justice for All Activity
Program, Kyiv, Subcontracts Specialist.
Responsibilities:
• Managing the full lifecycle of procurements for commodities, equipment, works, and
services, including construction, and managing subcontracts processes under programmatic
activities in compliance with USAID regulations, Chemonics policies and procedures.
• Managing the solicitation process for subcontracts and procurements, including advising on
appropriate procurement mechanisms, preparing and executing requests for proposals (RFPs)
and requests for quotations (RFQs) in coordination with Task managers.
• Reviewing proposals and awards to ensure adherence to project subcontracts management
and procurement policies, procedures, USAID rules and regulations.
• Negotiating prices and contract terms with subcontractors. Liaise with subcontractors to
ensure delivery of services and goods. Inspect procured goods delivery.
• Participating in evaluation committees and drafting supporting documents.
• Price/cost reasonability analysis.
• Conducting subcontractor due diligence, developing pre-award documentation.
 • Drafting, signing, and managing subcontracts and modifications, ensuring fulfillment of
contractual obligations.
• Maintaining files of subcontract procurement documents. Managing the subcontract close-
out and contribute to the project close-out with Subcontracts’ files archiving.
Personal achievements: perform all projects timely and with high quality. As a part of project team,
launched a new activity (construction).

February, 2019 – February, 2024 – GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation),
Kyiv, Contracts and Procurement Specialist.
Responsibilities:
• Preparation and conduction of the contract award procedures and tenders, conclusion of
service and materials and equipment purchasing contracts in accordance with applicable
Ukrainian, GIZ and EU regulations.
• Preparation of Financing Contracts: Grants, Local Subsidies and Subsidies, Financial
Agreements.
• Documents flow applying GIZ Processes and Rules (P+R) in all administrative processes.
• Group of Goods procured: IT equipment, Protective Equipment for the Buildings, Household
Appliances, Furniture, Office Equipment, Baking Equipment, Metal-Cutting Equipment,
Offices Lease, etc.
Personal achievements: performed 300+ current projects successfully.

May, 2017 – February, 2019 – VEON, Global Category Manager, Travel&Fleet.
Responsibilities:
• T&F category Lead in 11 countries. Responsible for category purchasing strategies, annual
planning of resource and initiatives, coordination and control of execution strategies
implementation, people management, negotiations with key category vendors, RFP for
preferable Hotels program realization.
• Group of Goods procured: Hotel Rooms booking, Office Cars leasing/purchase, Spare Parts
purchase, Cars Washing, Cars Maintenance, etc.

May, 2016 – April, 2017 – Kyivstar/VEON, Category Manager, Indirect Procurement
Department.
Responsibilities:
• Managing the procurement evaluation process: contact with potential suppliers, establishing
technical evaluation groups, finalizing point ratings, clarifying details with potential
suppliers, paperwork for evaluation summary/related documents /presentations for approval
by the Procurement Committee.
• Strategies development for category tenders (Real Estate, Marketing, Travel&Fleet).
• Annual planning of resource and initiatives (cost&cash optimization, NPDs support).
• Leading Procurement process including preparing of RFPs, tender documentation; receipt of
quotations, bids or proposals and their evaluation, negotiation of certain conditions of
contracts in full compliance with procurement policy rules and regulations.
• Developing and budgeting the annual indirect purchasing PMP for the assigned categories.
• Providing rapid, effective implementation of supply support, including emergency situations,
with a priority on achieving value for money.
• Implementing accurate supply/logistics management systems including regular reporting to
maintain the highest level of integrity, standards and accountability.
• Group of Goods procured: Security Equipment, Purchases for Marketing Team, Household
Appliances, Furniture and Equipment for Kyivstar shops based on the Brand-Book
requirements, Office reconstruction, Warehouse Equipment, etc.
Personal achievements: performed tenders in the assigned categories and achieved savings of more
than 1,4 MUSD due to optimization programs implementation and negotiations with the suppliers.

