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Supply Chain professional with over 18 years of experience managing strategic initiatives and tactical programs, improving customer service, profitability and working capital utilization.

Proficient in Supply Chain finance, operations management, project management and information technology implementation.

Solid trajectory in Supply Chain and Go-to-Market strategy definition and implementation, business process redesign and outsourcing,

 
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Conduct a Supply Chain diagnosis including Purchasing, Demand Management, Warehouse and Master Data Management functions in an Oil & Gas company under an MRO and Spare Part Logistics environment. Implement Materials Planning processes and other main recommendations.
- Implemented Materials Planning processes incorporating inventory control and material coverage measurements. Set priority standards for materials requests to suppliers and reconfigure MRP parameters to meet planning requirements.
- Introduced price lists for main suppliers in order to reduce procurement lead-time by 50%.
- Migrated from Excel-based demand management platform to an SQL centralized database to interface with SAP extending in 400% the demand horizon. Establish demand variation rules in the demand horizon based on S&OP principles to mitigate service risks.
- Redesigned materials Master Data file layout. Calculate and populate key fields including re-order points, lead-times and vendor material descriptions.33% of materials with no-use or obsolete set for deletion.
- Redesigned warehouse layout according to ABC practices increasing warehouse productivity and inventory accuracy.

Direct strategic initiatives in Mexico and Latin America increasing profitability, customer service levels and achieving operational objectives in continuous collaboration with Marketing, Sales, IT, Finance and Regulatory Affairs. Manage Planning and Export operations in México.
- Regionalized supply planning, order entry and other support functions, generating US$ 6MM in overhead savings and US$ 6MM in working capital reductions throughout Latin America
- Consolidated the procurement and manufacturing operations of Central America into Mexico, reducing US$ 4MM in overhead expenses, 10 inventory days and 300 employees. Managed Guatemala’s plant shut down without labor incidents and directed the implementation of the exports distribution infrastructure, as well as the associated harmonization of 2000-products between markets. Led the Supply, Warehouse and Exports functions to Central America strengthening customer service levels and profitability of 200K clients. Received Avon’s global Compass Award for best executed initiative.
- Led a multi-disciplinary team (Sales, supply chain & IT) to reduce turn around time to 600K customers yielding a 3-day improvement.
- Managed the inventory team in coordination with Marketing, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Planning, creating sustainable processes to eliminate drastic increases in inventories enabling the accomplishment of monthly average and year-end objectives.

MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK

BSc in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico City

Compass Award at Avon for Manufacturing and Supply Planning Consolidation from Central America to Mexico, while building distribution infrastructure and managing plant shutdown.

Sol de Plata award at gedas for redesigning Unilever's go-to-market strategy on a Direct-Store-Delivery mode.

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