Mariya Arnaudova
About Mariya Arnaudova
Mariya Arnaudova serves as the Global Procurement Excellence and Change Lead at Liberty Global, where she has worked since 2018. With a background in supply chain management and procurement from companies like Airbus and Porsche, she leads a team focused on enhancing procurement strategies and governance.
Work at Liberty Global
Mariya Arnaudova has served as the Global Procurement Excellence and Change Lead at Liberty Global since 2018. In this role, she leads a team responsible for executing the overall procurement strategy and governance. Based in the Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, she collaborates with various business functions, including P2P, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Technology & Innovation, Regulatory, and Legal. Her efforts focus on enhancing procurement value-add and improving ways of working across different business functions within the organization.
Previous Experience in Procurement and Supply Chain
Prior to her current role, Mariya Arnaudova held several positions in procurement and supply chain management. She worked at Airbus from 2012 to 2018, where she served as a Supply Chain Logistics Manager and a Commercial Procurement Lead Transfer of Work. Additionally, she gained experience as a Strategic Procurement Working Student and as a Contract Logistics Working Student at Kuehne + Nagel. Earlier in her career, she interned at Porsche in After Sales Supply Chain Management.
Education and Expertise
Mariya Arnaudova holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Engineering & Management and a Master of Science in Supply Chain Engineering & Management, both from Jacobs University Bremen. She completed her undergraduate studies from 2007 to 2010 and her master's degree from 2010 to 2012. Her educational background provides her with a solid foundation in both engineering principles and supply chain management practices.
Focus on Procurement Governance and Improvement
In her role at Liberty Global, Mariya Arnaudova plays a key role in defining and executing the global procurement communication and training strategy. She emphasizes continuous improvement and documentation of procurement governance, policies, and processes within the Source-to-Contract framework. Her leadership in these areas has been instrumental in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement operations.