Objective
To develop an international career as Strategic Sourcing / Procurement engineer
Experience
Strategic Sourcing Analyst January 2009 – October 2009
Circle Energy LLC, Boston
Circle Energy LLC is an energy asset development, trading and consulting organization. Our operating procedures combine traditional and sustainable energy products to create solutions that best meets the needs of the client, society and the environment
• Developed and implemented Materials Management Systems to offer a complete data solution to customer material management needs for the full project lifecycle including procurement, material control, material take-off, price file, data warehouse, inventory, parts numbering systems, and invoice processing
• Project management, strategic sourcing, negotiating, developing, & managing detailed contracts that cover all aspects of corporate capital equipment systems, facilities construction, contractor agreements, asset management, energy procurement & management, corporate fleet management, supplier development, broker networking, asset liquidation & sales.
• Identified and implemented new e-procurement tool and processes that reduced average contract negotiation time by 40% while realizing average cost reductions of more than 26% across all goods and service types (both direct and indirect spend).
Procurement Engineer and Strategic Sourcing Analyst January 2007 – September 2008
EADS AIRBUS, Madrid
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defense and related service that includes Airbus. EADS employs about 116,000 people at more than 70 production sites and generated revenues of € 39.1 billion.
• Drive and support implementation of EADS wide sourcing strategy for core and noncore EADS divisions engineering services: spend analysis, make or buy, offshore, work package, business performance KPIs definition and reporting, business and process performance improvement projects
• Functional requirements and technology roadmap: spend analysis, eSourcing (request for proposals and quotations, reverse auctions, decision support and optimization applications, contract management, supplier performance)
• Transformation and optimization of sourcing/procurement and negotiation processes, budget, staffing, return of investment, objectives, deployment, training and support.
• Developed new models of Procurement in the company while analyzing data through SAP and created customized Excel programs
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers and program managers all over the world to get better prices and lead time
Business Analyst - Special Mortar Factory Manager March 2004 – December 2006
Cemex, Madrid
Cemex is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer.
Selected among a pool of hundreds of people for the Young Leaders Program. This rotational program involved working for several departments (Procurement, Finance and Operations). After this program I was appointed to Factory Manager where I:
• Designed and implemented procurement organization structures
• Developed and implemented optimized procurement processes to support the business strategy, including demand planning, sourcing, physical logistics, field support, continuous improvement, and performance measurement and metrics.
• Created wide strategic vision and guided /plans procurement activities which included raw materials supply, contract services, procurement & supplier management, inventory control, and procurement systems requirements.
• Managed and led a team of 25 direct reports.
• Minimized operational bottlenecks in production processes resulting in a revenue increase of $2 MM/ year
• Evaluated engineering studies and conducted different project options to reduce operating costs by 15%
• Designed and created new models of production and maintenance management through Six Sigma implementation
Education
Master in International Marketing, May, 2009
Boston University.
Graduate Course in Logistics April, 2004
Vigo University (Spain)
BS and MS in Industrial Engineering, July, 2003
Alfonso X El Sabio University (Madrid-Spain)
Certification
SAP, Quality
Skils
KEY SKILLS
Communication: Good presentation and summarizing skills, both written and verbal.
Adaptability: I have a very sharp mind and learn new skills extremely quickly.
Interpersonal: I am sociable and able to relate to people from all walks of life.
Languages: I speak several languages, including: English (bilingual), Spanish (bilingual) and Portuguese (fluent) Businesses: I have acquired a variety of relevant transferable skills, including:
• Project Management; Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Dreamweaver
• Supplier Relationship Management and client, Supplier and Third Party liaison/management
• Presentations at Senior Level Executives; Cross functional projects and teams; Team player
• Negotiation skills and commercial awareness; Experience in setting up contract data base
• Process oriented and used to work along KPIs and metrics
• Strategic Vision, analysis and Problem-Solving; Business and Financial Insight
PROFILE
• A Strategic Sourcing, and Procurement professional with demonstrated global experience in supplier selection, supplier improvement and development, management, contract development, negotiation, and vendor management.
• A proactive change agent who develops strategies to maximize strategic sourcing, procurement efficiencies and bottom-line profitability.
• A Strategic Sourcing professional with demonstrated abilities in the sourcing of equipment and services through the use of traditional RFQ/RFP/RFI, & on line Auctions.
• Proven Experience with the optimization of purchasing across business units by negotiating agreements to support global strategies.
• Negotiate with local business units to ensure contracts with delivered benefits, as well as agree on vendor specifications & qualifications with quality management, while applying legal and ethical considerations to negotiations in order to establish long-term relationships with strategic suppliers.
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SPECIALTIES
• Global strategic sourcing, Team building and development and Project Management.
• Systems and process: SAP R3/ Project Management/Cost saving projects/CIP (cost improvement), QIP (Quality improvement program).
•Market Intelligence: Global and local supply base.
Combined between my years at CEMEX, AIRBUS and CIRCLE ENERGY, I bring more than six years experience in contract management, vendor management, negotiations, and vendor selection to the table. As a Sourcing and Supply Management Professional, I have a strategic and tactical focus with international experience. I have the ability to influence important decisions and improvements in order to capitalize on the trend of global supply management.