November, 2015 – May, 2016 – Pravex Bank Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Kyiv, Chief Specialist of
Procurement Office.
Responsibilities:
• Procurement of indirect materials, equipment, logistics services and repairing works in
accordance with local legislation and internal Purchasing procedures and Policy.
• Procurement of IT hardware and software.
• Implementation of sourcing strategy; implementation of supplier selection and evaluation
process.
• Preparing Invitations to Bid and Requests for Proposal for commercial contracts.
Negotiating conditions and rates/terms of payments. Negotiating best prices and ensuring the
goods are delivered in time and with best prices.
• Negotiating final purchase details, preparing related documents including all required
components such as pricing, statements of work, terms and conditions.
• Monitoring procurement from local and regional sources to obtain lowest cost and fastest
delivery while maintaining high quality supply support.
• Project & contract management.
• Group of Goods procured: IT equipment, Stationery, Bank Equipment, Security Equipment,
Household Appliances, Office Furniture and Equipment, Office reconstruction, etc.
Personal achievements: performed more than 150 current projects. Due to negotiations with the
suppliers, cost savings of more than 50 K EUR were achieved.

July, 2015 – November, 2015 – Wizard (Kyiv), Supply Chain Manager of TM Koller Pool©.
Responsibilities:
• Monitoring procurement from local, regional or offshore sources to obtain lowest cost and
fastest delivery while maintaining high quality supply support.
• Monitoring data management to keep accurate product, contract, pricing and invoicing
information.
• Working closely with suppliers and customers to improve operations and reduce cost.
• Communicating needs & objectives to managers & key personnel in procurement, logistics
& distribution.
• Negotiating contracts to reduce costs and achieve maximum efficiency.
• Accurately calculating total supply chain costs in relation to proposed new projects.
• Timely verification and receipt of shipping documents, goods receipt, clearance, quality
control and distribution.
• 1C 8 experience and knowledge.
• Group of Goods procured: sanitary equipment (baths, shower cabins, taps, fittings, etc),
outdoor and indoor furniture, textile, etc.
Professional Experience
• Extensive knowledge of coordinating all of the entities involved in a supply chain.
• Knowledge of managing returns and rejections professionally & promptly with suppliers.
• Extensive experience in the strategic planning and transportation of products.
• Able to negotiating rates with local contractors and also international companies.
• Planning of procurement, production, inventory control, logistics and distribution.
• Proven ability to ensure that products are delivered in a good state and on time.
• An ability to handle the pressures arising from having to meet deadlines and targets.
• Able to evaluate complex situations and find solutions for them.
November, 2008 – January, 2015 –Mondelez Ukraine (Kraft Foods), Kyiv, Buyer.
Responsibilities:
• International and domestic purchasing of indirect materials, equipment, services and works
in accordance with local legislation and internal purchasing procedures.
• Purchasing raw materials (in agro field also).
• Delivery of market comparative analysis, identification of potential Bidders and keeping
vendors’ database. Liaising with current and potential suppliers in regards to various issues.
• Preparation and distribution of Requests for Quotation (RFQ), Requests for Proposal (RFP)
and Invitations for Bid (IFB). Obtaining competitive quotations, proposals and bids from
bidders and handling the relevant procurement process on all stages. Preparation of other
documents related to procurement procedures: exception reports, proposal and minutes
forms, contractor performance evaluation forms and others.
• Ensure purchasing needs on time execution, at the correct specification, the highest quality
and lowest imaginable cost via sourcing strategies work out and implementation;
• Ensure proper level of risk management & suppliers relationship management;
• Leading and maintenance regional and local cost and process optimization projects for
production sites (FM – loading/unloading, cleaning, equipment and systems maintenance
works and services; MRO – spare parts supplies optimization).
• Regional and local Sourcing Strategies development&implementation
• Managing CAPEX and OPEX projects.
• SAP implementation and SAP Key User experience.
• Conducting SAP procurement training sessions and specific technical assistance on
procurement cases to the staff.
• Carrying out negotiations with the suppliers. Participation in global tenders for procurement
of commercial equipment.
• Review and analyze purchase requisitions, investigate and develop sources of supplies,
prepare bid specifications, issue bid requests and analyze quotations; chose and approve
suppliers meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality and delivery date and place orders.
• As a specialist in assigned material categories, I have a degree of technical knowledge for
interpreting purchasing procedures to departments and vendors.
• Efficiencies, cost control, cost saving, optimization.
• Group of Goods procured: Production Equipment and Spare Parts (fittings, tubes, bearings
etc.), Sandwiching and Baking Production Equipment purchase for the greenfield Plant in
Trostianets; Project Works + Building Materials (metal, pipes, metal sheets) + Construction
Works + Production Equipment purchase for Pre-treatment Plant; Wastewater Treatment
Plant Construction Works + Equipment purchase and Import + Maintenance; Warehouse
Equipment, Forklifts leasing/purchase, Conditioning and Ventilation Systems Maintenance,
Security and Access Control Systems Installation, IT equipment, Furniture, Cleaning
Materials and Services, Uniform and Protective Equipment, Household Goods, Waste and
Utilization Management, etc.
Personal achievements: performed more than 500 current projects, was awarded by the company 4
times for the unique in Ukraine CAPEX projects implementation. Due to optimization programs
implementation and negotiations with the suppliers, cost savings of more than 5,5 MM UAH were
achieved.

