Covaci Adina Genoveva

• Team Leadership, Global Purchasing Management, Supplier Negotiation, BoM Optimisation, Cost Reduction, Benchmarking, Digital Transformation, Risk & Compliance Management, Stakeholder Management, Board-level Reporting, Strategic Sourcing, and Productivity Improvement.

• Leadership & Organisation

Expanding the Iaşi team from three to twenty-eight members, including two team leaders.

Coordinated with the global purchasing division to ensure alignment.

Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.

• Purchasing and sourcing.

Oversaw end-to-end strategic sourcing and supplier selection for automotive components, ensuring cost, quality, and delivery targets were met.

Conducted market analyses and defined purchasing strategies aligned with BoM requirements, and business unit goals.

Managed supplier relationships and monitored performance through structured KPIs, and regular business reviews.

• Quality Management.

Implemented and maintained quality management processes in line with IATF 16949 and supplier management processes.

• Cost Savings & KPIs

Delivered significant cost reductions through BoM optimisation, benchmarking, and renegotiation of supplier contracts.

Reported purchasing and quality performance metrics at board level, tracking progress against targets and forecasts.

Identified and mitigated financial and supply chain risks, contributing to improved operational resilience.

• Hands-on purchasing leader managing a EUR 200M PVO portfolio with EUR 17.5M in personal cost improvements.
• Delivered EUR 40M in team cost savings through CRPs/TCO/DTC and on-time gate reviews. Acted as key interface between the team and senior management while overseeing hiring, onboarding, coaching, and conflict resolution. Held dual responsibility as BU ET Claim Manager and BU Purchasing Process & Methods Manager.

• Global HVE (High Voltage Electric Vehicles) purchasing lead driving an 11% BoM (Bill of Materials) cost reduction and EUR 35 million in lifetime savings through strategic sourcing across different components. Delivered measurable value via supplier negotiation, full procurement lifecycle management, and team development.
• Core Skills: Strategic Sourcing · BoM Optimisation · Supplier Negotiation · Cost Management · Risk Mitigation · Cross-functional Collaboration · Team Coaching and Development.

Global purchasing lead managing EUR 170M+ PVO in electronics and electromechanics, delivering USD 23M in savings, presented at automotive PUR board level. Achieved all project PUR gates on time across the full acquisition-to-safe-launch lifecycle. Drove BoM improvements yielding over EUR 10M in lifetime savings, and improved direct materials productivity from 3% to 5%. Led complex sourcing across software packages, NAD modules, SIM cards, and Build-to-Print projects (XBOX, CarPlay, voice, and gesture recognition). Key contributor to the PCB sourcing bundling division, achieving 24.3% savings on USD 300M+ PVO. Recognised globally as a role model in Advanced Purchasing (Project Purchasing for direct materials).

Strategic sourcing, BoM optimisation, supplier negotiation, project management, cost savings, and cross-functional leadership.

Strategic sourcing, BoM optimisation, supplier negotiation, project management, cost savings and delivery, cross-functional leadership, advanced purchasing, electronics and electromechanics sourcing, PCB sourcing, build-to-print projects, PVO management, automotive PUR board reporting, and lifecycle management (acquisition to SOP).

• Led purchasing and logistics for an 80-person company, managing a team of 10 (2 purchasing, 8 logistics/warehouse), and overseeing the end-to-end supply chain from supplier sourcing to customer delivery.
• Drove early purchasing involvement from acquisition to SOP, negotiated supplier contracts, and introduced new suppliers in collaboration with R&D teams across the EU and Asia.
• Managed international transport coordination (EU, China, customs clearance), BoM cost evaluations, and budget control. Digitalised the price database and established purchasing and logistics procedures from the ground up.

End-to-End Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Negotiation, Logistics and Transport Coordination, Team Leadership, BoM Cost Evaluation, Budget Management, Process Development, Cross-functional Collaboration, Customs and Import/Export.

ERP Systems (MFG PRO), Inventory & Stock Control, Supplier Planning & Forecasting, KPI Tracking, JIT Inventory, Warehouse Management, Lean Manufacturing (5S, Kaizen, Kanban), Cross-functional Collaboration, PFMEA, Team Leadership, New Product Launch, and Supply Chain Coordination.

Production planning, supplier sourcing, and negotiation, quality control, BoM management, technical coordination and documentation, transport coordination, multi-country supply chain, administrative management, and fashion and textile manufacturing.

• Follow up on quality control of production for ladies' fashion at sub-suppliers (factories) for external suppliers from the UK: Next, River Island, H&M, etc., including planning production, deliveries, costs, and technical processes: timing and operational costs.

• Tommy Hilfiger representative in Romania overseeing the full production lifecycle across multiple plants — from audits, sampling, and ramp-up to quality control, pattern checking, and shrinkage testing.

Production Planning, Quality Control, Supplier Sourcing and Negotiation, Lean Manufacturing, Technical Documentation, Auditing, Pattern and Material Testing, Cross-functional Leadership, and Supply Chain Management.

• STOLL and Shima Seiki knitting machines, capacity planning, production scheduling, AQL quality control, BoM costing and pricing, technical documentation, sewing and washing production, supplier coordination, textile engineering, and customer price calculation.

• STOLL machine programming, knitting, production capacity planning, production scheduling, AQL quality control, BoM costing and pricing, technical documentation, sewing and washing production, supplier coordination, and customer price calculation.