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Nikolai PshenichnikNP

Nikolai Pshenichnik

Global Procurement Expert

€1,200/day
Zurich, CH
15+ years
Sourcing
Cost Reduction
Packaging
Supply chain
Negotiation

Average response time: 1 hour

About Nikolai

 International mindset (US school graduate, top-ranking Executive MBA in Switzerland)
 16 years of procurement practice in global leadership roles with world’s largest brewers
 Experienced in leading customer-driven supplier investment projects
 Developed, aligned and implemented global sourcing strategies in close collaboration with key stakeholders at all levels of a global matrix organization
 Created and delivered business value (cost savings, cost avoidance, cash flow improvement and supplier-led innovation) through negotiations, supplier relationship management and continuous improvement programs
Food and Beverage

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Zurich (up to 50km), Lucerne (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Carlsberg Supply Company AG
    Director Cans Group Procurement
    April 2022 - February 2025 (2 years and 10 months)
    Zurich, Switzerland
    • Led development and internal alignment of the new Global Cans Sourcing Strategy 2025+
    • Renegotiated major long-term global supply agreement to adjust to evolving market environment (post-Covid consumer demand changes, war-driven cost base impacts, exits from Russia)
    • Negotiated regional supply agreements in Europe and Asia for open supply requirements
    • Renegotiated cans supply contract in Canada following acquisition of local business
    Sourcing Negotiation Supply chain
  • Asahi CE & Europe Services AG
    Senior Global Procurement Category Manager – Aluminium / Cans / Metal Closures
    May 2017 - August 2017 (3 months)
    Zurich, Switzerland
    • Developed and aligned the Cans Sourcing Strategy in line with the Sail'22 company strategy
    • Negotiated major multi-year global and regional supply contracts with key suppliers
    • Initiated and led 3 supplier greenfield/brownfield projects (Poland, Belarus, Denmark)
    • Led cross-functional taskforce teams in tackling deficit of beverage cans due to Covid-19 impact
    • Enabled "supplier-OEM" interface in Carlsberg's Snap-Pack innovation for can multipacks
  • SABMiller Procurement GmbH (Zug ZG,
    Global Procurement Category Manager – Metal Packaging (Cans & Metal Closures)
    October 2014 - March 2017 (2 years and 5 months)
    Zurich, Switzerland
    Team: 4 Regional Category Managers (based in Switzerland, Poland, Russia and China) + 2 Global Sourcing Specialists (based in Czech Republic)
    • Developed an end-to-end sourcing strategy for beverage cans
    • Led a supplier greenfield project in South America (plant operational in Bogota from March 2019)
    • Re-negotiated a major supply contract in Australia
    • Executed cross-regional tenders for cans and metal closures in Africa, Europe and South America
    Sourcing Negotiation

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Education

  • International Executive MBA
    International Institute for Management Development
    2020
    International Executive MBA
  • BSc
    Belarussian State Economic University
    2004
    BSc
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Skill set

Continual improvement
Business plan
Business analysis
Strategic planning

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