October, 2005 – November, 2008 – CJSC with Foreign Investment "Slobozhanska Budivelna
Keramika", Kyiv, import-manager.
Responsibilities:
• Working in Purchasing, Logistic field. Managing the team of 4 buying agents.
• Cost and supply optimization projects. Initiate efficiencies and cost savings opportunities.
• Generating estimates of cost and quantities of materials needed.
 • Deal with the carriers. Negotiate better rates and services from the external partners.
• Manage physical product flows – freight, customs clearance and warehousing operations
from producing plants to customers to meet service, time, cost and quality objectives.
• Knowledge of transport, custom, storages work specific; ability to carry out the strategic
planning effective and trouble-free motion of commodity. Close cooperation with different
external partners (brokers, regulatory authorities, licensing committees).
• Experience in the field of logistic: making orders, fulfillment of shipments, control of
delivery and receipt of products.
• Group of Goods procured: Clay, Dyes, CAPEX Goods - Building Materials+Construction
Works + Brick Production Equipment purchase and import for the greenfield Plant in Irpin,
Brick Production Equipment Maintenance, Spare Parts for Production Equipment, Office
Cars, Warehouse Equipment, Forklifts; Pallets. Clinker Bricks import + Logistics from
Poland to Ukraine, Furniture, IT equipment, Office Goods, Stationery, etc.
Company profile: the leading producer of facing ceramic bricks in Ukraine.
Personal achievements: constant working at uninterrupted raw materials supply, optimization and
minimization of transport costs; new transport schemes for the risks and costs minimization were
provided. Due to my work optimization, it was saved more than 1,5 MM UAH within the period of
my working for the company.

July, 2002 – October, 2005 – Ukrpromcomplect LTD, Kyiv, Manager of Foreign Economic
Relations / Import Supplies Supervisor, acting as a chief accountant.
• Group of Goods procured/sold: copper rod, fittings, ingots; Equipment for the production of
granite paving stones, Office supplies, Office Lease, etc.

October, 1998 – July, 2002 – JSC “Concern Stirol”, Horlivka, various positions, commercial+
financial work dealing with export-import and certification of products.

EDUCATION:
1997-1998 – The State Commercial Institute, Donetsk. Specialty: business accounting and audit.
Qualification: economist.

1991-1996 – The State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Horlivka, the Faculty of English
Language. Specialty: Teacher of English and German languages.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:
Business-training courses in the field of Logistics, Customs legislation, foreign activity and business
acumen. Hard- and Soft-skills trainings. German Language Courses - A2-level certificate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Driving License, B category.
Ready for relocation.
A detailed CV could be provided upon request.
Hybrid work model. Homeworking and Teleworking. Location independent worker.
A remote or hybrid mode of work is preferrable.