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Giorgiana Maria Goci

Kilcock,KE

Summary

Office manager and teacher with strong strategic and financial capabilities. Oversees business needs with efficiency and accuracy. Offers more than 10 years of experience improving team productivity and reducing costs, as well as extensive training development knowledge and contract negotiation. Good knowledge of systems and business processes, as well as in depth cost management yearly and monthly goals. Well organised, B1 German and Spanish speaker, ACCA member, reliable to lead by example.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Procurement Manager

Lidl Ireland
Dublin
10.2022 - Current
  • Procurer with great experience in procuring / negotiations / supplier management and cost efficiency strategy.
  • Analysed market trends, adjusted procurement strategies accordingly.
  • ARIS key user, responsible for the releases and implementation of processes.
  • KPI monthly reporting gatekeeper
  • Proshop trainer and keyuser / IT4YOU tickets gatekeeper.
  • Google consultant for Procurement


Office Manager

Lidl Ireland Gmbh
12.2016 - Current
  • Go to“person for Contracts, IT Catalogue, Processes, Orders, Vendors, Easy Invoice
  • Key user Gepart, Proshop, SAP CX, Easy Contract &training IT the basics of each system;
  • Country management page
  • All Yearly and Monthly Cost Management tasks (planning, forecast, reconciliation, corrections, monitor, report) Intercompany recharges Country Management Page;
  • Designing a CM process for departments/ training curricula & delivering it to Lidl and Kaufland Countries (USA, Spain, France, Lithuania, Sweden, Romania);
  • CM training with the department;
  • Lunch & Learn sessions on the topic;
  • Developed a standard task file for all OMs in the Lidl Countries;
  • Preparing presentations/training groups of colleagues in terms of cost management & procurement processes - sessional and bite-sized trainings;
  • Consulted with senior management to develop operational enhancements, streamline processes and increase team performance.
  • Negotiated with vendors to minimize costs and improve service delivery.
  • Ownership over the CM & KPI monthly meeting;
  • Tracked and recorded team expenses and reconciled accounts to maintain accurate, current and compliant financial records.
  • Managed costs and billing, resolving financial discrepancies effectively through organizational management of account information.

Romanian Teacher

Lidl Ireland
Dublin, Dublin
05.2016 - 12.2016

Teaching the ADMIN director @Lidl Ireland Romanian as a foreign language.

RFL/EFL teacher for Further Education, reg with TC

Maynooth Post Primary School
01.2014 - Current
  • Prepared 5th and 6th year students for LC exam following syllabus.

Romanian/EFL language teacher/ interpreter

Languages Unlimited, Accenture, Hello Language School, FB
01.2016 - 09.2020
  • Teaching classes to various student ages - sessional groups of adults/ beginners/ intermediate (10 lessons), one2one, corporate intensive sessions 2-4 hours/day (RFL & EF
  • Language recruitment phone call interviews via phone/Skype/ What's Up (Accenture as partner)Romanian Teacher, Maynooth Post Primary School, KWETB, (2020-)
  • Preparing 2 classes of students for Romanian LC
  • Examiner for Leaving Cert papers (Romanian & EFL)
  • Organising own course content/ Monitoring progress and development strategy;


Public Service Interpreter

01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Registered with the Department of Justice in Romania (Languages Unlimited Ireland

English Teacher

Tiny Steps” Kindergarden
01.2000 - 01.2010
  • Teaching 3 groups of 25-30 children aged 3-7 basic English vocabulary and communication skills
  • Designing own curricula and methodology/ Participating in all festivities and national celebration with an “English moment”- poems, songs, role play, small drama act

Education

Postgraduate - ACCA Certification & Finance & Audit Assurance / Business & Technology

Griffith College (ACCA)
Dublin
06.2023

Postgraduate - Special Purpose Award in Project Management and Graphic Design (L8)

IBAT College,
Dublin
11.2015

Master of Arts - Educational Management

West University, Romania
Arad
06.2006

Higher Bachelor Degree - RFL/ EFL/ Youth psychology

Technical University “Babes Bolyai"
Cluj Napoca
06.2005

Skills

  • Advanced research skills, strong communication skills, can adapt to a multitude of environments/ levels, people oriented, enthusiasm for life-long learning
  • German B1 level, Spanish independent user, Romanian C2
  • Presentation skills, organizational and analytical skills, E2E ownership, attention to details
  • Digital competencies:
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT, Visio), InDesign
  • Online organizing documents: Google Drive, Salesforce Admin Foundations
  • Account reconciliation
  • Cost Managing and Reporting
  • Supplier management
  • Training course development (Proshop, Cost awareness, IC Recharges Control)
  • Contract management

Timeline

Procurement Manager

Lidl Ireland
10.2022 - Current

Office Manager

Lidl Ireland Gmbh
12.2016 - Current

Romanian Teacher

Lidl Ireland
05.2016 - 12.2016

Romanian/EFL language teacher/ interpreter

Languages Unlimited, Accenture, Hello Language School, FB
01.2016 - 09.2020

RFL/EFL teacher for Further Education, reg with TC

Maynooth Post Primary School
01.2014 - Current

Public Service Interpreter

01.2014 - 01.2020

English Teacher

Tiny Steps” Kindergarden
01.2000 - 01.2010

Postgraduate - ACCA Certification & Finance & Audit Assurance / Business & Technology

Griffith College (ACCA)

Postgraduate - Special Purpose Award in Project Management and Graphic Design (L8)

IBAT College,

Master of Arts - Educational Management

West University, Romania

Higher Bachelor Degree - RFL/ EFL/ Youth psychology

Technical University “Babes Bolyai"
Giorgiana Maria Goci