Buiuc Silvia
Main achievement
Program Manager - Technology Vendor Management at VISA
About
Silvia Buiuc is an outstanding professional in supplier management and operational excellence, with a career of over 17 years marked by leadership positions in global corporations within the financial and IT sectors. A graduate with the highest honors from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations (GPA 10.00) and an MBA in Business Administration (9.75), she has accumulated expertise in strategic sourcing, risk management, and procurement process transformation. Currently, she holds the position of **Program Director Supplier Relationship Management** at Visa, in Austin, Texas, where she leads partnerships with key suppliers such as IBM and HPE, managing an annual budget of $500 million and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Her professional trajectory includes impactful roles at giants such as **IBM**, where she developed supplier management programs for $9.5 billion projects in the pharmaceutical sector, improving annual performance by 30%; **Michelin**, with supply chain optimizations in Africa, India, and the Middle East; and **Orange**, where she led the sourcing of consumer electronics (Apple, Samsung smartphones) for an Eastern European subsidiary, achieving cost savings of 7% and reducing inventory by 30%. Her certifications, such as CPSM from the Institute for Supply Management, CPIM from APICS, and Certified Outsourcing Professional, underscore her commitment to supply chain excellence and operational compliance, contributing to major digital transformations in international contexts. Although details about her personal life are not publicly available, Silvia Buiuc represents a success story of Moldovan women in **global finance**, speaking Romanian, English, Russian, and Spanish fluently. Her solid background in the Republic of Moldova, combined with her experience in the US and other regions, places her at the forefront of strategic procurement specialists, where Moldovan women excel through analytical skills and negotiation abilities, paving the way in the American financial industry dominated by multinational corporations.
