Marika Bos

Detail-oriented professional promoting expertise in supply chain planning. Confident Procurement Specialist knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.

Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt

• 2022 - Lead negotiations to mitigate long term direct input scarcity risk - achieving 66% cost reduction ($135k)
• 2022 - negotiated with bank to reduced interchange fees by 35%
• 2021 - Avoided a R1.7m increase while transitioning from GSuite to Workspace
• 2016 - Lead cross functional team to develop sourcing strategy and move beyond negotiation impasse with Lloyds Bank to allow project implementation across 550 site retail network
• 2016 - Renegotiated strategic agreement with Avios to allow smooth transition to new loyalty partner while reducing minimum commitment by 50% ($2.4m)
• 2016 - Negotiated annual term agreements with 4-large tobacco suppliers, British American Tobacco, ITJ, JTI and Phillip Morris.
• 2015 - Member of Environmental Services negotiations team in Montreal, Canada - awarded 5 Global Agreements with cost Savings Target Exceeded at 30%.
• 2015 - Acted as Lead Negotiator for an Environmental Services Frame Agreement for South Africa & Asia Pacific with savings achieved between 5% and 40% per lot.
• 2015 - Drafted 3 Global Frame Agreements with easily localise-able format to ensure efficient and timely localisation across 25 European countries.
• 2015 - Successfully lead Soil-and-Groundwater Remediation services sourcing project to conclusion and implementation for a high risk coastal location.