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PROFILE

Industrial Engineer with over 12 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain in a variety of industries (mining, automotive, oil and gas, food, manufacturing), as well as significant participation in Project Management (over 2 years). MBA in International Trade (in progress), MBA in Management (2015) and other studies in the areas of logistics, financial and commercial sourcing. C1 (Advanced) level of English certified by Poliglota and EFSET. Experience with SAP PS, SAP FI and SAP MM modules (over 6 years), as well as other systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, MP2, EPICOR, among others. Intermediate skills in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel (graphs, pivot tables, formulas, simple macros), as well as other Office applications (Project, Access, Visio, Word, PowerPoint). Developed areas: Logistics and distribution, Warehouse, Inventory, Procurement (Purchasing, Expediting, Forwarders, Shipping Lines, Customs), Project Planning and Contract Management.  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

From June 2019 to the present
FLSMIDTH (Corporate HQ – Santiago, Chile) / Products and services for Mining.
Position: Import Expediting Coordinator (From December-2019 to the present)
Negotiation, problem-solving and follow-up of purchase orders until their delivery according to negotiated incoterm.
Coordination of a global team of Expediters (4 persons. in India, the Philippines and the United States) for the expediting of aftermarket parts and equipment.
Achievements:
-       Created and implemented a PowerBI/Snowflake dashboard that has streamlined the Expediting team's activities.
-       Award received: "Agility, Collaboration, and Operational Excellence." – May 2022.
 
Position: Senior Buyer. (From June 2019 to November 2019)
Project EPICOR (Outsourcing) Aftermarket purchases of equipment and spare parts for the mining industry. Inventory purchases. Coordination of the supporting purchasing team in FLSmidth India (2 persons).
 
From October 2017 to December 2018
FORD MOTOR COMPANY (Assembly Plant - Valencia, Venezuela) / Automotive.
Position: CKD & New Programs Buyer
Procurement Leader of the Project B515 (Eco-Sport). “Should-cost analysis” and negotiation with local suppliers. Tracking and coordination of international purchases in CKD modality (Complete Knocked Down) for the assembly of new programs and regular programs. Coordinator of two interns.
Achievements:
-       30% of cost reductions in packaging.
-       100% completion of the B515 program on time.
 
From May 2015 to September 2017
ALPLA (Main Plant – San Joaquin, Venezuela) / Plastic.
Position: International Buyer (Senior).
Negotiation and import of equipment and spare parts. Acquisition of raw materials, supplies, services, among others. Inventory control. Development of international suppliers. International transit coordination (Forwarders, cargo airlines and shipping lines), customs and local transportation. This position oversees the entire supply chain: Inventory, Purchasing, Follow-up, International Traffic and Logistics, Customs and Transport.
Achievements:
-       15% of cost reductions in traffic and customs in 2016.
-       Purchasing procedure restructuring in 2016.
-       Recycling and reverse logistics program implementation in 2016.
 
From September 2008 to April 2015
PDVSA (El Palito Refinery Expansion Project – Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) / Oil & Gas.
Position: Contracts Management (From November 2013 to April 2015)
International contract management (works and services). Responsible for EPsCm Contracts for El Palito Refinery Expansion Project. Companies: Toyo Engineering - Japan, Foster Wheeler Italian - Italia, Y&V Group Venezuela (Consortium TFYV) and the PMC (Project Management Contractors) (Posco–Korea, GS - Korea, APS – Italy, Sinohydro - China, Samsung Engineering - Korea). Support to the Planning and control department.
Achievements:
-       Completion of EPsCm contract in 2015.
-       300 unnecessary Man-hours detected and efficiently redistributed.
 
Position: Buyer (From September 2008 to November 2013)
International purchasing of equipment, packages, machinery, spare parts and others, for developing three principal projects of refinement in Venezuela: Puerto La Cruz Deep Conversion Project, “Batalla de Santa Ines” New Refinery Project and El Palito Expansion Project. This position oversees the entire supply chain: Inventory, Purchasing, Follow-up, International Traffic and Logistics, Customs and Transport.
Achievements:
-       The foundations and T&Cs equipment acquisition and transportation were laid for the Batalla de Santa Ines project through face-to-face negotiations during three months in Madrid, Spain (Foster Wheeler Iberia) in 2011.

From December 2007 to May 2008
MONACA (Wheat Plant - Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) / Food.
Position: Logistics Analyst (Process Audit). Project: “Warehouse, cargo and distribution Control. Audit, analysis, conclusions, and proposals for Planning and delivery logistics, traffic control, cargo inspection and warehouse. Reverse logistics was also applied.
 
EDUCATION
MBA focused on International Trade.                                           

EALDE Business School. Madrid – Spain / Online (In progress)

Graduate Diploma in Customs Management and International Trade.                       

University Jose Antonio Paez. Valencia – Venezuela (2016)

MBA focused on Management.                                                                                                

University of Carabobo. Valencia – Venezuela (2015)

Graduate Diploma in Logistics Management.                                                                

University Jose Antonio Paez. Valencia – Venezuela (2008)

BS in Industrial Engineering.                                                                                                    

University of Carabobo. Valencia – Venezuela (2007)

CERTIFICATES
“CSCMP Procurement Professional Certificate” (CSCMP – LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Strategic negotiation” (NASBA – LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Purchasing foundations” (NASBA – LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Leadership foundations” (PMI - LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Inclusive Leadership” (PMI - LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Fundamentals of sustainable supply chain” (PMI – LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Supply chain foundations: Supplier Development and diversity” (LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Supply chain fundamentals: risk and resilience” (PMI – LinkedIn Learning). Online, January 2024.
“Economics and international business” (International Business Management Institute). Online/Germany, December 2023.
“Budgeting and forecasting” (London School of Business Administration). Online/UK, December 2023.
“International Logistics” (LinkedIn Learning). Online, December 2023.
“Leading with emotional intelligence” (LinkedIn Learning). Online, December 2023.
“How to manage work teams” (LinkedIn Learning). Online, December 2023.
“Excel y PowerBI Analysis” (Udemy). Online/Mexico, December 2023.
“Procurement and contract negotiation in supply chain” (Udemy). Online/India, November 2023.
“The fundamentals of finance for non-finance professionals” (Udemy - Lammore Consulting). Online/USA. November 2023.
“Certificate of proficiency – English Level C” (Poliglota). Santiago/Chile, November 2023.
“Fundamentals of digital marketing” (Google – IAB Europe). Online/UK, Abril 2019.
“E-commerce” (Google Actívate). Online/Spain, March 2019
“High-performance Team Building” (IESA – ALPLA) Tinaco/Venezuela, April 2016.
“Projects Planning & Control Level II” (BOGE Consultores). Caracas/Venezuela, November 2014.
“Integrated Contract Management” (Knowledge Group). Caracas/Venezuela, July 2014.
“Projects Planning & Control Level I” (BOGE Consultores). Caracas/Venezuela, November 2013.
“Project management” (KnowledgeGroup). Valencia/Venezuela, June 2013.
“International trade, customs and transportation” (CEPACEX). Caracas/Venezuela, July 2011.
“Reverse Logistics” (UJAP - CEUJAP). Valencia/Venezuela, June 2008.