Sorin (Marius) D.

Program Manager Digital Transformation – Automotive (Mobility Electronics Unit)

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Otopeni, Romania

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present
4 years

Program Manager Digital Transformation – Automotive (Mobility Electronics Unit)

Robert Bosch

  • Leading 4 global teams with 14 FTE, currently delivering 18 projects in 14 worldwide-spread plants as part of the Mobility Electronics Connected Industry (MECI) IT Infrastructure Transformation Program.
  • Failover testing in Juarez, Mexico (ESX Services, SQL, Oracle DBs, Network).
  • Development of global failover testing service.
  • Micro-segmentation global rollout.
  • Wifi6 global rollout.
  • AR/VR enhancements for maintenance in Shanghai Plant.
  • Infrastructure dashboards and reports for Braga, Cluj and Madrid plants.
Jun 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 8 months

Strategy and Development Advisor for the Chairman of the Board

Electroarges

  • Lead the divestment program for 3 plants in Romania.
  • Developed and implemented the business transformation program for two other plants including asset optimization, digital transformation and organizational design, business development.
  • Interim general manager for Electroarges plant (Kaercher-outsourced production facility) with €49 million annual turnover and 450 employees.
  • Developed the holding strategy and 5YBP (transformation roadmap).
  • Hired new top and middle management team in 2 plants.
  • Increased revenues from €41 million to €49 million by adding new diversified clients (e.g., Makita, Haier, Medtronic, Renault, SEB Groupe) and growing existing business with Arcelik Group from €0.7 million to €3.7 million.
  • Attracted a €5.5 million state aid.
  • Implemented Industry 4.0 systems (WMS, APS and MES).
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020
1 year 9 months

Audit and Compliance Program Manager

ESW Capital

  • Part of a small global team (3 people), managed the information security audit and compliance program (SOC1/SOC2 certifications, ensured GDPR/CCPA readiness, security incident management, customer audits for Facebook, Bank of America, Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom, etc.) for 120+ IT products in 60 legal entities.
  • Coordinated the SOC1/SOC2 audit certification process for 21 IT products.
  • Enhanced $50+ million annual sales by supporting presales and sales with third party IT security compliance assessments.
  • Implemented CCPA norms.
  • Built the IT security compliance service catalogue.
Jun 2018 - Present
7 years 7 months

Management Consultant / Freelancer

Transformation Consulting Services

  • Delivering strategy and transformation initiatives, as well as post-merger integration task forces independently through own consultancy firm and in collaboration with other consulting companies.
  • Integration of Parma Food into the largest supply and distribution player in Romania.
  • Due diligence and post-merger integration into the largest supply and distribution player in Romania.
  • New retail system design and build for a large oil & gas player in Eastern Europe.
  • Organisational design for a group of manufacturing facilities in the energy sector.
  • Supply chain model redesign for a big retailer in Romania following organic expansion and new acquisitions.
  • Strategy & transformation, procurement and payables, shared services setup consulting services for Synfiny Advisors clients in EMEA and MENA regions.
  • Developed transformation maturity assessments, coordinating small teams of independent consultants in the UK.
Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
10 months

Interim Chief Transformation Officer

Camusat Aktivco Group

  • Designed the digitalization program for 36 global legal entities in partnership with Ernst & Young.
  • Coordinated the preparation of the transformation business case approved by the Board of Directors.
  • Coordinated the development of IT transformation landscape including ERP, infrastructure, dedicated project management & maintenance and HR solutions.
  • Managed tenders and supplier negotiations for concluding related IT contracts.
May 2014 - Jun 2018
4 years 2 months

Chief Transformation Officer

KMG Rompetrol

  • Developed and implemented the group strategy and transformation program including new business model, PMO setup, project portfolio implementation, continuous improvement and organisational design initiatives.
  • Led a team of 22 FTE delivering 32 strategic projects with overall benefits estimated at $83 million by 2020.
  • Served as transition director and Board of Directors member of KMG Rompetrol Shared Services company.
  • Established a shared services center for 23 legal entities with 750 FTE across finance, IT, procurement, HR and facilities.
  • Implemented group BI on S4HANA covering data governance, planning and analytics.
  • Deployed terminal automation system for 7 inland depots, one LPG facility and 3 marine terminals.
  • Implemented CRM on Microsoft Dynamics in Romania and Bulgaria.
  • Launched non-fuel revenues project to increase shop and gastro sales performance.
  • Launched B2C loyalty program.
  • Optimized B2B salesforce in Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Georgia.
  • Implemented group digital archiving and invoice processing.
  • Rolled out group data loss prevention.
  • Led robotic process automation program for the shared service center.
  • Executed group corporate governance project including holding relocation and new decision mechanisms between holding, management company and business units.
Sep 2009 - May 2014
4 years 9 months

Governance, Risk & Compliance Director

KMG Rompetrol

  • Played an integral role in building the initial team of 4 FTE, growing the team to 8 FTE over three years through recruitment and leadership.
  • Developed, designed and implemented the new group compliance manual, delegation of authority framework and the enterprise risk management framework.
Jan 2009 - Sep 2009
9 months

Planning and Performance Management Director

KMG Rompetrol

  • Developed the retail supply chain cost analysis model for downstream entities.
Jun 2008 - Jan 2009
8 months

Project Manager

KMG Rompetrol

  • Designed and implemented a new procurement model including Oracle iProcurement implementation, vendor master data consolidation and new sourcing strategy for Rompetrol Rafinare.
Mar 2007 - Jun 2008
1 year 4 months

Internal Auditor

KMG Rompetrol

  • Performed and coordinated internal audit engagements within the group legal entities in Romania, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Georgia, Bulgaria and Moldova.
Mar 2006 - Mar 2007
1 year 1 month

Buyer

Procter & Gamble

  • Buyer for 3 P&G UK sites.
  • Vendor master data administrator for UK and Ireland.
  • Team member of integration process of Gillette into P&G for procurement stream.
Oct 2004 - Mar 2006
1 year 6 months

Operations Manager

Amircom

  • Coordinated the company’s imports, warehousing and logistics.
  • Managed the Bucharest branch.
Jun 2003 - Sep 2004
1 year 4 months

Executive Assistant

Louis Berger

  • Assisted the senior engineer on the PHARE program “Economic and Social Cohesion” by elaborating variation orders and checking contractor’s new rates, justifications and comparative tables.

Summary

Seasoned professional with extensive experience driving large-scale strategy, digital and business transformation, restructuring/turnarounds, and development programs across diverse industries, including Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Automotive, Retail, and Manufacturing. Above expertise tops-up with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), including Information Security, which enables me to bring a structured, balanced approach to achieving top-notch performance.

Languages

Romanian
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2003 - Jun 2004

Babes-Bolyai University

Master’s degree · business administration · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Oct 1999 - Jun 2003

Babes-Bolyai University

Bachelor’s degree · business administration · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Certifications & licenses

SAFE Scrum Master

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

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