Nina Bomberg
“ The biggest lesson I ’ ve learned at SEG is that what goes around comes around ,” says Bomberg . “ How you treat the other side of the table is crucial . You can be tough when you negotiate , but you should always be fair and treat people with dignity and respect .” Establishing respectful , mutually-beneficial , long term relationships between SEG and its suppliers is a vital aspect of Bomberg ’ s role in managing the company ’ s buying strategy . Communication between the company ’ s high-level decision makers and local buyers is
essential to fully leverage employees ’ expertise . “ As global lead buyers , we are responsible for the overall purchasing strategy . We ’ re also the ones coordinating the commodity buyers that SEG has spread around the world . We have local people doing the purchasing in the specific countries , as they are much closer to our internal business partners , as well as local legislation , regulations , taxation , local suppliers etc . If everything was done from the central office , we would not be able to operate with the same amount of 119
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Nina Bomberg
Nina Bomberg has a background in various Indirect roles in multi-national companies operating in different industries . Today she is the Global Lead Buyer in the Indirect Sourcing division of SEG Automotive . Their capex sourcing team is a team of seven people , spread across all regions . Currently she focuses on right-sizing processes after the company ’ s carve out from Robert Bosch . Her experience in multi-cultural change management and stakeholder management , as well as a motivator prove to be beneficial for this task . Bomberg is a business graduate and holds an MBA from ESCP Europe .
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