Arthrex LATAM

Facilitate the monthly S&OP (Sales and Operation Planning) Distributors LATAM market.

Latin America - Regional - Demand Planner - Supply Chain

Hertz

Led a team that worked alongside business stakeholders across range of commodities covering Vehicle Operations, Security Professional Services, Building Facilities, Utilities and Petroleum based commodities (Gasoline, Electricity , Lubricant Oils, Heating Oil, Water, Natural Gas and LP Gas). Initiated negotiation, developed purchase plan strategy and executed with $'s savings that delivered bottom line cost reduction, process improvement and service metrics favorable to the organization.  While staying current with market trends, government compliance and best industry working practices.

Director - Sourcing & Procurement  

Carnival Corporation

Responsible for all food and beverage purchasing, tender bids, logistics distribution (within Asia, Europe, South America and the North America) and total cost ownership of  F&B category on board one hundred and five vessels. Integrate global sourcing, vendor qualification and network supply strategy for all ten global cruise brands: Carnival, Princess, Holland America, Costa, AIDA and Seabourn.

Global Category Manager

Florida Crystals

Provided senior leadership for spend optimization, global purchasing strategy, competitive e-bidding, contract review  negotiations, consensus demand planning, championed the supply chain initiatives for direct material expenditure and fully supported procurement’s vision of creating value within the company’s complex supply chain against favorable costs.

Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Manager

Domino Foods, Inc.

Mapped the globe to identify producers that fit corporate’s key vendor profile, conducted physical audits to ensure quality assurance, integrated a financial stress test to ensure supplier selection and executed ingredients strategy to optimize profitability for brand-sales team within Belize, Mexico, Portugal, U.K and U.S consumer goods markets.

Sourcing Specialist /  Demand Planning

Duty Free Americas

Directly oversaw, managed and negotiated global purchasing-procurement functions for consumer goods sell thru international travelers in the Americas across 135 retail outlet stores located in the Canadian-US border, Mexican-US border and US Airports.

Senior Purchasing Buyer (Spirits, Tobacco and Confectionary)

DHL - Deutsche Post World Net

• Strategic procurement planning within SAP R3, analysis of historical supplier pricing structure, project costs, supply chain analytics and ongoing forecast risk exposure to DHL executive board.

Senior Business Analyst (SAP & BWI)

Diageo

Performed strategic network design, inventory management and freight supplier tender negotiations for Latin American customers. Directed six person customer service team managing 100 international distributor accounts and reconciled order-to-cash of $45M in corporate revenue. Audited inventory stock-holdings and financial profit and loss statements.  Promoted customer service enhancement and resolved day-to-day issues. 

•	Reduced operational costs across network of third party warehouses 60% and storage costs 
        by $550k.
•	Supervised improvement of annual customer service indicators from 80% to 96% over 2 
         years.
•	Revamped and facilitated “risk” contingency plan for American import and export sector.   
•	Provided analytical support to sales and commercial management teams, including annual  
        business plan, international competitive pricing strategies, marketing promotions, and sales 
        performance tracking.
•	Monitored $3M budget and managed inventory for six external North American third party
         warehouses.

Logistics, Demand and Planning Manager

Swiss International Air Lines

Inventory Planning Analyst 
                                  
Analyzed inventory levels and developed distribution plans for three bonded warehouses and 30 bonded stations throughout Asia, Europe and South America. Evaluated and applied duty free long-term pricing research within airline industry. Compared and forecasted duty free sales trends against optimal warehouse inventory levels while ensuring compliance with company’s purchase plan.  

•	Reduced pilferage and customs seized inventory by 38% by implementing bar code trolley tracking system.

Inventory - Forecasting Planner

Tenured senior global procurement professional with broad-based background in strategic sourcing, procure to pay, end to end supply chain, logistics (export/import), demand planning and contract management  negotiations, logistical network supply, and financial reporting disciplines at corporate level. A visionary who understands brand development, sales marketing, global consumer trends, economic efficiency models. Proven track performance record of success based upon unique combination of maximizing product exposure and sales revenue through innovative route-to-market applications and money saving distribution policies.

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